Detecting indoor CO exposure by measuring CO in exhaled breath

A. P. Verhoeff; H. C.M. van der Velde; J. S.M. Boleij; E. Lebret; B. Brunekreef

doi:10.1007/BF00378429

Detecting indoor CO exposure by measuring CO in exhaled breath

A. P. Verhoeff, H. C.M. van der Velde, J. S.M. Boleij, E. Lebret, B. Brunekreef^*

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Wageningen University & Research

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Abstract

CO levels in exhaled breath were measured in 29 residents of flats, equipped with a flueless geiser (an instantaneous gas-fired water heater). The flats were selected because they had a geiser with a CO concentration of more than 250 parts per million in its flue gases. Small, but in some cases statistically significant increases in CO levels in exhaled breath were found in both smokers and non smokers, and after periods of cooking and dishwashing when the geisers had been used. Calculated COHb levels remained well below 2.5% for non smokers, but were generally higher for smokers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-173
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
Volume	53
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00378429
Publication status	Published - Dec 1983
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Biological monitoring
Carbon monoxide
Carboxy hemoglobin
Indoor pollution

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