I went back and looked. Could have just been a typo. Every other place it said dioxide.
> Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:42:26 -0400 > To: texascavers@texascavers.com > From: mmin...@caver.net > Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Carbon Dioxide > > Weird that the source Louise cited brought up cabon > _mon_oxide poisoning. That is irrelevant and _much_ worse. Carbon > monoxide binds very strongly to hemoglobin, similarly to cyanide and > unlike carbon dioxide and oxygen, which bind quite reversibly. CO > very quickly becomes toxic, whereas CO2 is relatively benign, causing > illness but not fatality unless high levels are maintained for a > prolonged period. > Fortunately carbon monoxide is relatively rare in the > natural world and comes mainly from incomplete combustion. Simple > confinement will not likely produce CO poisoning unless the > atmosphere is already contaminated. > > Mark > > At 07:32 PM 7/28/2012, Louise Power wrote: > > >Some external sources that can cause carbon monoxide poisoning > > include cigarette smoke, gas water heaters, charcoal grills, boats > > with engine, diesel or gasoline powered generators, and spray paints. > > Please reply to mmin...@caver.net > Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >
