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There are others on this list with far more knowledge than I, but I
have been told that in determining the narcotic effect of a gas you
must consider its lipid solubility. Oxygen has a high lipid
solubility so therefore is in fact narcotic and should be considered
when determining the END of a mixture. He does not, or is very low,
so not a factor in the calculations. Bill Mee, George or JJ can
answer this one better. My apologies if I have mis-stated anything.
Traditional teachings by the agencies do not account for the O2
content of a mixture in determining the END. This is a mistake. End
of subject.
Mike
---Jsuw@ao*.co* wrote:
>
> When determining the acceptable narcosis exposure for a dive, it
seems that
> only the narcotic effect of nitrogen is considered. Oxygen is at
least as
> narcotic as nitrogen. Although helium is far less narcotic than
either, it
> still is an inert gas with potential to have narcotic properties.
>
> With this in mind, why is it that only nitrogen's narcotic effects are
> considered? How can the narcotic effect of the other gases be
accounted for?
> Does it matter?
>
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