Reminds me of the video on how to build a cheap AC for camper with dry ice :D
BTW the rising CO2 concentration of the atmosphere is already affecting cognitive ability especially in classrooms. We’ll need CO2 scubbers in closed rooms soon.
While elevated CO2 levels seem to be affecting certain cognitive abilities, I did not find definitive results indicating that this has become a general problem.
Sorry I don’t have good sources. I just read this a few years back with one study showing there is already an effect.
While you’d probably need to study this further to be 100% certain, I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to assume ventilation is going to work worse because a constant air exchange would move concentrations towards 400ppm instead of 280ppm. So the median (or whatever) can be higher than 100ppm difference. Or maybe I’m getting this wrong?
Ventilation definitely helps. I mean, I’m not doubting the effects, I actually run sensors in my office and have personally experienced “mind fog” when I ignored the readings for too long and didn’t open the windows when it was time.
I was just wondering if we’re already at a point where environmental changes have made this one additional problem we need to think about more.
Ah thanks I’ve been meaning to look into plants, how much you’d need to make an impact. Unfortunately the article doesn’t mention numbers, like how much CO2 one human produces in a normal or in a well insulated sealed room, and how much of that plants can scrub, and how much light they need.
Another way to think about this would in terms of calories, if plants where to produce 100% calories / edible sugar or starches, it should somewhat match how much CO2 we output. To grow enough potatoes for your daily calories you need about 250m². You probably need less and that would be for a perfectly sealed room.
I don’t know about blood concentration, but if it’s fine then presumably it isn’t affecting cognitive abilities yet. It might also vary from human to human how well they can oxygenate / expel Co2.
No worries, I’ll have to research this stuff later. My ideal / current dream would be something like all the walls of a house (or catamaran) are about 80cm deep greenhouses with aquaculture crops that produce strawberries or similar supplemental crops.
Reminds me of the video on how to build a cheap AC for camper with dry ice :D
BTW the rising CO2 concentration of the atmosphere is already affecting cognitive ability especially in classrooms. We’ll need CO2 scubbers in closed rooms soon.
While elevated CO2 levels seem to be affecting certain cognitive abilities, I did not find definitive results indicating that this has become a general problem.
There is a meta review that indicates additional research might be worthwhile / required ( https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32557862/ ).
Do you have any sources worth looking into?
Sorry I don’t have good sources. I just read this a few years back with one study showing there is already an effect.
While you’d probably need to study this further to be 100% certain, I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to assume ventilation is going to work worse because a constant air exchange would move concentrations towards 400ppm instead of 280ppm. So the median (or whatever) can be higher than 100ppm difference. Or maybe I’m getting this wrong?
Ventilation definitely helps. I mean, I’m not doubting the effects, I actually run sensors in my office and have personally experienced “mind fog” when I ignored the readings for too long and didn’t open the windows when it was time.
I was just wondering if we’re already at a point where environmental changes have made this one additional problem we need to think about more.
I think we have to assume it’s already affecting people. The sensors are a good idea, I definitely should get some for arduino.
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Ah thanks I’ve been meaning to look into plants, how much you’d need to make an impact. Unfortunately the article doesn’t mention numbers, like how much CO2 one human produces in a normal or in a well insulated sealed room, and how much of that plants can scrub, and how much light they need.
Another way to think about this would in terms of calories, if plants where to produce 100% calories / edible sugar or starches, it should somewhat match how much CO2 we output. To grow enough potatoes for your daily calories you need about 250m². You probably need less and that would be for a perfectly sealed room.
I don’t know about blood concentration, but if it’s fine then presumably it isn’t affecting cognitive abilities yet. It might also vary from human to human how well they can oxygenate / expel Co2.
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No worries, I’ll have to research this stuff later. My ideal / current dream would be something like all the walls of a house (or catamaran) are about 80cm deep greenhouses with aquaculture crops that produce strawberries or similar supplemental crops.