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Carbon Monoxide

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Health Risks to Female Workers in Occupational Exposure to Chemical Agents

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The affinity of carbon monoxide (CO) for hemoglobin (Hb) is about 200 times greater than its affinity for oxygen (O2); consequently, carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) is produced instead of O2-Hb. The percentage of Hb present as COHb is a measure of exposure and of health risk (oxygen deficiency). Occupational exposure to CO particularly affects those functions which require high O2 consumption: the cardiovascular system, the nervous system, and fetal development.

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  1. Coronel Laboratorium, Faculteit der Geneeskunde, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 1e Constantijn Huygensstraat 20, Postbus 60000, NL-1054, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Reinier L. Zielhuis, Anne Stijkel, Maarten M. Verberk & Maartje van de Poel-Bot

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Zielhuis, R.L., Stijkel, A., Verberk, M.M., van de Poel-Bot, M. (1984). Carbon Monoxide. In: Health Risks to Female Workers in Occupational Exposure to Chemical Agents. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Supplement. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69850-7_7

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