Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Monoxide is a highly toxic, odorless, colorless and tasteless gas. This is highly poisonous gas for all the living beings if available in the quantity of 35-40 PPM. It consists of one carbon and one oxygen atom. The gas is lighter than air but highly toxic. It is present in small amounts in atmosphere and produced naturally from man-made fires during burning of forests, crops residues and sugarcane fire cleaning.