I want more oxygen in my house. how many plants per one human?

I want to get some plants to breathe my carbon dioxide that i exhale and then they will give me some oxygen. So is one plant enough to get rid of all my carbon dioxide or should i get lots? do they exhale as much oxygen as we exhale carbon dioxide?

I want more oxygen in my house. how many plants per one human?
Houses exchange air with the outdoors faster than your plants can create a significant concentration gradient of oxygen. However more important to you is the quality of air, the contaminants the plant removes from vapors items inside the house exhaust. Houseplants trap and absorb many pollutants from household products. They do renew the air and they clean it. The larger the total leaf and soil surface area the more oxygen and air scrubbing the plant can achieve. As few as 15 houseplants, in an average-size home, can significantly reduce the quantity of indoor contaminants.

http://www.plantea.com/houseplants.htm

http://www.thegreenguide.com/blog/tow/kw...

"Some of the best plants for purifying the air are: the Areca Palm, the Golden Pothos, the Ficus, the Rubber Plant, English Ivy and the ever popular Spider Plant."

http://www.perc.ca/PEN/2000-05/s-battle....

Peace lily, bamboo palm, English ivy, mums, and gerbera daisies are recommended as air cleaning plants easy to grow.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2004/10/...



Plant Studies showed air cleansing took place between the soil and air surface. The actual work is done by the "common soil microorganisms" most of which are "known to be capable of biodegrading toxic chemicals when activated by plant root growth."

http://www.practicalasthma.net/pages/top...





It takes "17.5 trees per person" to produce ogygen but 20 trees per person to consume the CO2 according to NASA so they do not produce as much oxygen as we consume.

http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/...



This should give you a very rough point of comparison to the number of plants needed to supply oxygen for life support in a closed system.

"A net production of 500 g to 600 g of dry algae per man per day is required for oxygen regeneration" This would be about 850-1000 g wet algae.

http://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?...

"6 liters of algae water will produce... 600 liters of oxygen, and consume 720 liters of CO2" thus 6 liters of algae water per person will supply sufficient oxygen.

http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/rocket3...



"A British chemist once inhabited a sealed plant growth chamber for 15 days, obtaining all of his oxygen from 30,000 wheat plants. " from article by Amy Snyder

http://www.rso.cornell.edu/scitech/archi...
Reply:Even a whole house full of plants will not make a noticeable difference.
Reply:I have researched this before and it is much better to open a couple of windows a couple times a day. The amount of plants needed and the light needed for the plants to produce O2 making it not very efficient.
Reply:Not too many, plants also consume oxygen, particularily at night...So if you turn your house into a jungle ventilate at night:))

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