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From: story@be*.en*.sg*.co* (David Story)
Subject: Question: why oxygen window should grow linearly with increasing depth?
To: techdiver@terra.net
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 22:06:57 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: story@be*.en*.sg*.co* (David Story)

I was reading in The Physiology and Medicine of Diving (4th ed) and
noted that it says:

"The oxygen window increases linearly with increasing depth" and then
cites 3 studies from the 60's which I don't have.

My understanding is that the oxygen window/inherent unsaturation is
due to metabolism of O2 into CO2.  If that is the case, why should it
increase linearly with depth?  Metabolism doesn't increase linearly
with depth!

Cheers,

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

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