Carbon Monoxide And Its Effects On The Environment

Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and poisonous gas. CNESST reported that 4 workers died at work of CO poisoning in the last 5 years. (25) CO could be fatal at certain concentration. Its effects can occur well before being aware enough of its presence. In Canada, more than 50 person lose their life each year from CO poisoning, of which an average of 11 deaths in Ontario. Every year significant number are suffering from CO poisoning, many of whom are permanently disabled. In Canada between 2000 and 2009, 380 accidental deaths were documented by CO. (27) Headache, nausea, burning eyes, fainting, confusion, and drowsiness are such alarm that you are exposed to CO. (28) Exposure to CO may be particularly dangerous for elderly,

The epidemiological data revealed several factors that can contribute to diseases and other factors that influence the occurrence of disease. The dumpster fire and car fire in Industrial Heights can pose a threat the community with the emission of carbon monoxide.

Carbon monoxide is a potentially deadly gas emitted by gas burning appliances. Considering it is colorless, odorless and tasteless if a leak occurs only a carbon monoxide detector can alert you and your family to its presence in your home. Install the detectors near the bedrooms and at least one on each floor.

Maybe when you drive your car in the country you don’t think about the effect this is having on a coral reef in Far North Queensland? Increased carbon monoxide decreases the waters pH making the oceans more acidic thus affecting to some degree the marine life and its ecosystems. From a current pH level of 8.2, it is predicted by current marine biologists that the oceans pH level could fall to around 7.8 by 2100, even small amounts of ocean acidity increases could ultimately decrease the capacity of corals to build skeletons and thus decreases the ability to create habitats for marine

In some of the states within the United States, we have witnessed new policies that have created indoor carbon monoxide poisoning requirements to avoid the giant poisonings that occur otherwise. At the suggestion of the authors of this report published in the CDC, health officials should look at considering these setting up these requirements for the safety of everyone involved.

What is Carbon Monoxide (CO) ? CO is a poisonous colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. Even though it has no delecatable odor CO is often mixed with gases that do have an ordor. You can inhale CO along with gases that you can smell and not have any awarness that CO is present.It is common in industrial hazard resulting from the incomplete burning of natural gas. Also along with any other material containing carbon such as gas, kerosene, oil, propane, coal, and wood.Carbon monoxide is a gas that causes thousands of deaths each year in Amercica. It is the leading cause of death in the USA.

Ambient air in urban, rural, and industrial areas contains an array of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). They spread in the air as gases from some solids or liquid materials. Society and environment are directly healthy affected in short- and long-term by VOCs at trace level concentrations (2). Air pollutants toxic are class of chemicals that may consider health problems in a significant way. There are many chemical pollutants released into the ambient air from various sources, such as power plants, and spraying pesticides. There are two types of air pollutants that are primary pollutants, which are emitted directly into the air from pollution sources, and secondary pollutants, which are from primary pollutants, but after they passing from many of the chemical changes in the atmosphere (12). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has compiled a list of 187 hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). There are 30 HAPs threaten health dramatically in metropolitan areas, such as benzene, 1,3-dichloropropene, 1,3-butadiene, and chloroform that are classified as toxins (3). In accordance with the 2007 Environmental Pollution, VOCs affect adversely on health and cause many diseases, such as immune and neurological damage, cardiovascular diseases, and reproductive and endocrine disorders (8). Several methods have developed for the

Exposure to pollutants such as C02, results in negative effects to the human health and to the environments wellbeing. For example, in America 25 million people suffer from asthma attacks and unfortunately that is responsible for 3000 deaths each year (Asthma and Air Pollution, 2014). Though it has no cure, reducing air pollution from cars, factories, and refineries can ease the risk of having an asthma attack. Not only does CO2 affect humans but the environment as well, mainly the aquatic ecosystem because of acid rain and eutrophication from the built up CO2 (Air Quality, 2014). Fish and plants are unable to survive in acidic water and eventually die. The food chain is effected causing additional death. Once the animals perish, humans are bound to be

Did you know that 75% of poisonous carbon monoxide emissions come from motor vehicles? By breathing in excess amounts of carbon monoxide, it can enter the bloodstream and result in severe tissue damage, lung damage and even death. Even though scientists and innovators know that motor vehicles produce over 10 different types of pollution, they still focus on enhancing strength of the vehicles rather than lowering the emissions. Improving strength is a very important part of advancing technology. Strength may be necessary but reducing pollution is of much more importance.

This report will compare and contrast the characteristics and roles of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere and their relation to human activity and health. Three main missions, Ozone Monitoring Instrument, Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere, and Atmosphere Infrared Sounder, pertinent to this study are included. These missions are also compared and contrasted to each other, similar to the two gasses that are the focus of this report. Concerning the gasses, NO2 will be thoroughly discussed. What it is, how it forms and its relation to human activity are also encompassed. In addition to this topics, whether or not NO2’s effects are local and global and the reason it is being studied are conversed. The topics

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience how to become more aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide and how to prevent exposure.

   The United States releases twenty tons of carbon monoxide per person per year. Carbon Monoxide release is a result of burning fossil fuels with an insufficient amount of oxygen that causes the formation of carbon monoxide that pollutes our environment. Everyday fuel is burnt by cars, airplanes, large factories and manufacturing plants. This is causing a very large and deadly problem for our environment. When gases used on earth are released into the atmosphere they act as a blanket and trap radiation that is then redirected to earth. This concept is called the Greenhouse Effect (Bad Greenhouse, 1).

The sulfur dioxide was regarded as the acknowledged toxic gas, and is also one of main factors for acid rain. Due to its severe toxicity, the major pollution incidents have even happened in human beings’ history. During 1st December and 15th December 1930, the toxic gases including the sulfur dioxide caused great loss for Meuse Valley in Belgium. The toxic gases led to thousands of people in the industrial zone of Meuse Valley were catched with respiratory diseases, and “nearly 63 people were dead within a week”. ( Benery B, HoetPH, Nemmar A. 2001) Additionally, many livestocks also could not survived and died of the toxic gases. In the incident, the mixture of SO2 and SO3 were the main dioxide smog.

Since the Industrial Revolution, there has been an increased presence of pollutants and carcinogens in the environment, specif-ically in urban areas.1 The presence of airborne pollutants can lead to an increase in allergic reactions and asthma rates. A common airborne pollutant is carbon monoxide (CO), which is commonly found in diesel exhaust. It is an odorless gas produced from me-thane and non-methane hydrocarbon oxidation.2 The toxic gas eliminates and takes the place of oxygen in the form of carboxy-hemoglobin when it binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells. It also affects the binding sites of heme groups, which complicates the transfer of oxygen to tissues.3 The majority of deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning is brought on from car exhaust.4 Between the years 1979 and 1988, 57% of deaths from carbon monoxide poi-soning were brought from car exhaust. There tend to be higher rates of carbon monoxide poisoning from car exhaust in northern regions, where temperatures are relatively low (Figure 1). 5

Air pollution levels have a large existence in big cities in Indonesia like Jakarta, Bandung, and so on. This problem happens because the number of motor vehicle use that is not limited [1]. Exhaust smog are the cause of air pollution which has the dangerous effects for people’s health. Exhaust smog is a result of burning fuel oil every motor vehicle. There are two types of burning fuel oil: the first is complete burning [2] and incomplete burning [3]. These types of burning have the differentiation in producing the remainder. Complete burning produces carbon dioxide as a result of remaining while incomplete burning produces carbon monoxide as a result of the rest. Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide are gases that are harmful to people’s health and could decrease ozone layer [4] [5]. Exhaust smog is hazardous to people’s health. Exhaust smog is a result of burning fuel oil [6]. Consequently, exhaust smog has possibility to contain carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide gas. These harmful gases affect human respiration. Carbon monoxide makes the respiratory system becomes worse. Carbon monoxide will interfere with the process of hemoglobin in breathing [7]. As a result, people will not only feel lack of oxygen but also often feel dizzy and weak. In the other hand, carbon dioxide causes dizziness and fatigue to the sufferer [8]. In the prevention and reduction of the impact of exhaust smog, the Indonesian government decided all motor vehicle users have to check