carbon monoxide is pollutant gas
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yes carbon monoxide is a dangerous pollutant gas
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- Carbon monoxide is produced due to incomplete combustion, metallurgical operations and naturally by plants as well as animals.
- Carbon monoxide has 200 times more affinity to hemoglobin as compared to oxygen. Carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin of blood and forms a stable compound called carboxyhemoglobin.
- At 50 ppm, CO converts 7.5% of hemoglobin into carboxy hemoglobin within 8 hours.
- It impairs oxygen transport resulting in headache, decreased vision, cardiovascular malfunction and asphyxia.
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