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It's almost become a daily routine... delivering news of poor air quality and high levels of fine dust in the air.
Even if you do stay indoors as advised... with your windows shut... you're not completely safe from fine dust... which of course raises health concerns.
Welcome news for us all - a new study shows... one type of house plant can help filter fine dust AND remove harmful chemicals in the air.
Our Kim Hye-sung brings us this report.
Fine dust is pumped into this box that contains a species of houseplant called Ardisia Pusilla.
After three-and-a-half hours, the concentration level of harmful particles falls
from over twelve-hundred micrograms to well under five-hundred micrograms per cubic meter, a drop of more than 60 percent.
"The plant's cuticle absorbs fine dust and the stoma on the back of the leaf absorbs ultrafine dust, or dust known as PM two-point-five,... thereby filtering out airborne pollutants and toxic chemicals."
"Green healing office" is the term given to offices that fill more than two percent of the space with plants like this.
In order to maximize the limited space, plants are attached to the wall with a filter that pumps clean air back into the office, just like an air purifier.
And a growing number of offices in Korea are making use of these natural air filters.
According to a company that provides "green healing office" services, the number of orders has increased over the last three years.
One of them is this local government office in Seoul's Seodaemun-gu district.
"I heard these plants help purify the air,... but at the same time they brighten our office, so they also create a more relaxing environment."
The rush to install these types of plants comes amid growing concerns about air quality in Korea,... with a recent study ranking it as among the countries with the world's poorest air quality.
"So if you're looking for something to help absorb fine dust and keep the air clean, you might want to try using some well-placed greeneries. It's simple, and 100-percent natural
Kim Hye-sung, Arirang News."
Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages
It's almost become a daily routine... delivering news of poor air quality and high levels of fine dust in the air.
Even if you do stay indoors as advised... with your windows shut... you're not completely safe from fine dust... which of course raises health concerns.
Welcome news for us all - a new study shows... one type of house plant can help filter fine dust AND remove harmful chemicals in the air.
Our Kim Hye-sung brings us this report.
Fine dust is pumped into this box that contains a species of houseplant called Ardisia Pusilla.
After three-and-a-half hours, the concentration level of harmful particles falls
from over twelve-hundred micrograms to well under five-hundred micrograms per cubic meter, a drop of more than 60 percent.
"The plant's cuticle absorbs fine dust and the stoma on the back of the leaf absorbs ultrafine dust, or dust known as PM two-point-five,... thereby filtering out airborne pollutants and toxic chemicals."
"Green healing office" is the term given to offices that fill more than two percent of the space with plants like this.
In order to maximize the limited space, plants are attached to the wall with a filter that pumps clean air back into the office, just like an air purifier.
And a growing number of offices in Korea are making use of these natural air filters.
According to a company that provides "green healing office" services, the number of orders has increased over the last three years.
One of them is this local government office in Seoul's Seodaemun-gu district.
"I heard these plants help purify the air,... but at the same time they brighten our office, so they also create a more relaxing environment."
The rush to install these types of plants comes amid growing concerns about air quality in Korea,... with a recent study ranking it as among the countries with the world's poorest air quality.
"So if you're looking for something to help absorb fine dust and keep the air clean, you might want to try using some well-placed greeneries. It's simple, and 100-percent natural
Kim Hye-sung, Arirang News."
Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages
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