street artists join the war on manila smog - air purifier manufacturer

MANILA (Reuters)-
Their canvas is a dimly lit concrete wall that stretches along Manila's main highway, where millions of cars pass by every day, and the spewing exhaust gas helps to produce harmful, unhealthy smoke.
But now, these murals are blooming in the hands of street artists on The Ave. d'los Santos. EDSA)
Not just for art-
They are made of paint that is used as an air purifier.
A new paint variant created by local paint manufacturer Boysen contains modified titanium oxides, designed to break down toxic smoke into harmless substances.
Although titanium dioxide is usually used in ordinary coatings, its molecules in the improved version are micro-granular, which is a way to compress them 10-
When activated by light, fold to enhance its intrinsic ability to break down toxic substances.
"It acts as a light catalyst, and in the presence of sunlight or artificial lighting, it reduces harmful gases such as nitrogen oxides and other VOCs (
Volatile organic compounds
Patrick Negrete, project management engineer at Boysen, said.
Tests on the busiest streets in Manila and Europe showed air pollutants were reduced by at least 18%, Negrete said.
Now, the government of Manila has partnered with Boysen to add more murals along the heavily polluted EDSA, part of decades --
The old way to fight the air pollution there.
The highway is one of the worst traffic jams in the Philippines, with more than two traffic jams.
5 million vehicles passed every day.
The World Health Organization reports that pollution there is four times higher than the recommended level of safety.
According to the United Nations, Manila is one of the five most polluted cities in the world, and it is estimated that about 4% of the disease in this metropolis
Deaths related to air pollution
10 local and foreign artists were invited to design murals covering more than 8,000 square meters of walls, pillars and bridges at the EDSA bottleneck or narrow.
Works formed in unique green paint include fantasy flowers.
Company executives admit that although the air
Cleaning the paint does help, but it's far from a permanent solution.
"The best solution is to reduce pollution levels first and reduce pollutants from cars," said Johnson Ongking, vice president of Boysen . ".
But the artists involved in the creation of the highway masterpiece are enthusiastic.
"I hope there will be more paintings like this --
Not only in Manila, but also around the world, "said Tapio Snellman, a Finnish artist and filmmaker, who volunteered to design a mural.
"Because we need a lot of air.
Clean painting with a huge visual stimulating demand for positive and inspiring artwork.