CO & Motor Vehicles

Goals of the Reduction of Suicides by Exhaust Gas Working Group, Australia

CO Suicide Studies 1976-90

CO Suicide Studies 1991-97

Older Garage Studies




Change of Gas Composition in a Motor Vehicle Passenger Compartment

Model showing increase of CO in a Motor Vehicle Passenger Compartment

Model showing increase of CO₂ in a Motor Vehicle Passenger Compartment

Model showing depletion of O₂ in a Motor Vehicle Passenger Compartment


Considerations in Setting the CO Concentration Threshold

Legislation and Dates Pertinent to CO Emissions

Average In-vehicle Concentrations of CO and CO₂

Exhaust CO Conc.'s and Age




CO Uptake - A replot of Data of Forbes, Sargent & Roughton, 1945




Proposed Solution