We encountered a rare case of suffocation by an advertising balloon filled with pure helium gas. Suffocation caused by inhalation of atmosphere lacking in oxygen is not exceptional, but reports of death by suffocation due to a pure inert gas such as helium are very rare. In this case, the balloon mooring on the ground was enclosed, warning signs were displayed, and it was clear that entering th...

Carbon dioxide is the fourth most common gas present in the earth’s atmosphere, with an average ambient concentration (in fresh air) of about 350 ppm. Carbon dioxide is one of the most common byproducts of living organisms. With every exhaled breath we produce and release CO2 into the atmosphere (with an average concentration in exhaled breath of about 3.8%). According to one USDA study, an ave...

in one side the negative effects of increasing of concentration of carbon dioxide in the world, and in the other side, the positive effects of greenhouse enrichment by such gas is one of the most important reasons in researching of this gas on different plants. for assessment of the effects of carbon dioxide and light regimes in different genotypes of pansy (viola tricolor) a factorial experime...

The oxygen production of a photosynthetic gas exchanger containing Chlorella pyrenoidosa (1% packed cell volume) was measured when various concentrations of carbon dioxide were present within the culture unit. The internal carbon dioxide concentrations were obtained by manipulating the entrance gas concentration and the flow rate. Carbon dioxide percentages were monitored by means of electrodes...

the equilibrium solubility data of co2 in the various aqueous blends of triisopropanolamine (tipa) + monoethanolamine (mea) with the total alkanolamine concentration of 2 mole / dm3 were measured at the temperatures of 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 oc and co2 partial pressures below 100 kpa. the experiments were done in an atmospheric gas absorption system and the amount of absorbed co2 was measured wi...

INTRODUCTION Alveolar dead space reflects phenomena that render arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide higher than that of mixed alveolar gas, disturbing carbon dioxide exchange. Right-to-left shunt fraction (Qs/Qt) leads to an alveolar dead space fraction (VdAS/VtA; where VtA is alveolar tidal volume). In acute respiratory distress syndrome, ancillary physiological disturbances may includ...

increasing the concentrations and emissions of greenhouse gases makes the weather warmer and affects land uses. carbon dioxide emission is recognized as one of the most important factors in global warming. the objectives of this research were to investigate the amount of co2 emission from soil to atmosphere during the wheat growth under two different tillage and irrigation methods. in this stud...

Ecological aspects of coal combustion utilization of CO2 from flue gas Slovakia belongs to the group of twenty worst polluters throughout the world, releasing 10 12 tons of carbon dioxide per capita, whereas the worldwide average value is about 5 tons. It is known that the big electric and thermal power stations produce only 25 % of the overall production of carbon dioxide in Slovakia, whereas ...

Carbon dioxide was blamed for the deaths of around 1700 people in Cameroon, west Africa, in 1986 when a massive release of gas occurred from Lake Nyos, a volcanic crater lake. The clinical findings in 845 survivors seen at or admitted to hospital were compatible with exposure to an asphyxiant gas. Rescuers noted cutaneous erythema and bullae on an unknown proportion of corpses and 161 (19%) sur...

Carbon dioxide sequestration by algae is receiving an increased attention towards the impact of increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Biological carbon dioxide sequestration might be the most promising, environmental friendly & cost effective means of reducing carbon dioxide emission in the energy sector. Algae produce more oil compared to other plants and it can grown in open pond syste...