News related to Carbon Monoxide
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Carbon Monoxide Campaigner Takes Battle to Parliament
Liverpool Daily Post - November 17, 2008
A MOTHER from Runcorn is this week taking her crusade to raise awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning to some of Britain’s most powerful pol ...
CO Risk of Portable Generators
Popular Mechanics - November 2005
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Know the CO dangers from Portable Electric Generators
Electrical Safety Foundation International - September 23, 2008
See ESFi for full text. Know the dangers of Portable Electric G ...
Motor Home Ratings Recognized Pocket CO
www.Motorhome-ratings.com - September 3, 2008
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Nanotechnology Enables World's Most Portable Carbon Monoxide Detector
nanowerk.com - September 3, 2008
See nanowerk.com for full story. (Nanowerk News) The latest generation portable ca ...
Carbon Monoxide - Basic Information
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency - September 23, 2008
EPA information about Carbon Monoxide and safety requirements. See EPA.gov for full details ...
Portable Carbon Monoxide Monitor Weighs <1oz.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room - September 11, 2008
See ThomasNet Industrial News Room for full story. September 11, 2008 - Able to run ...
NanoVIP.com - September 13, 2008
See NanoVIP.com for full text. World's Most Portable Carbon Monoxide Detector Released by ...
Small community mourns 'death bus' victims
aftenposten.no - July 14, 2008
Residents of the small community of Oltedal in western Norway were gathering to mourn the tragic deaths of a young local couple over the wee ...
Ten hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning
midhudsonnews.com - July 10, 2008
POUGHKEEPSIE - A carbon monoxide leak in the Hamilton Apartments at 445 Main Street in Poughkeepsie Wednesday afternoon sent residents onto ...
Men overcome by carbon monoxide
Cape Cod Times (capecodonline.com) - July 5, 2008
BOURNE - Two men working inside the engine room of a boat were exposed to life-threatening levels of carbon monoxide Saturday, fire official ...
St. Pete incident is wake-up call for generator safety
tampabays10.com - July 5, 2008
St. Petersburg, Florida - Firefighters say the carbon monoxide poisoning of a St. Petersburg family Friday is a wake-up call when it comes t ...
Eight suffer from carbon monoxide poisoning at Oceanfront hotel
hamptonroads.com - July 6, 2008
By John Warren The Virginian-Pilot © July 6, 2008 VIRGINIA BEACH Eight people at an Oceanfront hotel were taken to the hospital with ...
Parents in carbon monoxide campaign
The Press Association - July 6, 2008
The parents of two young children who were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday in Corfu are backing a new poster campaign a ...
Riverwalk hotel evacuated after carbon monoxide leak
chron.com - June 22, 2008
SAN ANTONIO - A carbon monoxide leak led officials to evacuate a downtown hotel of more than 200 guests and staff early Sunday, including a ...
Car accidentally left running killed couple
columbusdispatch.com - June 20, 2008
An Upper Arlington couple's deaths likely were accidental and caused by carbon monoxide, the Franklin County coroner said. Charles C. Hal ...
Man found with generator inside home dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
bradenton.com - June 16, 2008
GOLDEN GATE, Fla. -- Authorities say a 19-year-old man died from carbon monoxide poisoning after moving a generator inside his southwest Fl ...
St. Timothy's Middle School Evacuated
courant.com - June 7, 2008
WEST HARTFORD - More than 100 students and staff members at St. Timothy's Middle School were taken to area hospitals Friday after they wer ...
Carbon monoxide level was high in N.H. home where two died
fosters.com - June 4, 2008
LEMPSTER, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire authorities say a high level of carbon monoxide was found in the Lempster home where two men died, but t ...
Carbon monoxide fumes send 9 to Wash. hospitals
The Associated Press - June 6, 2008
SEATAC, Wash (AP) - Carbon monoxide fumes from a taxi idling in a home garage sent nine people to the hospital, including three law enforcem ...
Carbon monoxide sends four to hospital for exams
tucsoncitizen.com - June 9, 2008
DAVID L. TEIBEL Tucson Citizen Four people were taken to a hospital for examination Sunday after a carbon monoxide build up was found in ...
One dead of possible carbon monoxide poisoning near Indy track
wishtv.com - May 25, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - An Illinois family's trip to the track ended tragically Sunday leaving one man dead and three others recovering from c ...
PILOTS SPEAK OUT AGAINST TOXIC CABIN FUMES
corporatewatch.org - February 28, 2008
Chris Grimshaw After decades of inaction and denial by governments and the airline industry, former airline captain Tristan Loraine has d ...
Carbon monoxide at ADM plant in Illinois blamed for NE Iowan's death
wcfcourier.com - February 15, 2008
By RON INGRAM Courier Lee News Service DECATUR, Ill. --- Two veteran employees of Archer Daniels Midland died late Sunday of apparent ...
North Las Vegas family succumbs to carbon monoxide
kvbc.com - February 15, 2008
The North Las Vegas Fire Department says the high winds from a few days ago could have the been reason a family of five ended up at UMC earl ...
CF pushes for more detectors at restaurants
chinapost.com.tw - February 17, 2008
TAIPEI -- The Consumers' Foundation called on the government yesterday to mandate the installation of carbon monoxide detectors at restauran ...
12 Suffer From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
todaystmj4.com - February 17, 2008
Jay Olstad MILWAUKEE - A scary scene Saturday morning as a dozen people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, including four firefi ...
Carbon monoxide victim identified
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (post-gazette.com) - February 18, 2008
A 42-year-old Indiana County man who was found dead in a garage last week has been identified. Indiana County Coroner Michael A. Baker sa ...
Carbon monoxide kills Penn Hills man
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (post-gazette.com) - January 26, 2008
A Penn Hills man found dead in his house Thursday died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Corey Lutz, 26, was found unresponsive at about 2 p. ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning sends two to hospital
azfamily.com - January 27, 2008
GLENDALE- The Glendale Fire Department is reporting a 39-year-old woman and her 8-year-old daughter have been transported to a local hosp ...
Carbon monoxide victim recovering
upi.com - January 19, 2008
UPPER MACUNGIE, Pa., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A woman who almost died from carbon monoxide that killed her husband at a hotel in Pennsylvania was re ...
Free carbon monoxide detector may have averted a tragedy
martinsvillebulletin.com - January 20, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008 By PAUL COLLINS - Bulletin Staff Writer Around 5 a.m. on Thursday, 30-year-old Joey Greer of Fieldale was wat ...
Carbon monoxide likely killed child, grandfather
montrosepress.com - January 20, 2008
By Katharhynn Heidelberg Daily Press Senior Writer OLATHE - A silent killer is being blamed for the deaths of a toddler and his grandfat ...
Carbon monoxide causes hotel evacuation
whas11.com - January 21, 2008
Louisville, KY (WHAS11) - Just as the sun rose over the Comfort Suites, EMS phones were ringing. People were complaining of dizziness, seve ...
Woman, firefighters poisoned by carbon monoxide in home
wthr.com - January 19, 2008
Steve Jefferson/Eyewitness News Indianapolis - Four firefighters ended up in the hospital after rushing to a home to aid a woman who need ...
6 people hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
whec.com - January 13, 2008
Dangerous levels of carbon monoxide sent six people to the hospital. Emergency crews were called to 471 North Goodman St. late Saturday afte ...
Suspicious Carbon Monoxide Incident Under Investigation
wcax.com - January 11, 2008
Barre, Vermont - January 11, 2008 Barre City Police are investigating a suspicious case of carbon monoxide poisoning. They say five peopl ...
Alert fire chief saves crowd from carbon monoxide poisoning
Pressconnects.com - November 6, 2007
EDITORIAL In many households this week, West Windsor Fire Chief Jerry Launt is a hero. It was an alert Launt who connected the fact that ...
Man dies of carbon monoxide intoxication
ChicagoTribune.com - November 6, 2007
One man died over the weekend and another was seriously injured when a gas heater malfunctioned and expelled carbon-monoxide fumes in a Litt ...
Cold weather brings concerns over carbon monoxide poisoning
www.radioiowa.com - November 6, 2007
By Matt Kelley With low temperatures dipping into the 20s this week, most Iowans are switching on their furnaces to stave off the chill. D ...
Carbon monoxide scare leads to extra safety precautions
www.news10now.com - November 5,2007
Updated: 11/5/2007 10:05:06 PM By: Dana Hendrickson BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Saturday's carbon monoxide scare at the Greater Binghamton ...
5 Fall Ill on US Airways Flight
ASSOCIATED PRESS - November 5, 2007
BOSTON (AP)- Five US Airways crew members were taken to a hospital Monday after becoming ill aboard a flight from Washington. The crew a ...
KTTC - TV Jenna Gordon - October 13, 2007
ORONOCO, MN -- He grieved the death of his 3 year-old granddaughter by going to lawmakers. Now, David Griggs efforts have paid off wi ...
Firefighters Expose Invisible Killer
lafd.blogspot.com:LAFD News & Information - October 11, 2007
Each year in America, unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning claims nearly 500 lives and sends another 15,000 people to hospital emergenc ...
Holiday riverside BBQs a success, officials say
The China Post news staff - September 26, 2007
Officials of the Taipei City Government and other local-level county and municipal governments around the island plan to organize similar ...
Elderly Couple Overcome By Carbon Monoxide
www.cfnews13.com - September 25, 2007
In Daytona Beach, an 88-year-old man is dead and an 81-year-old woman is in a coma because of carbon monoxide poisoning. Paramedics enter ...
Carbon Monoxide Sickens Family Of 3
TBO.COM - September 3, 2007
By JASON GEARY The Tampa Tribune Published: Sep 3, 2007 ST PETERSBURG - Three family members, including a 9-year-old boy, were hospita ...
KTAR.COM - August 31, 2007
August 31st, 2007 @ 9:19am by Dan Guerin/KTAR Six people are recovering after being sickened by carbon monoxide at a Tempe condominium c ...
4 sickened by carbon monoxide at construction site
WCNC.COM - August 31, 2007
By WCNC Staff E-mail Us: NEWS@WCNC.com CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Four cement workers at a Trader Joe’s under construction in north Charlotte we ...
Generators pose carbon monoxide risk
MONROENEWS.COM - August 31, 2007
In the wake of the power outages caused by last week's severe thunderstorm, the Michigan Department of Community Health is reminding people ...
Carbon monoxide leak sends 15 to hospital
THESTAR.COM - August 30, 2007
Chris Jai Centeno Staff Reporter Fifteen employees were taken to hospital after a carbon monoxide leak at a grocery distribution centre ...
3 Family Members Die Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Family Using Generator After Power Lost In Storm
CBS2CHICAGO.COM - August 27, 2007
Pamela Jones Reporting (CBS) GARY, Ind. Carbon monoxide poisoning has killed three members of a family in northwest Indiana. CBS 2's ...
KOMU.COM - August 27, 2007
LAKE OF THE OZARKS - The Lake of the Ozarks has seen a record number of deaths involving alcohol and boating this summer. Yet, another subst ...
INDEPENDENTMAIL.COM - August 27, 2007
By David Williams (Contact) Monday, August 27, 2007 Seneca fire officials are crediting a standard carbon monoxide detector with prevent ...
Carbon monoxide sickens family in St. George
The Salt Lake Tribute (SLTRIB.COM) - August 27, 2007
A family of four in St. George was taken to the hospital Saturday for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning. Police said family membe ...
The Times West Virginian (timeswv.com) - August 26, 2007
By Bill Byrd Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — The federal mine safety report on the Sago Mine Disaster found that vinyl-sheet barricades ...
Schedule a furnace tuneup now and beat the autumn rush
KANSASCITY.COM - August 25, 2007
Posted on Sat, Aug. 25, 2007 10:15 PM By STACY DOWNS The Kansas City Star Should you have a furnace tuneup when it feels hotter than ...
6 People Sickened From Carbon Monoxide - Portable Generator Blamed For Fumes
LOCAL10.COM - August 24, 2007
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. -- Six people were reportedly sickened by carbon monoxide fumes from a generator running in a modular home, offic ...
Stay Safe From Carbon Monoxide - 23 Virginia Tech Students Were Sickened By Exposure
CBSNEWS.COM - August 21, 2007
NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2007 (CBS) As if they didn't have enough problems readjusting to life back at school after April's shooting, 23 Virgin ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning danger worse during hurricane season
CNN.COM - August 20, 2007
BLACKSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- Carbon monoxide poisoning remains a danger year-round in the United States, but health officials warn that hu ...
Carbon monoxide leak at Va. Tech mars return for fall semester following year of tragedy
ASSOCIATED PRESS - August 20, 2007
BLACKSBURG, Va. – A Virginia Tech campus still reeling from the deaths of 32 people at the hands of a student gunman last spring began its f ...
Virginia Tech Students' Account of Carbon Monoxide Leak
WDBJ7.com - August 20, 2007
One Virginia Tech student from Roanoke called the carbon monoxide leak a scary situation. Devon McCarty just moved into her apartment la ...
3 Examined for Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
cbs4denver.com - July 23, 2007
3 Examined For Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Woman, 2 Children Needed Help In Aurora (AP) AURORA, Colo. A woman and two children ...
Be Carbon Monoxide Safe on Holiday This Summer
EARTHTIMES.ORG - July 23, 2007
BASINGSTOKE, England, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As the UK's gas safety watchdog, CORGI, is responsible for highlighting the dangers of C ...
Investigators look for carbon monoxide leak
AURORASENTINEL.COM - July 22, 2007
By Brandon Johansson The Aurora Sentinel Aurora | Investigators are looking for the cause of a carbon monoxide leak that sent a mother a ...
Carbon monoxide sickens 8 workers
PHILLYBURBS.COM - July 20, 2007
By BEN FINLEY Bucks County Courier Times A broken hot water heater spread a potentially fatal amount of carbon monoxide into Middletown' ...
Lehigh kids suffer carbon monoxide poisoning
NEWS-PRESS.COM - July 13, 2007
Two Lehigh Acres children are undergoing emergency treatment this morning after being hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning, fire offi ...
Reduce The Odds Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning When Boating
MedicalNewsToday.com - July 13, 2007
What is carbon monoxide? Carbon monoxide (CO) is a deadly gas produced when carbon-based fuels are burned. It is odorless, tasteless, col ...
Beware carbon monoxide poisoning from houseboat generators
USATODAY.COM - July 12, 2007
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Twenty-one people on houseboats for a family gathering at Lake Powell were treated for carbon-monoxide poisoning, just ...
21 people treated for carbon monoxide on Lake Powell
FOX11AZ.COM - July 12, 2007
By DEBBIE HUMMEL / Associated Press Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Twenty-one people on house boats for a family gathering at Lake Powell ...
One year after carbon monoxide leak, a return to Roanoke College
WDBJ7.COM - July 12, 2007
Saturday is the one-year anniversary of the carbon monoxide incident at Roanoke College. Retired Minister Walter Vierling died, and more ...
Carbon monoxide leak kills 5 in China
International Herald Tribune, Asia-Pacific (IHT.COM) - July 11, 2007
The Associated Press SHANGHAI, China: Leaking carbon monoxide from a generator killed five people checking on irrigation works in eastern ...
Church: Poisoning victim was inspiration
DALLASNEWS.COM - July 10, 2007
06:23 AM CDT on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 By HOLLY YAN / The Dallas Morning News hyan@dallasnews.com Rodney Burris died trying to help o ...
Source of carbon monoxide in dental office still a mystery
STATESMAN.COM - July 2, 2007
Gas that sickened 24 people hasn't been detected in Austin sewer system since last week. By Claire Osborn AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Mond ...
Carbon-Monoxide Poisoning Under Investigation
WRAL.COM - July 2, 2007
Raleigh — State authorities are investigating the carbon-monoxide poisoning of two members of a janitorial crew who were found unconscious S ...
New Threat From Meat Treated With Carbon Monoxide
ThePoultrySite.com - July 2, 2007
US - Reps. John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Bart Stupak (D-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on ...
Study: Ban on smoking may be bad. Unhealthy air found outdoors downtown.
ONLINEATHENS.COM - July 1, 2007
By Rebecca Quigley | rebecca.quigley@onlineathens.com | Story updated at 11:23 PM on Sunday, July 1, 2007 The results of Universi ...
Two Dead From Possible Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
NBC6.NET, South Florida - June 29, 2007
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- Two people were discovered dead inside a Coral Springs condominium Friday. Police said carbon monoxide poisoning migh ...
