Every poison has a particular trait that causes it to be poisonous. In the case of carbon monoxide, the trait has to do with hemoglobin in the blood.
Hemoglobin is made up of complex proteins that bind to iron atoms. The structure of the protein and its iron atom causes oxygen to bind to the iron atom very loosely. When blood passes through the lungs, the iron atoms in the hemoglobin bind to oxygen atoms. When the blood flows into areas of the body that are lacking in oxygen, the iron atoms release their oxygen. The difference in oxygen pressure in the lungs and in the parts of the body needing oxygen is very slight. The hemoglobin is very finely tuned to absorb and release oxygen at just the right times.
Carbon monoxide, on the other hand, binds very strongly to the iron in hemoglobin. Once carbon monoxide attaches, it is very difficult to release. So if you breath in carbon monoxide, it sticks to your hemoglobin and takes up all of the oxygen binding sites. Eventually, your blood loses all of its ability to transport oxygen, and you suffocate.
Because carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin so strongly, you can be poisoned by carbon monoxide even at very low concentrations if you are exposed for a long period of time. Concentrations as low as 20 or 30 parts per million (PPM) can be harmful if you are exposed for several hours. Exposure at 2,000 PPM for one hour will cause unconsciousness.
Many common devices produce carbon monoxide, including cars, gas appliances, wood stoves and cigarettes.
Fish hemoglobin like mammalian hemoglobin binds nearly irreversibly to carbon monoxide so it would be harmful to fish as well.
Carbon monoxide is poisonous and can kill you, carbon dioxide is okay
Carbon monoxide form carboxyhemoglobin and the transport of oxygen by blood is very limited.
The harmful effects of CARS to our environment is the carbon monoxide
No, fool.
here are a few harmful gases carbon monoxide nitrogen dioxide sulphur dioxide carbon dioxide methane there are many more
it make humans and animals ill!
No
Yes carbon monoxide is harmful. It is reacting with hemoglobin.
Carbon monoxide is a harmful gas. It may cause for die.
Carbon monoxide is not the result of a complete combustion.Carbon monoxide is made when hydrocarbons are burnt in low amount of oxygen. That means when partial combustion is happened. Carbon monoxide is harmful to the animals.
Carbon monoxide bonds with the hemoglobin in red bloods cells and renders them useless. Carbon dioxide does not do this.
Carbon monoxide form carboxyhemoglobin and the transport of oxygen by blood is very limited.
Monoxide is odorless and contains harmful elements in it, that can actually kill a person.
The harmful effects of CARS to our environment is the carbon monoxide
Tobacco.
Because it fills our air with harmful chemicals such has carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
No, fool.
its harmful and you will die!