causes of carbon monoxide for class 8th
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Carbon monoxide poisoning is caused by inhaling combustion fumes. when too much carbon monoxide is in the air you are breathing, your body replaces the oxygen in your red blood cells with carbon monoxide. This prevents oxygen from reaching your tissues and organs.
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Carbon monoxide :
- Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas produced by burning gasoline, wood, propane, charcoal, or other fuel. CO is formed as a by-product of burning organic compounds.
- Many cases of CO exposure occur in private residences
- Improperly ventilated appliances and engines, particularly in a tightly sealed or enclosed space, may allow carbon monoxide to accumulate to dangerous levels.
- CO toxicity is especially common during power outages due to storms, as a result of the improper use of gasoline-powered portable generators to provide electricity and indoor use of charcoal briquettes for cooking and heating.
- Exhaust from generators and propulsion engines on houseboats has also been linked to CO poisoning.
Causes of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning :
- Carbon monoxide poisoning is caused by inhaling combustion fumes. When too much carbon monoxide is in the air you're breathing, your body replaces the oxygen in your red blood cells with carbon monoxide.
- This prevents oxygen from reaching your tissues and organs. Various fuel-burning appliances and engines produce carbon monoxide.
- The amount of carbon monoxide produced by these sources usually isn't cause for concern.
- But if they're used in a closed or partially closed space — cooking with a charcoal grill indoors, for example — the carbon monoxide can build to dangerous levels.
- Smoke inhalation during a fire also can cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
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