Question

How does the carbon monoxide harms the earth ?

Answer 1

Carbon monoxide is different than most pollutants. It can persist in the atmosphere for about a month and can be transported long distances.
Carbon monoxide is a pollutant with potential to harm all living things.

• Although carbon monoxide is only a weak greenhouse gas, its influence on climate goes beyond its own direct effects. Its presence affects concentrations of other greenhouse gases including methane, tropospheric ozone and carbon dioxide.

• Carbon monoxide readily reacts with the hydroxyl radical (OH) forming a much stronger, greenhouse gas--carbon dioxide.

• Increased levels of carbon monoxide reduce the amount of oxygen carried by haemoglobin around the body in red blood cells.