The potted-plant microcosm substantially reduces indoor air VOC pollution: II. Laboratory study

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 177, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 59-80

  Orwell, Ralph L ^a   Wood, Ronald A ^a   Burchett, Margaret D ^a   Tarran, Jane ^a   Torpy, Fraser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

"Building related illness"; "Sick building syndrome"; Bioremediation; Environmental biotechnology; Indoor air pollution; m xylene; Phytoremediation; Potted plant; Toluene; TVOC; VOC

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOREMEDIATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; INDOOR AIR; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROCOSM; MICROORGANISM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SYNERGISM; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROCOSM; MICROORGANISM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT;

EID: 33845479702     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9092-3     Document Type: Article

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