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Carbon Dioxide Tolerance: A Review. (1998)

Abstract
The report summarizes some of the pertinent work done in the field of acute and chronic hypercapnia, utilizing physiologic, mental, and physical performance parameters in man as an aid to evaluation. A discussion follows concerning acceptable carbon dioxide levels, both ideal and on a contingency basis, for manned space flight.

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Contributors SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE BROOKS AFB TEX
Repository Defense Technical Information Center OAI-PMH Repository (United States)
Keywords STRESS PHYSIOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY, *Carbon dioxide, *Hypercapnia, *Aerospace medicine, Tolerances(Physiology), Thresholds(Physiology), Space flight, Humans, Closed ecological systems, Stress(Physiology), Performance(Human), Psychomotor function, Psychophysiology, Exposure(Physiology), Maximum permissable exposure
Language eng