Gas

SS13's robust atmospheric system has been simplified, but you will still have to be wary of the air around you. To quickly check whether or not you can take off that gas mask, you can use an atmos analyzer or the built-in version on your PDA.

Gas comes in three storage containers: emergency tanks (can fit on the belt), ordinary tanks (can fit on the back slot) or canisters (can only be dragged). The engineering cyborg module can pick up and carry any gas canister.

Air

A mixture consisting of 79% N2 and 21% O2, or in other words what you are generally breathing. Spare canisters can be found in toxin research, emergency storage and the various air hookups.

Note: Don't be tempted to top off your jetpack with regular air. It only works with pure oxygen.

Oxygen

In the future, pure oxygen is safe to breathe! Canisters are readily available in toxin research, engineering, EVA and on the mining outpost. By default, jetpacks also contain 100% O2.

Note: Keep in mind that oxygen fuels fire.

Plasma

The true purpose of SS13's research. It is a purple gas that is highly toxic and highly flammable completely safe*, hence breathing plasma is a bad idea. It is the main ingredient in making bombs, powering the station and hellish, station consuming fires. Logically enough, plasma canisters are stored in toxin research and engineering.

*Warning: Studies have shown that Plasma is highly flammable and poisonous upon inhalation. Plasma may cause sickness, injuries, unhealthy air pollution, spontaneous combustion, increased chances of toxin damage, death, and dry mouth. Nanotrasen is not responsible for any side effects. Do not taunt Plasma. Please use Plasma at your own risk. (It's extremely flammable. Creating sparks or carrying any sort of lit object (welder, cigarette, cakehat) into a cloud of plasma will ignite it, setting off a fire that will quickly spread.)

Carbon Dioxide

Invisible but deadly. Inhaling CO2 will make you cough, eventually fall unconscious and suffocate if you're not moved to an area with proper atmosphere. CO2 canisters are available in toxins research and engineering.

N2

Part of the standard air mixture. It is a safe gas to use in the engine, but does not produce much power. A couple of canisters start in toxin research and engineering.

N2O

Knock-out or laughing gas, exposure to which will quickly render you unconscious. Recognizable by the white particles it leaves in the air. A canister can be found in the armory and the tanks in medbay's anesthetic locker also contain N2O.