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It has been estimated that more than 40,000 people per year seek medical attention for carbon monoxide poisoning in the United States. [61] 95% of carbon monoxide poisoning deaths in Australia are due to gas space heaters. [62] [63] In many industrialized countries, carbon monoxide is the cause of more than 50% of fatal poisonings. [11]
Carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, ozone, lead, and particulate matter are also associated with increased hospitalization and mortality due to cardiovascular disease. Chromosomal damage is high among African American children and their mothers from Oakland, California who are exposed to traffic and regional ozone levels. [ 35 ]
Many gases have toxic properties, which are often assessed using the LC 50 (median lethal concentration) measure. In the United States, many of these gases have been assigned an NFPA 704 health rating of 4 (may be fatal) or 3 (may cause serious or permanent injury), and/or exposure limits (TLV, TWA/PEL, STEL, or REL) determined by the ACGIH professional association.
All of the deaths reviewed by NBC News happened outside the U.S., where regulations regarding carbon monoxide detectors are inconsistent (48 U.S. states have laws mandating the installation of ...
Anyone with information about the incident may call the state Fire Marshal's Office at 603-223-4289 or email fmo@dos.nh.gov. Officials urged New Hampshire residents to test their carbon monoxide ...
Carbon monoxide is a dangerous and silent killer. The colorless and odorless toxic gas kills hundreds of people every year and sickens thousands more, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Annual premature European deaths caused by air pollution are estimated at 430,000 [136] to 800,000. [128] An important cause of these deaths is nitrogen dioxide and other nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted by road vehicles. [136] Across the European Union, air pollution is estimated to reduce life expectancy by almost nine months. [137]
State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said police responded to 2962 Province Lake Road in Wakefield shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday for a welfare check. Wakefield is a town of about 5,000 that borders ...