Phytoremediation of Indoor Air: Does Natural Mechanisms Application Represent the Future of Sustainable Technologies?
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The majority of the world's population is exposed to highly polluted air, with parameters
exceeding the World Health Organization's guidelines. In humans, this condition causes a wide
variety of diseases, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic, which is associated with a high transmission rate, exacerbated
the global situation. Aerosol particles containing the SARS-CoV-2 virons are the primary
transmission sources, and the risk of increased infection rates is certain indoors. Air purification
and bio-decontamination using techniques such as filtration and radiation play a significant role
in mitigating the virus's spread. These methods include HEPA filters, UV radiation, and ionization usage. However, these methods are costly and hard to implement in the indoor environment. Phytoremediation, an environmentally acceptable, cost-effective, and non-invasive air purification method, is becoming increasingly researched and d...eveloped. Indoor plants are considered natural filters since they can purify the air from pollutants and pathogens using methods of absorption, dilution, precipitation, and filtration depending on their morphology, growth state, and the presence of microbial communities. Plants can significantly reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by affecting the lipid mantle and decreasing virus stability through modulating indoor relative humidity. Indoor air phytoremediation requires the proper selection of plant species and optimized growth conditions. This method is flexible in various environments without any need for special investments, with the potential addition of aesthetic value.
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phytoremediation / indoor plantsSource:
Chem2Change - Environmental Chemistry towards Global Change - 2nd Online ACE Seminar on Chemistry and the Environment Led by Early-Career Scientists, 15-16 March 2022, online meeting, 2022, 11-11Publisher:
- Pardubice, Czech Republic : University of Pardubice
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- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development through the project no. 451-03-68/2020-14/200156: “Innovative scientific and artistic research from the FTS (activity) domain”
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IHTMTY - CONF AU - Antić, Katarina Đ. AU - Šolević Knudsen, Tatjana AU - Stošić, Milena AU - Radonić, Jelena PY - 2022 UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6156 AB - The majority of the world's population is exposed to highly polluted air, with parameters exceeding the World Health Organization's guidelines. In humans, this condition causes a wide variety of diseases, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic, which is associated with a high transmission rate, exacerbated the global situation. Aerosol particles containing the SARS-CoV-2 virons are the primary transmission sources, and the risk of increased infection rates is certain indoors. Air purification and bio-decontamination using techniques such as filtration and radiation play a significant role in mitigating the virus's spread. These methods include HEPA filters, UV radiation, and ionization usage. However, these methods are costly and hard to implement in the indoor environment. Phytoremediation, an environmentally acceptable, cost-effective, and non-invasive air purification method, is becoming increasingly researched and developed. Indoor plants are considered natural filters since they can purify the air from pollutants and pathogens using methods of absorption, dilution, precipitation, and filtration depending on their morphology, growth state, and the presence of microbial communities. Plants can significantly reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by affecting the lipid mantle and decreasing virus stability through modulating indoor relative humidity. Indoor air phytoremediation requires the proper selection of plant species and optimized growth conditions. This method is flexible in various environments without any need for special investments, with the potential addition of aesthetic value. PB - Pardubice, Czech Republic : University of Pardubice C3 - Chem2Change - Environmental Chemistry towards Global Change - 2nd Online ACE Seminar on Chemistry and the Environment Led by Early-Career Scientists, 15-16 March 2022, online meeting T1 - Phytoremediation of Indoor Air: Does Natural Mechanisms Application Represent the Future of Sustainable Technologies? SP - 11 EP - 11 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_6156 ER -
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Antić, K. Đ., Šolević Knudsen, T., Stošić, M.,& Radonić, J.. (2022). Phytoremediation of Indoor Air: Does Natural Mechanisms Application Represent the Future of Sustainable Technologies?. in Chem2Change - Environmental Chemistry towards Global Change - 2nd Online ACE Seminar on Chemistry and the Environment Led by Early-Career Scientists, 15-16 March 2022, online meeting Pardubice, Czech Republic : University of Pardubice., 11-11. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_6156
Antić KĐ, Šolević Knudsen T, Stošić M, Radonić J. Phytoremediation of Indoor Air: Does Natural Mechanisms Application Represent the Future of Sustainable Technologies?. in Chem2Change - Environmental Chemistry towards Global Change - 2nd Online ACE Seminar on Chemistry and the Environment Led by Early-Career Scientists, 15-16 March 2022, online meeting. 2022;:11-11. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_6156 .
Antić, Katarina Đ., Šolević Knudsen, Tatjana, Stošić, Milena, Radonić, Jelena, "Phytoremediation of Indoor Air: Does Natural Mechanisms Application Represent the Future of Sustainable Technologies?" in Chem2Change - Environmental Chemistry towards Global Change - 2nd Online ACE Seminar on Chemistry and the Environment Led by Early-Career Scientists, 15-16 March 2022, online meeting (2022):11-11, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_6156 .