Science News for Kids » Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Tue, 21 May 2013 21:21:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Exhaled air: A problem in buildings? http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/exhaled-air-a-problem-in-buildings/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/exhaled-air-a-problem-in-buildings/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:30:50 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14513 Classrooms are one environment where carbon dioxide levels can be high. They’re also one of the last places anyone would want to risk harming reasoning abilities and thought processes. Credit: iStockphoto

New studies suggest carbon dioxide that accumulates in classrooms could limit how well the brain processes information, lead to more student absences]]> Classrooms are one environment where carbon dioxide levels can be high. They’re also one of the last places anyone would want to risk harming reasoning abilities and thought processes. Credit: iStockphoto

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