carbon monoxide

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State media initially reported four deaths and dozens trapped after levels of carbon monoxide -- a highly toxic, odourless gas -- in the mine were found to have "exceeded limits".

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

These processes require large amounts of energy and release carbon monoxide and CO2.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

A rom-com need not be a sparkling shelf covered with bon-bons, but it shouldn’t be a nauseating cloud of carbon monoxide that makes you want to flee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"I took a day off. I had a bit of carbon monoxide poisoning," she says, almost lightly.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

There are small traces of nitrogen, water vapor, argon, carbon monoxide and other gases, but the only hydrocarbons or carbohydrates present are there in less than 0.1 parts per million.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan