Talk:Breathing gas

message: "It was much used in frogmen's rebreathers."
This needs to be fixed with whatever the proper meaning is - commonly used? often used? once used? TheHYPO 18:04, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Language

message: "Breathing gas" seems to be a pretty generic concept - why is this article all about the term in the context of scuba diving?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.195.74.65 (talk) 21:36, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's called the Three Bears Effect. The first dish of porridge Goldilocks tried was too hot, the second too cold, and the third was just right. With oxygen, the human body doesn't like oxygen partial pressure less than about 0.15 bar (hypoxia), and it doesn't like oxygen above about 1.6 bar (oxygen toxicity). But the range in between is "just right". --RexxS (talk) 15:20, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: scuba

message: CO_2 is described as a toxin in the article & I feel that's somewhat oversimplified or inaccurate (take your pick), considering the bohr effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohr_effect on hemoglobin. . .
I do believe that including CO_2 is avoided in most breathing gasses, it's inaccurate to say CO_2 is toxic.  (One could argue that too much CO2 is indeed toxic, but the same can be said about Oxygen, Nitrogen, and even water, so that argument would be hypocritical. =) )   65.26.29.42 (talk) 14:05, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, no. Carbon dioxide is not described as toxic in the article, other than in a reference (Christian Lambertsen's paper Carbon Dioxide Tolerance and Toxicity). The article only refers to the condition carbon dioxide poisoning (or hypercapnia). That article is also well-referenced. The effect of excess CO2 is primarily to increase breathing and heart rates, which is dangerous for a diver; the effect of decreasing the oxygen affinity of haemoglobin is minor in comparison. This article actually does mention oxygen and nitrogen as "examples of gases that become toxic under pressure". Nevertheless, we don't rely on our own opinions, we use whatever is found in reliable sources. I have no doubt that the sources are accurately reflected here. --RexxS (talk) 14:53, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Carbon Dioxide

message: Perhaps some insight into the specific actions of various breathing gases on the brain could be gained by examining the neurons of deep sea creatures and transient (air breathing) deep sea visitors.
What lipids are they using for their cell membranes?  Are there special chemicals (like myelin in humans) that are used to assist transmission?  How does the density of neuroreceptors in a synapse change with similar species living at different depths?
Might make for some interesting projects for oceanography students...
24.8.102.25 (talk) 04:44, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Deep Sea Creature Neuron Structure

message: With reference to : There is a description of the debate around the effect of helium on the human voice at Talk:Helium#Correction to Biological Effects where the consensus seems to be that helium does not alter the pitch of the voice, only its timbre. The gist of the argument is that the vocal chords will vibrate at approximately the same frequency, so the fundamental note is unaffected, although the pitch of the resonances will change in helium, which produces a shift in the relative overtones (i.e. the timbre). I suppose you could ask whether playing middle 'C' on a piano in a helium-rich atmosphere would produce a note other than middle 'C'? In my humble opinion, it wouldn't. --RexxS (talk) 17:24, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pitch or timbre 

message: The edit "though more properly, carbon dioxide is an asphyxiant gas. It is relatively inert. High concentrations in breathing air--by displacing oxygen--can cause dizziness and even death through suffication." is disputed, and has been reverted. See hypocapnia Hypercapnia.  Any gas mixture is asphyxiant if it does not contain sufficient oxygen, not all of these are toxic. The asphyxiant qualities of carbon dioxide are unimportant in this context as the toxic effects manifest at order of magnitude lower concentrations. Peter (Southwood) (talk): 10:23, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed, Peter. Carbon dioxide is anything but inert as it reacts with water to produce carbonic acid. I think you might have intended hypercapnia to describe the symptoms of breathing high concentrations of , but I agree wholeheartedly that for  the system described at Respiratory acidosis#Physiological response is of far more significance to the composition of a breathing gas than asphyxiation would be. --RexxS (talk) 18:47, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Absolutely. Replace 10% of your breathing mix with any asphyxiant gas like nitrogen, argon, even a brominated Halon, and you'll never know it. That much Halon will keep your matches from lighting and fires from burning, but you'll breathe it and feel fine. However, do that with CO2 and you're soon dead, dead, dead. SBHarris 20:42, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Well spotted, Hypercapnia is what it should have been. "Never mind what I say, listen to what I mean."  Cheers, Peter (Southwood) (talk): 21:51, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Carbon dioxide: asphyxiant or toxic

message: The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. Any format of inline citation is acceptable: the use of <ref> tags and citation templates such as  is optional.There are a few uncited items, but not controversial. 
The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for , although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing.The article focuses on breathing gases for diving, which are covered in reasonable detail, Other applications are mentioned in the lead, but not adequately covered in the body. Production is not covered very well either. More breadth of coverage required.Added some content on hypobaric and medical aspects. 
The article has a defined structure. Content should be organized into groups of related material, including a lead section and all the sections that can reasonably be included in an article of its kind.Article structure and layout looks logical and amenable to expansion to cover missing matter. 
The article is reasonably well-written. The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but it does not need to be "brilliant". The Manual of Style does not need to be followed rigorously.Prose is adequate and clear. Some sentences could be consolidated into larger paragraphs, but good enough as it is. 
The article contains supporting materials where appropriate. Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams and an infobox etc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content.Would be improved by a few more images.Added a few more images. 
Looks OK to me. 
Not there yet, mainly due to lack of breadth of content. • • • Peter (Southwood) (talk): 16:43, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks OK now. Promoting to B-class. • • • Peter (Southwood) (talk): 11:37, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Assessment for B-class 

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message: Nitrogen Gas is narcotic? How?  what is the mechanism of this narcosis? 
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thread_title:  Nitrogen is narcotic?