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What are considered dangerous levels of carbon monoxide?Last Updated: 11/26/2013 |
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By Petra Paulson
35 ppm: 6-8 hours of exposure can result in headaches 100 ppm: 2-3 hours of exposure can result in headaches and dizziness 200 ppm: 2-3 hours of exposure can cause headaches and clouded judgment 400 ppm: 2-3 hours of exposure can lead to more severe headaches 800 ppm: Nausea and dizziness in less than an hour / unconsciousness in under 2 hours 1,600 ppm: Severe headaches, increased heart rate, and nausea in under 20 minutes / possible death in under 2 hours 3,200 ppm: Strong headaches, nausea, and increased heart rate in less than 10 minutes / death is possible in less than 30 minutes 6,400 ppm: Headaches, nausea, dizziness in under two minutes / death is possible within 20 minutes 12,800 ppm: Loss of consciousness in 2 breaths / Death can occur in as little as 3 minutes As you can tell from these statistics, carbon monoxide is a serious threat. Being odorless, tasteless, and invisible to the naked eye make CO even that much more dangerous. That's why it's imperative that people outfit their homes with either a stand-alone CO detector, like the CM-6, or a monitored detector, like the Similar Products: |