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>oxygen depletion I wish people would stop conflating low oxygen with high CO2. Even at 5000 ppm CO2 (which "significantly impair" attention, executive functi
by schiffern 4y ago
>oxygen depletion
I wish people would stop conflating low oxygen with high CO2.
Even at 5000 ppm CO2 (which "significantly impair" attention, executive function, and risky decision-making[0]), the oxygen has only dropped from 20.95% to 20.45%. This ~2.5% difference is negligible, equivalent to natural variations in atmospheric pressure.
The buildup of CO2 is the issue, not the depletion of O2.
[0] https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/6/891 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/6/891