https://medium.com/wedonthavetime/co2-affects-our-thinking-93c016bcc74d
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/health/conference-room-air.html
While other indoor air pollutants may be linked to respiratory problems and cancers, carbon dioxide itself generally has been considered harmless at these levels. But researchers have started re-examining that assumption.
Indoor carbon dioxide levels could be a health hazard, scientists warn | Environment | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/...indoor-carbon-dioxide-levels-could-be-a-health-hazard-scientists-warn
Indoor levels of carbon dioxide could be clouding our thinking and may even pose a wider danger to human health, researchers say.
While air pollutants such as tiny particles and nitrogen oxides have been the subject of much research, there have been far fewer studies looking into the health impact of CO2.
However, the authors of the latest study – which reviews current evidence on the issue – say there is a growing body of research suggesting levels of CO2 that can be found in bedrooms, classrooms and offices might have harmful effects on the body, including affecting cognitive performance.
“There is enough evidence to be concerned, not enough to be alarmed. But there is no time to waste,” said Dr Michael Hernke, a co-author of the study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, stressing further research was needed.
Writing in the journal Nature Sustainability, Hernke and colleagues report that they considered 18 studies of the levels of CO2 humans are exposed to, as well as its health impacts on both humans and animals.
Traditionally, the team say, it had been thought that CO2 levels would need to reach a very high concentration of at least 5,000 parts per million (ppm) before they would affect human health. But a growing body of research suggests CO2 levels as low as 1,000ppm could cause health problems, even if exposure only lasts for a few hours.
https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/278653/1-s2.0-S1877705813X00086/1-s2.0-S1877705813007558/main.pdf
Conducted research show evidently very bad air quality in typical small sleeping rooms. In most of tested cases,observed CO2 levels significantly exceeded recommended hygienic standards. Few times maximum recorded CO2 levels (above 3800 ppm) were higher than 75% of exposure limit for 8 hours [9], [10]. Such high concentrations were not reported in literature [19], [20]. It is supposed that bad air quality can affect the sleep process and further deteriorate daytime health or work efficiency. The impact of bad air quality for human sleep efficiency should, however, be precisely investigated in the future