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Alarm saves Cumbrian family from deadly carbon monoxide gas
in-cumbria
Ian Story and his partner Sara McManus grabbed their six-month-old twins, Abigail and Phoebe, and fled their home at Cummersdale on the outskirts of Carlisle in the middle of the night after a carbon monoxide alarm recorded rising levels of the silent gas…
SDG&E Shares Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips With Customers
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Carbon monoxide poisoning can occur as a result of a poorly ventilated heater or a CO leak from another source. Have natural gas furnaces checked at least once a year by a licensed heating contractor or SDG&E. Vacuum and clean regularly in and around ...
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Installed at Unit Five Schools
CIproud.com
People are at higher risk of carbon monoxide poisoning during the winter months, when furnaces are running and windows are closed. Unit Five says schools are not required to have detectors, but it has peace of mind, knowing they're installed.
Cobb schools worry about costs of bill mandating carbon monoxide detectors
Marietta Daily Journal
Sheila Jones (D-Atlanta) last month, proposes the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in all public and private schools in Georgia as of July 1. Personnel from both Cobb and Marietta school districts said they are aware of the bill and have begun ...
Follow up at senior center
Munson Center boiler, gas range identified as sources of carbon monoxide
Las Cruces Sun-News
LAS CRUCES — Two sources that apparently caused high levels of carbon monoxide inside Munson Senior Center have been identified. It was determined the primary source of carbon monoxide (CO) gas was coming from the boiler system. City officials said while the 18-month-old boiler system is in good working condition, consultants found the settings for the boiler were off. Those incorrect settings affected gas pressure, the times the boiler system operated, and air flow through its flue.
Arizona alert
Carbon monoxide poisoning a concern during cold snap
AZFamily
Experts recommend that residents have a qualified technician expect the heating systems in their home, as well as having battery-operated carbon monoxide detectors placed in their house. Residents are urged to not use gas-powered appliances to heat ...
California
Carbon monoxide detectors now required in apartments
Ventura County Star
Carbon monoxide has been named the silent killer, because it's a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas produced by incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels, Clark said. It is also the leading cause of poisoning in the United States and responsible for ... NOTE: All single-family dwellings with an attached garage, fireplace, or fossil fuel-burning furnace or appliance were required to have carbon monoxide detectors as of July 1, 2011. On Jan. 1 of this year, the final phase of the 2010 state law took effect, requiring all owners of apartment complexes to install detectors in every unit with a gas appliance, fireplace or attached garage.
Air Quality News links
EU urged to crack down on pollution in 'year of air'
Business Green
A recent study by the European Topic Centre on Air Pollution and Climate Change found poor air quality causes nearly half a million premature deaths in Europe each year and is associated with high economic costs, lost working days and damage to ... a new poll by the EU's public opinion analysts, Eurobarometer, showing that 72 per cent of EU citizens think public authorities are not doing enough to promote good air quality.
Tehran citizens paying price for failure to address air pollution problem
Payvand
It was not the first time that the metropolis of Tehran, which is the beating heart of the country's commercial and academic life, has been shut down due to air pollution, sending a bad image about Iran to the outside world. Two years ago, the World ...
Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution Linked to Autism
Monthly Prescribing Reference
(HealthDay News) – Exposure to traffic-related air pollution, including nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter <2.5 and <10 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5 and PM10), during gestation and the first year of life is associated with a significantly ...
How does Utah compare to the world's most polluted cities?
ksl.com
According to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, the air in the Salt Lake Valley has a PM2.5 level of about 70 micrograms right now — that puts it in the very unhealthy category, and is a level that rivals some of the worst air polluted ...
Who is responsible for the air you breathe?
Take control inside your homes.
The lowest U.L. 2034 & CSA 6.19 carbon monoxide alarm test point is:
70 PPM to 149 PPM – resist one hour, must alarm before 4 hours
Please read the alarm information on the package and in the instructions.
Increased education, awareness can prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
Minnesota Department of Commerce
SAINT PAUL, MN – Each year about 50,000 people visit emergency rooms in the United States for CO poisoning, and more than 500 die each year from this silent, odorless, colorless gas. As part of Winter Hazard Awareness Week (November 5-9), the Minnesota Department of Commerce warns Minnesotans of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and to take steps to avoid this “silent killer.”
Carbon monoxide kills, founder sends warning
Carbonmonoxidekills.com
Carbon Monoxide Information Website ... Carbon Monoxide Useful Links · Contact ... Get the Top ten carbon monoxide safety tips sent to your inbox:
Carbon monoxide toxicity
Emergency Medicine Ireland - By Andy Neill
Aviators – note:
(PDF) Federal Aviation Administration warning; Carbon Monoxide: a Deadly Menace
Carbon Dioxide earth atmospheric update levels;
Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
· Heart rescue video using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
· Carbon Monoxide Survivor
A website made by poisoning survivors that brings a view that can only come from those that know what it is like to have been poisoned - as well as live with the long term impact.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems; don't leave anyone behind.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-five U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
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Mahugh Fire & Safety
ESCO Institute
TPI - Test Products International
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