title: Undersea air supply.
abstract: The interior air of a simulated underwater habitation was continuously washed or scrubbed with sea water by means of a gas exchanger of the venturi type. The sole method for supplying oxygen and removing carbon dioxide was the scrubbing process. A microburner placed inside the experimental habitation chamber continued to burn until it was intentionally extinguished. Two rats maintained in the chamber for 8 hours suffered no discernible ill effects.
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D000818:Animals; D004242:Diving; D018504:Ecological Systems, Closed; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure; D051381:Rats; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water