Product Description: Description:
The amount of carbon dioxide had been virtually constant at 280 ppm (particles per million) – i.e 280 gas molecules per million air molecules – the last ten thousand years. However in recent years, this measured value has been increasing rapidly at approx. 2 % per year.
Supplementary description:
A high level of CO 2 in the air within a room causes headaches, tiredness and lack of concentration. The regulation on CO 2 concentration was established in order to evaluate IAQ (Indoor Air Quality). Normal atmospheric air in so-called ‘clean air areas’ has a level of 360 ppm and approx. 500 ppm in urban areas. The limit of 1,000 ppm (“Pettenkofer Figure”) is still seen as being adequate indoor-air quality, which is especially important when regarding all meetings and conference rooms, as well as schools and open-plan offi ces. As a guideline for school rooms in the USA the limit of 1,000 ppm applies; for workplaces the occupational exposure limit is 5,000 ppm.