Question

Why is carbon monoxide an air pollutant?

Answer 1

Carbon monoxide reacts with other pollutants in the air to form potentially harmful ground level ozone. ... Inhalation of carbon monoxide at high concentrations can be fatal, because it prevents the transport of oxygen (in blood) around the body.

Answer 2

Explanation:

ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴅɪᴏxɪᴅᴇ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴘᴏʟʟᴜᴛᴀɴᴛs . ɪᴛ ɪs ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ᴘᴏɪsᴏɴᴏᴜs . ɪᴛ ᴍɪxᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs ɪᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴀʀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪssᴜᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ . ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ.