th3krackan t1_j1da7un wrote on December 23, 2022 at 1:26 PM

Reply to comment by Skipp_To_My_Lou in Can our bodies tolerate environments without oxygen? by purvel

If you walked into a vessel under nitrogen purge could you physically take a breath of nitrogen in and out ? Or will your body just not respond. In the few seconds you'd have before you pass out of course

th3krackan t1_j1c7lo9 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:36 AM

Reply to Can our bodies tolerate environments without oxygen? by purvel

Yes, when doing gas work we have to enter low oxygen areas with a breathing apparatus of course. The low oxygen doesn't affect your body. However without the breathing apparatus and no suitable oxygen to breath then your body will not be triggered to expel carbon dioxide and you will just not be able to breath at all which will lead to death. But to answer your question yes our bodies can tolerate 0 oxygen areas.