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Carbon Cycle and Fossil Fuels
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Which one of the following statements regarding CO gas is correct ?
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It impairs oxygen transport resulting in giddiness, headache, asphyxia and even death.
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Carbon monoxide ( CO ) is produced due to incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, metallurgical operations, automobile emission, cigarette smoking. CO combines with haemoglobin, produces carboxyhaemoglobin which impairs oxygen transport resulting in headache, decreased vision, cardiovascular disease, asphyxia.