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Term

carbon monoxide

Term

Colourless, odourless, tasteless, non-corrosive, highly poisonous gas of about the same density as that of air. Very flammable, burning in air with bright blue flame. Although each molecule of CO has one carbon atom and one oxygen atom, it has a shape similar to that of an oxygen molecule (two atoms of oxygen), which is important with regard to its lethality. (Source: PHYMAC).

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Definition source publication

EEA Ozone web

Publication year

2006

Definition source URL

http://www.eea.europa.eu/maps/ozone/

Organisation

EEA

Organisation full name

European Environment Agency

Subjects

Long definition

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