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Improving Air Quality in Cannabis Cultivation
ASPRA Mobile Air Purifiers For Cannabis Health
Air quality significantly impacts the growth, health, yield, and shelf life of plants like cannabis. High humidity, essential for growth, can also foster harmful fungi and pathogens, reducing plant quality and yield.Implementing ASPRA recirculation air purifiers in cannabis facilities effectively reduces particulate matter and bioaerosols, minimizing disease spread and improving overall plant health and productivity.
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Summary
1. Problem
High concentrations of particles and fungal spores between plants.
2. Solution
The air should be as clean as possible and one must avoid recirculated polluted air.
3. Result
40-45% reduction in fungal spores and increased plant health.
Highlights
Achieved 40–45% reduction in fungal spores.
Improved plant health, quality, and yield.
Significant dust and pathogen reduction in trimming rooms.
Energy-efficient air purification with adaptable designs.
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Detailed Process
1. PROBLEM DESCRIPTION — Air conditions and quality has a serious effect of the growth, health, yield and shelf life time of many plants including flowers, cannabis, fruits and vegetables.For those which require high air humidity for growth, an undesired side effect is often created, namely: high level of fungi and other pathogens, such as Mildew, Penicillin and Botrytis. These are spread between the plants, causing spread of plant disease and hence lower quality / output of product. These fungi are often spread by air due to their airborne nature of the pathogens, moving the plants around, moving between the plants, ventilation airflow, etc.
Most common fungus are Botrytis cinerea, Powdery Mildew, Aspergillus, Rhizoctonia Solani, Fusarium, and Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum.Specifically in Cannabis cultivation facilities, mold growth is a major subject of attention in marijuana plants as there are several common fungus present that hurt the quality and yield of the marijuana plants.Moreover, smells and odour around the cultivation facilities may cause nuisance for the neighboring surrounding.
The Solution
2. THE SOLUTION — To avoid fungus and plant diseases, it is essential to maintain excellent air circulation. The Air should be as clean as possible and one must avoid recirculated polluted air.In several cultivation facilities, for example Cannabis cultivation in the USA, Portugal and The Netherlands, several types of the ASPRA Recirculation Air Purifiers were implemented. For retrofitting existing facilities, the ASPRA L Mobile or ASPRA L 5000 or the gas scrubber ASPRA MT25 were implemented at the cultivation facilities. Also in drying and trimming rooms, the ASPRA Lite / S400 Series were implemented. The ASPRA focused on the removal of particulate matter and (bio)aerosols in the air and hence reduces the risk of spread of diseases between the plants, as well as on odour reduction.
The Result
3. THE RESULT — The ASPRA Recirculation Systems were implemented in the diverse types of rooms (different sizes, ventilation, layout and function). The ASPRA was placed on the ground and or suspended from the ceiling were desired. The particulate matter and fungus concentration was monitored before and after the implementation of the ASPRA systems. The results are amazing!A major reduction of PM values as well as Fungi count was clear and evident. Clients are super enthusiastic as the diseases among plant has been substantially reduces (> 50%). In the trimming rooms, the dust load in the room has been substantially reduces (> 75%). Clients are moving to integrate the ASPRA further in their ventilation systems as well as having the ASPRA as a standard measure in their new designs and facilities.The low energy consumption and multiple designs of the ASPRA system makes them a great solutions for any existing as well as new facility. Not only the ASPRA reduces the dust- and pathogens load among the plans, it results in potential energy savings and hence increase the overall yield, quality and profit and reduces the CO2 print.
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