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by Leandros 2702 days ago
Unrelated to the project, but your CO2 levels are far to high. The maximum should be around 600ppm.
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switch007 2702 days ago
Your comment doesn't seem to match up with https://www.kane.co.uk/knowledge-centre/what-are-safe-levels... unless you mixed up CO and CO2? Am I missing something?

EDIT: ah, looking at a CO2 monitor, it says "Indoor air quality: Good (0 to 800ppm), Normal(800 to 1200ppm), Poor (>1200ppm) indication"

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stackmad 2702 days ago
Yes, I agree. I've already ordered a bunch of plants :) Sadly my building is quite old and ventilation is poor.
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thinkcontext 2702 days ago
In most places ventilation standards are set by building code. Point this out to your landlord, if they are not responsive notify the relevant local authority.
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Joakal 2702 days ago
I heard that you would need about 40(?) plants per person. Best advice was to be well ventilated unless the outdoor CO2 is worse than indoors.
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antisthenes 2702 days ago
You literally can't have enough plants in the house to compensate for the CO2 production of its inhabitants.

You would have to place water immersed algae farms on every open space in the house and keep them illuminated with artificial light 24/7, because plants will produce CO2 at night otherwise.

Like you said, good ventilation is far more effective than any plant.

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