Why is carbon monoxide considered to be such a dangerous pollutant?

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Carbon monoxide is considered to be such a dangerous pollutant because it competes with oxygen to bind with blood in human beings. Thus, less oxygen circulates inside the human body, and very little is supplied to human organs.This may prove fatal. Also, it is an odourless gas and therefore, cannot be detected through smell, which makes it even more dangerous.

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