sexta-feira, 27 de março de 2020

Covid-19__ Biodiversity hypothesis

https://pacheco-torgal.blogspot.com/2020/03/will-coronavirus-reverse-urbanization.html

Still following the post above about the biodiversity hypothesis that connects weakened immune systems and urban environments, a condition which is aggravated for contaminated indoor air, see below image taken from a chapter in a book published almost 10 days ago:

"Active botanical biofiltration systems can be supplied air by three different methods; passing air over the foliage, passing air behind a vertical green wall, in the space between the substrate and the surface onto which the plants are attached, and passing air through the substrate via a pressurized plenum...The increased plant density, vertical alignment with minimal use of floor space, exposure of the substrate to the atmosphere… are all major technological advancements from the original phytosystems tested by NASA...”