“You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.”
Albert Camus (1913-1960, bio link)
The following links may be of some use to you:
The World Clock - Time Zones by timeanddate.com
Google Maps- perhaps, to reference locations noted in CO News headlines
American Red Cross - disaster relief
Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution - U.S. EPA
Heart rescue video using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
Federal Aviation Administration warning; Carbon Monoxide: a Deadly Menace
Carbon monoxide toxicity- Emergency Medicine Ireland
Carbon Monoxide Survivor- Views from those who have been poisoned.
Carbon monoxide is a known poisonous gas. Carbon dioxide is a known gas in our atmosphere and is also a product of combustion – all fires produce it. We exhale carbon dioxide – so does your pet dog, cat, bird or any of your livestock.
One of the good, initial starting points for assessing indoor air quality is for continuous measurement of carbon dioxide in occupied spaces. Along with temperature and relative humidity, and of course carbon monoxide, immediate facts regarding the status of the air can be observed. Today’s electronic measurement manufacturers have packaged these devices into hand held or table top devices for both the HVACRE technician or building manager and the consumer.
We use carbon dioxide for multiple industrial uses, including beverage enhancements. Leaks in rooms where containers of the gas are located can be deadly. Please note the following news link and read about the hazards firefighters experience as well as workers at somewhere as innocent as a fast food restaurant.
It must also be remembered that the use of unvented combustion systems of any kind inside buildings or enclosed spaces can result in increases of carbon dioxide and then result in similar health consequences associated with oxidative stress – just like carbon monoxide. It is your air – be aware. Measurement is education. Without measurement it is guess work. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Carbon Dioxide: A Hidden Danger for Firefighters
FireEngineering.com
CO2 is a colorless, odorless non-flammable gas with a vapor density 1.5 times that of room air. It is non-toxic, but by displacing oxygen in confined spaces, the gas can cause asphyxiation. Symptoms of exposure include headache, nausea, dizziness, restlessness, difficulty breathing, sweating, malaise, rapid heart rate, coma, seizures and ultimately death.
CO News Links –
Physician treats symptoms with antibiotics when presented
Penzance family relive carbon monoxide nightmare in which doctors say they ...
This is Cornwall
A PENZANCE mother of three has told how she was "an hour from death" after carbon monoxide – known as the 'silent killer' – struck at her home. Charlotte Bone, her husband, James and daughter Katie were living in a Bolitho estate cottage at Newbridge ...
Update – excellent video reporting, informative for all
Carbon monoxide exposure sends 4 to hospitals
ksl.com
Investigators believe there was a "mechanical failure" in the basement — possibly broken piping — that caused the carbon monoxide leak. Mecham did not know Wednesday if the water heater or another device was producing the carbon monoxide.
Air Quality News
Tonawanda Air Quality Issues
WGRZ-TV
Ari Asmi: Air pollution, another factor in global warming
Phys.Org
Air Quality Conference Held in Augusta
WABI
Experts to defend air quality impact of Norfolk incinerator
AirQualityNews
Sask. air-quality system wins federal funding
Regina Leader-Post
Bill presses agencies to address Utah air woes
StandardNet
Inversions trapping unhealthy air in Fairbanks
Anchorage Daily News
Who is responsible for the air you breathe?
Take control inside your homes.
The lowest U.L. 2034 & CSA 6.19 carbon monoxide alarm test point is:
70 PPM to 149 PPM – resist one hour, must alarm before 4 hours
Please read the alarm information on the package and in the instructions.
Increased education, awareness can prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
Minnesota Department of Commerce
SAINT PAUL, MN – Each year about 50,000 people visit emergency rooms in the United States for CO poisoning, and more than 500 die each year from this silent, odorless, colorless gas. As part of Winter Hazard Awareness Week (November 5-9), the Minnesota Department of Commerce warns Minnesotans of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and to take steps to avoid this “silent killer.”
Carbon monoxide kills, founder sends warning
Carbonmonoxidekills.com
Carbon Monoxide Information Website ... Carbon Monoxide Useful Links · Contact ... Get the Top ten carbon monoxide safety tips sent to your inbox:
· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems; don't leave anyone behind.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-seven U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia
The following companies are acknowledged for their continued support of carbon monoxide safety education and this daily news blog. They may just have what you are looking for.
Fieldpiece Instruments
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts CO-Experts Model 2014 Brochure
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
ESCO Institute
TPI - Test Products International
Note this distraction from carbon monoxide poisoning:
Bald Eagle Camera Alcoa Bald Eagle Camera, Davenport, Iowa.
A friend of mine notified me that the pair of bald eagles has returned to their nest along the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa. The Alcoa Company has their web cam up and running and viewing of the nest is possible during daylight hours, Central Standard Time, US. UPDATE: Two eggs in the nest. The Alcoa Eagle website gives a good history of the pair and the company’s involvement with them. If you haven’t viewed this site through the hatching and growth of the eaglets, I think you may find it to be quite a live sight to see when you may have those periodic spare moments. This link will be posted on this site for those people who may wish to capture the link and watch the cycle of life of this nesting pair.
What does this have to do with carbon monoxide safety?
It is just a live web cam, perhaps a distraction from the headlines of death and injury. Please become aware of the air you breathe. Measurement is education. Measure your air accurately when measuring carbon monoxide. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
