Carbon Dioxide

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Why Carbon Dioxide is More Dangerous than you Think

And it's not just because of your boss's bad breath…


A common misconception of Carbon dioxide is that it isn’t bad for you because it is what we breathe out every day. And you would be partially right.


We are surrounded by Carbon Dioxide constantly as it is naturally occurring in our a...

05.08.24 01:30 PM - Comment(s)
The mysterious case of gases appearing underground

It seems well accepted by people who work in underground environments, often confined spaces, that there is the possibility of finding gases there, such as methane and hydrogen sulphide, but does anyone actually know how they got there?

 

Cue the music and call for Sherlock!

 

Lets start by lo...

05.07.21 12:59 PM - Comment(s)
Ten places you didn't expect to find carbon dioxide

 

Carbon dioxide is a colourless, odourless gas which is toxic and can have a damaging effect on health long before it would have displaced enough oxygen to asphyxiate someone.  It has a long-term workplace exposure limit of 5000 parts per million (0.5%).

 

Most people know that people b...

12.02.20 05:58 PM - Comment(s)
What are the dangerous gases in the home?

September 15th to 21st is gas safety week, which is an annual event to raise awareness of gas safety and the importance of taking care of domestic gas appliances.  So, what are the gases associated with domestic appliances and why are they so dangerous?

 

Natural ga...

18.09.19 08:55 AM - Comment(s)
Bananas About Gas Detection

Gas hazards can occur in some pretty unusual places, for example, the harvesting, shipping, storage and ripening of bananas is full of gas hazards.

 

Bananas are picked when they are cucumber green, but in order to ensure that they are not past their best when they finally arrive here, they are t...

04.09.19 09:36 AM - Comment(s)