Health-Related Benefits of Different Indoor Plant Species in a School Setting
| Autor: | Alexander Pichlhöfer, Jutta Hollands, Azra Korjenic, Eldira Sesto |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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healthy classroom environment
particulate matter Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Indoor air Geography Planning and Development Air humidity Environmental engineering Humidity School setting Health related indoor air quality (IAQ) carbon dioxide TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law Particulates TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Environmental sciences Indoor air quality Plant species Environmental science GE1-350 indoor plants hygrothermal comfort |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 9566, p 9566 (2021) Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 17 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Humans spend more than 80% of their lives indoors resulting in an increased demand for high indoor air quality (IAQ). At the same time, indoor air tends to be at least twice as polluted as outdoor air, and health threats caused by long-term exposure to indoor air pollution are rising. Few experiments under real-life conditions have demonstrated positive effects of indoor plants on parameters related to IAQ, resulting in improved humidity and temperature, reduced particulate matter concentration and CO2 levels. Indoor living walls allow the presence of many plants—without taking up valuable floor area. This article presents the results of conducted measurements on four do-it-yourself green walls planted with different plant species that are typically used for vertical indoor greenery (golden pothos, Boston fern, spider plant and a combination of plants) in a school setting. Besides the parameters of air humidity and temperature, CO2, mold spore and particulate matter levels, influences on room acoustics were investigated. Based on a custom-developed evaluation matrix, the plants were compared with each other and a reference without plants. The results show that no species led to deterioration of IAQ. Golden pothos had the most substantial effect and delivered improvements in all examined parameters. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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