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Ok, well, even a small amount of carbon monoxide CO can be toxic, having an increasing buildup in the blood at greater depth, then and increasingly toxic effect on ascent as the PPO drops while the PPCO remains bound for a greater time. That is possible, but no information was offered to support that claim.And why didn't it affect her earlier in the dive?
But not at all surprising. In the media, all our tanks are oxygen cylinders and 1m=3ft.That’s a really bad error to make.
Actually, we breathe out a little CO, enough to test a CO tank tester. I guess you don't have one? Someday we may discover a benefit to very small amounts.We breathe out CO2, not CO.
For divers, yes - aside from boat exposure, especially with the station wagon effect. But she was on a rebreather so I don't see a possible exposure?The CO poisoning is usually from bad air in the tank during filling up the tank.
Sometimes, altho intake of CO mixed with good air is less likely to be as big of a risk as a overheated compressor with old filter creating it internally.Sometime the compressor generator exhaust may be too close to the air intake into the compressor and it ends up sucking some of the generator exhaust that may have elevated CO from incomplete combustion of the fuel used to run the generator.
A common myth that has been disproved many times. But there is no information to support the claim here. I think sloppy news writing lead to that confusion.If that is the case, there would be more than 1 diver that would get CO poisoning in Budy Dive, ranging from headache to passing out.
Actually, we breathe out a little CO, enough to test a CO tank tester. I guess you don't have one? Someday we may discover a benefit to very small amounts..