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← HistoryOn 18th-century warships, which limitation to crew habitability was increased when gunports were consistently shut?
A)Carbon dioxide toxicity buildup✓
B)Oxygen deficiency leading to hypoxia
C)Saltwater damage from deck spray
D)Nitrogen narcosis incapacitating lookouts
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Carbon dioxide increased, because respiration elevates CO2 levels, but with restricted Ventilation rate due to shut gunports there is no sufficient exchange and escape of high levels; therefore CO2 rises rather than staying at optimum, because external exchange is insufficient
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