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by Cliff Dexter on April 2nd, 2007

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How quickly do plants produce oxygen? Would a person trapped in an airtight room, filled with plants, be able to survive?

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  • by Quirkie on April 2nd, 2007

    Quirkie

    You need about 11,000 leaves per person.

    Here's where I got the info:
    http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/newton/askasci/1993/biology/bio027.htm

    Alternatively 8 square meters (86 square feet) of algal Chlorella.
    See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS-3

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  • by Anonymous on December 30th, 2007

    Anonymous

    I would just like to mention that Vitamin D prevents rickets, not scurvy (Vitamin C helps with scurvy).

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  • by EveryoneNeedsHelp on April 2nd, 2007

    EveryoneNeedsHelp

    This is a great question. I would say yes, they'd survive as long as they had food and water, maybe a little skylight for some vitamin d to prevent scurvy. Airtight and no plants, they may die of toxicity.

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  • by JamesD on April 2nd, 2007

    JamesD

    I'm sorry this has nothing to do with your question, but my name is James Dexter, and I live in England, UK. Can I ask you where you're from?

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