Description

• Chemical formula is CO– One carbon atom and one oxygen atom

• Colorless

• Odorless

• Gas at room temp.

• Do not confuse with CO2

Sources

Burning anything organic (living or once living-containing Carbon) and inhaling the fumes

Methylene Chloride

• A liquid found in degreasers, solvents and paint removers– Metabolized by the liver into CO

– Can cause CO poisoning where CO is not inhaled

Toxicity

• Dangerous levels of CO–100ppm

–“highly toxic”

Symptoms• HEADACHES

• NAUSEA

• DIZZINESS

• BALANCE ISSUES

• FATIGUE

• JOINT PAIN

• SLEEP ISSUES

• CHEST

DISCOMFORT

• Red blotchy skin

• ASTHMA!

Detection Put near source – furnace, fire place…

Cure and Lasting Effects• Cure

– O2- replace CO on the hemoglobin

– Get them outside if possible

– Coffee or strong tea

– Cotton with ammonium chloride• Makes person cough

• Lasting Effects!– Brain Damage

– Heart Damage

– Endocrine Damage

History• Early 1200’s- Spanish alchemist Arnold of

Villanova described a poisonous gas produced by the incomplete combustion of wood that was almost certainly carbon monoxide

• Joseph Priestley- more recent and scientific study of CO

Deaths are rare for people who have high income b/c they have $ to do proper maintenance...

Where is it?

China

Social Impacts• None…

• Can affect people of lower socio-economic status due to lower income.– Less money to make repairs to furnaces…

– Lower education levels

– Less money to purchase

CO detectors

Bibliography

• http://www.carbon-monoxide-survivor.com/carbon-monoxide-poisoning-damage.html

• http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/819987-overview

• http://www.uk2.net/blog/guide-to-making-money-online-pt-1/