EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO LOW LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE ON HUMAN HEALTH, BEHAVIOR, AND PERFORMANCE

THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED OF THE COMMITTEE ON EFFECTS OF ATMOSPHERIC CONTAMINANTS ON HUMAN HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, TO ASSESS THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF CARBON MONOXIDE ON HUMAN HEALTH. ESTABLISHED FACTS ABOUT THESE EFFECTS ARE PRESENTED AND NEEDED RESEARCH RECOMMENDED. ATTENTION HAS FOCUSED ON LOW LEVEL EXPOSURE SUCH AS THOSE ENCOUNTERED ON CITY STREETS AND IN TRAFFIC TUNNELS. ASSESSMENT OF THESE EFFECTS HAS REQUIRED THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TESTS; THE RESULTS ARE NOT YET DEFINITE.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Academy of Sciences

  2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20418
• Publication Date: 1969

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Carbon monoxide; Health; Human factors; Physiological aspects; Psychological aspects; Tunnels
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223134
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 66 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 1 1970 12:00AM