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    GM/MN/RN 365 Assignment 2

    Please answer all questions

    Submission due: Wednesday, 10th February, 2021 23:59

    Submission medium: via VLE

    NB: Copy-work attracts zero mark and NO late submissions (filtered by VLE)

    Question 1. Indicate the conditions likely to be experienced physiologically when


    a person is exposed to an environment with CO concentration of 0.08 % for 0.2hr,
    0.7hr, 1hr, 1.5hr, 2hr and 5 hr (NB: Please use the “Toxicity of Carbon monoxide as
    a function of the concentration and time” given below) [6 marks]

    Question 2. (a) Using figure 2.3 (from handout), indicate the possible effect of
    carbon monoxide exposure on a person based on the following conditions. [9
    marks]

    Thomas Wi-Afedzi, PhD


    GM/MN/RN 365 Assignment 2

    Condition Activity of Duration of CO Effect of CO


    Person activity (min) concentration exposure
    (parts per
    10000 parts of
    air)
    1 Walking 25 1
    2 Working 25 1
    3 Resting 25 1
    4 Walking 25 5
    5 Working 25 5
    6 Resting 25 5
    7 Walking 30 25
    8 Working 30 25
    9 Resting 30 25

    Question 2. (b) What conclusion can you draw from the above observation. [2
    marks]

    Question 2. (c) Under what conditions is a person’s blood haemoglobin expected


    to be saturated with approx. 40% of carbon monoxide, when he/she is exposed to
    an environment with 4.0 parts CO per 10000 parts of air? [6 marks]

    Question 2. (d) What activity of a person will result in 50% CO saturation of the
    haemoglobin if he/she is exposed in an environment with 7.5 parts of CO per 10000
    parts of air for three hours [give the answer and show, with a diagram, how you
    arrived at the answer]. [4 marks]

    Question 3. Not all asphyxiating gases are considered toxic. True/False. Please
    explain your answer. [4 marks]

    Thomas Wi-Afedzi, PhD


    GM/MN/RN 365 Assignment 2

    Question 4. The ____________ is loosely referred to as TLV in industrial circles. [1


    mark]

    Question 5. Which is considered more dangerous to human health: an


    atmosphere with [Bismuth with mass number 214 and half-life 19.7 minutes] or
    [Lead with mass number 210 and half-life 22 years]? Please explain your answer.
    [3 marks]

    Question 6. In, not more than three lines, explain what is meant by synergistic
    effect of gases. [2 marks]

    Question 7. The following (table below) are the content from the exhaust of an
    i/c engine into a confined environment. Please communicate to management of
    the company whether the air quality in the environment is safe to work or not. [2
    marks]

    Gas/Dust Concentration (ppm)


    CO 50
    NO 20
    SO2 5
    NO2 3
    Respirable combustible dust 3

    Question 8. Calculate the minimum velocity of air required to avoid layering of


    methane gas in an underground mine when width of the airway is 1.83 m, layering
    number is 5 and the rate of release of the methane gas is 1.32 m3/s. [3 marks]

    Thomas Wi-Afedzi, PhD

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