Description : Can distant wildfires trigger your fire alarm?
Last Answer : Yes they can, it happened in Virginia.
Description : Is my carbon monoxide alarm defective?
Last Answer : It could be either really. If your stove was on but your vent was also on over your stove this could have been carrying most of the CO outside. Or if you had fans on in the house, that could ... . Don't just use the button to test the system this really only tells you that the alarm is functioning.
Description : What to do if the carbon monoxide sensor alarms? Is there any way to make sure it's not a fake alarm?
Last Answer : It is very important to take the alarm of the Co sensor as seriously as possible in all cases. In the event of an alarm, open the doors and windows immediately. Turn off equipment ... apartment. If you feel unwell, seek medical attention immediately as we may even have carbon monoxide poisoning.
Description : Is there anything I can do to stop waking up before my alarm goes off?
Last Answer : Try moving any clocks out of your room. Set your alarm in another room as well. Then you know you won't be able to look at a clock and will eventually gain trust in the alarm getting you ... physical exercise in the evening can help you rest longer and better. Maybe a long walk or something (NSFW)
Description : The substances that cause air pollution are 1. Smoke 2. Sulphur dioxide 3. Argon 4. Carbon monoxide The correct answers are: (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : The most common cause of pollution of air is – (1) Carbon dioxide (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Sulphur dioxide (4) Smoke
Last Answer : (3) Sulphur dioxide Explanation: The most common sources of air pollution include particulates, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. The largest sources of SO2 emissions are from fossil fuel ... non-road equipment. It is linked with a number of adverse effects on the respiratory system.
Description : Which of the following in auto-mobile exhaust can cause cancer? (1) Oxides of nitrogen (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Lead (4) Polyclinic hydrocarbons
Last Answer : (2) Carbon monoxide Explanation: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are formed during incomplete combustion. Domestic wood burning and road traffic are the major sources of PAHs. Exposure ... reactive diol epoxide intermediates and their subsequent covalent binding to critical targets in DNA.
Description : The constituents of automobile exhaust that can cause cancer is/are : (1) Oxides of nitrogen (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Polycyclic hydrocarbons (4) Lead
Last Answer : (2) Carbon monoxide Explanation: Lead is a naturally occuriing bluish-gray metal found in small amounts in the earth's crust. In the past, when lead was added to gasoline, breathing automobile ... found to be carcinogen. A substance that causes cancer or helps cancer grow is called a carcinogen.
Description : The gas which may cause explosion in sewers, is A. Carbondioxide B. Methane C. Ammonia D. Carbon monoxide
Last Answer : ANS: B
Description : Which of the following air pollutants is not toxic to vegetation i.e., doesn't cause vegetation damage? (A) Smog & ozone (B) Hydrogen fluoride & nitrogen oxides (C) Sulphur dioxide & spray of weed killers (D) Carbon monoxide
Last Answer : (D) Carbon monoxide
Description : Which of the following gases cause global warming? (A) Carbon monoxide (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Ozone
Last Answer : (B) Carbon dioxide
Description : High concentration of which gas will not cause air pollution ? a) oxygen b)nitrogen dioxide c)carbon dioxide d)carbon monoxide
Last Answer : a) oxygen
Description : 28. Which one of the following statements regarding photochemical smog is not correct? (1) Photochemical smog does not cause irritation in eyes and throat (2) Carbon monoxide does not ... agent in character (4) Photochemical smog is formed through photochemical reaction involving solar energy.
Last Answer : Photochemical smog does not cause irritation in eyes and throat
Description : Wutomobile catalytic converters cause the carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons which result from incomplete combustion to be converted into what two substances?
Last Answer : ANSWER: CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) AND WATER (H2O)
Description : The most common cause of pollution of air is (1) Carbon dioxide (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Sulphur dioxide (4) Smoke
Last Answer : Sulphur dioxide
Description : Which of the following in automobile exhaust can cause cancer? (1) Oxides of nitrogen (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Lead (4) Polyclinic hydrocarbons
Last Answer : Polyclinic hydrocarbons
Last Answer : Lead
Description : How far are you from wildfires in California?
Last Answer : 385 miles
Description : Is it possible for soot and smell from the California wildfires to reach the east coast?
Last Answer : In 1980, very fine volcanic ash from the initial Mount Saint Helens eruption fell on boats in Essex, CT, so I would say yes. Maybe in quantities not discernible without devices, but I definitely think the possibility exists. Particulate matter can be carried long long distances in the atmosphere.
Description : When will sound based fire extinguishers be used for wildfires?
Last Answer : Have you any idea what might be required to generate sounds sufficient to extinguish a blaze the size of a forest fire?
Description : Were wildfires as prevalent in the US (maybe other places) before there were a lot of people living in forests and grasslands?
Last Answer : answer:I have seen records of prairie fires in Illinois in the 1800's, where people would drive their horse and buggy out and have a picnic across the river by the light of the fire. No ... fires with and without people. However, fires are more often started by humans so suppression came into play.
Description : Is there any way to guard against wildfires?
Last Answer : Controlled burns are used to reduce fuel and protect certain areas. See this Wikipedia article.
Description : What might have ignited the recent wildfires in the U.S.?
Last Answer : One fire was started by an electrical short in an oil well pump. There are thousands of them around in these parts. We had a bad one set off by the Army training and some of their ... yet to be determined http://newsok.com/10-homes-lost-as-wildfire-spreads-in-southwestern-oklahoma/article/3601056
Description : How have the California wildfires affected you?
Last Answer : Yesterday I saw the one in LA, I'm not sure what it's called but I was in the freeway and it was all red and foggy. I live close to the Tujunga one, the only problem I have is that the big ... kind of foggy, the pieces of ash still haven't found their way into our yard. But that's all for now.
Description : Which U.S.states have been affected by wildfires this season?
Last Answer : California, Oregon, and Washington.
Description : How often do wildfires occur in california?
Last Answer : Wildfires in Southern California happen as often as conditions permit, really. There are usually brushfires every year, but 90 percent of the time they only burn a few hundred or couple thousand ... an in-depth article on how wildfires work, visit: http://science.howstuffworks.com/wildfire.htm
Description : How many wildfires are there a year?
Last Answer : none lo ser
Description : Is waking up without an alarm a sign of good health?
Last Answer : I don’t think you can read tha much into it. I also wake up without the alarm clock but I don’t particularly see it as a sign of good health. Somedays I am rested, somedays I’m not.
Description : How do I set the alarm to go off at a different time on an iHome clock?
Last Answer : answer:We have an iHome Kitchen device, which looks different. To set the alarm (which we never do) you hold down a button labeled with a picture of an alarm clock until the alarm display icon blinks. Then ... not sure how to turn the alarm off. Not to worry, I don't sleep anywhere near the kitchen.
Description : Can I get a car alarm that will go off if someone tries to steal stuff out of my truck bed?
Last Answer : Yes. Car alarms depend on where you stick the triggers.
Description : Neti pot and brain eating parasite, a cause for alarm?
Last Answer : No worries, you poured boiling through it first and you probably used the saline packet. Those amoebas can’t survive in salt water. I think you were as thorough as could be here. The exceedingly rare infections of this are from susceptible people rinsing with straight tap water.
Description : I truly am cause for alarm. When you see me you can lose your house or your life. When you hear me you can also lose your job. What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : Fire.
Description : When a console indicating lamp burns out, attempts to renew it should not be made while maneuvering because _______________. A. the new lamp may be of a higher wattage and cause heat damage to the lens ... D. a socket/wiring fault may cause a ground or short circuit to shut down a vital function
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : An open-circuit fault between the pressure switch and the 'annunciator module' shown in the illustration would cause the alarm circuit to react in the same manner as if ___________. EL-0094 A. 3.5 ... below switch setting C. 50 PSI were applied to the 'setpoint module' D. the pressure switch closed
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : What should I look for in buying a carbon monoxide detector?
Last Answer : I think the best is a multipurpose smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector wired in with battery back up. If you have old smoke detectors you might want to consider this. Otherwise, you can get a plug ... and still want a monoxide detector, so then the plug in is a nice addition in that case.
Description : Carbon monoxide (CO) alarms unreliable after seven years?
Last Answer : The sensor on most detectors are life limited to ten years. The legal department probably makes them put 7 years on the box. It is the sensor that wears out in ten years.
Description : Is this a symptom of carbon monoxide poisoning?
Last Answer : answer:Right this moment? If you start having a hard time breathing get help, right away.
Description : Can anyone help me with this? Chlorine and carbon monoxide gases are mixed in a 1.00L container and the following equilibrium is established: CO(g) + Cl2(g) COCl2(g).. Initially 1.5 mol of ... monoxide. At equilibrium, 0.8 mol of COCl2(g) was found. How do you calculate the percent reaction?
Last Answer : For a start, your equation isn't balanced; it should be Cl2 (Cl2, not 2Cl, because of HONClBrIF). Given this, if we assume the reaction goes to completion, 1.5 mol Cl2 will produce 1.5 mol ... .3% Incidentally, is that supposed to be CO or Co? It has no effect on the calculation, just curious.
Description : Isn't carbon monoxide heavier than air? If so shouldn't CO detectors be put at floor level?
Last Answer : molecular weight of CO ~ 28 (12+16), while the main ingredients of air are O2 = 32 (2 16) and N2 = 28; mixed together, that's heavier than CO. Alone from that, I'd say CO is lighter. Of course ... right says lighter than air . So CO rises. Therefore, again, keep your head down in case of smoke ;-)!
Description : Invasive slumlord, almost no heat, CO (Carbon Monoxide), broken entrance locks, squatters, some creep coming and going as they please from the apt. unit, and illegal, hidden CCTV spy cams in apt. People of Reddit what would you do?
Last Answer : Move lol
Description : How did people in medieval castles not die to carbon monoxide poisoning from the smoke of torches?
Last Answer : Castles were drafty as hell.
Description : Effects of carbon monoxide (CO) on human health? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Carbon monoxide has how much greater affinity for haemoglobin as compared to oxygen? -Do You Know?
Description : What is the mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen called? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : Water-gas A mixture of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) produced by passing steam over red-hot coke using the endothermic reaction C + H2O → CO + H2.