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Neal Pollock

Neal Pollock is an Associate Professor in kinesiology at Université Laval in Quebec, Canada. His academic training is in zoology, exercise physiology and environmental physiology. His research interests focus on human health and safety in extreme environments.

Recent Posts by Neal Pollock

Benefits and Hazards of High Oxygen Partial Pressure

February 26, 2020

Benefits and Hazards of High Oxygen Partial Pressure

Oxygen is necessary to sustain life, but it plays a more complex role in diving safety. Increased fractions can improve decompression efficiency by reducing the inert gas fraction of inspired gas, and a high partial […]

Flexible Control of Decompression Stress

November 30, 2015

Flexible Control of Decompression Stress

Divers should know that while the decompression algorithms in dive computers are great at measuring pressure-time profiles, they are blind to a wide range of variables that affect decompression risk. The approximation of decompression status […]

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