Hi Olaf and Greg, There are existing competitors for CO2 absorbtion, with stable markets, with which CATO might outcompete: There is rebreathing gear for diving. I believe these use manufactured CaO-containing mixes. There are CO2-scrubbing set-ups in military submarines, as well. There are rebreathers for emergency use by miners, also. Large offices might supply CO2-scrubbed air as a proven productivity boost. I expect that large submarine navies have researched and proven the level of cognitive impairment with CO2 level increase, as another data source.
Brian On Friday, June 24, 2016 at 5:47:00 AM UTC-4, Schuiling, R.D. (Olaf) wrote: > > Hi Greg, > > I have been trying already for more than 5 years to get support for > cleaning the internal atmosphere of buildings that suffer from the > sick-building syndrome. As it seems that the Harvard people have found > evidence that high CO2 levels in offices or schools have a negative effect > on our brains, this may be taken more seriously in the future See > attachment, Olaf Schuiling > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Greg Rau > *Sent:* vrijdag 24 juni 2016 1:26 > *To:* Geoengineering > *Subject:* [geo] Climate denial explained: Indoor CO2 Enrichment Impairs > Thinking > > > > > > > > > http://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/summer-2016-welcome-there/your-brain-carbon-dioxide-research-finds-low-levels > > "The team’s results, published in 2012 in Environmental Health > Perspectives, were statistically significant, but they were cautious, > noting that “confirmation of these findings is needed.” That confirmation > came last fall, when a team led by Harvard public health researchers > published another study in the journal, using the same test. They found > that participants performed only half as well under indoor carbon-dioxide > concentrations of 1,400 ppm as they did in a well-ventilated room." > > > > This could explain some things. Assuming that there is zero effect at 280 > ppm, the world population is 5% less mentally capable now at 400 ppm than > it was pre-industrially. At IPCC BAU in the year 2100 the world will be > >32% impaired. Amplified CO2 effects indeed, and all the more reason we > need CDR installed in every room where climate/CO2 decisions and policy are > being made. And every other room in the world. If climate change and > ocean acidification aren't reasons enough, is mental health the killer app > and raison d'etre for CDR, of course pending ethic(ist)s and governance > approval? ;-) > > > > Greg > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "geoengineering" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
