Thursday, January 12, 2012

January 12, 2012

“American consumers have no problem with carcinogens, but they will not purchase any product, including floor wax, that has fat in it.”
Dave Barry (1947,) 

All Students Released from Hospital after Carbon Monoxide Scare
Patch.com By Mark Schieldrop
A repair crew is at St. Mary Parish at this hour working to repair a boiler that malfunctioned and sickened 13 St. Mary School students with carbon monoxide during a prayer service this morning. Five students were taken to the ...

Carbon Monoxide Calls Related to New Roofs
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth By Sara Story
Flower Mound officials encourage homeowners to double check newly-installed roofs after receiving an increased amount of calls regarding carbon monoxide. The Flower Mound Fire Department has experienced a significant increase in carbon ...

Cooler temperatures increase risk for carbon monoxide poisoning
WPSD Local 6
As outdoor winter temperatures drop and the risk for carbon monoxide poisoning increases, everyone is urged to be aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning due to improper use of heating or cooking devices. “Carbon monoxide poisoning can ...

Follow up
Leaky Stove To Blame In Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Death
KTUL (blog)
A leaky stove is likely the cause of a carbon monoxide poisoning that has killed one and left another in critical condition at a Tulsa hospital. Late Tuesday night EMSA responded a respiratory call at the Plaza Hills East Apartment complex in east ...

Gyrn Goch tent death 'classic' poisoning from barbecue fumes
BBC News
A woman who died while sleeping in a tent with a smouldering charcoal barbecue suffered "classic" carbon monoxide poisoning, an inquest has heard. Tracey Screen, 34, from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, died while on holiday in Gwynedd with her husband and ...

Permission granted: Anchorage can get rid of tailpipe inspections, too
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
As in Fairbanks, the air in Anchorage has long since lost the toxic levels of carbon monoxide the inspections sought to counteract. Anchorage hasn't violated the federal rules since 1997. Fairbanks hadn't violated the rules since 2000. ...

Landfill gas can be converted into clean energy
Bizcommunity.com
Landfill gas comprises approximately 50% methane, 40% carbon dioxide, small quantities of oxygen and nitrogen, and over 100 other trace gases, including carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide. Whilst carbon dioxide is found in much greater quantities in ...