The level of carbon monoxide exposure is usually determined by measuring blood carboxyhemoglobin saturation. This measurement is relevant to studies of poisoning and chronic exposure in the home or workplace setting.
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In low concentrations, carbon monoxide causes fatigue in healthy people and chest pain in those with heart disease. In higher concentrations it causes visual and incoordination disturbances, headaches, dizziness, confusion and nausea. Carbon monoxide gas, which is tasteless and odorless, is an insidious killer if sufficiently inhaled. Exposure to excessive levels of carbon monoxide causes the formation of carboxyhemoglobin, which inhibits oxygen uptake in the blood.
Regulations have been enacted to limit carbon monoxide exposure. Furthermore, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the permissible exposure limit for occupational safety is an 8-hour time-weighted average concentration of 50 parts per million (ppm). The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has set this limit at 35 parts per million (with a ceiling of 200 parts per million).
Major sources of high carbon monoxide include unventilated kerosene and gas space heaters, leaking chimneys and furnaces and returns from furnaces, gas water heaters, wood stoves and fireplaces. Worn or poorly adjusted, unmaintained boilers and furnaces also pose a danger.
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