Le monoxyde de carbone * *This paper was presented in part at the International Symposium on the Establishment of Air Quality Standards, Paris, Oct. 1972, organized by the International Academy of Environmental Safety

Summary The effects of carbon monoxide in man are indicated. Especially proposals are given for the calculation of the carboxy-hemoglobin-formation as related to carbon monoxide concentration. General biologic effects due to the change of the equilibrium of the oxygen concentration in blood by carbon monoxide and the inhibition of biological catalysts are discussed. Furthermore, a survey is given on the methods of analyzing carbon monoxide in the gaseous phase and in blood, respectively.