Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a deadly, odorless gas that can easily exist in all of our homes. The Stony Brook Fire Dept has the equipment to determine if you are at risk.
We strongly urge you to equip your home with a combination smoke/CO detector, and if it ever should alert you there is a problem, do not hesitate to call us.
Listed below is a chart that illustrates the risk that Carbon Monoxide presents.
| abc |
CO Concentration/Human Danger Scale
0-1 ppm - |
Normal level of CO in the air |
9 ppm - |
Maximum level in a room with no harm to health |
50 ppm -
|
Maximum level bearable for continuous exposure during 8 hours |
200 ppm - |
Mild headache, nausea, dizziness |
400 ppm - |
Serious headache, life threatening after 3 hours |
800 ppm - |
Death after two hours |
1600 ppm - |
Nausea in 20 minutes, death after 1 hour |
12,200 ppm - |
Death within one to 3 minutes |