[TheForge] [TheForge]Carbon Monoxide Detector was coal vs. charcoal

Wed May 1 13:39:00 2002

Todd...

  Good to know, Thanks.  As I said, "so I am told by doctors".  I
don't believe everything they tell me and you've just proven my
skepticism valid... again.

   Jeff   ><>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Rich" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] [TheForge]Carbon Monoxide Detector was coal
vs. charcoal

>
>
> On Wed, 1 May 2002, Jeff Harding wrote:
>
> > Another little fact that you may all be aware of already is that
CO is
> > accumulative.  Lots of lower level exposure can "build up" in your
> > system and the effects become even more toxic to you as you go.
Even
> > getting out of it for years and then going back, you will show the
> > effects much sooner than before you exposed yourself.  Or so I'm
told
> > by doctors.
> >    By all means...be careful and ventilate
> >
> >    Jeff   ><>
>
> While it is cumulative, I seriously doubt that it is a problem for
years
> after no exposure.  CO bonds to the hemoglobin in your blood in
preference
> to O2, and will never unbond.  However, your blood cells don't live
longer
> than about 200 some days.
> Todd
>
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