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JOHNCREA@de*.co* writes:
> Dave Story writes:
> >=I'm not sure what you mean by "surface gradients," but it is indeed
> >=accepted practice to assume different inert gases are non-conflicting,
> >=and that they vary in solubility by the square of their molecular weights.
> 
> I do not think that solubility of inert gases varies by the square of
> their molecular weights, but I do know that the diffusion rates vary
> inversely by the square root of their molecular weights (see Buhlmann,
> Decompression/Decompression Sickness).

Yup, I misspoke.  Should have been watching those fingers...they type
all sorts of silly things.  This information is also covered in _The
Physiology and Medicine of Diving_, 3rd edition.

Cheers,

David Story                        NAUI AI Z9588, PADI DM 43922, EMT
story@be*.wp*.sg*.co*		    Better diving through lithium.

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