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Which type of environments are divers, caisson workers, and hyperbaric chamber patients exposed to?

Hypobaric

Hyperbaric

Divers, caisson workers, and hyperbaric chamber patients all work or reside in environments that have higher than normal atmospheric pressures which is also known as hyperbaric environments. These environments are not explained by any of the other options, as follows

- A) Hypobaric environments, unlike hyperbaric environments, have lower than normal atmospheric pressures.

- B) The answer is not Thermobaric because these environments are created by the combustion of oxygen, which is not a part of the question.

- C) Isobaric refers to equal atmospheric pressures, whereas hyperbaric environments have higher than normal atmospheric pressures.

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Thermobaric

Isobaric

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