How to grow fresh air | Kamal Meattle

Prevodilac: Ivana Korom Lektor: Sandra Gojic

Some 17 years ago, I became allergic to Delhi's air.

Pre nekih 17 godina postao sam alergičan na vazduh u Delhiju.

My doctors told me that my lung capacity

Moji lekari su mi rekli da je kapacitet mojih pluća

had gone down to 70 percent,

opao na 70%

and it was killing me.

i da me to ubija.

With the help of IIT,

Uz pomoć IIT,

TERI, and learnings from NASA,

TERI i istraživanjima NASA-e,

we discovered that there are three

otkrili smo da postoje tri

basic green plants,

osnovne lisnate biljke,

common green plants, with which

obične lisnate biljke, uz pomoć kojih

we can grow all the fresh air

možemo da uzgajamo svež vazduh

we need indoors to keep us healthy.

koji nam je potreban unutra da bismo bili zdravi.

We've also found that you can

Takođe smo ustanovili da možete

reduce the fresh air requirements

smanjiti potrebe za svežim vazduhom

into the building, while maintaining

u zgradi, dok održavate

industry indoor air-quality standards.

standard kvaliteta vazduha u zatvorenom prostoru.

The three plants are Areca palm,

Te tri biljke su Areca palma,

Mother-in-Law's Tongue and money plant.

Svekrvin jezik i Đavolji bršljan.

The botanical names are in front of you.

Botanički nazivi su pred vama.

Areca palm is a plant which

Areca palma je biljka koja

removes CO2 and converts it into oxygen.

uklanja CO2 i pretvara ga u kiseonik.

We need four shoulder-high plants per person,

Potrebno nam je četiri biljke u visini ramena po jednoj osobi,

and in terms of plant care,

i kad se radi o negovanju,

we need to wipe the leaves

treba da brišemo lišće

every day in Delhi, and perhaps

svakog dana u Delhiju i možda

once a week in cleaner-air cities.

jednom nedeljno u gradovima sa čistijim vazduhom.

We had to grow them in vermi manure,

Moramo je đubriti organskim đubrivom,

which is sterile, or hydroponics,

koje je sterilno, ili hidroponikom,

and take them outdoors every three to four months.

i iznositi napolje na svaka 3-4 meseca.

The second plant is Mother-in-law's Tongue,

Druga biljka je Svekrvin jezik (sabljica),

which is again a very common plant,

što je isto uobičajena biljka,

and we call it a bedroom plant,

mi je zovemo biljka za spavaću sobu,

because it converts CO2 into oxygen at night.

jer prerađuje CO2 u kiseonik preko noći.

And we need six to eight waist-high plants per person.

Potrebno nam je 6 biljaka, u visini struka, po osobi.

The third plant is money plant,

Treća je Đavolji bršljan,

and this is again a very common plant;

koja je takođe rasprostranjena;

preferably grows in hydroponics.

po mogućstvu uzgajana hidroponikom.

And this particular plant removes formaldehydes

Ova biljka uklanja formaldehide

and other volatile chemicals.

i ostale isparavajuće hemikalije.

With these three plants,

Uz pomoć ove tri biljke

you can grow all the fresh air you need.

možete uzgajati sav svež vazduh koji vam je potreban.

In fact, you could be in a bottle

Zapravo, mogli biste biti u flaši

with a cap on top, and you would not die at all,

sa poklopcem i uopšte ne biste umrli,

and you would not need any fresh air.

i ne bi vam bio potreban svež vazduh.

We have tried these plants at our

Isprobali smo ove biljke u našoj

own building in Delhi, which is a

zgradi u Delhiju, to je

50,000-square-feet, 20-year-old building.

zgrada od 17000 kvadrata, stara 20 godina.

And it has close to 1,200 such plants for 300 occupants.

Tu ima oko 1200 ovakvih biljaka za 300 ljudi.

Our studies have found that there is

Naše studije su pokazale da postoji

a 42 percent probability of one's blood oxygen

verovatnoća od 42% da se nivo kiseonika u krvi

going up by one percent if one stays indoors

poveća za 1% ako ostanete unutra,

in this building for 10 hours.

u ovoj zgradi, 10 sati.

The government of India has discovered

Indijska vlada je otkrila

or published a study to show

i objavila studiju koja pokazuje

that this is the healthiest building in New Delhi.

da je ovo najzdravija zgrada u Nju Delhiju.

And the study showed that,

Studija je pokazala i da je,

compared to other buildings,

u poređenju sa drugim zgradama,

there is a reduced incidence of

smanjena pojava

eye irritation by 52 percent,

iritacije očiju za 52%,

respiratory systems by 34 percent,

respiratornih organa za 34%,

headaches by 24 percent,

glavobolja za 24%,

lung impairment by 12 percent and asthma by nine percent.

oštećenja pluća za 12% i astme za 9%.

And this study has been published on September 8, 2008,

Ova studija je objavljenja 8. septembra 2008.

and it's available on the government of India website.

i dostupna je na sajtu indijske vlade.

Our experience points to an

Naše iskustvo pokazuje

amazing increase in human productivity

neverovatan porast produktivnosti

by over 20 percent by using these plants.

za preko 20%, kad se koriste ove biljke.

And also a reduction in energy requirements in buildings

Takođe i redukciju potreba za energijom u zgradama

by an outstanding 15 percent, because you need less fresh air.

za neverovatnih 15%, jer vam je potrebno manje svežeg vazduha.

We are now replicating this in a

Sada ponavljamo ovo u

1.75-million-square-feet building,

zgradi od oko 600.000 kvadrata,

which will have 60,000 indoor plants.

koja će imati 60.000 biljaka unutra.

Why is this important?

Zašto je ovo važno?

It is also important for the environment,

Takođe je važno za okolinu,

because the world's energy

jer se očekuje da

requirements are expected to grow

svetske potrebe za energijom porastu

by 30 percent in the next decade.

za 30% u narednoj deceniji.

40 percent of the world's energy is taken

Zgrade trenutno troše

up by buildings currently,

40% svetske energije,

and 60 percent of the world's population

a 60% svetske populacije

will be living in buildings in cities

će živeti u zgradama u gradovima,

with a population of over one million in the next 15 years.

što je populacija od preko milion u narednih 15 godina.

And there is a growing preference for living

Raste i preferencija za životom

and working in air-conditioned places.

i radom u klimatizovanim prostorima.

"Be the change you want to see in the world,"

"Budi promena koju želiš da vidiš u svetu",

said Mahatma Gandhi.

rekao je Mahatma Gandi.

And thank you for listening.

Zahvaljujem vam na slušanju.

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