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Enriched air if inhaled for long time causes
  1. Allergy
  2. Bronchitis
  3. Disturbance of psychomotor function
  4. Diarrhoea

A
Allergy
B
Bronchitis
C
Diarrhoea
D
Disturbance of psychomotor function
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Pollution is defined as addition of harmful components in the environment which alters the composition of an environment. The harmful component is known as pollutant. Enriched air, also called as oxygen enriched air, or nitrox has more oxygen in it. The two most commonly used nitrox mixtures are 32% and 36% oxygen with less nitrogen. The most common use of nitrox mixtures containing higher than normal levels of oxygen is in scuba diving. The result of breathing elevated partial pressures of oxygen is hyperoxia, an excess of oxygen in body tissues.
The body is affected in different ways depending on the type of exposure. Central nervous system toxicity is caused by short exposure to high partial pressures of oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure. Pulmonary and ocular toxicity result from longer exposure to elevated oxygen levels at normal pressure. Symptoms may include disorientation, breathing problems, and vision changes such as myopia. Prolonged exposure to above-normal oxygen partial pressures, or shorter exposures to very high partial pressures, can cause oxidative damage to cell membranes, the collapse of the alveoli in the lungs, retinal detachment, and seizures.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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