THE IMPACT OF USE AIR CONDITIONER ON UNIVERSITAS NEGERI

MALANG

Ahmad Risda Efendi, Amanda Chairani, Bryan Tama Reza, Dahlia Putri, Danis Ni'matus Sahara,
Diaz Ramadhan Affridianti

Ahmadrisda1@gmail.com

Global warming is the one of greenhouse effect and the atmosphere problem. Air Conditioner or AC
have an enviromental impact in more ways than one. Air Conditioner/AC is a facilty provided in each class
campus at State University Malang. The effect by using ac is greenhouse effect. The result is that we are heating
up the enviroment even more. What happens is, whenever we turn on the air conitiner, it releases carbon into the
air. Air Conditioner produce CFC or chlorofluorocanbons. The CFC is the one of greenhouse gases.

CFC can change the temperature arround campus. The temperature gets even hotter and hotter
everyday. CFC can break down and freed chlorine atom (ci). Every atom chlorine able to develop a molecule
ozone. Naturally ozone serves to filter 99% the ultraviolet radiation. Depletion of the ozone layer led to an
increase in the ultraviolet radiation to earth. So as to cause the air become hot, no exception arround State
University Malang.

The air condition in campus currently is very hot and uncomfortable. This condition makes studying on
campus becomes uncomfortable. Hot temperatures make increasinng use of ac. Ac is one cause of high
temperatures on campus, but collagers do not notice it. For those air conditioner is very important. But they also
feel the negative effects on the environment of the use Ac in campus.

The impact of air conditioner on the campus ennviroment is obviously a very serious issue. We must
address it now to avoid further damage. The rising and sometimes deadly temperatures make living without
cooling system very difficult and uncomfortable, and study without one is simply out of the question for many
college student of the areas of the campus.

The impact of the using AC, there are solution. Minimalize the use of AC in rooms, it is can be done
when the fresh air around the room. The use of AC can be repleced with a fan. The function of fan to daily life
is improve the air circulation, produce healty air, more efficient in energy, eliminate the musty smell in the
room, suppress the use of AC which damage the ozone layer. This solution is expected to help problems
temperature increase around campus. This way can be supported with create the good air vents and have
corresponding funcutions classrooms in Universitas Negeri Malang. So that the good air enter in rooms and the
bad air can be out, and then the air always spin so that air become fresh and comfortable.

Add air to be more fresh by increasing the number of trees or green open space in area of Universitas
Negeri Malang. Plants produces oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. These two factors can influence the
temperature around. The more number of trees more oxygen generated and more carbon dioxide absorbed. The
condition of fresh air and cool, using of AC can be minimalized, so that the environment stay protected.

Palem Areca is a kind of plant with leaf midrib and long enough to cover jointed stems. The average
altitude of this tree can reach 1-6 meters. Palem areca or also called palem kuning has a function of purifying
the air by removing toxins and carbon dioxide. These plants can suck pollutants originating from formaldehyde
compound. The beringin tree is easily found turned out to be the number one tree has properties as an air
purifier. This tree can absorb more than 70% benzene, ammonia, toluene, and other harmful substances
contained in the air.

These plants are placed in around building rektorat, around library building and around tecnic building.
Because this place is strategies for putting the plants. Another way can be done by putting of houseplants suitble
for the rooms and have function as conditioning in rooms such as houseplants peace lilybor spathiphyllum,
laurentii, and lavender. These plant can placed in every corner of an empty rooms or around the windows.

Plants not only serve as decoration only, but useful to neutralize the air, causing the air to be clean. In
the 1980s NASA looking for ways to neutralize the toxins in the air from a station in space. In the end, NASA
has conducted a study to find plants neutralizing harmful content in the air. In 1989 NASA study published
successfully, by including some plant list neutralizing harmful content in the air in a room, then one of the plants
that Sirih ganding. This plant is effective to filter the air toxic, and can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen.
Betel ivory is a semi-epiphytic vines. The Latin name of this plant is epipremnum aureum. This plant is very
suitable for planting in the classroom as a neutralizing air temperature then the plant could be one option to be
planted in the classroom. How to grow it easily by putting in a pot filled with water and then hung or affixed to
the walls of the classroom.