How to use oxygen gas in human body

 How to use oxygen gas in human body

Tests carried out in Argentina have revealed that human lungs contain over 2.5 lbs of carbon dioxide and oxygen gas stored away in the lungs. (Reuters)

Scientists have found that lung tissue contains a vast amount of oxygen gas that is useless for humans. Tests carried out in Argentina have revealed that human lungs contain over 2.5 lbs of carbon dioxide and oxygen gas stored away in the lungs. These gases are technically termed as anaerobic respiration in the lungs. The findings were presented at the 254th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS, the world’s largest scientific society, is holding the meeting here through Thursday. It features more than 13,000 presentations on a wide range of science topics.

“This is the first time it’s been demonstrated that human beings could breathe atmospheric oxygen at levels not seen for millions of years,” says J. Philip Hughes, Ph.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida. The carbon dioxide exhaled by human beings, though important in breathing, is not actually biologically useful, Hughes explains. This is because carbon dioxide is not an essential nutrient in life, he adds. “We need oxygen to live,” he explains.

High levels of carbon dioxide in the environment are harmful to humans. It can lead to carbon dioxide inhalation disorder, which is a condition where the immune system attacks the inside of the nose, throat, and lungs, making it difficult for people to breathe. Doctors can try to treat this disorder by administering medication, but this is often not effective. Rather, the condition is often treated with surgery. The excess carbon dioxide is removed from the body in the surgery, Hughes explains.

“When the patient breathes oxygen, it’s no longer being forced out into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, so it builds up in the body,” he says. “When we breathed air that contained 2.2 pounds of oxygen, the amount of