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Research in child day care centers in Helsinki shows purifying the air reduces infectious illness by almost 20%, and that purifying the air in all public spaces should be examined. (yle.fi)

submitted 1 month ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today

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[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

If only there was something that could help us with that. 🌲🌳🌴

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

Indoor plants help add oxygen/reduce co2 as well as help regulate relative humidity, and some research suggests they may absorb certain VOCs, but they do nothing to trap pathogens. Any ol’ paper filter does a great job of trapping pathogens though.

[-] Espiritdescali@futurology.today 2 points 1 month ago

Instead we'll build something that needs a subscription, and you can only get the filters from 1st party sources and the filters have a chip that requires you to swap them even if they are not full