Plants + soil/wetland microbes: Food crop systems that also clean air and water

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 582-590

  Nelson, Mark ^a,b,c   Wolverton, B C ^d  

^a Global Ecotechnics Corporation   (United States)

^b Institute of Ecotechnics   (United States)

^c Institute of Ecotechnics   (United Kingdom)

^d Wolverton Environmental Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Air purification; Bioremediation; Constructed wetlands; Indoor air pollution; Soil biofiltration; Space bioregenerative life support

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; AIR PURIFICATION; BACTERIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; CROPS; HEAVY METALS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT); OFFICE BUILDINGS; SAFETY FACTOR; SOILS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS; LIFE SUPPORTS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MULTIPURPOSE SYSTEMS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 79551473369     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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