What is Carbon Monoxide?
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless, and colorless gas which is caused by incomplete combustion of gasoline, kerosene, natural gas, butane, propane, fuel oil, wood, coal or any other type of fuel. Carbon monoxide gas can be emitted by fire places, gas heaters, gas stoves, gas or oil furnaces, wood coal or gas dryers, and/or gas barbeques. It is estimated th at carbon monoxide poisoning causes as many as 1000 deaths per year in the United States.
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