carbon monoxide
Example Sentences
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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
He defended crafts chain Michael’s against claims that toxic levels of carbon monoxide at one of its stores caused brain damage to an employee’s unborn daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Burning them releases carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and fine particles that penetrate the lungs and bloodstream.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
It didn't look much like a factory—no towering steel silos or smokestacks billowing carbon monoxide, just a few buildings that vaguely reminded him of airplane hangars.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
