plants and fresh air!

squeaky

Ted_Hutchinson wrote:

Go to http://ntrs.nasa.gov/ this is the site NASA publishes it's research.
Then enter "Wolverton" which is the name of the guy who did the research. This will bring up a list of his published NASA research.
From the list it brings up it is clear that Wolverton was working on finding ways to clean air with plants.
76. FOLIAGE PLANTS FOR REMOVING INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS FROM ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOMES [size=-1][/size]

Got it this time thanks Ted. Interesting reading.

Eliza252

Thanks for all the tips!!
I bought myself an aloe plant on the way home yesterday (havent been able to find a spider plant yet)
i live round the corner from Columbia Road Flower market so will be there bright and early on sunday to get myself one and one of those draconius thingys and some dried lavender - s'good job I've just moved so got myself a bit of a decorating budget!!

myrnahaz

I'm not sure whether this is an old wives tale, but my old mum (an old wife, admittedly) used to say you have to remove plants and flowers from a bedroom at night because they use up all the oxygen. Does anyone know a botanist?

squeaky

Plants generally use some oxygen in the night time, but nothing like enough to suffocate anybody, not by miles. Besides - they've spent all day producing far more oxygen than they'll later use up.

myrnahaz

squeaky wrote:

Plants generally use some oxygen in the night time, but nothing like enough to suffocate anybody, not by miles. Besides - they've spent all day producing far more oxygen than they'll later use up.

You're right, it's probably no worse than having another person in the room with you - better in fact as 'another person' will probably add to the smell problem.

Curry_Queen

Oxygen is the by-product of a process called photosynthesis which occurs during the day ...

6CO2 + 6H2O (+ light energy) C6H12O6 + 6O2

At night the reverse happens and during respiration plants take up oxygen and give off carbon dioxide instead, so if you've got a lot of plants in your bedroom then you'll be fighting for the same breathing space! Oh, and dead or dying plants use up far more oxygen too, so don't keep them in the bedroom ince they're on their last legs

Now that's about as much as I remember about the biology of plants as I was far too interested in human/animal biology to pay too much attention in college

Allexie

Judi wrote:

I save the tiny little packets that you find in the box when you buy a new pair of shoes or a handbag. They are supposed to keep the damp away as they absorb any excess moisture. I collect them and put them in my shoes which i store in my wardrobe. This keeps my whole wardrobe smelling fresh and sweet.

Didn't someone once post about putting those Bounce tumble drier sheet things in shoes to help with the pong situation

squeaky

I think so... Didn't find the post concerned but we have This Thread

Edit: Pongy Shoes