11. Sodium azide is a hazardous substance, highly explosive and tricky to handle in manufacturing.12. Very little research has been done on sodium azide . 13. Sodium azide is considered toxic to all life forms.14. Sodium azide increases cyclic GMP levels in brain and liver by activation of guanylate cyclase.15. The azo-transfer compounds, trifluoromethanesulfonyl azide and imidazole-1-sulfonyl azide, are prepared from sodium azide as well. 16. Nitrogen gas, formed from the decomposition of sodium azide , is used for the inflation of airbags. 17. Not all of the sodium azide gets recycled. 18. Sodium azide is a notoriously dangerous chemical.19. Shimoji s selective enrichment broth contains tryptic soy broth, Tween 80, Tris-aminomethane, crystal violet and sodium azide . 20. TRW officials contend that sodium azide breaks down in water when exposed to ultraviolet light, becoming innocuous.
