Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Is sleeping in a room with lots of house plants dangerous?

Am I actually breathing in too much Carbon dioxide from these plants

Is sleeping in a room with lots of house plants dangerous?
This is one of the oldest myths. The answer is no plants don't release enough carbon dioxide to be harmful. when you pass gas you release more! hope this helps calm your fears!
Reply:Actually its really good for you due to the fact that the plants take the carbon dioxide and create clean air for you to breath. It's the best thing you could do.
Reply:You produce carbon dioxide not the plants. The metabolic process of plants produces oxygen. As far as I know there is not an issue with sleeping with lots of plants at all.
Reply:no . . the plants do not make carbon dioxide
Reply:Not at all
Reply:No, You will be fine.
Reply:No, it's probably actually good for you! All that fresh oxygen in one place.
Reply:no. they are "breathing in" your carbon not the other way around.
Reply:Not dangerous unless they attack you.
Reply:not unless you have a dream that your at the salad bar
Reply:Yes, people said that plants, even though produce oxygen, it can also produce many other harmful chemicals that we don't know of. However, you can still put your flowers in the house since it is good for our breath.
Reply:Plants produce oxygen - not carbon dioxide. Unless the plant is Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors, I think you'll be safe.
Reply:Only if they're penis fly traps.
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It's the other way. We breathe in oxygen and out carbon dioxide. Plants breathe in carbon dioxide and out oxygen.





You and the plants are helping each other--they're not stealing your air.
Reply:No, plants help to clean the air and make it healthier.





However, it is a mistaken idea to believe that plants give off oxygen all the time. In fact, during the day, when the sun is


shining, plants photosynthesize and produce oxygen. In the


nighttime darkness, they use oxygen and release carbon dioxide. If you could see the gas around aplant, you would see that it is rich in oxygen during the day and rich in carbon dioxide at night.





Oxygen comes from trees and plants through the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis takes pace when sunlight strikes chlorophyll, the substance in plants that makes them green.





Every organism on earth, plants and animals alike, breathes in oxygen and exhales carbon


dioxide. Animals and plants have one giant difference, though. Animals always use oxygen and


release carbon dioxide; they never produce any new oxygen. Plants, on the other hand, “respire”


when the sun is not shining, which means that they use oxygen and release carbon dioxide, just like


animals. Because they photosynthesize much more than they respire – meaning that they make more


oxygen than they use – plants really are the world’s most important oxygen factories.
Reply:You have it reversed - plants give off oxygen - take in CO2 - actually it's more healthy for you.


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