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What is carbon monoxide?
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and toxic gas.
Why does carbon monoxide gas arise in workplaces?
Carbon monoxide arises from the incomplete combustion of natural gas and carbon-containing substances such as gasoline, kerosene, petrol, propane, coal or wood. The most common source of carbon monoxide in the workplace resulting from inefficient combustion is internal combustion engines. Small gasoline powered tools are a serious source of carbon monoxide. Cigarette smoke and motor vehicle exhaust also contain carbon monoxide.
Which professions are at risk of carbon monoxide?
Boiler rooms, warehouses, oil refineries, blast furnaces, coke ovens, breweries, steel production, pulp and paper production, ceramic and waste management sectors are sources of carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide poisoning has been observed in farmers who wash the barns with pressurized gasoline with the help of motor vehicles. You may be exposed to carbon monoxide in closed areas such as mines and in open areas such as large buildings or harbors. Other professions at risk of exposure to carbon monoxide are taxi drivers, welders, car mechanics, firemen, carbon black producer, forklift operator, police, organic chemical synthesizer, metal oxide reducer, dock worker, diesel engine operator, tunnel toll worker, customs inspector, plastic founder, iron forge Emergency workers who enter environments that cannot be controlled without a carbon monoxide detector attached have also suffered serious injuries and even deaths.
What are the health effects of carbon monoxide?
Red blood cells carry oxygen to the heart, brain, vital organs and the whole body. In people who breathe carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide interferes with the oxygen-carrying ability of red blood cells; It replaces the oxygen in these cells and thus leaves vital organs without oxygen. A person exposed to large amounts of carbon monoxide will become weak, unconscious, or even die within minutes. Harmful effects can be eliminated if intervened in time. However, even when it is recovered, it may cause permanent negative effects on vital organs such as heart, brain and reproductive health.
What are the complaints of those exposed to carbon monoxide?
Carbon monoxide poisoning resembles an initial flu without fever. Complaints of headache, chest tightness, shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness, drowsiness and nausea may occur. As the complaints worsen, muscle weakness, vomiting, confusion and loss of consciousness occur. The confusion caused by this gas prevents the person exposed to the gas from realizing that it is a danger.
Does carbon monoxide affect unborn babies?
Carbon monoxide taken by the mother passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. Carbon monoxide is cleared from the baby's blood much more slowly. That is, the baby is at much higher risk than the mother.
How to Analyze Carbon Monoxide in Workplace Environment?
The "ASTM D 4490" standard method is used to detect carbon monoxide, which is a poisonous gas, in working environments using detector tubes. Detector tubes can be used for both short-time sampling (1-10-minute sampling) and long-term sampling involving toxic gases and vapors (1-8 hours exposure). The volume of air supplied according to the tube is drawn by a mechanical pump. If the desired analyte is present in the air drawn into the detector tube, the selective indicator in the tube will chemically react with the analyte and change color. The concentration of gas or vapor can be estimated either by comparing it with a calibration chart or by comparing the length of the color change in the tube with a reference.
