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Title: Carbon monoxide toxicity. (Latest citations from the Life Sciences Collection database). Published Search

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:160991

The bibliography contains citations concerning the mechanism and clinical manifestations of carbon monoxide (CO) exposure, including the effects on the liver, cardiovascular, and nervous systems. Topics include studies of the carbon monoxide binding affinity with hemoglobin, measurement of carboxyhemoglobin in humans and various animal species, carbon monoxide levels resulting from tobacco and marijuana smoke, occupational exposure and the NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) biological exposure index, symptomology and percent of blood CO, and intrauterine exposure. Air pollution, tobacco smoking, and occupational exposure are discussed as primary sources of carbon monoxide exposure. The effects of cigarette smoking on fetal development and health are excluded and examined in a separate bibliography.(Contains 50-250 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.) (Copyright NERAC, Inc. 1995)

Research Organization:
NERAC, Inc., Tolland, CT (United States)
OSTI ID:
160991
Report Number(s):
PB-96-851704/XAB; TRN: 53382863
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: Updated with each order. Supersedes PB--95-855128; PBD: Oct 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English