Which risk increased when early Chinese ironworkers produced cast iron cookware using charcoal?

💡 Explanation

Carbon monoxide poisoning risks increased because incomplete combustion leads to increased CO via insufficient oxygen. This imperfect oxidation creates CO, therefore elevated concentrations indoors proved dangerous, rather than metallurgical issues impacting cookware manufacturing directly.

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