plant-air-purifier-prototypes
plant-air-purifier-prototypes


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nshapiro "Hi @nickyname sorry for the delay! you can use many different size pots for this from about 6 inches to 18ish inches. In out kits we use 9.6 ounces..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
stevie "How long would you estimate it would take someone to do this who hasn't done it before (Assuming we've gathered all the materials)? " | Read more » over 5 years ago
nshapiro "Thank you so much Liz! We have a new research note on this coming out any day (text is all copy edited) its just a matter of uploading it now. The ..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
liz "Hi everyone, thank you for such a beautifully documented activity! I'm going to print this out on oversized paper so that there's room to write tra..." | Read more » over 5 years ago
NickyName "Is there any chance to know the exact proportion of the diameter/size of the planter/jar and the amount of activated charcoal to make it work? Tha..." | Read more » almost 6 years ago
localman "@nshapiro I went the lazy route and grabbed a few of the Plant Air Purifiers I'd be down to measure my levels - will likely revisit building my ow..." | Read more » almost 6 years ago
nshapiro "Hi @localman, apologies for any confusion. Vertical (facing upwards close to the rootball) is ideal. It depends on how big your planter is whether ..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
localman "@nshapiro - Thanks for getting back to us! To clarify: a vertical (outflow facing upwards) or horizontal (outflow facing toward the root ball) are ..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
nshapiro "Thanks all! Looks like I'm late to some important comments. Thanks, @warren. I've updated the note per both of your requests. @Odie91that's a gre..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
localman "Excellent project! I've been diving into Wolverton's studies (alongside all other phyto-remediation studies) to get an idea of what options I have ..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
nshapiro "Thinking about the history of the science behind the kit (photo by Merle Ibach): " | Read more » about 6 years ago
nshapiro "Here are a couple more images of the event. The mesh assembly table: The root cleaning station: " | Read more » about 6 years ago
nshapiro "Here are all the differnt forms of instructions (different sizes and web or print usage): kit_instructions-web_A4.pdf kit_instructions-web_A3.p..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "Hi, Nick, can you post the total estimated cost? Thanks!! " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
zengirl2 "@cguerin The algae is really interesting and I already have a curiosity about energy harvesting from a project I viewed at Stroud Water Research. A..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
nshapiro "This is fantastic!!! I can't wait to see these designs spring into life! " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
liz "Thank you so much for posting this helpful note! I just love your sketchbook pages. " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
Odie91 "Hi, this is an interesting project. I'm curious, do you think it's really necessary to convert the aquarium pump from blower to suction? If you b..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "warren awards a barnstar to nshapiro for their awesome contribution! " | Read more » over 7 years ago
warren "I think this is great. I'd mentioned to @liz but the question How can i know if my plant-based air filter is working? is great, and I think it'd be..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
nshapiro "A commenter in @Zengirl2 's adafruit blog post (which is great btw) had a good point. We don't know which is more effective the plant roots or the..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
nshapiro "@Zengirl2 fantastic! glad to hear you're interested and can't wait to see the post. I'm in philly too and happy to connect you with some of the PA ..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
zengirl2 "@nshapiro was so excited to see this work pop up in my in-box. I'll be blogging this on @adafruit tomorrow for #citizenscience. Great work and mayb..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
liz "If this project gets to the point where specific expertise is needed for discrete tasks, i believe we can do outreach over the lists to find someon..." | Read more » over 7 years ago