Carbon Monoxide News November 10, 2013 - posts updated frequently

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“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”
Michelangelo (1475-1564, bio link)

It is of primary importance that the health symptoms and the effects of CO poisoning are clearly understood, recognized, tested for, and remediated. Carbon monoxide at a high concentration is a deadly poison and in lesser concentrations can cause or compound illness symptoms for all people especially those who have vulnerable or pre-existing health conditions. Pregnancy is critical to protect from CO exposure, especially for the fetus.

It is an adult choice on how seriously you want to take the threats of carbon monoxide exposure and poisoning; if you have doubts, visit with Carbon Monoxide Survivor at their web site.
Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

 

CO and Air Quality News Links

NICOLE'S LAW: Annual CO alarm give-away honors young victim
Wicked Local Plymouth
State officials distributed free carbon monoxide detectors this week in honor of a Manomet girl whose death eight years ago prompted legislation mandating the…

Carbon Monoxide Cases Create Deathtraps, Common during Winter
KTUU Follow Up
“Carbon Monoxide is odorless, it doesn't have any taste, it doesn't irritate like most other fumes that happen during a fire," said Dr. Javid Kamali, Providence Hospital Pulmonary Specialist. When those poisonous gasses can't escape through your chimney or furnace, they'll turn your home or any other confined space into a death trap. On Thursday morning, Angela Hubbard, 24, was found dead in her home off South Kyrsten Circle in Meadow Lakes, between Wasilla and Big Lake. Investigators say she died of carbon monoxide poisoning…

Cook wih gas? Be alerted to low levels of carbon monoxide 

Using gas stoves with no hood may expose many to air pollution
UPI.com Health
The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory tested gas ranges to determine their pollution output. The researchers used data on more than 6,000 Southern California households and their cooking habits to estimate people's exposure to air pollutants in the kitchen during a typical week in the winter…They discovered 62 percent of households using gas burners without venting range hoods were routinely exposed to excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide, 9 percent to carbon monoxide and 52 percent to formaldehyde -- gases that can cause respiratory problems and worsen asthma and cardiovascular disease, …The study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, estimated as many as 12 million Californians are exposed to levels of nitrogen dioxide above health standards as a result of cooking with gas burners. Nationally, there could be tens of millions more.

 

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 packageand 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

Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems; don't leave anyone behind.

These following links may be of some use to you:
- The World Clock - Time Zones
- Google Maps-
- Earthquake Map

World population counter

- 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.
- Carbon Monoxide detection- National Fire Protection Association

Increased education, awareness can prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
Minnesota Department of Commerce

Carbon monoxide kills, founder sends warning Carbonmonoxidekills.com

· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.

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

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