October 23, 2009- The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating reports of potential oxygen depletion in homes in four south-central Kansas counties. Oxygen depletion, which can occur when carbon dioxide, methane or other soil vapors seep into buildings, can threaten residents' health. But David Bryan, an EPA spokesman in Kansas City, Kan., said Thursday that no major injuries had been reported.
Residents then reported having trouble with pilot lights on their water or gas heaters in their basements. There also were reports of light-headedness and the death of one household pet, a dog, from apparent carbon dioxide poisoning.
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