Iowa Carbon Monoxide Deaths

Description

Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a toxic gas that you cannot see or smell. CO is given off whenever fuel or other carbon-based materials are burned. Breathing high levels of the gas causes severe illness or death in just minutes due to CO poisoning. Although CO poisoning can be prevented, hundreds of people in the United States die every year, and thousands more people require emergency medical care, as a result of accidental, non-fire related exposure to this toxic gas.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 https://tracking.idph.iowa.gov/Health/Carbon-Monoxide-Poisoning

Tags

  • co
  • monoxide
  • toxic-gas
  • smoke
  • carbon-monoxide-deaths
  • carbon-monoxide-poisoning
  • carbon-monoxide
  • combustion
  • unintentional-poisoning
  • indoor-pollution

Topics

  • Local Government

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