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Farred: /* Hazards */ It is neither likely nor desireable that an article on Water Vapor be contributed. so, removed red link

2012-05-09T12:44:20Z

Hazards: It is neither likely nor desireable that an article on Water Vapor be contributed. so, removed red link

Farred: correcting link

2012-05-09T12:37:29Z

correcting link

Jotagiraldez at 13:10, 25 November 2010

2010-11-25T13:10:03Z

Jotagiraldez: /* Hazards */

2010-11-25T12:53:10Z

Hazards

Jotagiraldez at 12:49, 25 November 2010

2010-11-25T12:49:24Z

Jotagiraldez at 03:31, 14 November 2010

2010-11-14T03:31:46Z

Jotagiraldez at 15:36, 12 November 2010

2010-11-12T15:36:22Z

Miros1: /* Hazards: Lack of Breathable Atmosphere and Improper Pressure */

2008-11-02T16:20:15Z

Hazards: Lack of Breathable Atmosphere and Improper Pressure

Miros1 at 04:12, 1 November 2008

2008-11-01T04:12:49Z

Miros1 at 04:02, 1 November 2008

2008-11-01T04:02:54Z

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 In the extreme case of a severe leak in space, you have to consider what the Death Zone does to climbers on Everest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_zone].  You should also consider "the bends," which results from nitrogen bubbles in the blood when depressurizing too fast.
-Most desirable for [[Architecture List|long term habitats in the moon]] and in space is somewhere around 40kPa total with about 60% oxygen.  In the event of an sudden [[depressurization]] this ratio means you do not have a hard transition to switch to your backup breathing systems.  The rest is [[Nitrogen]], [[Water Vapor|water vapor]] and trace amounts of [[Carbon Dioxide|CO2]] which can be isolated quite easily.
+Most desirable for [[Architecture List|long term habitats in the moon]] and in space is somewhere around 40kPa total with about 60% oxygen.  In the event of an sudden [[depressurization]] this ratio means you do not have a hard transition to switch to your backup breathing systems.  The rest is [[Nitrogen]], water vapor and trace amounts of [[Carbon Dioxide|CO2]] which can be isolated quite easily.
 == See Also ==

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 *[[Lunar Settlement Artificial Atmosphere]]
-The most important for Lunar development is the pressure inside your [[Space Suits|space suit]] or habitat.  Here is a listing of the relative pressures of other environments and the percentage oxygen in each.
+The most important for Lunar development is the pressure inside your [[Space suit|space suit]] or habitat.  Here is a listing of the relative pressures of other environments and the percentage oxygen in each.
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 ==Hazards==
-Main Articles: [[Lack of Breathable Atmosphere]] and [[Improper Pressure]]
+<small>Main Articles: [[Lack of Breathable Atmosphere]] and [[Improper Pressure]]</small>
 Under most circumstances, if you don't get enough [[oxygen]] pressure you will get altitude sickness[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_sickness#Altitude_acclimatization], aka [[Hypoxia]].

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	Most desirable for [[Architecture List\|long term habitats in the moon]] and in space is somewhere around 40kPa total with about 60% oxygen. In the event of an sudden [[depressurization]] this ratio means you do not have a hard transition to switch to your backup breathing systems. The rest is [[Nitrogen]], [[Water Vapor\|water vapor]] and trace amounts of [[Carbon Dioxide\|CO2]] which can be isolated quite easily.		Most desirable for [[Architecture List\|long term habitats in the moon]] and in space is somewhere around 40kPa total with about 60% oxygen. In the event of an sudden [[depressurization]] this ratio means you do not have a hard transition to switch to your backup breathing systems. The rest is [[Nitrogen]], [[Water Vapor\|water vapor]] and trace amounts of [[Carbon Dioxide\|CO2]] which can be isolated quite easily.
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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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 *Earth's atmosphere[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_atmosphere]
 *Atmospheric pressure on Earth[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_pressure]
-*Cabin Pressurization[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_pressurization][http://oregonstate.edu/~atwaterj/merc.htm][http://www.accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aID=605848]
+*[[Cabin Pressurization]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_pressurization][http://oregonstate.edu/~atwaterj/merc.htm][http://www.accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aID=605848]
 *[[Lunar Settlement Artificial Atmosphere]]
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 |62.0 kPa<BR />
 |- style="background:#EFEFEF"
-|[[Mercury Spacecraft|Mercury]] Program
+|[[Program Mercury|Mercury]] Program
 |(100%)
 |34.5 kPa<BR/>
 |-
-|[[Geminii]] Program
+|[[Gemini Program|Gemini]] Program
 |(100%)
 |34.5 kPa<BR/>
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-==Hazards: [[Lack of Breathable Atmosphere]] and [[Improper Pressure]]==
+==Hazards==
 Under most circumstances, if you don't get enough [[oxygen]] pressure you will get altitude sickness[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_sickness#Altitude_acclimatization], aka [[Hypoxia]].
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 In the extreme case of a severe leak in space, you have to consider what the Death Zone does to climbers on Everest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_zone].  You should also consider "the bends," which results from nitrogen bubbles in the blood when depressurizing too fast.
-Most desirable for long term habitats in space is somewhere around 40kPa total with about 60% oxygen.  In the event of an sudden [[depressurization]] this ratio means you do not have a hard transition to switch to your backup breathing systems.  The rest is [[Nitrogen]], [[Water Vapor|water vapor]] and trace amounts of [[Carbon Dioxide|CO2]] which can be isolated quite easily.
+Most desirable for [[Architecture List|long term habitats in the moon]] and in space is somewhere around 40kPa total with about 60% oxygen.  In the event of an sudden [[depressurization]] this ratio means you do not have a hard transition to switch to your backup breathing systems.  The rest is [[Nitrogen]], [[Water Vapor|water vapor]] and trace amounts of [[Carbon Dioxide|CO2]] which can be isolated quite easily.
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 *[[Lunar Settlement Artificial Atmosphere]]

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 There are several different types of atmospheres to consider.
-*[[Luna|Lunar]] atmosphere[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_the_Moon]
+*[[Lunar atmosphere]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_the_Moon]
 *Earth's atmosphere[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_atmosphere]
 *Atmospheric pressure on Earth[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_pressure]

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 |101.3 kPa<BR/>
 |-
-|Leadville Colorado, 10K altitude
+|Leadville Colorado, 10196 ft, or 3107 meters
 |(21%)
 |69.6 kPa<BR/>
 |- style="background:#EFEFEF"
-|Denver Colorado
+|Denver Colorado, 5295 ft, 1613 m
 |(21%)
 |83.4 kPa<BR/>
 |-
-|LaPaz
+|LaPaz, 3700 m
 |(21%)
 |62.0 kPa<BR />