CO2 overload in blood suggests toxic atmosphere within 50 years

Environment & Energy, Health & Medicine(doi.org)view on HackerNews
carbon dioxidebicarbonatecalciumphosphorusblood chemistryhealth effectsclimate change

Author: veqq

Date: 7/20/2026

Article Summary:
The study analyzes data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to investigate the potential health effects of increasing atmospheric CO2 levels on human blood chemistry, finding a correlation between CO2 levels and bicarbonate, calcium, and phosphorus levels in the blood.