Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Carbon monoxide is a colorless, orderless and tasteless gas. It cannot be detected by any of our senses.
Carbon monoxide is poisonous to ALL warm-blooded animals.
Carbon Oxygen High levels of carbon monoxide can kill. Lower levels of carbon monoxide cause headache, nausea, tiredness, and death. The carbon monoxide headache is like a hat band that is too tight. Incomplete combustion occurs when there is insufficient combustion air, insufficient time for complete combustion, incomplete mixing of air and fuel, or when the temperature drops below combustion temperature. Dr. Thomas Greiner, Dept. of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Iowa State University Carbon and Oxygen are very important elements in all living organisms.