Comments on: Do the low levels of carbon monoxide inhaled from driving on the expressway or in traffic do damage? http://carbon-monoxide-poisoning.net/do-the-low-levels-of-carbon-monoxide-inhaled-from-driving-on-the-expressway-or-in-traffic-do-damage.html Mon, 24 May 2010 19:54:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: macrocompassion http://carbon-monoxide-poisoning.net/do-the-low-levels-of-carbon-monoxide-inhaled-from-driving-on-the-expressway-or-in-traffic-do-damage.html/comment-page-1#comment-43 macrocompassion Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:27:36 +0000 http://carbon-monoxide-poisoning.net/do-the-low-levels-of-carbon-monoxide-inhaled-from-driving-on-the-expressway-or-in-traffic-do-damage.html#comment-43 Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas which converts the red cells in the blood into something that the body cannot use. The body opposes this by generating new blood cells but it takes time and requires an iron intake which is often difficult for the body to find. Low levels of carbon monoxide are less harm-full, but one should try to avoid them, because their effects can accumulate over the time it takes for the blood to be renewed. This deadly gas has no smell. The effect on us is to produce a lack of oxygen particularly to the brain, dizziness and eventually unconsciousness and death. Police men and women who direct the traffic suffer from the effects of breathing this gas and so do commuters who wait for long times in idling traffic (especially when the car windows are open). The results are not usually fatal unless the person involved already has breathing difficulties, and provided he/she has enough sense to know when a feeling of faintness is coming on and can avoid breathing any more of this gas. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas which converts the red cells in the blood into something that the body cannot use. The body opposes this by generating new blood cells but it takes time and requires an iron intake which is often difficult for the body to find.

Low levels of carbon monoxide are less harm-full, but one should try to avoid them, because their effects can accumulate over the time it takes for the blood to be renewed.

This deadly gas has no smell. The effect on us is to produce a lack of oxygen particularly to the brain, dizziness and eventually unconsciousness and death. Police men and women who direct the traffic suffer from the effects of breathing this gas and so do commuters who wait for long times in idling traffic (especially when the car windows are open). The results are not usually fatal unless the person involved already has breathing difficulties, and provided he/she has enough sense to know when a feeling of faintness is coming on and can avoid breathing any more of this gas.

]]> By: brian d http://carbon-monoxide-poisoning.net/do-the-low-levels-of-carbon-monoxide-inhaled-from-driving-on-the-expressway-or-in-traffic-do-damage.html/comment-page-1#comment-44 brian d Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:27:36 +0000 http://carbon-monoxide-poisoning.net/do-the-low-levels-of-carbon-monoxide-inhaled-from-driving-on-the-expressway-or-in-traffic-do-damage.html#comment-44 Cars today put out minimal CO. So there shouldn't be a problem Cars today put out minimal CO. So there shouldn’t be a problem

]]> By: Lover not a Fighter http://carbon-monoxide-poisoning.net/do-the-low-levels-of-carbon-monoxide-inhaled-from-driving-on-the-expressway-or-in-traffic-do-damage.html/comment-page-1#comment-45 Lover not a Fighter Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:27:36 +0000 http://carbon-monoxide-poisoning.net/do-the-low-levels-of-carbon-monoxide-inhaled-from-driving-on-the-expressway-or-in-traffic-do-damage.html#comment-45 They just released a report that women who live near highways are few time more likely to suffer birth defects during pregnancy. So it is very possible. EXCEPT the distance have to be VERY close (like 1 block). === In general people who live in large cities have higher health (and lung) problem. But again the difference is very minor. Good luck... They just released a report that women who live near highways are few time more likely to suffer birth defects during pregnancy. So it is very possible.

EXCEPT the distance have to be VERY close (like 1 block).
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In general people who live in large cities have higher health (and lung) problem. But again the difference is very minor.

Good luck…

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