carbon monoxide
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When thermal runaway starts, the process can continue for days, with the potential for batteries to release toxic gases such as hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride and carbon monoxide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The signal contained carbon monoxide absorption lines arranged in a barcode-like sequence, a feature commonly expected in the atmospheres of giant planets.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
The first flames would have reacted with the flammable materials to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide, often known as the "toxic twins" of fire smoke, he explains.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
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
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
