Comment on Liquid Trees
scala@lemmy.ml 3 weeks agoPretty sure some cities have about zero areas for a tree to grow. Algae produces a much larger percentage of oxygen compared to any tree.
Comment on Liquid Trees
scala@lemmy.ml 3 weeks agoPretty sure some cities have about zero areas for a tree to grow. Algae produces a much larger percentage of oxygen compared to any tree.
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Pretty sure trees in cities aren’t there to produce oxygen or capture carbon.
echodot@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Mostly they’re there either for decoration or to lower street temperature. Depending on how long ago they were planted.
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Exactly
MouldyCat@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Trees do actually improve air quality, by absorbing harmful gases like sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide through their leaves. Additionally they can reduce particulate pollution by up to 70% - bbc.com/…/20200504-which-trees-reduce-air-polluti…
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I totally agree, and that’s not the oxygen production these tech bros want to make more efficient.