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T1 Carbon Monoxide: Environmental Health Criteria 13
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 World Health Organization, 
K1 environmental health
K1 carbon
K1 chemistry
K1 carcinogen
K1 mutation
K1 health
K1 smoking
K1 tobacco
SN 92 4 154073 7
YR 1979
FD 1979
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29538
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29538
NO Carbon and oxygen combine to form either carbon monoxide (CO) (incomplete combustion) or carbon dioxide (CO,) (completecombustion). Whereas carbon dioxide is inert, carbon monoxide is a potent poison owing to its ability to form strong bonds withthe 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.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 24, 2026