August 2010

August 31, 2010

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
Massey: Methane Detector Data Show Readings Surged In Minutes
NASDAQ
"Actual levels of methane and carbon monoxide could have been higher," the mine's owner said, because the detectors do not record levels higher than 5% for ...
One person found dead of carbon-monoxide poisoning in Queens
One person died of apparent carbon-monoxide poisoning in a home near Kennedy Airport in Queens Monday morning, Fire Department officials said.

August 30, 2010

“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
Warren Buffett (August 30, 1930 - )
Two Men Die In Mining Accident
KPHO Phoenix
The men were killed deep in the mine after they were overcome by very high levels of carbon monoxide. The accident happened about 15 miles northeast of Show ...
Naples Couple Treated For CO Poisoning
WMTW Portland
NAPLES, Maine -- A husband and wife from Naples were taken to an area hospital Saturday for carbon monoxide poisoning. Naples rescue officials said both ...
Woman dies in carbon monoxide poisoning near Boca
Sun-Sentinel
By Jerome Burdi, Sun Sentinel A 29-year-old woman died from carbon monoxide poisoning in her home west of Boca Raton on Thursday night, and her boyfriend ...
Carbon monoxide detectors installed
News-Journal.com
13 incident, which took the life of 33-year-old Casey Steenland, Champion EMS has installed carbon monoxide detectors in all of their facilities and in ...

August 26, 2010

“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.”
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
Hazmat Survival Tips: Interpreting Readings from Atmospheric Monitors
FireEngineering.com By Steven De Lisi
On a cold evening in January, your engine is dispatched to a report of a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm that has activated in a single-family ...
Manchester Twp. company evacuated during carbon monoxide incident
Yorkdispatch.com
Manchester Township firefighters carry a fan into the Strine Printing Company after carbon monoxide poisoning was detected inside the building. ...
Diver poisoned by carbon dioxide, taken to hospital  HEADLINE MISTAKE; CO or CO2?
ABC Online
The Cairns man was suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning and had memory problems and a severe headache. He was flown to the Mackay Base Hospital for ...

August 25, 2010

“About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.”
Herbert Hoover (August 10, 1874 – 1964)
Carbon monoxide is a toxic gas….
COSA News; Pager Series
Poisoning from carbon monoxide can go undetected though a person might be experiencing symptoms every day.
Geology of Chilean gold and copper mine helped miners survive with air, water ...
The Canadian Press
The trapped workers also don't have to worry about toxic gases such as carbon monoxide, or explosive gases such as methane, both common hazards in coal ...

August 20, 2010

“Tears are the silent language of grief.”
Voltaire (16994 – 1778)
Funeral service held for EMT who died of carbon monoxide poisoning
KLTV
Steenland died when she fell asleep near a carbon monoxide leak in the White Oak Champion ambulance station. A group of fellow workers and emergency ...
Landlord alert: carbon monoxide alarms obligatory from October
Property Owners Directory
New Building Regulations are due to come into force this October requiring carbon monoxide (CO) alarms where a new or replacement fixed solid fuel appliance ...

August 19, 2010

“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”
Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)
4 Sickened By Carbon Monoxide Fumes
CBS 3
(AP) ― New Castle County paramedics say four people in a family were hospitalized after they were sickened by carbon monoxide fumes. Officials say a man, ...
Teen Recovering, But Devastated, After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Kills Best Friend
fox4kc.com
Instead, she's recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning that took the life of her best friend. The father of 16-year-old Robin Ferguson said she's still ...

August 18, 2010

“If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.”
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
RCMP probe death at workplace in Wetaskiwin
Edmonton Journal
RCMP and Occupational Health and Safety are investigating an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning at a Wetaskiwin workplace. A man was found dead at 1:15 pm ...
Carbon monoxide leak send four Middle River children to hospital
ABC2 News
In the kitchen of the Middle River apartment, firefighters isolated the problem---a hot water heater leaking potentially deadly carbon monoxide.
Residents evacuated from Egleston Square building
Boston Herald
By O'Ryan Johnson and Renee Nadeau Algarin A 20-story apartment building in Egleston Square is being evacuated due to a carbon monoxide leak, ...
Carbon monoxide: the number two cause of deaths in the home
iNews880.com
He says everyone should have a carbon monoxide detector in their home, but they need to go a step further. "Most people only have them on the one floor, ...

August 17, 2010

“If you're going through hell, keep going.”
Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)
Utilities out 10 days as residents wait
KRQE
"There were 13 units that had hazardous levels of carbon monoxide inside the piping that leads to the water heaters, and those water heaters needed to be ...
Carbon monoxide: don't rely on detectors alone
Belfast Telegraph
Householders have been urged by a leading safety charity not to rely solely on carbon monoxide detectors to prevent carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. ...

August 14-16, 2010

“One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.”
Napoleon Bonaparte (August 15, 1769 – 1821)
Inspectors to return to apartments
KRQE
The gas is on, but water heaters inside 13 units at the Mountain Vista Apartments are showing high levels of carbon monoxide. New heaters could be installed
EMT's released following carbon monoxide leak
KSLA-TV LONGVIEW, TX (KSLA)
– Two East Texas EMT's have been released from the hospital following a deadly carbon monoxide leak. City flags flew at "Half-Staff" in ...
Husband remembers EMT wife
KLTV
By Bob Hallmark - bio | email The husband of a female EMT who died Friday from carbon monoxide poisoning, is sharing his memories of his wife. ...
Concern over threat from faulty cookers
RTE.ie
Thousands of householders have been warned about faulty cookers that may cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Several attempts have been made to alert consumers
Carbon monoxide kills EMT; 2 hospitalized
Amarillo.com
WHITE OAK - One emergency medical technician died, and two co-workers were hospitalized Friday after being overcome by carbon monoxide while on duty in the ...
Building Evacuated After Hartford Gas Leak
Hartford Courant By DAVID OWENS,
— Connecticut Light & Power crews are replacing an underground line that burned, causing a buildup of carbon monoxide ...
About carbon monoxide
Marshall News Messenger
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that can cause sudden illness and death if inhaled. Red blood cells pick up CO quicker than they pick up ...
Carbon monoxide sickens 20 at Joliet social service agency
Chicago Breaking News - Tribune
Approximately 20 clients and staff were overcome by carbon monoxide this afternoon during a training session at a social service agency in Joliet. ...
Russian fire threat at nuclear site reduced, Moscow still breathing smoke
euronews
While a pollution monitoring service said carbon monoxide levels were 1.3 times higher than acceptable, one resident just said he had breathed worse…

August 13, 2010

“Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.”
François-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778) AKA Voltaire
Double tragedy on north coast leads to flood of alarm sales
Portadown Today
By Victor Gordon CARBON monoxide alarms are flying off the shelves of Portadown following the tragic deaths of two Newtownabbey teenagers in a Castlerock ...
Carbon Monoxide from Wildfires Covers Earth - - Softpedia
Experts at NASA are using their assets in orbit to search for and analyze carbon monoxide gas concentrations around the world. ...
What is Causing Weather Extremes in 2010?
Universe Today
Among the pollutants created by wildfires is carbon monoxide, a gas that can pose a variety of health risks at ground level. Carbon monoxide is also an ...
Russia Sits Under Potential Radiation Cloud
Worthy News
Made from the Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere sensor on NASA's Terra satellite, this image reveals the amount of carbon monoxide in western ...
'Carbon monoxide alarms must be made mandatory'
Newtownabbey Today
LOCAL politicians have demanded new legislation to ensure the mandatory installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all new properties fitted with gas heating ...

August 12, 2010

“I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.”
Andy Warhol (1927 – 1987)
Civil suit targets 12 for carbon monoxide deaths
Aspen Daily News
by Andrew Travers, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Relatives of a family of four killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in an Aspen-area home filed a civil ...
Carbon monoxide detectors now required
Daily Record-News
By BARB OWENS staff writer | 0 comments KITTITAS COUNTY—Carbon monoxide detectors will be required in new residential construction and existing dwellings ...
Raising the alarm about carbon-monoxide
The Barrie Examiner
Enbridge Gas spent $100000 on approximately 2700 smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms, and distributed them to 10 communities across Ontario through its Project ...
Pollution effects of wildfires drift beyond national borders
Xinhua
That soup included carbon monoxide, an ingredient in the production of ground-level ozone, which causes numerous respiratory problems. ...
Gas probe: restaurants shut
Belfast Telegraph
Two restaurants have been ordered to close by health officials inspecting gas appliances around the area where two teenage friends died from carbon monoxide ...

August 11, 2010

“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.”
Andrew Carnegie (1835 – 1919)
Apartments Evacuated After CO Leak
WSOC Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, NC -- For the second time in a week, a carbon monoxide leak forced some residents of a south Charlotte apartment complex out of their homes. ...
Lawsuit expected in Aspen carbon monoxide case
Aspen Times
DENVER — Relatives of the Denver family of four that died from carbon monoxide in a home near Aspen are expected to file a lawsuit Wednesday. ...
Approved alarms may not be protective enough
COSA News
U.L. 2034 Listed carbon monoxide alarms do not give enough protection from chronic levels of carbon monoxide.
How much carbon monoxide is too much?
Moscow smog from wildfires eases, gives temporary relief for residents
RIA Novosti
Concentration of carbon monoxide in Moscow's air has abated, however may slightly increase in the evening, an expert from the State Nature Conservation…
Carbon monoxide: the essential rules you must follow
Belfast Telegraph
Over 14 people a year die from carbon monoxide poisoning in the UK, and many more suffer health problems from carbon monoxide exposure. You can't see, ...
Building firm fined over carbon monoxide exposure
Safety Sign Supplies
However, this did not work, meaning dangerous carbon monoxide fumes were released in the house. The firm was fined £12000 and ordered to pay £1000 in ...

August 10, 2010

“Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10.”
Neil Armstrong (August 5, 1930 - )
Second teen killed by suspected carbon monoxide leak is buried
Irish Times
THE FUNERAL of the second teenager who died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in a holiday apartment in Co Derry last week has taken place in his
Your View: Carbon monoxide detectors a lifesaving gift
Mankato Free Press
By Jim Vonderharr, Mankato MANKATO — Over a year ago, we gave our niece and her family a carbon monoxide detector as a present. ...
Duluth firefighters able to measure people's CO levels
Duluth News Tribune
“What this does is actually measure the percentage of carbon monoxide in a patient's blood,” firefighter Lisa Consie said. Such equipment wasn't available ...
Plant Enzyme Converts Car Exhaust Into Fuel
EcoGeek
Scientists have discovered a plant enzyme capable of turning carbon monoxide into propane, which lets us imagine a future where cars could run off their own ...
Altoona apartment evacuated due to carbon monoxide
WQOW TV News 18
Altoona (WQOW) -- An Altoona apartment is evacuated Monday morning due to high levels of carbon monoxide. The fire department was called to 617 Walden Court ...

August 7-9, 2010

“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?”
Satchel Paige (1906 – 1982)
High levels of carbon monoxide found in Sandy home
ABC 4 SANDY, Utah (ABC 4 News) –
A family evacuated their home after their carbon monoxide alarm went off late Saturday night. Family members were about to go to ...
NASA Instrument Tracks Pollution from Russian Fires
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Side-by-side comparison of carbon monoxide pollution from the series of devastating wildfires burning across central and western Russia, as seen by the…
New weapon on the way for Delaware rescuers
The News Journal
The devices are like fingerticlip blood-oxygen meters commonly used in hospitals, but are the first on-the-scene method of carbon monoxide detection that ...
Dense Smog Chokes Moscow as Wildfires Continue
AOL News
Carbon monoxide levels rose to more than six times the admissible level. Authorities advised locals to stay indoors, avoid open windows and to only venture ...
Funeral for 'gas death' teenager
BBC News
The funeral of one of the teenagers who died after a suspected carbon monoxide leak in Castlerock has taken place. A service for 18-year-old Neil McFerran ...
2 kids suffer possible carbon monoxide poisoning
MiamiHerald.com
Tampa police say two children apparently suffered carbon monoxide poisoning after their father left them in a running vehicle while he ran errands. ...

August 6, 2010

“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.”
Henry Ford (1863-1947)
City will help fund inspector's homicide defense
Aspen Times
The home did not have a carbon monoxide detector at the time of the fatalities. The sheriff's office concluded that a dislodged piece of PVC pipe carrying ...
Carbon monoxide advice is issued
BBC News
The Public Health Agency is urging people to be vigilant for the signs and symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. It follows the deaths of two teenagers in ...
US Changes Plan for Capturing Emissions From Coal
New York Times
Duke Energy is building a coal-fired plant in Edwardsport, Ind., that will cook coal into a gas that is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. ...

August 5, 2010

Approved alarms may not be protective enough
COSA News
U.L. 2034 Listed carbon monoxide alarms do not give enough protection from chronic harmful levels of carbon monoxide.
How much carbon monoxide is too much?
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”
James Madison (1751-1836)
Landlords show spotty compliance with new carbon monoxide law
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News
A little known law went into effect this year requiring landlords to install carbon monoxide detectors in any rental property with oil or gas furnaces, ...
Penn Yan Pizza Hut evacuated after carbon monoxide leak
WebsterPost.com
Penn Yan Fire Department was called to the scene to investigate a carbon monoxide detector alarm. Penn Yan Volunteer Ambulance, Medic 55 and Penn Yan Police ...
ARAI makes engine to cut back emissions
Times of India
It promises to reduce carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and other emissions. The HCNG engine will be on display at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in New ...

August 4, 2010

“No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky.”
Bob Dylan (1941 -   )
Eagan family survives carbon monoxide scare
Coon Rapids ECM Publishers
Eagan firefighter Dave DiIoia responded to the call and recorded carbon monoxide levels of 1500 parts per million near the garage of the home. ...
Russian Wildfires Death Toll Hits 48
WXIA-TV
The haze, which contains harmful carbon monoxide and other gases, reached the subway system Wednesday. Associated Press Commenting is intended as a ...
Two boys die after being poisoned by carbon monoxide in holiday apartment
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Two boys died and a third had to be resuscitated by paramedics in a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a holiday apartment…

August 3, 2010

"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."
George S. Patton (1885-1945)
Teen recounts CO poisoning scare at BVJ
CTV.ca
Two days after suffering from severe carbon monoxide poisoning at the Big Valley Jamboree 18-year-old Kayla DuChene says it could have been a dramatically ...
Five Die from Faulty Heater in Argentine Cold Wave
Latin American Herald Tribune
Each year in Argentina the cold winter weather causes 80 to 100 fatalities, between deaths from hypothermia to inhaling carbon monoxide, according to ...
Plumbers liability insurance holders told of carbon monoxide dangers
ContractorsCompare.com
A gas fitter has been fined for exposing farm workers to the risk of an explosion or carbon monoxide poisoning, plumbers liability insurance holders have ...
Noncompliance is unacceptable
Delmarva Now
When Ocean City passed a law in February 2007 mandating carbon monoxide detectors in all multi-family dwelling units with fuel-burning equipment, ...

July 2010

July 31, 2010

“You can never learn less, you can only learn more.”
R. Buckminster Fuller, 1895 – 1983
4 Big Valley fans recovering from exhaust poisoning
Edmonton Journal
By Alexandra Zabjek, Edmonton Journal August 2, 2010 2:02 AM Four people are recovering after suffering from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at the Big ...
Teens suffer carbon monoxide poisoning at jamboree
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Two Alberta teens remain in hospital, while two others have been released after they all suffered carbon monoxide poisoning while sleeping in an RV at the ...
Expert advised charges 'could be pursued' in carbon monoxide case
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
ASPEN, Colorado — An expert witness for prosecutors in the carbon monoxide deaths in Aspen told investigators that whoever installed the boiler exhaust ...
Carbon Monoxide Awareness charity warns holidaymakers of dangers
Messenger
THE charity Carbon Monoxide Awareness is urging holidaymakers to pack an audible carbon monoxide alarm before heading off on their summer break. ...
OC carbon monoxide detector compliance lags
Delmarva Daily Times
Carbon monoxide can be lethal in small amounts. Common producers of carbon monoxide include gas-powered water heaters, cooking and heating equipment, ...
Gas detector saved Palm Springs woman's life
The Desert Sun
Next thing she knew, she was being evacuated by Palm Springs firefighters who were responding to her carbon monoxide alarm. Reynolds, 79, said her daughter ...
Minnesota air pollution? It's not as bad as you think
Pioneer Press
Remember carbon monoxide? It can still be deadly when trapped in homes, but as an open-air pollutant, it's been tamed. National emissions have been slashed ...
Rural Health to offer free carbon monoxide alarms
Delmarva Daily Times
EXMORE --Medical experts believe that unborn babies, infants, and children are at greater risk for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Based on these findings, ...
Death blamed on poison
2TheAdvocate
A Holden man found dead in his truck may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to cool off in his vehicle's air conditioning, the Livingston ...
Downtown hotel evacuated due to carbon monoxide leak
WOAI
Because crews believed it might be a case of carbon monoxide poisoning, the Hazardous Materials Team was called to the hotel to try to find the source. ...

July 30, 2010

“A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one.”
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863-1947)
NEMA's Carbon Monoxide Bill Approved by House
Appliance Magazine
The Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, HR 1796, sponsored by Representative Jim Matheson (D-UT), requires the US Consumer Product Safety ...
SMOG CITY
The Moscow News
Muscovites were choking on higher levels of carbon monoxide and other noxious fumes on Thursday, as the city registered its highest-ever temperature of 37.7 ...
Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Even though carbon monoxide alarms may meet the U.L. 2034 listing standard they are not all equal in sensor quality or performance.
Read more ...

July 29, 2010

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”
Leonardo da Vinci  (1452- 1519)
Restaurant workers awarded $34M after CO leak
Business Week
A Baltimore jury has awarded $34.3 million to 23 employees of an Inner Harbor steakhouse who suffered brain damage as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
Pitkin County offers to pay for inspector's criminal defense
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
The home, which was built in 2005, did not have a carbon monoxide detector at the time of the fatalities. The sheriff's office concluded that a dislodged ...
Venice man found dead of apparent carbon monoxide
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
VENICE – Carbon monoxide poisoning likely killed an 80-year-old man Tuesday night and briefly hospitalized two policemen answering a call for help from his ...

July 28, 2010

“If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.”
Jackie Kennedy (July 28, 1929 – 1994)
Another carbon monoxide scare in Callaway
WJHG-TV
Reporter: AP Callaway – A Callaway couple believes they had a close call with carbon monoxide gas, just weeks after a different couple was found dead in ...
Chinese officials blame death of beloved giant panda Quan Quan on accidental ...
Los Angeles Times
An autopsy reveals that the animal died after inhaling carbon monoxide and chlorine being used as a disinfectant. The death sparks questions and anger from ...
CARBON MONOXIDE: Rose Creek Drive, July 27
Gillette News Record
Firefighters found an elevated level of carbon monoxide in a home Monday. A fan was used to ventilate the home. Investigators believe vehicle exhaust may ...

July 27, 2010

“Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.”
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
Civil suit coming in carbon monoxide deaths
Aspen Daily News by Andrew Travers, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer
The surviving relatives of a family of four poisoned by carbon monoxide in an Aspen area home applauded ...
Without Power Due To Storm, Family Suffers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Running ...
MyFox Washington DC
However, Graber's generator was not far enough away as carbon monoxide was going into the house. "I went out to get some oil for the generator.
Two die of carbon-monoxide inhalation
Khaleej Times
SHARJAH - Inhalation of carbon monoxide gas from a power generator caused the death of two labourers during the power outage in the emirate, Sharjah Police ...
Two-Step Solar Tech Could Make Fuel While Scrubbing Atmosphere Clean
Tonic
The visible light drives an electrolysis cell that splits carbon dioxide molecule (into either pure carbon, or carbon monoxide), while the heat energy from ...

July 24-26, 2010

Carl Jung (July 26 1875 – 1961)
“Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.”
Glenwood Springs man among three indicted in carbon monoxide deaths
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
ASPEN, Colorado — A Pitkin County grand jury has indicted three people in connection to the carbon monoxide poisoning deaths of a Denver family of four ...
Silent KIller: Carbon Monoxide
WJHG-TV
Local doctors say carbon monoxide is dangerous because it is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas so it is easily undetected. Doctors say carbon monoxide ...
Lake County family hospitalized with carbon-monoxide poisoning
Orlando Sentinel By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel
Members of a Lake County family who were hospitalized Saturday with carbon monoxide poisoning should make a full recovery, ...
Biomass fight a matter of trust
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
Manthey said the new plant would cut by 30 percent emissions of five federally regulated pollutants at Domtar: nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, ...
MP wants to cut deaths by noxious gas
Daily Echo
ROMSEY & Southampton North MP Caroline Nokes is backing a campaign to prevent deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning. Mrs Nokes has teamed up with the Carbon ...

July 23, 2010

Community Contacts helps low income residents save energy, income
Chicago Daily Herald By Heather Linder | Daily Herald Staff
Carbon monoxide was silently seeping from Samantha Behenna's furnace and polluting her St. Charles home. ...

July 22, 2010

“What's done to children, they will do to society.”
Karl A. Menninger (July 1893 – 1990)
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Now Required
KBND
The State of Oregon is phasing in a law requiring carbon monoxide detectors in homes and apartments. As of now, the detectors are required with every new
Officials OK help for corps to make purchase
NorthJersey.com BY MIKE CURLEY HARRINGTON PARK —
The ambulance corps is looking to purchase a pulse oxymeter to diagnose carbon monoxide posing. An oxymeter that can ...
Main Street building evacuated over carbon scare
Gloucester Daily Times By Steven Fletcher Staff Writer
Several residents evacuated from a major downtown building amid a carbon monoxide scare Wednesday morning complained of ...
Company fined for Forks carbon monoxide accident
Allentown Morning Call
By Christopher Baxter, OF THE MORNING CALL A Chester County subcontractor was responsible for the potentially fatal buildup of carbon monoxide that sickened ...
NOAA Releases Data Report on Air Quality Measurements Near the Deepwater ...
NOAA
Scientists found common air pollutants, such as ozone, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide, in amounts typical of urban areas in US cities. ...

July 21, 2010

“Never confuse movement with action.”
Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – 1961)
Bodies Found; Police Suspect Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Action 3 News
It appears that Chuck Anderson and Fran Gilroy died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Investigators found very high levels of the gas in their home, ...
Brickyard RV Owners Warned Of Danger Of Carbon Monoxide
93.1 WIBC Indianapolis
By Joe Wambach The Marion County Health Department, in cooperation with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will be making information on carbon monoxide ...
Neptune's Cold Case: Shot by a Comet 200 Years Ago?
Discovery News
Comets also leave behind water, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocyanic acid, and carbon sulfide after impact; these molecules were detected in the ...
What's in a Cigarette?
The Virtual Medical Centre
The major gases include carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrogen cyanide and the liquid vapours include formaldehyde, methane, benzene, ...

July 20, 2010

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”
Edmund Hillary (July 20, 1919 – 2008)
Property owners adjust as carbon monoxide legislation goes into effect
Statesman Journal By Christina Gray • July 20, 2010
A "silent killer," carbon monoxide gas could be brought under control in most rental properties and ...
Carbon monoxide suspected in 2 deaths at Wheeling house
Daily Mail - Charleston
Wheeling Police Chief Robert Matheny says carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the deaths of two Virginia men whose bodies were found inside a house. ...
Cold wave in Argentina leads to 28 deaths
Xinhua
The other 12 deaths were due to carbon monoxide poisoning caused by heating sources. The government and civil organizations are giving out food and clothes ...

July 17-19, 2010

“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined and that we can do nothing to change it,  look before they cross the road.”
Stephen Hawking (1942- )
Pair treated, released for carbon monoxide poisoning
The Newark Advocate
NEWARK — Two people were taken to Licking Memorial Hospital early Sunday with carbon monoxide poisoning after sleeping overnight in a camper with a ...
Carbon Monoxide Sickens Kids At Camp
KETV Omaha
More than a dozen children were rushed to a hospital after a carbon monoxide poisoning incident at a camp. Officials at the Gene Eppley camp said it was ...
New catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells resists CO contamination
PhysOrg.com
The problem is that the hydrogen is produced from sources such as gasoline, natural gas, or ethanol, and the process often introduces carbon monoxide into ...
NH INSIDER- Your Source for NH Politics - Press Releases - Shea ...
By NH INSIDER Washington, D.C. –
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter today introduced a resolution to draw attention to the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO). The resolution, H.Res.1521, lays out the symptoms of CO poisoning and ways to prevent poisoning. ...
JFD on way to record year
Jamestown Sun
“Carbon monoxide detectors are also up,” Reuther said. “We've had 27 so far this year and we haven't hit the heavy season yet. Of the 27, 11 situations had ...

July 16, 2010

“There's a way to do it better - find it.”
Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
New solar-powered process removes carbon dioxide from the air and stores it as ...
Nanowerk LLC
... or used as carbon monoxide to be available for a feedstock to synthesize – with STEP generated hydrogen – solar diesel fuel, synthetic jet fuel, ...
KCK child in hospital after carbon monoxide exposure
Kansas City Star
A one-year-old child from Kansas City, Kan., is in serious condition at a hospital from exposure to carbon monoxide, firefighters said. ...
Public record for July 15, 2010
Janesville Gazette
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING reported at 3:04 pm Wednesday at a residence in the 1400 block of South Orchard Street, Janesville. Residents of the house had ...
Experts: Coke plants full of dangers, can be safe
The Associated Press
The process creates what's known as coke gas — made up of a lethal mix of methane, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. Because of those and other hazards, ...
Fire Log: Carbon Monoxide Forces Stop & Shop Evacuation
Patch
CARBON MONOXIDE INCIDENT: Around 11:22 am, the Noroton Heights Fire Department responded to a carbon monoxide incident in the Stop & Shop at 148 Heights ...

July 15, 2010

“Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor.”
Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826)
House fires pose risk for pets, too
Lynchburg News and Advance
“While the crews were fighting fire in the house, (the dogs) had been breathing all that carbon monoxide.” Both dogs survived the fire, but the Papillion
GE Generates 625 kW With Cow Waste
Environmental Leader
... raised its own set of environmental concerns, with critics contending that the practice can emit dangerous levels of carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide
27 taken ill due to 'increased emission' at steel plant
Times of India
KOLKATA: At least 27 workers were taken ill after "increased emission" of carbon monoxide and methane from a blast furnace of Durgapur Steel Plant this ...

July 14, 2010

“Knowing is not understanding. There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it.”
Charles Kettering,(1876-1958)
CL&P offers tips to safely operate home generators
ShorelinePlus.com
Locate the unit far from doors, windows, and vents that could allow the carbon monoxide emitted by a generator to come indoors. Carbon monoxide can be ...
Carbon monoxide in Newark home sends 9 to hospital
Coshocton Tribune
NEWARK — Nine residents were transported from a home with potentially lethal levels of carbon monoxide Tuesday morning. At 8:28 am, multiple rescue units ...
Man dies in manhole incident
KTIV
Assistant fire chief Jim Christienson says both methane gas and carbon monoxide were present in the manhole. Both work for plumbing company Speedy Rooter. ...
Hookah vs.cigs: which is worse?
Eagle News
There is also a significant threat for a specific toxic gas in hookahs: carbon monoxide. A 2006 study performed by Katharine Hammond, the chairwoman of the ...

July 13, 2010

“Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either”
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Carbon monoxide levels force home evacuation
Cape Cod Times CHATHAM —
Firefighters evacuated a home on Palmer Drive in Chatham Sunday when lethal levels of carbon monoxide were discovered. ...
3-year-old dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
WOAI
Three-year-old Alex Rowland died earlier this year after carbon monoxide seeped into his family's home. Little Alex's whole family was rushed to the ...
Communities split over nearby steel plant
El Paso Inc
The major culprits, according to the study, were carbon monoxide and manganese particulates and compounds, which are used in pesticides, batteries and other ...
Pensioner dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
Austrian Independent
Doctors said the woman passed out and died due to a carbon monoxide leak in the room's hot water boiler. The retired Alsergrund district tenant was already ...
Chemical odor prompts evacuation of Syracuse home
KSL-TV
They borrowed their neighbor's carbon monoxide detector, and its alarm went off. They contacted emergency crews, who told the family to evacuate.
Reopening coal mine will take longer than expected
Salt Lake Tribune
On June 22, two roof falls near the longwall's tailgate triggered what is being called an “ignition event,” resulting in increased levels of carbon monoxide ...
Carbon monoxide kills nine miners in China
Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2010 –
Nine miners died from carbon monoxide poisoning over the weekend at a colliery in central China, state media reported Monday, ...

July 10-12, 2010

“Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value.”
R. Buckminster Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983)
More than 115 million people nationwide (U.S.) still live in counties with pollution levels considered potentially harmful to their health.
Bad air day? Here's how to survive
CNN
Polluted air contains particulate matter, lead, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide -- all of which can cause problems in people ...
Looking to Litter
Wall Street Journal
... who worry that power plants fueled by poultry litter will emit high levels of pollutants such as nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and particulates, ...
House Plants & Carbon Monoxide | eHow.com THIS IS GOOD; BUT CAN THEY SCREAM WHEN THE LEVELS ARE TOO HIGH?
House Plants & Carbon Monoxide. Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless chemical that benefits plants but is dangerous to humans when inhaled in large doses.
A life-saving addition
Glendale News Press
The carbon-monoxide-monitoring feature can be useful to check the level of exposure to carbon monoxide for firefighters who have been battling a blaze, ...

July 9, 2010

Carbon Monoxide Levels Trace Spread of Smoke Across Canada Image ...
This map shows concentrations of carbon monoxide—one component of smoke&mdash from June 23–28 across Canada and the northern United States.
Outdoor News: How To Enjoy The Outdoors: Cause of death: Carbon ...
By Steve Boomer Sutton
The Volusia County Medical Examiner has ruled carbon monoxide poisoning killed the couple who died in their boat on July 4 while anchored in the Intracoastal Waterway in Ponce Inlet. Howard Martin Lupton, 50, and his wife Sandra Lynn ...

July 8, 2010

Bike racer poisoned by barbecue fumes as he slept
Scottish Daily Record
But he was unaware that it was giving off deadly carbon monoxide. His dad Bill, 59, who was sleeping in another van after a motorbike meeting in East ...
Breathing the filth
Los Angeles Times
If you could somehow film events inside a placenta, you might see the moment when carbon monoxide gas and ozone — both directly related to fossil fuel ...
Harrisonburg Fire Department Deliver Free Pizza for Smoke Alarm Checks
WHSV
Hundreds of families around Harrisonburg can sleep peacefully Wednesday night, knowing their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors work properly. ...
Huge toxic release from BP refinery just before blowout
TucsonSentinel.com
... pounds of benzene, a known carcinogen; 37000 pounds of nitrogen oxides, which contribute to respiratory problems; and 186000 pounds of carbon monoxide. ...

July 7, 2010

APNewsBreak: Environmental groups accuse Exxon Mobil of thousands of Clean Air ...
FOXNews
... hydrogen sulfide, a toxic, flammable gas characterized by a rotten egg smell; cancer-causing agents such as benzene and butadiene; carbon monoxide; ...
Smart, logical decisions can minimize pollution
Allentown Morning Call
Carbon dioxide should not be swept under the carpet. Burning fossil fuels releases many harmful chemicals other than carbon monoxide/dioxide. ...
Five in Middle River hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
Baltimore Sun By Liz F. Kay, The Baltimore Sun
A gas water heater was suspected as the source of carbon monoxide that affected seven people Monday night at a Middle River ...
Carbon capture projects secure Dept. of Energy funding support
Power-Gen Worldwide Research Triangle Institute (Durham, NC)—
RTI will assess the feasibility of producing valuable chemicals, such as carbon monoxide, by reducing CO 2 using ...
Colorful Warning: Selective, sensitive CO detection with a rhodium complex
PhysOrg.com (PhysOrg.com) –
Carbon monoxide is an insidious poison: it is colorless, odorless, and toxic at low concentrations. It is usually produced by combustion ...
DIY stove-top oven warning
Practical Boat Owner Magazine
PBO's gas expert Peter Spreadborough points out that a box closed on all sides except the base will result in the production of carbon monoxide. ...

July 3-6, 2010

Palatka couple dies on cruiser
Palatka Daily News By Julie Martin
A Palatka couple has died on a holiday weekend boating trip from possible carbon monoxide poisoning, officials say. ...
9 miners die in central China
CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) –
Nine coal miners have died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a mine in central China, state-run media reported Monday. ...
Scientists getting closer to develop Fuel from CO2
Stock Watch
The reactors can be used to turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide and also water into hydrogen and oxygen. The team would use Fischer-Tropsch"
Survey takes a look inside the homes of Americans
Alexandria Echo Press
Only a third of American homes have a working carbon monoxide detector. These are just some of the findings of a new survey. Most families with young ...
Three face charges after workers killed in room by carbon monoxide
National DUBAI //
Three employees of a construction company are being investigated in connection with the deaths of three workers who died when carbon monoxide ...
To Grill or not to Grill?
KFDA
But what you can't see is the carbon monoxide that's coming from the flames. "There is a definite hazard associated with that. Not only with charcoal but ...
Congressman Jim Matheson - Matheson bill to prevent carbon ...
The action moves HR 1796—the Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ... “Carbon monoxide is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in this country ...
Air pollution doesn't increase risk of preeclampsia, early ...
By NLN
Rudra noted that carbon monoxide levels were fairly high in the Seattle area in comparison with other U.S. cities when she began this research, but have declined significantly in recent years. Rudra and colleagues collected data from ...
Teenage couple dies of carbon monoxide poisoning INQUIRERnet ...
Investigators said the victims died of carbon monoxide suffocation after they inhaled the exhaust fumes coming from the car ...
Vandalism may have caused Greenbelt carbon monoxide leak
Business Gazette
by David Hill | Staff Writer Eleven Greenbelt residents were evacuated from their apartment building Thursday afternoon, after a carbon monoxide leak was ...
Dallas County jail employees overcome by vehicle fumes from parking garage
Dallas Morning News (blog)
Several state probation employees were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes this afternoon in the Decker jail because Dallas County district attorney's office ...

July 2, 2010

Top 5 Pieces of Environmental Legislation This is a good, impactful environmental history lesson.
ABC News
In 2002, a report by the Journal of American Medical Association credited the act's automobile emission regulations with reducing carbon monoxide related ...
11 Treated For CO Poisoning After Ventilation Malfunction
WBAL Baltimore
GREENBELT, Md. -- Officials in Prince George's County said 11 people, including five children, are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
New law exists to halt carbon monoxide poisoning
Mail Tribune
By Vera Westbrook A new state law requiring carbon monoxide detectors in new rentals as of July 1 affects only some landlords for now, but owners of older ...
Hurricane Alex causes emissions from refineries, plants
Corpus Christi Caller Times
The releases totaled about 24500 pounds of volatile organic compounds, nearly 5000 pounds of sulfur dioxide and 11000 pounds of carbon monoxide, ...
Kate Becker: Look closer. Closer still.
Daily Camera
They could also meter the carbon monoxide content of the planet's atmosphere. For the science-fiction-turned-science-fact coup de grace, they could even ...

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 ...