Carbon Monoxide: Environmental Health Criteria 13
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | |
| dc.contributor.author | World Health Organization | |
| dc.contributor.organization | Economy Division | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-20T20:37:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-08-20T20:37:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1979 | |
| dc.description | Carbon and oxygen combine to form either carbon monoxide (CO) (incomplete combustion) or carbon dioxide (CO,) (complete combustion). Whereas carbon dioxide is inert, carbon monoxide is a potent poison owing to its ability to form strong bonds with the blood pigment, haemoglobin. Carbon monoxide is produced naturally, but the major man-made source is the motor vehicle - especially petrol-driven cars. Cigarette smokers subject themselves to further exposure by inhaling CO in the smoke. | en |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 92 4 154073 7 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29538 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.page.number | 132 p. | |
| dc.rights.accessLevel | Public | |
| dc.subject | environmental health | |
| dc.subject | carbon | |
| dc.subject | chemistry | |
| dc.subject | carcinogen | |
| dc.subject | mutation | |
| dc.subject | health | |
| dc.subject | smoking | |
| dc.subject | tobacco | |
| dc.subject.sdg | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being | |
| dc.title | Carbon Monoxide: Environmental Health Criteria 13 | en |
| dc.type | Communication or other resource |