the research Sidney Fraser-Turby, assistant professor of bioprocessing at the University of Technology, led the study. The indoor installation was tested by an Australian plant growing company and found to be a small green plant wall
It removed 97 percent of toxic compounds from indoor air in eight hours.
The measurements, conducted in an enclosed room, far exceeded researchers’ expectations regarding the ability of houseplants to filter these harmful substances from the air. “The majority of these compounds are destroyed within a few hours, and even the most harmful and proven carcinogen, benzene, is done much sooner than, say, less dangerous alcohol,” explained the head of the research. Fraser Turby’s team was also surprised by the fact that the higher the concentration of toxins in the air, the faster and more efficiently these plants removed them.
According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), 6.7 million people die prematurely each year due to poor air quality. We spend 90 percent of our time indoors, at work, at school, in our homes, and indoor air quality is key to keeping us healthy.
Indoor air is usually worse than outdoor air: many offices are connected to parking garages, which can allow harmful gasoline-related compounds into the workplace through elevator shafts or through a door, but the same can also happen in an apartment with windows Open to busy roads. Inhaling gasoline fumes can cause headaches, nausea, and lung irritation, and in the long run can lead to asthma, other chronic diseases, and cancer.
Previous research has revealed which indoor plants are the most effective at purifying the air.
Already in 1989, NASA proved that the flowers of spirea and ficus have a beneficial effect on indoor air quality. In the UK published years ago Stady According to their experiments, they proved that arrowroot was the most effective in reducing indoor carbon dioxide emissions.
The authors of the recently published Australian study believe that to get cleaner air, it is best to place compositions of different plants in halls and rooms.
