MEMANFAATKAN TANAMAN UNTUK MENGURANGI POLUSI PARTICULATE MATTER KE DALAM BANGUNAN

Inhabitants of a building are difficult to escape particulate matter emission. Within this condition, buildings should have vertical element that could block the dispersion of particulate matter to living spaces. Vegetation, a part of vertical elemen for fencing, is considered to do this task. The u...

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Main Author: Christina E. Mediastika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Petra Christian University 2002-01-01
Series:Dimensi: Journal of Architecture and Built Environment
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Online Access:http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ars/article/view/15777
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Summary:Inhabitants of a building are difficult to escape particulate matter emission. Within this condition, buildings should have vertical element that could block the dispersion of particulate matter to living spaces. Vegetation, a part of vertical elemen for fencing, is considered to do this task. The use of vegetation is chosen with reference to nature and behaviour of particulate matter. Earlier research found that dispersion of particulate matter is mostly at lower atmospheric layer and that particulate matter could be deposited. Therefore, low growing vegetation or climbing plants with particular leaf condition to encourage deposition is predicted suitable. Four vegetation was examined: Duranta repens, Polyscias fruticosa, Stephanotis floribunda and Scindapsus sp. As a preliminary study, there is no valid conclusion could be made from this experiment. However, there are indications that Duranta repens and Stephanotis floribunda block and deposit slightly more particulate matter than the two others. Abstract in Bahasa Indonesia : Polusi particulate matter atau partikel halus tidak hanya terjadi di jalan raya, tetapi juga masuk ke dalam bangunan yang terletak di sepanjang jalan. Oleh karenanya, bangunan seyogyanya memiliki elemen vertikal yang mampu bertugas menghalangi masuknya polusi partikel halus. Salah satu kemungkinan penggunaan elemen vertikal, yaitu tanaman yang ditempatkan pada posisi pagar diteliti dalam studi ini. Mempelajari bahwa partikel halus dengan ukuran tertentu dapat diendapkan dan penyebarannya umumnya terjadi pada lapisan udara rendah, maka studi terhadap tanaman semak atau perdu atau tanaman rambat dengan jenis permukaan daun tertentu lebih diutamakan. Empat jenis tanaman diuji kemampuannya, yaitu: Duranta repens, Polyscias fruticosa, Stephanotis floribunda and Scindapsus sp. Sebagai studi yang sangat awal, masih belum ada hasil valid yang ditawarkan, namun setidaknya ditemukan indikasi bahwa Duranta repens and Stephanotis floribunda mampu menjadi bloking dan mampu mengendapkan sedikit lebih banyak partikel halus dibandingkan dua jenis tanaman lainnya. Kata kunci: particulate matter, tanaman semak/perdu, tanaman rambat.
ISSN:0126-219X