Elevated carbon dioxide may impair reasoning

Elevated carbon dioxide may impair reasoning 

This article talked about how CO2 levels effected how people would think. The normal outdoor CO2 level is 400 ppm. The indoor amount can range anywhere from 600 ppm which is considered a good amount, or as high as 2,500 ppm. Researchers set up a test which got college students to gather n a room together for 2.5 hour intervals. The researchers then changed the amount of CO2 that was vented in and out of the room. While the students were in the room they used computers and had to role play on them. The students were put through a series of tests on the computers and had to do an organization game and try to manage it as it went through and series of problems. The study wanted to see what would happen with different levels of CO2. The study revealed that ventilation has to be increased in classrooms for all students to be able to think and react better.


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