Plants respirate oxygen but how much does this actually produce? Does having one or two potted houseplants in a small apartment noticeably increase the oxygen concentration in the air?
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“A medium-sized plant produces around 5 milliliters of oxygen per hour” and keep in mind that it produces very little if any at night
NASA estimates that you would need roughly 700 houseplants to produce enough oxygen for 1 person on a space craft.
Much of the Oxygen on Earth is actually produced by Algae in the oceans, but land base plants are also a big contributor. Estimates range from 50-85% of Earths Oxygen is produced in the oceans.
“A medium-sized plant produces around 5 milliliters of oxygen per hour” and keep in mind that it produces very little if any at night
NASA estimates that you would need roughly 700 houseplants to produce enough oxygen for 1 person on a space craft.
Much of the Oxygen on Earth is actually produced by Algae in the oceans, but land base plants are also a big contributor. Estimates range from 50-85% of Earths Oxygen is produced in the oceans.
“A medium-sized plant produces around 5 milliliters of oxygen per hour” and keep in mind that it produces very little if any at night
NASA estimates that you would need roughly 700 houseplants to produce enough oxygen for 1 person on a space craft.
Much of the Oxygen on Earth is actually produced by Algae in the oceans, but land base plants are also a big contributor. Estimates range from 50-85% of Earths Oxygen is produced in the oceans.
All of it.† Maybe I don’t understand the question, but all the free O2 in the Earth’s atmosphere is produced by plants (if you use a very general definition that includes algae in the oceans). O2 is a very chemically active gas, and it reacts pretty quickly.
† This is something of an exaggeration, made to make a point more ELI5.
All of it.† Maybe I don’t understand the question, but all the free O2 in the Earth’s atmosphere is produced by plants (if you use a very general definition that includes algae in the oceans). O2 is a very chemically active gas, and it reacts pretty quickly.
† This is something of an exaggeration, made to make a point more ELI5.
All of it.† Maybe I don’t understand the question, but all the free O2 in the Earth’s atmosphere is produced by plants (if you use a very general definition that includes algae in the oceans). O2 is a very chemically active gas, and it reacts pretty quickly.
† This is something of an exaggeration, made to make a point more ELI5.
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