With the increased pressure, the O2 can be added to a SCUBA tank that contains high pressure air to create what’s known as NITROX. The idea is to increase the percentage of Oxygen in order to ...

With its intensive gear, such as heavy air tanks and fins, and the challenges of navigating the underwater world, most people wouldn’t think of scuba diving as an easily adaptive sport.

IU Diving Safety Officer Sam Haskell manages the diving program at IU. In his lecture, Haskell identified the symptoms and effects of decompression sickness, barotrauma and arterial gas embolism, ...