Posted on 11/08/2011 9:03:50 AM PST by decimon
Inhaling low levels of CO reduces the impact of environmental stress, TAU researcher finds
According to scientists, carbon monoxide (CO), a tasteless, colorless and odorless gas, is not only a danger to the environment but also highly toxic to human beings. Found in the exhaust of vehicles and generators, CO has been dubbed the "silent killer" because excessive inhalation is lethal, poisoning the nervous system and heart.
Now, in a surprising twist, Prof. Itzhak Schnell of Tel Aviv University's Department of Geography and the Human Environment has discovered that low levels of the poisonous gas can have a narcotic effect that helps citydwellers cope with other harmful environmental factors of an urban environment, such as off-the-chart noise levels. This finding indicates that CO, in small doses, is a boon to the well-being of urbanites, better equipping them to deal with environmental stress.
The research has been published in the journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
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Cars and generators? And all these years could have been using the mower indoors.
Inhaling higher levels of CO reduces the impact of environmental stress permanently.
So smoking is good?
This must be why people caught in major traffic jams on large freeways are always so calm and relaxed. The fumes from hundreds of car engines setting still obviously relaxes everyone involved.
Well, the dose does make the poison.
Calming, maybe. Maybe they should add some CO to electronic cigarettes.
I think I’ll skip giving this a try. A glass of wine has less disaster potential.
maybe the israelis could pump it into every mosque in the world to calm down the islamists. and don’t forget to use the correct conversions so you don’t use a lethal dose. that would be a shame.
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