Which ornamental plant species effectively remove benzene from indoor air?

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 650-654

  Liu, Yan Ju ^a   Mu, Yu Jing ^b   Zhu, Yong Guan ^b   Ding, Hui ^a   Crystal Arens, Nan ^c  

^a BEIJING CENTER FOR PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

Crasulla portulacea; Indoor air pollution; Portable GC; VOCs

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BENZENE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FUMIGATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PLANTS (BOTANY); TOXIC MATERIALS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BENZENE REMOVAL; CRASULLA PORTULACEA; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT SPECIES;

BIODIVERSITY;

BENZENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BENZENE; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRASSULA PORTULACEA; CYMBIDIUM AMOENA; DRACAENA DEREMENSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT TAXONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATHIPHYLLUM; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

CHRYSANTHEMUM X MORIFOLIUM; CITRUS MEDICA; CRASSULA PORTULACEA; CYMBIDIUM; DIEFFENBACHIA AMOENA; DRACAENA DEREMENSIS; FICUS MICROCARPA; HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA; NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA; SPATHIPHYLLUM;

EID: 33845528360     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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