Carbon dioxide detection
We manufacture carbon dioxide detection systems which detect the presence of low levels of carbon dioxide and provide an alarm.
The dangers of carbon dioxide
- Carbon dioxide is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas.
- Air should contain a few hundred parts per million CO2, but this can increase when ventilation doesn’t provide enough air changes – even human occupancy can increase levels..
- It is toxic at higher than background levels.
- It is significantly more dense than air, so can have higher concentrations at low levels.
- Increased levels of carbon dioxide results in progressive physiological effects (see below) resulting in life threatening situations in high concentrations.
- It can also deplete the oxygen content of air, resulting in a risk of asphyxiation, however the effects of elevated CO2 would begin before the effects of lack of oxygen.
- Carbon dioxide in its dry form is commonly called ‘Dry Ice’, and expands greatly as it increases in temperature – this can mean that a small amount of dry ice can be a big risk.
Technical Information
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Physiological Effects
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