Wednesday, June 30, 2010

June 2010

June 30, 2010

Local foundation announces two new funds
The Coloradoan
The Lauren Johnson Safe Environment Fund has been established in memory of Lauren Johnson, who died after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
HCMC nears approval for hyperbaric chamber
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Patients receive pure oxygen under pressurized conditions, which helps with a range of ailments from carbon monoxide poisoning (accounting for 82 percent of ...
Carcieri signs laws streamlining RI business regs
WLNE-TV (ABC6)
... agencies to review some business permits at the same time and expedites the process for approving fire alarm, smoke detection and carbon monoxide plans. ...
EDITORIAL: Avoiding another nightmare
Glens Falls Post-Star
We also know that carbon monoxide is a major contributing factor in fire deaths. All six children on Saturday died, not of burns, but of smoke inhalation. ...

June 29, 2010

New carbon-monoxide alarm rules to take effect
Mail Tribune
Starting Thursday, July 1, landlords must provide carbon-monoxide detectors before they can rent out any dwelling that has a carbon-monoxide source. ...
Please, lock car, garage door
The News-Press
And last month, two people did die because of carbon monoxide buildup in the garage. There are, however, simple things people with attached garages can do ...

June 26-28, 2010

Carbon Monoxide Victim's Parents Start Foundation In Daughter's Name
WPBF West Palm Beach
A day after carbon monoxide sent a woman to the hospital and claimed the life of her husband, the parents of a girl who was killed by carbon monoxide ...
New Oregon laws set to take effect include requiring carbon monoxide detectors ...
OregonLive.com
Two years later, the tragic accident will bear a bittersweet fruit with a new law requiring carbon monoxide detectors in rental properties. ...
Hospital Anticipates CO Patients After Storm
WFSB Hartford
Officials at Hartford Hospital said Friday that they anticipate treating carbon monoxide poisoning patients after Thursday's storms. ...
Pregnancy cigs test sends right smoke signal
Herald Sun
During the week, the British Government's health watchdog called for all pregnant women to be breath-tested for carbon monoxide to determine whether they ...
Paramedic at fatal Boca area carbon monoxide call is sad over death, but glad ...
Sun-Sentinel
The carbon monoxide call the morning of June 19 in the 4800 block of Bocaire Boulevard poisoned all three Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue paramedics, ...
Company fined after carbon monoxide death
Abeceder
A Glasgow-based security firm was fined £7000 following the carbon monoxide poisoning of a man employed as a security guard on a construction site in the ...

June 25, 2010

Mall goers treated for carbon monoxide exposure - Orlando Sentinel
LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Three businesses at a Gulf coast mall have been evacuated and three people are being treated for exposure to carbon monoxide from a ...
Faulty flue and gas leak led to death
Daily Echo
A MAN died alone in his caravan at Eastleigh after a carbon monoxide leak, an inquest heard. A post-mortem revealed that Charles Kilpatrick, 68, ...
Fighting wildfires with scientific data, research and instruments
San Jose Mercury News
A different tool measured particulates and gases like carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Time lapse cameras, both traditional and infrared, measured and ...

June 24, 2010

WEST BOCA —
Orlando Sentinel
An 87-year-old woman who was hospitalized with serious carbon monoxide poisoning over the weekend is now in better condition. ...
Poisonous Superstorm Found on Alien World
FOXNews
The very high precision observations of carbon monoxide gas show that it is streaming with enormous speed from the extremely hot day side to the cooler ...

June 23, 2010

Carbon Monoxide Firefighters tell their story
WPEC
Over the weekend, she and her husband were overcome by Carbon Monoxide fumes in their home in the Bocaire Country Club. He died. ...
Fire prompts Utah coal mine to shut down
The Associated Press
Acting agency director Peter Hackford says rising carbon monoxide levels forced the mine's evacuation early Tuesday. Dugout employs 275 workers. ...
Couple suffer carbon monoxide poisoning after illegal gas fitting
Safety Sign Supplies
A gas fitter from Hertfordshire has been fined after his work led to an elderly couple suffering carbon monoxide poisoning. Dermot Healy was charged by the ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning's a prevented tragedy
Sun-Sentinel
This weekend, there was another accidental, tragic loss of life due to carbon monoxide poisoning. I would like to propose two governmental steps that can ...

June 18-21, 2010

Victim's Mother Speaks Out About CO Poisoning
WPBF West Palm Beach
A day after carbon monoxide sent seven people to a hospital, killing one, a mother who knows all too well about the dangers of the silent killer spoke out. ...
Smoking tests for pregnant women
Mirror.co.uk
They will urge GPS to ask all women who smoke or suffer from "passive smoking" to take a carbon monoxide breath test. Pregnant women whose tests show ...
7 treated after inhaling carbon monoxide; 1 dead
7Online WSVN-TV
Three paramedics felt nauseous from carbon monoxide fumes, after finding the elderly couple inside of their home near North Military Trail and Bocaire ...
How to avoid a silent killer
Sun-Sentinel
Carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, and tasteless gas that is highly poisonous. Depending on the level of exposure, it may cause fatigue, weakness, ...
Police find West Jordan man dead in home, suspect natural gas poisoning
Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City
Police and firefighters were called to a house on 3295 West and 7545 South when they got reports of a man suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
Gas Generator Blows Up at Savannah Home
WSAV-TV
Seven people have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, after fire officials said a gas generator blew up in their home. By Tuquyen Mach Seven people ...

June 17, 2010

Photos remind mourning father Scott Robinson of the good times
Herald Sun
It's been three weeks since the boys were found dead in their Mooroopna home from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a faulty heater. ...
Plea in NY landlord carbon monoxide deaths
Albany Times Union
AP NEW YORK -- A Long Island landlord has pleaded guilty to the 2007 carbon monoxide deaths of three tenants. Wilson Milord, of Brentwood, will serve one to ...
Indoor BBQ almost kills refugee family
ABC Online
A Tasmanian family has suffered near fatal carbon monoxide poisoning, after using a wood-fired barbeque in a closed room. The family of eight refugees from ...
Fine for carbon monoxide death
H&V News
The generator was operated inside the flat without appropriate ventilation and Mr Fraser was overcome by a build-up of carbon monoxide fumes and died. ...

June 16, 2010

New indoor air alarms mandated | Properties for sale or rent must have carbon ...
The Register-Guard
Left untreated, carbon monoxide poisoning can result in death. But a new law that requires rental property managers, real estate agents and homeowners ...
Three people treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at Largo Mall
Tampabay.com
Fire officials found high levels of carbon monoxide in that business and lesser levels in the units to the right and the left. All three were evacuated.
Autopsy Released On Lake Brantley Death
WESH Orlando
The autopsy confirmed that she drowned, but it also said she had elevated levels of carbon monoxide in her system. Investigators said that is consistent ...
Faulty flue led to brothers' deaths
Sydney Morning Herald
Tests have shown that odourless carbon monoxide, which should have been removed from the gas heater through the flue, was sucked back into the home. ...
Grill safe and have fun
MiamiHerald.com
Charcoal grills release carbon monoxide from the burning coals. To prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, never store a charcoal grill inside with freshly used ...

June 15, 2010

Boulder apartment building evacuated over carbon monoxide; Pearl Street closed
Colorado Daily
A resident waiting nearby said firefighters told her unsafe levels of carbon monoxide were found inside her apartment. Monday June 14, 2010. ...
Edmonton woman sues Caribbean hotel for $7.45M
Toronto Sun By TONY BLAIS, QMI Agency
EDMONTON -- An Edmonton woman has launched a $7.45-million lawsuit after alleging she suffered carbon monoxide poisoning and her ...

June 12-14, 2010

Back in the Day: Poisonous fumes overcome 11
NorthJersey.com By BRYAN LAPLACA
In Pequannock, 11 contractors and rescue workers were overcome by carbon monoxide and had to be transported to Chilton Memorial Hospital ...
7 evacuated after carbon-monoxide alarm sounds
Times Herald-Record By Adam Bosch
CITY OF NEWBURGH — Seven residents evacuated a Newburgh apartment building Friday night when an alarm warned of high carbon-monoxide levels. ...
Plan to burn excess oil from BP well raises health questions
MiamiHerald.com
... nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, which result from the incomplete burning of carbon-containing materials ...
February CO leak at Portsmouth Hilton remains under investigation
Foster's Daily Democrat BY Roni Reino
PORTSMOUTH — A carbon monoxide leak that evacuated the Hilton Garden Inn in Portsmouth in February is still under investigation. ...

June 11, 2010

Woman's $10000 gift helping EMS
Columbus Dispatch
The handheld sensors connect to clothespin-like clips that attach to fingers to measure carbon monoxide and oxygen levels in the blood and heart rate.
Safety tip of the day: Carbon Monoxide safety
Daily Press
Carbon Monoxide is a dangerous gas that can't be smelled, but luckily, poisoning can be prevented. Here's tips the agency lists on its website: Never use ...
Exam done of key area in W.Va. mine disaster
The Associated Press
Elevated levels of carbon monoxide and explosive methane gases had kept people out of the mine since April. The teams are making sure it's safe enough for ...
Wild weather sparks house fires, disrupts phones
EastBayRI.com
However, “very, very high” levels of carbon monoxide had been released and filled the basement. Without any windows to ventilate the gas, ...
Hilton carbon monoxide leak investigated again
FireEngineering.com
By CLYNTON NAMUO PORTSMOUTH -- The state Fire Marshal's Office and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are looking into a carbon monoxide leak at the ...
Security firm fined over guard's death
Hamilton Advertiser news
A SECURITY firm whose employee died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Hamilton building site has been fined £7000 for breaching health and safety rules. ...

June 10, 2010

Memorial fund set up for Mooroopna family
ABC Online
A memorial fund has been started for the two boys who died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Mooroopna, in northern Victoria last week. ...
A few things to bear in mind when becoming an Oregon landlord
Daily Journal of Commerce
Carbon monoxide is often found in garages, heaters, furnaces, fireplaces and cooking sources. In April 2011 the law will take a step up, requiring that each ...

June 9, 2010

NSW to replace controversial school gas heaters
ABC Online
Parents and campaigners have raised concerns that exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide from the heaters can cause health problems. ...
Angels in several outfields
Highlands Ranch Herald
The foundation was formed to generate awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning on houseboats after Ken and Bambi Dixey's lost sons Dillon and Logan to it. ...

June 8, 2010

New Law Requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Apartments
KEZI TV
A new state law requires landlords to install a warning device that detects carbon monoxide. Governor Kulongoski signed the law, which goes into effect July ...
Madisonville Fire Department Reports For 6/3 – 6/7
iSurfHopkins.com
All units returned to station at 9:29 am On June 4, 2010 at 4:23 pm, an alarm was received from Central Dispatch for report of an activated carbon monoxide ...
Teams resume exploration of W.Va. coal mine
The Associated Press
They retreated briefly after handheld meters registered elevated levels of toxic carbon monoxide and explosive methane gas, but returned several hours later ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in Austintown
Warren Tribune Chronicle
Brian and Shirley Sterling were found dead in their home at 11:43 am Saturday from what appears to have been carbon monoxide poisoning, according to police. ...

June 5-7, 2010

Couple found dead in home
Youngstown Vindicator
A couple was found dead at noon Saturday in their home, where firefighters measured a high concentration of carbon monoxide; and accidental carbon monoxide ...
Carbon monoxide source of sickness
Providence Eyewitness News
(WPRI)- - A homeowner in Dartmouth is recovering after a carbon monoxide leak inside her home. The incident happened yesterday afternoon around 12 o'clock. ...
A son's death, a father's mission
Daily Inter Lake
21, 2008, when he died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. Scott Hineman has been busy ever since, campaigning for greater awareness of carbon ...
Pupils taken from toxic school
Sydney Morning Herald
The heaters emit poisonous gases including nitrogen dioxide, carbon dioxide, formaldehyde and carbon monoxide, and tests by the Asthma Foundation led to ...
CO Levels Force Hotel Evacuation
WCVB-TV
BOSTON -- A Revere hotel had to be evacuated early Friday after the detection of elevated carbon monoxide levels on several floors. ...
Employees evacuate 10th Ave South Starbucks
KRTV Great Falls News
The store's carbon monoxide alarm went off around noon which forced staff to evacuate the facility. Orders stopped and the drive through was shut down until ...

June 4, 2010

Toxic plume forces evacuation
NEWS.com.au
The carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen chloride fumes were caused by a chemical reaction at the David Moss plastic and rubber pipe factory on ...
Camper dies in trailer
Umpqua Post
Police are investigating possible carbon monoxide poisoning after a man was found dead in a recreational trailer south of Winchester Bay. ...
Mine Disaster Probe Finally Heads Underground
NPR
Investigators have been unable to search for a cause for the blast because of methane gas and carbon monoxide in the mine. The methane gas is potentially ...
Carbon monoxide man, and other pictures you can draw with molecules
Scientific American
Over the years, he and his colleagues have used them to spell out the company's logo and to draw stick figures with carbon monoxide molecules. ...

June 3, 2010

Carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in Brantford homes
Paris Star
Brantford City Council has passed a bylaw that now requires homeowners to install and maintain carbon monoxide alarms. The new bylaw requires alarms in each ...
Police probe boys' death in Vic town
Sydney Morning Herald
Police were confident a faulty gas appliance had caused the deaths through carbon monoxide poisoning, but were investigating exactly what happened, ...
Family Tells Tale Of Near-Death Experience
FOX2now.com
Three members of the family had to be taken to the hospital after carbon monoxide fumes somehow got into the boat. "It tore me up really bad," said 40 year ...
First visit to W.Va. mine aborted because of gas
The Associated Press
The two teams left after about an hour because handheld meters registered potentially elevated levels of toxic carbon monoxide and explosive methane gas. ...
Enbridge donates $100000 for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
Kawartha Media Group
More than 300 combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms will be installed in Kawartha Lakes homes through Project Zero, thanks to a $100000 donation from ...
Plant manager says workers fine after carbon monoxide exposure
WWAY NewsChannel 3
Investigators say the problem was a faulty forklift leaking high doses of carbon monoxide. The dangerous gas got into the ventilation system and circulated ...
Firefighters Alert Neighbors After Brothers' Deaths
WJLA
HYATTSVILLE, Md. - Forty eight hours after carbon monoxide poisoning killed three people in a Hyattsville neighborhood the family members of the victims ...
Green machine: Cars could run on sunlight and CO 2
New Scientist
Their cerium-oxide-based system can convert CO 2 into carbon monoxide, and can also turn water into hydrogen. The machine, called the Counter Rotating Ring ...

June 2, 2010

Bladen gas leak sends more than 50 people to the hospital
WWAY NewsChannel 3
The leaky fuel tank was emitting carbon monoxide and propane throughout the building. "The one we think is the problem, just a few seconds after it was ...
Tips, Tricks, Strats for Generators in Hurricane Season
MyFox Houston
75% of children treated for carbon monoxide poisoning caused by gas powered generators were playing video games. Whether it's trying to keep the kids ...
Car emissions testing starts in Canyon County
Idaho Reporter
By Brad Iverson-Long Drivers in Canyon County will need to start getting their vehicles tested for emissions including carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. ...
21 workers taken to hospital for carbon monoxide
Daily News - Galveston County
Firefighters found carbon monoxide levels as high as 58 parts per million in areas of the plant, Mike Wisko, Galveston Fire Department training chief, said. ...
GPFD Evacuates East End Apartment For Carbon Monoxide
HQ Grande Prairie
High carbon monoxide levels caused the evacuation of an east end apartment building late last night. The Grande Prairie Fire Department was called out ...

June 1, 2010

If you use a power generator, do it safely
Daily Comet
Opening doors and windows or using fans will not prevent carbon monoxide buildup in the home. The carbon monoxide from generators can rapidly lead to full ...