Oxygen-carrying capacity of human blood is reduced due to the pollution of

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The oxygen-carrying capacity of human blood is reduced due to carbon monoxide poisoning. CO combines more readily with haemoglobin than oxygen, forming a stable compound, carboxyhaemoglobin, which reduces the amount of free haemoglobin available for carrying oxygen

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