When we see trees, we as human beings, don't even think twice
about the effects of these green leafy bulky living creatures.
Just take a moment and think about it? Have you ever wondered why
the air is thinker, denser, fresh, mold, or polluted, is different at various
places?
The amount of oxygen
produced by a single tree depends on several factors such as but not limited
to: location, type of species, number of the family, soil, age, health, weather/season,
and environmental surroundings in overall (buildings, manufacturing plants,
beach, mountains, etc).
Here are some interesting
facts to acknowledge:
- A full mature tree produces as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year.
- A single mature tree can absorb carbon dioxide at a rate of 48 pounds per year.
- A full grown mature tree can release enough oxygen back into the atmosphere to support two human beings.
- One acre of trees annually consumes the amount of carbon dioxide equivalent to that produced by driving an average car for 26,000 miles.
- An acre of trees produces enough oxygen for 18 people to breathe for a year.
- A tree that average measure of 100-foot tree, 18 inches diameter at its base, produces average of 6,000 pounds of oxygen.
- On average, one tree can produce nearly upto 260 pounds of oxygen each year.
Sources
- McAliney, Mike. Arguments
for Land Conservation: Documentation and Information Sources for Land Resources
Protection, Trust for
- Nowak, David J.; Hoehn,
Robert; Crane, Daniel E. Oxygen Production by Urban Trees in the
- Stancil, Joanna Mounce. The Power of One Tree - The Very Air We Breathe.
- Villazon, Luis. How many trees does it take to produce oxygen for one person? BBC Science Focus Magazine.
- ThoughtCo, Ph.D. Helmenstine, Anne Marie How Much Oxygen Does One Tree Produce? November 19, 2019
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