Oxygen Toxicity

These papers are more general reviews of the topics listed and have been selected based on searches of the Rubicon Research Repository (RRR) and questions found in online forums. They are meant to serve as a starting point for anyone interested in the contents of our collection. This is by NO means an exhaustive search or list of categories. We will continue to build on this resource as we have time so please check back with us.

Historical Summaries

Acott. (1999) Oxygen toxicity: A brief history of oxygen in diving. SPUMS Volume 29 Number 3. RRR ID: 6014

Hamilton Jr, RW. (1997) Tolerating oxygen exposure. SPUMS Volume 27 Number 1. RRR ID: 6038

Butler. (2004) Closed-circuit oxygen diving in the U.S. Navy. Undersea Hyperb Med. Spring;31(1):3-20. RRR ID: 3986

Vann. (2004) Lambertsen and O2: beginnings of operational physiology. Undersea Hyperb Med. Spring;31(1):21-31. RRR ID: 3987

Clark. (2004) The Predictive Studies Series: Correlation of physiologic responses to extreme environmental stresses. Undersea Hyperb Med. Spring;31(1):33-51. RRR ID: 3988

Bitterman. (2004) CNS oxygen toxicity. Undersea Hyperb Med. Spring;31(1):63-72. RRR ID: 3991

Central Nervous System

Natoli and Vann. (1996) Factors Affecting CNS Oxygen Toxicity in Humans. MS Thesis, Duke University. RRR ID: 21

Butler FK and Thalmann ED. (1984) CNS (Central Nervous System) Oxygen Toxicity in Closed-Circuit SCUBA Divers. NEDU 11-84. RRR ID: 3378

Butler FK and Thalmann ED. (1986) Central Nervous System Oxygen Toxicity in Closed-Circuit SCUBA Divers II. Undersea Biomedical Research 13(12); 193-224. RRR ID: 3045

Butler FK. (1986) Central Nervous System Oxygen Toxicity in Closed-Circuit SCUBA Divers III. NEDU Report 5-86. RRR ID: 4511

Pulmonary

Clark. (2004) Extension of oxygen tolerance by interrupted exposure. Undersea Hyperb Med. Summer;31(2):195-8. RRR ID: 4009

Clark and Lambertsen. (1970) Pulmonary Oxygen Tolerance in Man and Derivation of Pulmonary Oxygen Tolerance Curves. PhD Thesis, University of Pennsylvania. RRR ID: 3863