Blue Water Building Inspections, LLC

Blue Water Building Inspections, LLC
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Carbon Monoxide

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless, invisible, yet potentially deadly gas that's produced wherever there's incomplete combustion. Since combustion is never 100% efficient, any combustion appliance can pose a threat. Low-level carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning often goes unrecognized, since its symptoms resemble those of flu and colds. A 1995 study printed in The American Journal of Epidemiology reported that even a slight rise in outdoor CO levels sends an increased number of people, especially the elderly, to hospitals. In fact, CO related hospitalizations caused an estimated $33 million in increased medical costs for residents of seven U.S. cities.

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