Carbon monoxide safety in focus; NEWSBRIEF.VICTIMS of carbon monoxide poisoning Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Definition Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning occurs when carbon monoxide gas is inhaled. CO is a colorless, odorless, highly poisonous gas that is produced by incomplete combustion. will share their experiences at an event tomorrow to mark National Carbon Monoxide carbon monoxide, chemical compound, CO, a colorless, odorless, tasteless, extremely poisonous gas that is less dense than air under ordinary conditions. It is very slightly soluble in water and burns in air with a characteristic blue flame, producing carbon dioxide; Awareness Week. At least 50 deaths are reported every year from carbon monoxide poisoning and 234 people are treated in hospital. In July, a gas fitter was found guilty of causing the death of Margaret Eileen Powell, 72, and Thomas Gwyn Morgan, 74, after he failed to fix the heating boiler at Mrs Powell's Brecon home. The two-hour talk will begin at 10.30am in City Hall. |
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