Inert gas asphyxiation Inert gas asphyxiation Inert gas asphyxiation is a form of asphyxiation which results from breathing a physiologically inert gas in the absence of oxygen, or a low amount of oxygen, rather than atmospheric air (which is largely composed of nitrogen and oxygen). Examples of physiologically inert gases, which have caused accidental or deliberate death by this mechanism, are argon, helium, nitrogen and methane. The term "physiologically inert" is used to indicate a gas which has no toxic or anesthetic properties and does not act upon the heart or hemoglobin. Instead, the gas acts as a simple diluent to reduce oxygen
Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs government departments, public sector undertakings, various boards, cooperative institutions, local bodies, and institutions running on government aid. Japan will phase out incandescent light bulbs and fluorescents by 2020. Kazakhstan banned all bulbs over 25W on 1 January 2014. As of 1 August 2017, Kuwait has banned the import of incandescent light bulbs, including halogen bulbs. It was reported in 2012 that Malaysia would ban incandescent bulbs by 2014. North Korea reportedly made LED bulbs mandatory in 2014 in order to alleviate its energy crisis. In February 2008, president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called for a ban of incandescent light bulbs by