Can any body give me facts about second hand smoke and its effects on plants?

Question

see i have this science fair project to do and i have to have 150 staments and 100 definitions about my topic. My topic is How does second-Hand-Smoke affect plant growth? I only have 50 statements and 50 definitions Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease HELP!

Thank you,
Sincerly,
Mrs.Bossy Brown

Mrs. Bossy Brown

Answer 1

I have a theory but that is all. I would suspect that the carbon monoxide in that smoke may have a factor. you could probably google carbon monoxide and there may be information there.

Answer 2

theres a whole article on this... please click on link below for more... i didnt want to flood the screen.

The Smokey Situation
This topic submitted by Rebecca Gale, Kelly O'malley, Jessup Gage on 12/15/98 .


Kelly O’Malley
Jessup Gage
Rebecca Gale
Natural Systems; Wankel
December 11,1998


The Smoky Situation
Final Lab Packet

Introduction
Purpose
Does tobacco smoke effect the growth of a plant? Our purpose is to discover whether or not tobacco smoke inhibits the development of plants. It is proven that long term exposure to tobacco smoke has a very unhealthy and negative effect on humans, which leads us to believe that tobacco smoke will have the same effects on plants. If in fact the plants are negatively effected by the smoke, we should be able to observe a reduced rate of plant growth compared to a plant that is not exposed to smoke. Furthermore, the smoke will prevent the growth of new healthier leaves, thus lowering the total leaf count.
Hypothesis
We hypothesize that repeated exposure to smoke over an extended period of time will slowly stunt the growth of the plants.
What to accomplish
We hope to effectively take data that will either prove or disprove our hypothesis that tobacco smoke stunts the growth of plants. We then hope to derive scientific reasons for our acceptance or rejection of the hypothesis. Hopefully, our research can be used to effectively educate others about the overall effects and contents of tobacco smoke. If for some reason we find evidence enough to reject our hypothesis, the evidence that tobacco has no effect or beneficial effects on plants could help to change the public’s overall negative attitude about tobacco. Otherwise, our data will support the argument that smoking is almost a completely harmful habit. If our hypothesis is correct, it gives another valid reason to prevent the spread of second hand smoke: plants need fresh air too!