I heard that the project failed because the participants were simply
getting on each others' nerves!
Hayden James <REHJames at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>I heard that the reason for the failure of the Biosphere 2 project was
>the constant need of replenishing of oxygen. The plants could not
>effectively regenerate the amount of oxygen. Also I know that the
>reason for the low levels of oxygen was the absorbtion of oxygen from
>microorganisms found in the soil and other parts. Can someone explain
>the process of the absorbtion of oxygen from microbes? What microbes are
>resonbible for the absorbtion of oxygen in the system?