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The invention concerns an arrangement allowing humans to operate for a prolonged period in a polluted atmosphere. The arrangement comprises a body suit S consisting of a one-piece garment which is flexible, airtight and strong, and completed by a rigid helmet which permits vision, this body suit constituting a false lung connected via two disconnectable hoses (flexible conduits) A, R to a case which contains means 3-18 for removing, regenerating, controlling and returning the air contained in the body suit in such a way that the user breathes freely in the body suit, the length of the hoses (conduits) A, R being chosen in such a way that the case V can be carried by hand without either of the hoses (conduits) touching the ground, and in such a way that the case can be positioned close to the user or on the user's back. Application to operations carried out in a polluted atmosphere, for example as a result of an escape of smoke (fumes), gases or dangerous radiation. <IMAGE>
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