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I'm pumping Argon gas into a fish tank in my laboratory at a flow rate of 100 mL/min when the experiment is running, and 1 L / min when I'm reaching inside. The gas will be pumping for 7 days straight. The lab manager says it should be fine, but I'm worried that I'm going to suffocate people since Argon is denser than air and might not leave through the vents. Information of air exchange rate of my floor is unavailable. Does this seems safe at my flowrates?

>> No.4744243

No you should not be pumping Argon constantly into an unventilated room.

Under no conditions must anyone be in that room alone for any duration while this experiment is running.

>> No.4744259

The lab manager is a fucking idiot if he/she says that. You need to talk to someone competent about properly venting suffocating gases.

I am not trolling.

>> No.4744291

That is some space station 13 level dangerous shit there. You will have dead people if you do that.

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4744292

>>4744042
Do it and blame the lab manager.

Get a kike lawyer just in case.

>> No.4744293

100ml * 60 *24 * 27 = about 4 cubic metres

so you will be fine

>> No.4744297

>>4744293
This

Air is about 1 percent argon anyway. I imagine even if the room was really small and completely sealed, you might get it up to 5% argon.

>> No.4744299

>>4744293
not sure how 7 became 27

100 ml * 60 * 24 * 7 = 1.00800 m^3