CO2 overload in blood suggests toxic atmosphere within 50 years
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#2I'm a bit confused by this, since indoor CO2's higher (double?) so wouldn't we already be experiencing it?
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#3I'm a bit confused by this, since indoor CO2's higher (double?) so wouldn't we already be experiencing it?
We are
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#4The study doesn't say "fatal" it says "toxic". Not toxic like lead, toxic like cigarettes. The actual effects discussed are subtler than "all life dies in 50 years".
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#6I'm a bit confused by this, since indoor CO2's higher (double?) so wouldn't we already be experiencing it?
The people that were sampled were probably already affected by the indoor exposure. I don't think it affects the validity of this study
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#7I'm a bit confused by this, since indoor CO2's higher (double?) so wouldn't we already be experiencing it?
The human body can tolerate a short sauna session. It cannot tolerate living in a sauna 24/7.
That said, the authors note that many people regularly do indeed experience long periods of higher CO2 levels, and that this may in part explain the HCO3− blood level trend they're seeing and has to be taken into consideration.
They also note "more recent studies of humans and animals have shown harmful effects of CO2 exposure at [1000 to 3000 ppm CO2], such as changes in heart rate, kidney calcification, oxidative stress, neural damage and inflammation".
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#8The study doesn't say "fatal" it says "toxic". Not toxic like lead, toxic like cigarettes. The actual effects discussed are subtler than "all life dies in 50 years".
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#9Dang can we please change this editorialized title?
When you click through the actual title is: Carbon dioxide overload, detected in human blood, suggests a potentially toxic atmosphere within 50 years
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