Home environment carbon monoxide

Mumford JL, Williams RW, Walsh DB, et al. 1991. Indoor air pollutants from unvented kerosene heater emissions in mobile homes Studies on particles, semivolatile organics, carbon monoxide, and mutagenicity. Environ Sci Technol 25(10) 1732-1738. 

Mobile Homes Studies on Particles, Semivolatile Organics, Carbon Monoxide, and Mutagenicity, Environ. Sci. Technol., 25, 1732-1738(1991). 

Combustion reactions are needed to heat homes and run cars. Since most of these reactions involve incomplete combustion, they should always take place in well-ventilated areas. Carbon monoxide (CO) can be deadly. And soot (C), nitrogen oxides (NxOx), and sulfur oxides (SxOx) are all pollutants that can harm health and the environment. 

Difficult as it is to avoid air pollution outdoors, it is no easier to avoid indoor pollution. The air quality in homes and in the workplace is affected by human activities, by construction materials, and by other factors in our immediate environment. The common indoor pollutants are radon, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, and formaldehyde. 

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