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What is Nitrox (EANx)?
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| Mother Nature provides us with a breathing gas called
air. However she never said air is the perfect gas for breathing under
water. Air contains approximately 21% oxygen and 79% nitrogen. When the
percentage of oxygen is increased and therefore the percentage of nitrogen
decreased, we call it Enriched Air Nitrox or EANx. |
| Contrary to beliefs that Nitrox is used only in deep
diving - in fact the ideal depth for breathing Nitrox is between 12 and
40 meters, which are accepted sport diving depths. When properly used,
EANx can provide the sports diver with the following advantages: |
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- Longer no decompression dive time |
- Shorter surface interval time |
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