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Carbon monoxide

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  • 30-11-2010 3:58pm
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    Bob Z
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    I have a carbo minoxide alarm in my place recently the fireplace became blocked the alrm didn't go off but had a Reading of 24 ppm. I know if it goes over a hundred it can be dangerous but is this bad?


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    edellc
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    Physiological Effects of Carbon Monoxide (CO)
    Parts per Million Time of Exposure Response
    50 Threshold limit, no apparent toxic symptoms
    100 Several hours No symptoms for long periods
    200 2-3 hours Possible headache
    400 1-2 hours Frontal headache and nausea
    800 45 minutes Headache, dizziness and nausea
    800 2 hours Collapse and possible unconsciousness
    1600 20 minutes Headache, dizziness and nausea
    1600 2 hours Collapse, unconsciousness, possible death
    3200 5-10 minutes Headache and dizziness
    3200 10-15 minutes Unconsciousness and possible death
    6400 1-2 minutes Headache and dizziness
    6400 0-15 minutes Unconsciousness and possible death
    12800 Immediate Unconsciousness
    12800 1-3 minutes Danger of death

    http://www.carbonmonoxide.ie/htm/poisoning.htm


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