Effects of Various CO2 Levels
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Carbon Dioxide Level in PPM
| Resulting Conditions on Humans
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300 (0.03% vol.)
| Nothing happens, normal concentration in air.
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3,000 - 5,000
| Low concentrations cause increased respiration and headache.
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5000 (0.5% vol.)
| Lung ventilation increases by 5%. PEL.
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10,000 (1.0% vol.)
| Symptoms may begin to occur, such as feeling hot and clammy, lack of attention to detail, fatigue, anxiety, loss of energy, weakness in the knees commonly know as (jelly legs).
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20,000 (2.0% vol.)
| Lung ventilation increases by 50%, headache after several hours of exposure.
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(5 to 10% vol.)
| Violent panting and fatigue to the point of exhaustion merely from respiration & severe headache. Prolonged exposure at 5% could result in irreversible health effects.
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Source: American Industrial Hygiene Association
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