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A Kidde plug-in carbon monoxide detector. A carbon monoxide detector or CO detector is a device that detects the presence of the carbon monoxide (CO) gas to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. In the late 1990s, Underwriters Laboratories changed the definition of a single station CO detector with a sound device to carbon monoxide (CO) alarm.
The 2024 Vuelta a España was a three-week cycling race that took place in Portugal and Spain between 17 August and 8 September. It was the 79th edition of the Vuelta a España and the third and final grand tour of the 2024 men's road cycling season. The race departed from Lisbon and finished in Madrid. [1]
Before the development of electronic household carbon monoxide detectors in the 1980s and 1990s, carbon monoxide presence was detected with a chemically infused paper that turned brown when exposed to the gas. Since then, many electronic technologies and devices have been developed to detect, monitor, and alert the leak of a wide array of gases.
The primary emissions studied include hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and sulfur oxides. Starting in the 1950s and 1960s, various regulatory agencies were formed with a primary focus on studying the vehicle emissions and their effects on human health and the ...
Portage strap: a strap (usually made of leather) attached to the inside of the bike frame, designed to make carrying the bike over one's shoulder easier; Pulley wheel: see Jockey wheel; Power meter: a device on a bicycle that measures the power output of the rider; Quick release: a skewer with a lever on one end that loosens when the lever is ...
Visma–Lease a Bike: 29 14 + 20' 25" [2] 2 Edoardo Affini Italy Visma–Lease a Bike: 28 119 + 4h 36' 53" [3] 3 Robert Gesink Netherlands Visma–Lease a Bike: 38 52 + 2h 34' 22" [4] 4 Steven Kruijswijk Netherlands Visma–Lease a Bike: 37 19 + 1h 01' 53" [5] 5 Cian Uijtdebroeks ‡ Belgium Visma–Lease a Bike: 21 DNS-15 – [6] 6 Attila ...
Roberto Heras won the Vuelta a record 4 times. The Vuelta a España is an annual road bicycle race. Established in 1935 by the Spanish newspaper Informaciones, the Vuelta is one of cycling's three "Grand Tours", along with the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia. [1] Initially, the race was held in April/May, but in 1995 it was moved to ...
The 2024 Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo was a road cycling stage race that took place between 26 and 28 April 2024 in the Asturias region of northwestern Spain. It was the 66th edition of the Vuelta Asturias and was part of the 2024 UCI Europe Tour calendar as a category 2.1 event.