May 31, 2011

Here is the rule to remember in the future, when anything tempts you to be bitter: not, "This is a misfortune" but "To bear this worthily is good fortune." Marcus Aurelius (121-180)

Study: Sitting In Traffic Can Be Deadly 
KFOX El Paso
"Carbon monoxide, hydro-carbons and NOx," said Moroni Estueinan, the owner, of Just Fix It in El Paso. Estueinan said those are just some of the emissions that come off vehicles. "They come off in small levels, but if you don't maintain your vehicle, ...

Ottawa Man, Firefighter Treated for Possible Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 
580 CFRA Radio
Paramedics were called to a Buckland Road home around noon Monday after the 59-year-old resident and a 48-year-old firefighter reported feeling light-headed. Both had been in the basement of the building prior to onset of their symptoms. ... 

Teenage fire victim died of carbon monoxide 
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
A teenager who died in a fire Sunday morning in North Sewickley was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from smoke inhalation, the Beaver County coroner said. Joseph Valentino, 19, apparently was home alone when the fire broke out at 2:45 am Sunday at ...

Australia Car fumes cause as much pollution as bushfires 
TruthDive
While motorists pumped out 2.0 million tonnes of highly poisonous carbon monoxide into the atmosphere in 2010, it lagged behind – just – by the 2.1 million tonnes of carbon monoxide produced by wildfires and the fuel reduction burns used to minimize ...  

May 29, 2011

“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Three Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide Exposure On Boat « CBS Chicago 
CBS Chicago
Three people were hospitalized Saturday afternoon for exposure to carbon monoxide aboard a boat in the Chicago River in the South Loop.

GENERATOR SAFETY
2011 Hurricane Guide: Generator safety crucial before use 
Naples Daily News
Following Hurricane Wilma in 2005, there was one generator-related death in Collier County in which a 68-year-old woman died from carbon monoxide poisoning after a generator was left running in a garage. Others were treated in emergency rooms. ...

Renters go 11 days without any heat
Wyoming Tribune By Lindsey Erin Kroskob
CHEYENNE --Five local renters have been without heat for nearly 12 days. ... in a four-plex on Duff Avenue have been without consistent heat since May 9 and in and out of the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Laval homes evacuated because of carbon monoxide 
CTV.ca
LAVAL — For the second time in two months, several families in Laval have had to evacuate their homes because of carbon monoxide poisoning. This week's evacuations came Thursday night and affected five families that have yet to be allowed home. ...

Carbon Monoxide Detectors Required in Homes 
WBKO.com
The State of Kentucky has changed the Kentucky Building and Residential Codes throughout the State.

Mundelein's A-May-Zing day for seniors 
Chicago Sun-Times
“They're up on the roof checking the gutters, after they've checked the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the house,” said a thrilled 79-year-old Gilman. “I could not have done that myself. They've made a wonderful improvement on my property. ...

May 27, 2011

“The road to perseverance lies by doubt.” Francis Quarles (1592-1644)

Leaking Hot Water Heater Nearly Proves Fatal for Danvers Family
Patch.com By John Castelluccio
Danvers firefighters were able to drag a family of three to fresh air just in time Wednesday morning, before they succumbed to a deadly build-up of carbon monoxide fumes inside their home.

State issues carbon monoxide advisory
 knox.VillageSoup.com
Augusta — As summer approaches and Mainers start opening up their camps for the season, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention warns of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. Health officials urge camp owners to make sure their ...

May 26, 2011

“Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

Instant test for deadly gas
 Delmarva Now ERIC DOERZBACH/WORCESTER COUNTY TIMES OCEAN CITY –
The newest addition to the Ocean City Fire Department's toolbox provides aid to civilians, as well as firefighters, who may have been exposed to carbon monoxide. The Masimo Rad-57 is a portable device ...

Three Falmouth people treated in carbon monoxide alert
BBC News
Three people have been treated in hospital after breathing in carbon monoxide at a house in Falmouth. Fire crews and paramedics were called to a house in New Windsor Terrace on Thursday evening after a detector went off. Those treated for breathing the ...

Carbon monoxide levels delay work to re-enter mine
Radio New Zealand
Work on a gradual re-entry of the Pike River mine has been put back by at least a week due to a rise in carbon monoxide levels. On Monday, key parties involved in the disaster agreed to a feasibility study for going underground to recover 29 men killed ...

May 25, 2011

“Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home.” Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)

Kentucky, June 1st
Carbon Monoxide Detector's Required in Homes
WBKO Carbon monoxide detectors are required to be installed in any home, apartment, or attached garage if they have fuel burning appliances in them. Those fuel burning appliances include natural gas, wood, or pellet coal. The change is to ensure everyone's ...

Gas leak forces evacuation in North Vancouver
Vancouver Sun By James Weldon, North Shore News
Police and firefighters survey the scene outside 181 East 18th Street Tuesday morning after what was described as a “significant quantity” of carbon monoxide escaped into the building. ...

May 24, 2011

“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.” Confucius

Hyberbaric Chamber: Carbon Monoxide Detox
NBC2 News The same technology can cleanse the body of carbon monoxide in the event of a poisoning. Lee Memorial Hospital is one of only a handful of centers in the state of Florida that still offers emergency hyperbaric services. On the cusp of hurricane season, ... 35 people treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in two days after storm.

May 23, 2011

“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities."  Josiah Stamp (1880-1941)

Family Narrowly Escapes Carbon Monoxide Death 
NewsChannel5.com
Doctors told a south-side family they were only hours away from death after inhaling carbon monoxide that was seeping from a neighbor's half of the duplex. "My kids were like zombies," Ashley Drake, 24, told NewsChannel 5 Sunday afternoon, only moments ...

Police identify Tenn. woman killed by carbon monoxide poisoning at duplex, 8 ... 
The Republic
Police in Nashville have identified a woman they say died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator kept inside her home. Metro Nashville Police Metro Sgt. Pat Bianconi said exhaust from the generator killed 26-year-old Latoya Kincaid in what ...

Device detects deadly gas sooner
Delmarva Now ERIC DOERZBACH/THE DAILY TIMES OCEAN CITY –
The newest addition to the Ocean City Department of Emergency Services Fire/EMS Division's toolbox provides aid to civilians, as well as firefighters, who may have been exposed to carbon monoxide. ...

Smoke-free emirate high on health officials' agenda 
The National
The level of carbon monoxide in their breath will be measured, and smokers must come back four days later to prove that their carbon monoxide levels have gone down by 50 per cent. The pharmacy will continue monitoring carbon monoxide for each ...

DEP finds air near gas wells no health threat
Elmira Star-Gazette
DEP also sampled for other pollutants, such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, near natural gas extraction and processing sites. DEP's air sampling represents the second large-scale testing program on the impact Marcellus Shale is having on the ...

It's time for home's post-winter checkup
Poughkeepsie Journal Lee Ferris/Poughkeepsie Journal
•Change the batteries in your carbon monoxide and smoke detectors.
• Test your GFCI outlets, especially near swimming pools.
• Clear and move debris, wood, or brush near the home that might attract pests and insects. ...

May 22, 2011

“Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living.”. Bruce Barton (1886-1967)

One Dead, Eight Hospitalized From CO Poisoning 
NewsChannel5.com
One woman was killed and another eight people were taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide poisoning at a Davidson County duplex. Latoya Kincaid was found dead in her duplex on Cedar Valley Drive when her fiancé, Robert Jackson, returned home ...

May 21, 2011

“History passes the final judgment.” Sidney Poitier

The risks of carbon monoxide have escalated at cottages due to damp spring 
National Post
Cottages can be among the most vulnerable to deadly carbon monoxide leaks, reports the Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations (FOCA). FOCA, which represents 500 cottager associations totaling 50000 families throughout Ontario, ...

Earby mum fights for justice after family's carbon monoxide poisoning horror 
Pendle Today
Jake Broughton with his medal that he won in the Lancashire County athletics competition after he and his family have recovered from carbon monoxide poisoning. A170511/2 A MUM-OF-TWO from Earby whose family was poisoned by carbon monoxide has vowed to ...

Wyandotte to fund $10M upgrade to power plant 
The Detroit News
The federal government issued a violation notice to the city in May 2006, alleging the city's Municipal Power Plant released excessive amounts of nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. The federal government was ready to sue the city and ...

SD Follow up
Hockey Dad Speaks Out About Carbon Monoxide At Rink 
KELOLAND TV
Otta and his teammates suffered from exposure to high levels of carbon monoxide coming off the Zamboni. And, Otta wasn't happy with what he was hearing from the ice rink's manager. "I knew from talking to the people who were there that the fans weren't ...

FL Follow Up
Workers return to Brevard sheriff's complex after carbon monoxide evacuation 
Florida Today
22 hospitalized in Titusville: The Brevard County Sheriff's Complex in Titusville was evacuated, and more than 20 checked at a hospital after a carbon monoxide scare on Friday morning. Tim Walters and Malcolm Denemark Posted May 20, 2011 The scene at ...

MN Carbon Monoxide Safety Education Law
Tyler's Law clears House on unanimous vote 
Woodbury Bulletin
A bill that would require drivers to have a full understanding of carbon monoxide dangers before receiving their driver's license received unanimous support Thursday from the Minnesota House. A bill that would require drivers to have a full ...

May 20, 2011

“I love to doubt as well as know.”
Dante Alighieri (1265 – 1321)

FL Carbon Monoxide Forces Brevard Co. Dispatch Evacuation 
WFTV Orlando
At least 22 people were transported to the hospital after being exposed to carbon monoxide at the Brevard County Sheriff's dispatch center, WFTV learned on Friday. The 22 sheriff's office employees were transported to Parrish Medical Center and ...
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FL Carbon monoxide prompts evacuation of Brevard Sheriff's complex in Titusville 
Florida Today
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office complex in Titusville was evacuated this morning after officials reported high levels of carbon monoxide. Several employees also reported feeling light-headed and were treated by paramedics, officials reported. ...

Workers taken to hospital for carbon-monoxide fumes 
York Daily Record
Several construction workers were taken to York Hospital Thursday afternoon after machinery began to fill an old building with carbon monoxide fumes, according to Capt. Strew Frey with West York Fire Department. Work was being done on an old bank ... 

Mother, 5 Kids Suffer Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 
WISN Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee mother and five children were taken to Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center Thursday morning for carbon monoxide poisoning. The Milwaukee Fire Department told 12 News the carbon monoxide level in the home at 29th Street and Villard ...

More than a dozen blueberry workers treated for carbon monoxide 
WECT-TV6
BLADEN COUNTY, NC – More than a dozen people from a blueberry processing center were taken to the hospital Thursday to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. According to Bladen County Emergency Management Director Bradley Kinlaw, ...

Teenage Fire Victim Succumbs To Injuries 
WFMZ Allentown
Tyshawn Lawrence, 16, of 815 North 5th Street in Allentown, died this afternoon from complications of carbon monoxide poisoning, Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim said. A fire broke out in Lawrence's home on May 6th just before 9:00am. ...

Woodbury Family Thanks Legislators, Community For Support of Tyler's Law
Patch.com By lavers
Our family is filled with gratitude to all those who have honored our Tyler by offering their time and efforts to save others through carbon monoxide awareness.

Radford arsenal fined for excessive carbon monoxide emissions 
Roanoke Times By Laurence Hammack
The Radford Army Ammunition Plant has been fined $20000 for releasing excessive carbon monoxide from one of its smokestacks -- the plant's eighth violation of state environmental regulations in as many years. ...

SD Ice Rink Follow Up
Skaters say Symptoms may be Carbon Monoxide Related 
KDLT News
After last Monday's incident when four hockey players were sent to the hospital because of high carbon monoxide levels, some who've experienced symptoms at the rink are now considering the possibility that their symptoms may be linked to high carbon ...

SD Ice Rink Follow Up
 Need For New Ice Arena Greater Than Ever
KELOLAND TV By Don Jorgensen
The carbon monoxide poisoning at the Minnehaha County Ice and Recreation Center this week is just one of a handful of reasons hockey players and figure skaters in Sioux Falls say they need a new facility. They say the 30 year old Minnehaha ... (Should we wonder why they would wait to buy a new electric Zamboni until they build their new facility?)

May 19, 2011

“I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)

Cincy Fire Department to give out free smoke detectors 
FOX19
The CFD Safe Summer Nights Program is designed to educate, distribute and install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms within all Cincinnati neighborhoods. The Safe Summer Nights Program has been sustained through the donations of the American Red Cross, ...

US sues Wyandotte over air emissions 
Detroit Free Press
The government says emissions from the city's Wyandotte Municipal Power Plant violated the Clean Air Act from 1997 to the present. The complaint said the city continues to violate emissions limits for nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide.

SD FOLLOW UP: Reference these from this 5-18-11 CO News posting;
Carbon Monoxide puts hockey players in the hospital 
KSFY
Several hockey players and even a few Stampede coaches started feeling sick when they left the Sioux Falls Ice and Recreation Center Monday night and it looks like carbon monoxide is to blame. We spoke with the mother of a young hockey player who got ...

Sioux Falls Ice Rink Poisoning Perspectives  
SD Doctor Talks about Dangers of Carbon Monoxide
KDLT News, by Maren Larson
After a few young Sioux Falls hockey players visited the ER earlier this week complaining of headaches, dizziness, and nausea, the scare of carbon monoxide poisoning is not limited to the winter months. "The affect of carbon monoxide is ...

SD Hockey Dad: Carbon Monoxide Alarms Didn't Go Off 
KELOLAND TV By Ben Dunsmoor
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Wednesday night a group of hockey players were back on the ice after several team members got sick at the rink from carbon monoxide. Four hockey players went to the hospital after a practice at the Sioux Falls Ice and ...

SD Carbon Monoxide poisoning raises questions about safety 
KSFY
Jake was taken to the hospital and had a carbon monoxide reading of 18% in his blood stream, anything higher than 20% can be fatal. Three other players on the team also were treated but Jake's poisoning saturation was the highest. ...

SD Sioux Falls Fire Rescue has unique carbon monoxide tester 
KSFY, By Jamie Stubbe
Carbon monoxide is created by burning fossil fuels and pushes oxygen out of your blood. If exposed for enough time, the gas can be deadly. Symptoms of poisoning include flu-like symptoms and fatigue. Since carbon monoxide is ...

May 18, 2011

“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.” Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Carbon Monoxide puts hockey players in the hospital
KSFY
Several hockey players and even a few Stampede coaches started feeling sick when they left the Sioux Falls Ice and Recreation Center Monday night and it looks like carbon monoxide is to blame. We spoke with the mother of a young hockey player who got ...

Cincinnati distributes free smoke alarms
Cincinnati.com Mt. Adams, Lower Price Hill, Avondale, and Oakley
The Cincinnati Fire Department will install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in all city neighborhoods this summer through its annual Safe Summer Nights Program, which began Tuesday and runs ...

Hardeman urges legislature to pass CO bill
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Bill 69 would change the Ontario Building Code to require carbon monoxide detectors in all residential buildings. In existing residential units battery operated units would meet the bill's requirements. Hardeman reintroduced the bill — which was left ...

May 17, 2011

“The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.”
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Carbon Monoxide Scare In Franklin County 
LEX18 Lexington KY News
EMS took a Franklin County couple to the hospital Tuesday morning, and neighbors say family members tell them it was a case of carbon monoxide poisoning. Firefighters won't confirm that carbon monoxide made the couple sick, but they do confirm a high ...

Police urge residents to takes steps to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning 
Carroll County Times
After a Hampstead couple died this weekend from possible carbon monoxide poisoning, a state official is urging people to take a number of steps to prevent or detect the lethal gas before it gets a chance to spread in their homes. ...

Tory trying to gain support for bill to make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory 
Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO - A Progressive Conservative is renewing his efforts to make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in all homes in Ontario. Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman will try again to gain support for his private member's bill today during a news conference at ...

Australian Carbon Monoxide News
Legal Standards in the Workplace
The current Australian standard set by the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) limits exposure to 30 parts of carbon monoxide per million parts of air averaged over eight hours, or 34 milligrams per metre cubed. This standard applies in Victoria. Remember though, that standards are generally set at a level that experts believe "most" people should not be adversely affected, and do not take into consideration personal health problems or strenuous work situations. Persons with heart trouble or respiratory ailments such as asthma or emphysema may be endangered by carbon monoxide at a lower threshold than that allowed by the standard. Any worker performing strenuous tasks that cause heavier than normal breathing will take in large quantities of carbon monoxide. Smokers, who may already have carbon monoxide in their blood from inhaled smoke, may feel adverse effects of carbon monoxide poisoning more quickly than non-smokers. OHS REPS @ Work 

May 16, 2011

“The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.” Douglas Horton (1891-1968)

Police investigating two deaths in Hampstead 
Carroll County Times
Two people were found dead Saturday night in the basement of their Hampstead home as the result of possible carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Maryland State troopers from the Westminster barrack. Lewis O. Keyser, 81, and Betty J. Keyser, 84, ...

Carbon monoxide, the silent killer, misses its mark 
The Durango Herald
It was a puzzle, but the symptoms and other clues made them suspect carbon-monoxide poisoning, Josh Lorenzen, a DFRA paramedic at the scene, said in a phone interview. Paramedics' tests showed Murphy was registering 20 percent for CO – not generally a ...

After loss, local mom pushes for prevention 
Centre Daily Times
Carbon monoxide killed her and her father on Nov. 30, 2003, as they slept in his College Township apartment. Eight years later, her mother is lending her support for a state bill that aims to prevent similar deaths. Dena Yeagley, of State College, ...

10 people taken to hospital due to elevated carbon monoxide levels at Jersey ... 
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com, Google Maps
Ten people were taken to the hospital last night due to high carbon monoxide levels at 446 Bergen Ave. in Jersey City. Some 10 residents of 446 Bergen Ave. in Jersey City were taken to the hospital last night, ...

Biodiesel's emission-busting numbers: NBB 
Biofuels Digest
“According to the EPA,” the NBB said, “biodiesel has the following emissions properties compared with petroleum diesel: Carbon Monoxide – on average 48 percent lower; Particulate Matter – 47 percent lower; Hydrocarbons – on average 67 percent lower; ...

Carbon monoxide detectors to be priced for every home 
Herald Sun
Tyler and Chase Robinson died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the family's rented home last year. Source: Supplied THE cost of putting a carbon monoxide detector in every house and vehicle in Australia will be assessed as part of a gas appliance ...

May 15, 2011

“Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?” William Blake (1757-1827)

Elderly Couple Found Dead in Carroll County Home 
Patch.com By Valerie Bonk
Carbon monoxide may have been a factor in the death of an elderly couple found in their Carroll County home Saturday night, according to Maryland State Police. Lewis Keyser, 81, and Betty Keyer, 84, ...

Congress St. building evacuated 
Morning Sentinel By Emma Bouthillette, ebouthillette@mainetoday.com
PORTLAND — A building at 415 Congress St. has been evacuated while crews investigate a carbon monoxide problem.

May 14, 2011

“Mistakes are the portals of discovery.”
James Joyce (1882-1941)

Carbon monoxide sickens 3 people in Columbus packaging company 
The Republic
Authorities say three people were taken to a hospital after being exposed to carbon monoxide at a Columbus packaging company. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports that the people were sickened around noon on Friday in a shipping area of Ankerpak. ...

Carbon monoxide detector wakes residents before fire 
Denver Post
The two residents at the apartment were awakened by a carbon monoxide detector just before 9 am after a bathroom fan had been left running and overheated. The residents were able to use fire extinguishers to put out the fire, but one of the residents ... 

Family's plea after poisoning 
Timaru Herald
CARBON MONOXIDE CRUSADERS: Mavis Joyce and her family want carbon monoxide sensors installed in caravans. A lethal gas leak killed her husband Ian in their caravan. Forty dollars and a little information could have saved Timaru man Ian Joyce's life. ...

May 13, 2011

“No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.”
Plato (427-347 BC)

Report: Evacuations ordered in townhouse complex after carbon monoxide death 
Orlando Sentinel  Dangerous carbon monoxide levels found at a townhouse community after a person was discovered dead in a garage with a running car prompted authorities to evacuate nearby homes early today, according to WKMG. Firefighters went door to door in the Orange ...

Gates Police set up fund for family devastated by CO poisoning 
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The Gates Police Department has teamed with Gates Chili Community Connections to raise funds for a Gates family who suffered from an apparent carbon monoxide accident. On May 5, Raul A. Correa, 44, was found dead at 54 Nisa Lane in Gates. ...

Tyler's Law: Education On The Dangers of Carbon Monoxide
Patch.comIn December of last year, Tyler Lavers died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning while working on his car. Tyler was working on his car with the garage door open, but the cold air prevented the dangerous fumes from leaving the garage as well as one would think….The bill would require driver's education courses to contain a section about carbon monoxide, its characteristics, and how quickly it can cause harm or death. The bill also requires a driver’s license exam to test the applicant’s knowledge of the dangers of carbon monoxide.

United Kingdom News
Mum and three children without hot water for week after fears boiler leaked ... 
Southport Visiter A MUM fears lethal carbon monoxide fumes could have leaked into her Marshside home after her boiler was incorrectly installed. Mum-of-three Lisa Ashbee has been without hot water for a week and is worried her children were exposed to the gas. ...

Carbon monoxide fumes killed elderly couple while they watched television
This is Lincolnshire 
AN ELDERLY couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning after fatal fumes leaked into their house, an inquest heard. Tragedy struck Dorothy Bond, 85 and husband William Bond, 87, after they settled down for an evening watching television on New Year's ...

May 12, 2011
“Exchange ideas frequently.” James C. Penney (1875 - 1971)

CALIFORNIA
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Required
cityofsanrafael.orgCarbon monoxide detectors are required to be installed in all existing single family homes by July 1, 2011, and in all other dwellings by January 1, 2012. This requirement was established by the State in the California Carbon Monoxide Prevention Act of 2010. No building permit is required, and the detectors can be battery powered. On average, 170 people in the U.S. die every year from the CO produced by consumer products. CO is odorless, colorless and otherwise not detected by human senses, so people do not know they are exposed. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has information at www.cpsc.gov.cpscpub/pubs/466.html.

 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (CO) Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and ...
 EMEDICINEHEALTH.COM
Learn about Carbon monoxide poisoning (CO), a colorless, odorless gas and is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in America.

No action to be taken over Earby family's carbon monoxide poisoning 
Craven Herald
Just over a year after an Earby family was poisoned by carbon monoxide, a Government agency has ruled it will not take enforcement action despite discovering failings. Tina Broughton, of Victoria Mews, and her two children Holly, 17, and Jake, 13, ...

May 12, 2011

“Exchange ideas frequently.”
James C. Penney (1875 - 1971)

CALIFORNIA
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Required
cityofsanrafael.org Carbon monoxide detectors are required to be installed in all existing single family homes by July 1, 2011, and in all other dwellings by January 1, 2012. This requirement was established by the State in the California Carbon Monoxide Prevention Act of 2010. No building permit is required, and the detectors can be battery powered. On average, 170 people in the U.S. die every year from the CO produced by consumer products. CO is odorless, colorless and otherwise not detected by human senses, so people do not know they are exposed. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has information at:  www.cpsc.gov.cpscpub/pubs/466.html 

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (CO) Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and ...
EMEDICINEHEALTH.COM
Learn about Carbon monoxide poisoning (CO), a colorless, odorless gas and is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in America.

No action to be taken over Earby family's carbon monoxide poisoning 
Craven Herald 
  Just over a year after an Earby family was poisoned by carbon monoxide, a Government agency has ruled it will not take enforcement action despite discovering failings. Tina Broughton, of Victoria Mews, and her two children Holly, 17, and Jake, 13, ...

May 11, 2011

“In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.” 
Buddha (563 BC - 483 BC)

Roswell Family Hospitalized For CO Poisoning
WGCL Atlanta
Authorities say a simple mistake caused a Roswell family's home to fill with dangerous levels of carbon monoxide poisoning. Someone left a car running in the garage overnight, police said. Paramedics responded to the home on Richland Court just before ...

Study: Snowmobiles emit more than cars 
Jackson Hole News&Guide
“The nitrogen dioxide might be more of a concern than carbon monoxide or [particles less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter] at this point.” The EPA ambient air quality one-hour standard for nitrogen dioxide is 0.1 parts per million based on a three-year ...

Donations sought for Gates family involved in carbon monoxide incident 
Gates-Chili Post By Jessica Spies, staff writer
The Gates Police Department, in conjunction with community connections, has been working with the family in the aftermath of this tragedy. On May 5, the Correa family of Nisa Lane had their electricity shut off for a lack ...

Pennsylvania Carbon Monoxide News
poconorecord.com
Monroe County - A Monroe County woman is traveling to Harrisburg today to testify about the need for carbon monoxide detectors in homes. Meg Watt's brother, Michael Hopkins, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in February 2008. Watt has been working to educate families about the dangers of the "Silent Killer" and the importance of installing carbon monoxide alarms.

Watt started the "Four Friends Memorial" in honor of her 19-year-old brother and his three friends, who also died of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a gas generator. They were using it during a house renovation. Pennsylvania is a nationwide leader in accidental carbon monoxide poisonings, which can result in lifetime injury or death. Sen. Pat Browne, R-16, has introduced a bill that would require most homes to be equipped with carbon monoxide alarms at the time of sale. It would require multifamily homes, such as apartments, to be equipped with an alarm, as well.

May 10, 2011

“A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.”
Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Research Finds Viable Use of Carbon Dioxide as Vehicle Fuel 
AZoCleantech
Carbon monoxide is known as a forerunner to liquid hydrocarbons among the energy sources. It is utilized as a chemical for manufacturing detergents, plastics, and acetic acid used in food preservation, drugs production and others. ...

Carbon Monoxide Sends Five People to Hospital 
MyFox Atlanta
Investigators say carbon monoxide sent five people to the hospital early Tuesday morning. Fire crews say a woman reported smelling exhaust and said a car was left running in the garage. Officials won't confirm the ages of the victims, but do say three ...

No such thing as safe smoking 
San Diego Union Tribune
Another study, this one by University of Florida scientists and published last month in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that patrons leaving hookah cafes had carbon monoxide levels in their blood more than three times higher than ...

High carbon dioxide levels, mold found in portable classrooms at Kanawha grade ... 
Greenfield Daily Reporter
The firm says air quality samples it took on April 14 showed carbon dioxide levels in one classroom at 2125 parts per million. Another classroom registered at 1850 parts per million. A day earlier, air samples registered at 1169 parts per million..NOTE: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is an under measured gas inside buildings and can cause symptoms of tiredness, weakness and in many cases respiratory distress.

Health Care Perspectives & Common toxins 
Sky Hi Daily News
CARBON MONOXIDE: The most immediate, potentially lethal danger in the home environment is carbon monoxide. Early symptoms of poisoning are flu-like headaches, fatigue, nausea, and dizziness, but without the fever. In too many cases, ...

May 9, 2011

“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.”
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

“You walk down the stairs to wake your son and his friends up from a sleepover. They will not wake up. A young man goes to his girlfriend's apartment. He finds her sleeping in her bed. She will not wake up. A woman is cleaning her house. She feels tired so she lies down. Her husband comes home and she will not wake up. These are all true stories. These people did not awaken because of carbon monoxide poisoning. Spending $20 on a detector could have prevented all of these deaths.

My name is Stefan Calvaruso. I know these stories are true because I have one of my own. Imagine yourself on an airplane on the way to marry your fiancé, only to arrive at the airport to find that she has tragically died... Maria was a nineteen-year-old girl from Ecuador and my fiancé. She died from carbon monoxide poisoning.”

The Maria Jose Crusellas Foundation 
mjcfoundation.org
The Maria Jose Crusellas Foundation brings awareness of the silent killer. Carbon monoxide poisoning must be avoided.

May 8, 2011

“Necessity, the mother of invention.” Plato (427-347 BC)
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
The following link will be posted repeatedly:
24 U.S. states with carbon monoxide laws or legislation
National Conference of State Legislatures As of January 2010, 24 states have enacted laws regarding carbon monoxide detectors or smoke alarms: Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

May 7, 2011

“Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people.”
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)

24 U.S. states with carbon monoxide laws or legislation
National Conference of State Legislatures
 As of January 2010, 24 states have enacted laws regarding carbon monoxide detectors or smoke alarms: Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Local Agencies Say Generator Use Is Common 
13WHAM-TV
Gates, NY - One day after five victims of carbon monoxide poisoning were found in a home, local relief agencies said many families choose generators because they don't know where to go for help. On Friday, police revealed the name of the man who died ...

Carbon monoxide hazards increase after heavy Tahoe Truckee winter 
Sierra Sun
One of these waste products is carbon monoxide (CO), which is both explosive and lethal. Operating generators during power outages and alternative heating can also create problems. Find following important safety information provided by the Consumer ...

Carbon monoxide detection devices now required 
Sierra Sun
Carbon monoxide detection devices are required to be installed in existing single family homes. Senate Bill 183, the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Prevention Act of 2010, was approved by the Governor on May 7, 2010 and is now law. ...

May 6, 2011

“The consequences of an act affect the probability of its’ occurring again.” B. F. Skinner (1904-1990)

Man dies in Gates home, four others hospitalized after apparent carbon ...
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle SHAWN DOWD/staff photographer GATES —
Gates Police investigate the scene of a possible carbon monoxide fatality at a house on Nisa Lane in Gates on Thursday. A man in his 40s, whose name was not released, was found dead in the home. / A man in his 40s ...

Carbon monoxide detection provides local family with security
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
The alarm warned: Danger, Carbon Monoxide. “We were about to put the kids down for a nap,” Alcorta recalled. “If we hadn't heard the alarm going off, I can't even imagine.” On her Facebook page that day, Alcorta posted the message, “Everyone should get ...

Boiler problem causes Shelton High School evacuation
Ct Post
However, firefighters use smoke detector meters to rule out any carbon monoxide problems resulting from the smoke, he said. The call came in at 1:35 pm and fire personnel were at the school within a minute. Crews began to clear the scene just before 2 ... NOTE: This is a confusing message or bad reporting regarding technology used to do something it was not intended to do, “firefighters use smoke detector meters to rule out any carbon monoxide problems resulting from the smoke”. ???

5 common home hazards
KIVI-TV
Many states require a landlord to install carbon monoxide detectors along with smoke detectors. Now that you own your own home, take up the slack and make sure that you have carbon monoxide alarms installed throughout your home. Carbon monoxide is an ...

Health Department Warns Of Carbon Monoxide Danger
The Chattanoogan
While generators can provide temporary power, they can also produce carbon monoxide, or CO, an odorless, colorless gas that can cause sudden illness and death. CO is found in combustion fumes, such as those produced by small gasoline engines, stoves, ...

Shanghai cuts carbon monoxide emissions by 20000 tons during Expo 2010
People's Daily Online
Shanghai's rail network, along with the popularity of other public means of transportation, helped the city reduce carbon monoxide emissions by more than 21500 tons, nitrogen oxide by nearly 3100 tons and hydrocarbons by nearly 3500 tons during the ...

May 5, 2011

“Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Flood-related calls keep fire/rescue busy 
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
SARANAC LAKE - The village police department has joined the list of buildings with flooded basements, and gas-powered pumps used indoors have rescue workers responding to air out toxic carbon monoxide. Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department members ...

TEMA says use generators correctly 
Knoxville News Sentinel
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday that two people, residents of Hamilton County, died from carbon monoxide poisoning while using a generator in the aftermath of last week's severe storms. "We understand Tennesseans who have suffered ...

May 4, 2011

“Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” Mattie Stepanek (1990-2004)

OPINION SHAPER: Strange beeps prove to be life saver
STLtoday.com 
We tracked it down to the carbon monoxide alarm. Was the battery telling us it was low? We took the alarm from the wall and looked at the back. A label told us the alarm would chirp every minute if it needed a new battery. ...

Man found dead at Fremont home, police say
Fremont News Messenger
FREMONT — A man was found dead in a Clinton Street home this evening from what police believe was likely carbon monoxide poisoning, an official said. Authorities found the man, who was in his mid-to-late '40s, after another man called them to the ...

Enbridge Supports 11 New Communities by Donating $100000 to Help the Fire ...
Marketwire
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc., the Fire Marshal's Public Fire Safety Council and 11 local fire departments will work together to deliver more than 3500 combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to Ontario homes. ...

May 3, 2011

“Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.”
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832)

Police: Charges in order in deaths of 2 Pa. men killed by carbon monoxide 
Greenfield Daily Reporter
Police say that criminal charges are in order in the accidental deaths of two men killed by carbon monoxide outside Philadelphia. Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood says the men lived above a grocery store that used a generator to power ...

Ireland's industrial pollutant output falls 
Environmental Data Interactive
Overall, the data shows a continued downward trend, since 2007, in emissions of key substances or pollutants to air (carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, methane and non-methane volatile organic carbons). ...

Sickle-cell may blunt, not stop, malaria 
Science News
The sickle-cell mutation leads to higher production of a protein called heme oxygenase-1, which makes carbon monoxide gas. The gas helps reduce inflammation and protects against death in mice with malaria infection in their brains, the team reports in ...

May 2, 2011

“'Evil men have no songs.” Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

Ohio landlord hit with rare charge in CO deaths 
The Associated Press
McDaniel's relatives had no idea her new place didn't have heat or electricity — until the next morning, when her landlord found all four dead from carbon monoxide fumes. The landlord, Steven Snow, is due in court Monday for a pretrial hearing on four ...

Howard County motel evacuated for high carbon monoxide levels 
Baltimore Sun
A Howard County motel was temporarily evacuated Saturday night after rescue personnel discovered high levels of potentially lethal carbon monoxide there, a county fire and rescue spokesman said. Responders were called to the Sleep Inn on Second Street ...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Probable Cause of Death of Chattanooga Couple 
Gather.com
Carbon monoxide poisoning most likely was the cause of death of a Chattanooga couple. Their power has been out since the violent storms and tornadoes of last Wednesday. They did what so many others have done, they purchased a generator. ...

Why you need to bring a portable carbon monoxide detector with you when traveling 
allvoices By AnneHart
Bring a carbon monoxide detector along with you when you leave home to stay at a hotel or a relative's house. Travel-sized carbon monoxide detectors are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. And it makes a great graduation gift for ...