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Pure Air – Oxygen through indoor plants.

Pure Air – Oxygen Through Indoor Plants by Dr. Rajiv Sahay

Hi, my name is Doctor Rajeev Sahay. I am the Chief Scientific Officer with Pure Air Control Services. We operate out of Clearwater, Florida, United States. Last week my nephew contacted me and I am happy and delighted that he joined an organisation Krishna Gurukul Foundation and has told me about the activity of this Foundation about climate change and how to get Pure Air – Oxygen Through Indoor Plants, is quite obvious at this time thinking about environment is one of the option by which we can improve this world as a better place for living.

My nephew has requested and was motivating me that keeping in mind my specialty I must throw light on some such facts that how we can increase the productivity of oxygen to fight this Covid situation.

No work is so easy but if a little effort is made then it can be done very easily. As far as increasing oxygen production is concerned, we can see it divided into two parts. In the first part, let us do something that will increase the production of oxygen inside the house and that can be done, I will throw light on it in a few moments.
In order to save the planet in a big way, to increase the index of oxygen, outdoor plantation is also a good medium and solution.

So how and which plant should we plant inside the house in which we need very little resources and very little effort. Those plants and those plants should be planted which give a lot of oxygen and its care is not so difficult. So I would like to tell you about some plants which can be very good for this and I think these plants are definitely available in every house if you look around.

Among them there is a very common plant which is called money plant. In English it is called Pothos and botanically it is known as Epipremnum Aureum.

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Similarly, there is another plant which is called snake plant but botanically it is known as Sansevieria trifasciata species.

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Apart from this there are some other plants like Aloe Vera which we call in Hindi as Ghritkumari.

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Apart from this, Peace Lily is a plant which we call Spathiphyllum botanically

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and Chrysanthemum which we call Guldaudi in Hindi.

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These are some such plants, which if we plant indoors, they increase the index of oxygen abundantly and their care is not so difficult. If a little attention is paid to them, then they can be easily planted.

And the second thing that I want to say is that if you are thinking about outside, then it is very important to plant grass because there can be benefits by planting grass, First, they reduce dust around us as there is so much dust, they are a great storage for bacteria and parasites.
So if a grass stripes are planted in front of the houses or side by side in cities, then they can have two benefits. One, there will be a lot of reduction in the dust entering the house, and secondly, the grass is green, so oxygen level can also increase.
Apart from this, many measures can be taken, big trees can be planted if you have land available.
Teak tree is a good example which is economically very viable, in the same way is Neem tree(Indian lilac), Banyan tree, Amla tree(Indian gooseberry). These trees are not seen so much nowadays, but a lot of oxygen comes out from these trees.

So I am extremely glad that Krishna Gurukul Foundation has started this fleet and special thanks goes to my nephew, keep yourself associated with Climato Reformers and will also help you with any technology and any other query of any of your members if they want me to explain or clarify.
I don’t want to make this interview stretched or I do not want to make this interview like a very long one but in a nutshell I want to say that every big step starts with a small step.

So please involve yourself and members around you without any hesitation. You need to promote because Save earth – Save environment, you’ve heard.
So I have come up with a slogan ” Respect for environment, Care for health “. With that motto, again, thankyou everyone and thankyou for your noble cause for what you are doing and I am delighted to give my opinion on it and subsequently I can be contacted, should any of you need any further clarification. Thankyou again, thankyou.

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Renewable Resources – Cut the Cost

Using Renewable Resources helps to keep Environment Stable and Also Reduces the Cost of Living

The energy derived from the natural resources which can be regenerated such as wind, sunlight, water, etc, are the renewable resources of energy. These resources are less harmful to environment as they do not produce harmful gasses or emit radiation. When we do a cost analysis, we find the use of these resources cheaper. This reduction in cost of energy drastically reduces the cost of living, enabling us humans to explore more options for our development.

With a few changes and a little effort around our household, we can keep the environment clean and reduce the cost using renewable resources.

Use Solar Energy

Using Renewable Resources helps to keep Environment Stable and Also Reduces the Cost of Living

Solar Energy is an Essential Source of Renewable Energy with few limitations being a cloudy weather or a rainy day. It is derived using different technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.

  • Solar energy is beneficial because sunlight is an endless resource.
  • Apart from electricity, solar energy can also be used in water heating, cooking, heating, cooling & ventilation, agriculture, transport and water treatment.

Rainwater Harvesting

Using Renewable Resources helps to keep Environment Stable and Also Reduces the Cost of Living

Rainwater harvesting  is the collection and storage of rain from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit, aquifer, or a reservoir with percolation, so that it seeps down and restores the ground water. It can be used in watering gardens, livestock, irrigation, domestic use with proper treatment and domestic heating.

  • Tamil Nadu was the first state in India to make rainwater harvesting compulsory for every building to avoid groundwater depletion.
  • About 40% of Thailand’s rural population utilizes rainwater harvesting.
  • Rainwater harvesting provides the independent water supply during regional water restrictions or draughts.

recycling household waste

Using Renewable Resources helps to keep Environment Stable and Also Reduces the Cost of Living

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects with recovery of energy. It is an alternative to “conventional” waste disposal that can save material and help lower greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling can prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, thereby reducing: energy usage, air pollution and water pollution.

  • Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, cardboard, metal, plastic, tires, textiles, batteries, and electronics so Sort them before disposing.
  • Encourage your community to build “drop-off centres”, “buy-back centres”, and do “curb-side collection”.

Searching for the right method of using renewable resources is a task that is growing ever more important as the Earth’s supply of non-renewable resources continues to dwindle. Converting to renewable energy will not only better sustain the world’s rapidly growing population, but it will also provide a cleaner, healthier environment for the generations to come.

Courtesy – National Geographic

We all deserve a clean environment and a healthy life.

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Nature Maintenance – Care Needed

Nature Maintenance is the Care and Management of Nature.

Nature has a relative attribute with humans. It has already provided us enough resources for our wellbeing, so it is our duty to maintain its vitality. Nature maintenance is the care and management of nature and water is its integral part. If every individual makes an effort to keep the environment clean, the percentage of water pollution gradually decreases and less energy is consumed to make water drinkable as water treatment plants are significant consumers of energy.

Drinking water supplied by the government is considered safe but drinking water sources can become contaminated, causing sickness and disease. Public drinking water systems use different methods of water treatment to provide safe drinkable water as drinking water requires proper treatment to remove disease-causing germs. The most common steps in water treatment used by community water systems include:

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Even though regulatory agencies, sets standards for public drinking water, many households use home water treatment units to:

  1. Remove specific contaminants
  2. Take extra precautions because a household member has a compromised immune system
  3. Improve the taste of drinking water

The most common types of household water treatment systems consist of:

  • Filtration Systems
    A water filter is a device which removes impurities from water through physical, chemical, and/or biological process.
  • Water Softeners
    A water softener is a device that reduces the hardness of the water and water softener typically uses sodium or potassium ions to replace calcium and magnesium ions, the ions that create “hardness.”
  • Distillation Systems
    Distillation is a process in which impure water is boiled so that the steam is collected and condensed in a separate container, leaving many of the solid contaminants behind.
  • Disinfection
    Disinfection is a physical or chemical process in which pathogenic microorganisms are deactivated or killed. Examples of chemical disinfectants are chlorine, chlorine dioxide and ozone on the other hand physical disinfectants include ultraviolet light, electronic radiation, and heat.

Water treatment removes contaminants and undesirable components, or reduces their concentration so that the water becomes fit for its desired end-use.

This treatment is crucial to human health and allows humans to benefit from both drinking and irrigation. But the cost of energy used in it is high, which again leads to nature’s exploitation, so nature maintenance is very much needed.

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STOP CLIMATE CHANGE – Environmental Justice

STOP CLIMATE CHANGE

We need a Systemic solution

Temperature rise on land is about twice the global average increase, leading to desert expansion and more common heat waves and wildfires. Temperature rise is also amplified in the Arctic, where it has contributed to melting permafrost, glacial retreat and sea ice loss. Warmer temperatures are increasing rates of evaporation, causing more intense storms and weather extremes. So now is the time to act and Stop Climate Change.

Climate change includes both Global Warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.

Impacts on ecosystems include the relocation or extinction of many species as their environment changes, most immediately in coral reefs, mountains, and the Arctic. 

Now is the time to act and Stop Climate Change.

Here’s what you can do:

  • Aim for a Zero Food Waste household.
  • Collect and store rainwater for home use.
  • Invest in Energy-Efficient appliances.
  • Take a more sustainable Transport Route.
  • Support local Farmers and small businesses.
  • Volunteer in River and Waterway Clean-up drives.
  • Urge your government to enforce environmental policies.
  • Share with others what you Learned about Climate Change.

Climate change threatens people with food insecurity, water scarcity, flooding, infectious diseases, extreme heat, economic losses, and displacement so these impacts have led the World Health Organization to call climate change the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century. 

In the 1980s, the terms global warming and climate change were introduced. The former referring only to increased surface warming, while the latter describes the full effect of greenhouse gases on the climate.

The largest driver of warming is the emission of greenhouse gases, of which more than 90% are carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane. But burning of Fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) for energy consumption is the main source of these emissions. Additional contributions are from agriculture, deforestation, and manufacturing.

Even if efforts to minimize future warming are successful, some effects will continue for centuries, including rising sea levels, rising ocean temperatures, and ocean acidification.

Courtesy – Wikipedia

It will take a global effort but it can

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