Environmental Engineering in CE
Which of the following causes death by asphyxiation, if its presence in atmospheric air exceeds maximum allowable concentration (i.e. > 50 ppm)?

Carbon monoxide
Sulphur dioxide
Peroxyacyl nitrate
Benzopyrene

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Environmental Engineering in CE
On prolonged exposure to high concentration of carbon monoxide (> 5000 ppm), man dies because

Of jamming of respiratory tract
It forms carboxyhaemoglobin by combining with haemoglobin of blood, thereby making it incapable of absorbing oxygen
Of clotting of blood
It forms CO₂ by combining with oxygen present in the blood

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