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By 2100, Indoor CO₂ Could Conceivably Cut Complex Cognition by 50%

posted by martyb on Monday February 17 2020, @08:50AM   Printer-friendly
from the Bring-on-the-bottled-air dept.

JoeMerchant writes:

The world's carbon-dioxide problem doesn't just affect the atmosphere — the gas is starting to fill our homes, schools, and offices, too.

Indoor levels of the gas are projected to climb so high, in fact, that they could cut people's ability to do complex cognitive tasks in half by the end of the century.

That prediction comes from three scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Pennsylvania, who presented their findings last week at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The study is still under peer review but available online in the repository Earth ArXiv.

The findings show that, if global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to rise on their current trajectory, the concentration of CO2 in the air could more than double by 2100. Based on measurements of how humans function in spaces with that much CO2, the scientists warn, we could find ourselves scoring 50% lower on measures of complex thought by the end of the century.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday February 17 2020, @04:26PM (3 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday February 17 2020, @04:26PM (#959198) Journal

    When the sun goes down those plants churn out CO2 in your house...

    Solar water heating and PV+storage+ keeps them producing.

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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday February 17 2020, @08:50PM (2 children)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Monday February 17 2020, @08:50PM (#959276)

    I really like the idea of solar panels powering LED grow lights in the house - I don't think the plants would appreciate having their day-night cycle erased, though.

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    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday February 17 2020, @09:16PM (1 child)

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday February 17 2020, @09:16PM (#959290) Journal

      Happens all the time in clean-rooms in Japan, they grow E. Coli free lettuce [google.com]

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      • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday February 18 2020, @02:09AM

        by JoeMerchant (3937) on Tuesday February 18 2020, @02:09AM (#959395)

        True enough, and Alaska grows some record sized vegetables due to the long summer sun hours... Still doesn't "feel" right, but it can work well with a lot of species.

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