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Evaluation of washing solutions to remove particulate matter attached to greenhouse covering material

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Particulate matter (PM) affects various industries such as agriculture, in which PM attached to the surface of greenhouses reduces the light intensity provided to crops, potentially reducing yield. To evaluate appropriate washing solutions for removing fine PM dust from a greenhouse, a procedure to reproduce the PM deposition phenomenon was first designed and applied to a series of specimens using various PM component mixes. The washing efficiencies of zeolite (an eco-friendly adsorbent), sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) surfactant, and inorganic acid (oxalic acid) were then compared and analyzed. The experiments showed that the washing efficiency of SLES was highest for all PM component mixes, whereas oxalic acid showed high efficiency only when removing PM containing metal ions (NaCl). Zeolite showed the second-highest washing efficiency when removing any of the evaluated PM component mixes, and showed no distinct difference from SLES within the confidence interval when removing PM with ammonium salts. Accordingly, considering the high ratio of ammonium salts in most PM, it is expected that zeolite can be used as a washing solution to remove fine dust from the surfaces of greenhouses to ensure appropriate light transmittance and avoid the environmental and health issues associated with SLES use.

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This work was supported by the Rural Development Administration [grant number PJ014189022021] and 2018 Research Grant (PoINT) from Kangwon National University.

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  1. Department of Rural Systems Engineering, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Byung-hun Seo, Jong-hyuk Lee, Young-joon Jeong & Ye-jin Seo

  2. School of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea

    Eunmi Hong

  3. Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Global Smart Farm Convergence Major, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Won Choi

  4. Protected Horticulture Research Institute, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Eumseong-gun, Republic of Korea

    Jae-han Lee

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Study conception and design: B-hS, EH, WC, Y-jJ, Y-jS and JL, Data collection: B-hS, Y-jS, J-hL and J-hL, Analysis and interpretation of results: B-hS, EH and Won Choi, Draft manuscript preparation: B-hS, EH and WC, Reviewing the results: B-hS, EH and WC, Approving the final version of the manuscript: EH.

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Seo, Bh., Hong, E., Choi, W. et al. Evaluation of washing solutions to remove particulate matter attached to greenhouse covering material. Paddy Water Environ 20, 107–116 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-021-00878-z

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