SCUBA (SELF-CONTAINED UNDERWATER BREATHING APPARATUS) TANK CORROSION AS A CAUSE OF DEATH

• NCJ Number: 27183
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 20 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY 1975) Pages: 571-575
• Author(s): J D TEMPLE; R T BOSSHARDT; J H DAVIS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CORRODED SCUBA TANKS MAY RESULT IN A DEPLETION OF OXYGEN BELOW THE NORMAL 20 PERCENT AS LOW AS TWO OR THREE PERCENT, WHICH MAY RESULT IN DEATH.