Would cutting down trees affect the amount of evaporation in an area? Although trees move water into the atmosphere by transpiration, not evaporation, cutting down trees would result in less shady spots where the sun could now cause evaporation to now occur where it didn’t when the trees where there.

As mentioned above, roughness increases evaporation/transpiration, and more leaves mean more surface area to evaporate water from, so decreasing these will decrease evaporation. So, evaporation does not make such a difference to the temperature around the forest canopy.

The loss of clean water and biodiversity from all forests could have many other effects we can’t foresee, touching even your morning cup of coffee. In terms of climate change, cutting trees both adds carbon dioxide to the air and removes the ability to absorb existing carbon dioxide.

Deforestation is a key contributor to human-caused climate change. When forests are cleared or burnt, they release the carbon they store. Removing trees also diminishes an important carbon “sink” that takes up CO2 from the atmosphere. When trees are cut down, this cooling effect disappears.

As trees grow, they help stop climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the air, storing carbon in the trees and soil, and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere.

Trees absorb odors and pollutant gases (nitrogen oxides, ammonia, sulfur dioxide and ozone) and filter particulates out of the air by trapping them on their leaves and bark. In one year an acre of mature trees can provide enough oxygen for 18 people.

Trees remove gaseous air pollution primarily by uptake via leaf stomata, though some gases are removed by the plant surface. Once inside the leaf, gases diffuse into intercellular spaces and may be absorbed by water films to form acids or react with inner-leaf surfaces (Smith, 1990).

Trees help clean our air. Trees remove pollution from the atmosphere, improving air quality and human health. In Los Angeles, trees remove nearly 2,000 tons of air pollution each year. In Chicago, trees remove more than 18,000 tons of air pollution each year.

Birch, the best-performing tree, removed 79 percent of these ultrafine particles from the air, while yew and elder each captured around 70 percent. Such trees could be planted at pollution hotspots to quickly improve air quality, the scientists suggest.

By breathing cleaner air, the World Health Organization states that you can reduce the risk of stroke, heart disease, lung cancer and respiratory diseases such as asthma. An air purifier from Blueair removes airborne pollutants and thereby greatly reduces the health effects associated with breathing bad indoor air.

Peepal tree

While many plants release carbon dioxide, not oxygen, at night, having a few plants in the bedroom will not release enough carbon dioxide to be harmful at all. Also, not all plants release carbon dioxide at night. With proper plant selection, growing houseplants in bedrooms is perfectly safe.

It is said that we should avoid sleeping under the tree at night, since plants carry out respiration at night and give out carbon dioxide, which is harmful for us. During the day, carbon dioxide is used by the plants for photosynthesis and hence no carbon dioxide is released.

One of the most popular trees that emit oxygen in the air is the Peepal tree. While most trees release oxygen only in the presence of sunlight, peepal tree emits some amount of oxygen at night too. Peepal tree is also referred to as, sacred fig or religiosa, having its origin from India.

8 Incredible Indoor Plants That Release Oxygen at Night

• 1 – Spider Plant. (Chlorophytum comosum)
• 2 – Snake Plant. (Sansevieria trifasciata)
• 3 – Peace Lily. (Spathiphyllum sp.)
• 4 – Pothos. (Epipremnum sp.)
• 5 – Weeping Fig. (Ficus benjamina)
• 6 – Philodendrons. (Philodendron sp.)
• 7 – Aloe Vera. (Aloe vera)
• 8 – Chrysanthemum.

Do you know which plants release Oxygen at Night?

• Areca Palm. One of the best plants to keep indoors.
• Snake Plant. The snake plant is another popular indoor plant that emits oxygen at night.
• Tulsi. Tulsi is another name in the list of plants that give out oxygen at night.
• Aloe Vera.
• Peace Lily.
• Spider Plant.

6 Plants That Induce Sleep

• Lavender. The scent of lavender is well known for being relaxing.
• (Sansevieria) Snake Plant. Air quality is another factor that might be affecting your ability to sleep easily and through the night.
• Peace Lily.
• Aloe.
• English Ivy.

Yes, indoor plants attract bugs. They are are usually attracted by indoor growing conditions that have high humidity or a lack of air circulation. The most common pests are aphids, spider mites, fungus gnats, mealybugs, scale, thrips, and whitefly.

According to Acharya Indu Prakash, money plant should be grown in the South-east direction of your house. He also claims that one should never grow the money plant in east or west direction as it brings misfortune. North-East direction is also not considered a good place to keep your money plant.

11 Garden Plants to Help Keep Bugs Away!

• Marigolds. The scent of a marigold will deter plant lice, mosquitoes, and even rabbits.
• Chrysanthemums. This might be the best plant to deter bugs.
• Mint. Mint plants can repel spiders, ants, and mosquitoes.
• Basil.
• Citronella grass.
• Lavender.
• Chives.
• Petunias.

Although it is difficult to say exactly how many plants are needed to purify indoor air, Wolverton recommends at least two good sized plants for every 100 square feet (approximately 9.3 square meters) of indoor space. The bigger the plant and leafier the plant, the better.

Although the fact does remain that during the night (most) plants are unable to produce oxygen (due to lack of sunlight to promote photosynthesis), so create carbon dioxide instead. But despite this, many plant and health experts assert that there is very little risk of any serious harm from plants in the bedroom.

The NASA studies on indoor pollution done in 1989 recommends 15 to 18 plants in 6 to 8-inch- diameter containers to clean the air in an average 1,800 square foot house. That’s roughly one plant per 100 square feet of floor space.