Good Old Carbon Dioxide

4 thoughts on “Good Old Carbon Dioxide”

1. Increasing CO2 to 10% drops the O2 concentration to ~18.8%. Decreased oxygen and all the biochemical and physical responses to increased CO2 get to be a real problem. If you are storing CO2, the main concern for leaks of the gas is oxygen depletion.

2. LOL – even Goddard has “Just for fun” attached to the post. Don’t think it’s supposed to be taken literally.

3. as I recall, carbon dioxide starts getting toxic in the 10% range, and 8 % range is the OSHA limit for work places.
   John Dale Dunn MD JD Consultant Emergency Services/Peer Review Civilian Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency Carl R. Darnall Army Med Center Fort Hood, Texas Medical Officer, Sheriff Bobby Grubbs Brown County, Texas 325 784 6697 (h) 642 5073 (c)

4. Just like water, too much of it could kill a person. We should declare them both hazardous.