Investigation of a Home with Extremely Elevated Carbon Dioxide Levels – West Virginia, December 2003

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Benaise, Lisa G. ; Harrison, Jeana M. ; Kaydos-Daniels, S. C. ; Kreiss, Kathleen ; Rao, Carol Y.
• Description:
  Investigations of indoor air quality complaints typically focus on mold, water damage, ventilation systems, and combustion byproducts and are guided by the nature of the symptoms observed in affected persons. This report documents the investigation of exposures at a home in which the occupants had unusual respiratory and neurologic symptoms. In June 2001, a man and a woman, both of whom were smokers, previously healthy, and aged 42 years, moved into a newly built, two-story home. Shortly after moving in, the woman noted episodic shortness of breath, lightheadedness, dizziness, and fatigue while in the finished basement. The man reported episodic mild confusion, poor concentration, headache, and blurry vision while working in the basement. Their symptoms always resolved within minutes of returning upstairs. This brief report investigates this case. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Carbon Dioxide Cardiovascular System Emergency Responders Environmental Monitoring Eye Foreign Bodies Hazardous Substances Hematologic Tests Nervous System Occupational Health Oxygen Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Smokers

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• Keywords:
  Biological-effects Blood-gas-analysis Carbonates Cardiac-function Emergency-treatment Environmental-contamination Environmental-exposure Exposure-assessment Eye-irritants Gas-sampling Gases Health-hazards Humans Neurological-reactions Oxygen-deficient-atmospheres Region-3 Respiratory-system-disorders Sampling Smoking

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Moore, J. A.
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  50
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026189
• Citation:
  MMWR 2004 Dec; 53(50):1181-1182
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9) ; Methane (CAS RN 74-82-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:56bc10bbd19550c94ba05ee2013674f99ca1d7edaacc6a21d47fe420d6b699a163d062ff024817dd10e8dfc1d09ca6ee8c0a4a0acd917971568559aaa0dcbef2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183154/cdc_183154_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 59.91 KB ]