Toxicological Evaluation of Carbon Monoxide in Humans and Other Mammalian Species

Abstract

The work reviewed is an effort toward defining safe levels for carbon monoxide. In general, carbon monoxide was evaluated from three different approaches, and a relative paucity of detrimental effects were found under low level exposure conditions, both acute and chronic. Exposure to relatively high levels of CO (460 and 575 mg/cu m) for 168 days had no apparent effect on animal survivability, growth rates or clinical chemistry and failed to produce pathologic changes in the CNS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0725203

Entities

People

  • James Theodore
  • Kenneth C. Back
  • Robert D. O'donnell

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Pollution
  • Blood
  • Blood Volume
  • Body Weight
  • Brain
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Central Nervous System
  • Chemistry
  • Contamination
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Motor Skills
  • Nervous System
  • Poisoning
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology