Carbon Monoxide Headquarters

Index to Other Nasty Gases:

This is an index to other gases which may or may not usually co-exist with carbon monoxide in a particular poisoning situation. Information on these other gases is presented so the viewer will have an appreciation of the similarities as well as the differences of these gases with respect to physical characteristics, symptomatology, lethality, etc. as compared to CO.

Table 1 shows the levels of some of the gases below measured indoors. References and other Web sites where the viewer can obtain additional information are included.

Carbon Dioxide

Carbon Monoxide

Hydrogen Cyanide

Hydrogen Sulfide

Methane

Nitric Oxide

Nitrogen Dioxide

Nitrous oxide

Ozone

Sulfur Dioxide

References

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