Carbon monoxide is a colorless and odorless gas that is produced by burning fuel, such as gasoline, wood, paper, natural gas, or kerosene.
Cars, trucks, boats, recreational vehicles, fireplaces, wood stoves and pool heaters all pose a potential risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. It is estimated that each year carbon monoxide poisoning kills 5,000 persons in the U.S. and injures over 10,000 persons.
Many of these deaths are due to faulty or defective products, including lawn mowers, gas stoves, hot water heaters, furnaces, fireplaces or snow blowers. Exposure can occur even in the outdoors. Cases have been reported of children who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from exposure to boat and jet-ski exhaust fumes. One of the main dangers are that sitting in a car, you can be overcome with this odorless gas and a resulting tragedy as our family has experienced.
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless but toxic gas.
However, carbon monoxide is the most toxic substance you’ll come into contact with within your daily life. In your home, at work, garage, vehicle or boat.
Because it is impossible to see, taste or smell the toxic fumes, CO can kill you without your notice.
At lower levels of constant exposure, CO causes mild effects that are often mistaken for the flu. These symptoms include headaches, dizziness, disorientation, nausea and fatigue.
