Mark Twain (1835-1910, bio link)
CO and Air
Quality News Links
+ Four hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak YNN
CLAY, N.Y. -- Four people are hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak in the town of Clay. Crews responded to the Breckenridge Apartments on Arlington Circle around 10:30 this morning. Firefighters say the carbon monoxide levels were -quote- "through ...
Pair released from hospital after road tragedy
ABC Online
The incident has prompted warnings from police and the RAA about the need to check vehicles and the dangers of carbon monoxide. RAA policy manager Mark Borlace says carbon monoxide leaks are a rare occurrence but motorists should still make sure ...
A Couple Dies In House Fire
Citizen News
A man and his wife died in their bed in what police and villagers suspect was due to carbon monoxide poisoning at Kiahungu village in Mukurweini District Nyeri County. Catherine Wangari a neighbor to the deceased said they suspect the couple died after ...
Can air pollution shift rain bands and cause drought?
Summit County Citizens Voice
FRISCO — A decades-long drought in central Africa may have been caused by air pollution from industrial sources in the northern hemisphere. The drought peaked in the mid-1980s, as Lake Chad nearly dried up and researchers initially pointed to ... but this was the first study that used decades of historical observations to find that this drought was part of a global shift in tropical rainfall, and then used multiple climate models to determine why.
Media Coverage of Pollution in China and the US
Energy Collective
Ever since Beijing's air pollution, as measured by the U.S. Embassy's air quality monitor, went above 800 on its AQI last January, the Western press has been inundated with stories about how China's 'historic' pollution has pushed public rage to a ...
How much carbon monoxide is too much?
Human reactions to oxidative stress may vary significantly due to age, sex, weight and overall state of health of the individual.
The human body has specific requirements regarding the flow of air & fuel into the dynamic conversion mechanism that generates life. When oxygen begins to be displaced, breakdowns of function begin as do errant neural firings and symptoms begin to occur.
In the laws of fire and combustion, where fuel, air and heat are required to be within specific ranges for complete combustion to occur when you take one of the 3 components away, combustion stops. If air and fuel are not proportioned exactly through the heat then the quality of combustion degrades. The human combustion system functions similarly.
The quality of combustion is dependent upon the quality of the fuel, the air-fuel mixture and the temperature of the process. The flame only needs about 28 to 43 per cent of the oxygen in the air and exhausts the excess. If fuel air & heat are within complete combustion conditions, the equipment should be operating within manufacturer specifications.
The quality of human life is dependent upon the quality of the air breathed in, the quality of the fuel eaten and the temperature of the process. If fuel, air & heat are within complete combustion conditions, the human should be within manufacturer specifications. The human life needs 100 percent of the oxygen in the air. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Who is responsible for
the air you breathe? Take control inside your
homes.
-Link to: CO alarm standards –
(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. Know when your fire department and emergency responders begin wearing their breathing apparatus and what their civilian evacuation levels are for carbon monoxide; it may be before 70 PPM. It is for pregnant women, infants & children, the elderly and all people of vulnerable health. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety)
- 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. Know when your fire department and emergency responders begin wearing their breathing apparatus and what their civilian evacuation levels are for carbon monoxide; it may be before 70 PPM. It is for pregnant women, infants & children, the elderly and all people of vulnerable health. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety)
These following links may be of some use to you:
- The World Clock - Time Zones
- Google Maps-
- Earthquake Map
- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)
- Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
- Federal Aviation Administration CO warning
- Carbon monoxide toxicity-Emergency Medicine Ireland
- Carbon Monoxide Survivor- Views from those who have been poisoned.
- The World Clock - Time Zones
- Google Maps-
- Earthquake Map
- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)
- Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
- Federal Aviation Administration CO warning
- Carbon monoxide toxicity-Emergency Medicine Ireland
- Carbon Monoxide Survivor- Views from those who have been poisoned.
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.
NOTE: Another camera is in operation from a lower angle.
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
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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
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