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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 11:22:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: "William M. Smithers" <will@tr*.co*>
Subject: Re: Helium Deco
To: CHKBOONE@ao*.co*
Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com

On Thu, 23 Jul 1998 CHKBOONE@ao*.co* wrote:

> 
> Why does adding helium to a mix increase the deco time if it diffuses so much
> faster than nitrogen ?

Because it gets into the deeper tissues faster, and the deeper
tissues take longer to off-gas.

Regards,

-Will

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