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Date last updated: Thursday, March 29, 10:43 PST


11/28/2006

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Detecting and preventing CO tragedies


Courtesy of FOX 13 Tampa Bay

When you think of being overcome with toxic fumes, you probably imagine irritating smoke, burning eyes or coughing. But what if the gas has no odor and no color?

In part 1 of her report on the dangers of carbon monoxide, FOX 13's Dr. Joette Giovinco examines the tragic case of a woman who died from CO poisoning and examines some of the methods and tools for detecting and measuring CO contamination - and preventing future tragedies.

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