Formaldehyde removal by potted plant-soil systems

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 314-318

  Xu, Zhongjun ^a   Wang, Li ^a   Hou, Haiping ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aloe; Formaldehyde removal; Golden pothos; Soil; Spider plant

Indexed keywords

ALOE; ALOE VERA; DIFFUSION LIMITED; DYNAMIC CHAMBER; EPIPREMNUM AUREUM; FORMALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; GOLDEN POTHOS; IN-VIVO; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS; METABOLIC CAPACITIES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SPECIES; REMOVAL CAPACITY; SPIDER PLANT;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; HEALTH RISKS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

FORMALDEHYDE;

FORMALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FORMALDEHYDE; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; LEAF; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; URBAN AREA;

ALOE VERA; ARTICLE; CHLORPHYTUM COMOSUM; DIFFUSION CHAMBER; EPIPREMNUM AUREUM; LIGHT INTENSITY; METABOLIC CAPACITY; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT METABOLISM; POTTED PLANT SOIL SYSTEM; SOIL; SOIL FUMIGATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; FORMALDEHYDE; PLANTS; SOIL;

ALOE; ALOE VERA; ARANEAE; EPIPREMNUM PINNATUM; POTHOS;

EID: 79959720172     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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