carbon monoxide
noun
: a colorless odorless very toxic gas CO that is formed as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon or a carbon compound
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Doing so could cause a generator to produce hazardous levels of carbon monoxide, an odorless, colorless and deadly gas.
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
The room did not have a carbon monoxide detector.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
Those guardrails are in place because air pollutants that come from the generators, like nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and ‘fine particulate matter’ are known to cause lung and heart health issues when inhaled.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Responders found two people passed out due to what appeared to be carbon monoxide exposure, Boston radio station WBUR reported.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
The room did not have a carbon monoxide detector.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
Those guardrails are in place because air pollutants that come from the generators, like nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and ‘fine particulate matter’ are known to cause lung and heart health issues when inhaled.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Responders found two people passed out due to what appeared to be carbon monoxide exposure, Boston radio station WBUR reported.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Carbon monoxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20monoxide. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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