Removal of benzene from indoor air by Dracaena sanderiana: Effect of wax and stomata

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 317-321

  Treesubsuntorn, Chairat ^a   Thiravetyan, Paitip ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Benzene; Dracaena sanderiana; Phytoremediation; Stomata; Wax

Indexed keywords

4-CYCLE; BENZENE REMOVAL; DARK CONDITIONS; DRACAENA SANDERIANA; INDOOR AIR; LIGHT CONDITIONS; ORNAMENTAL PLANTS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; REMOVAL OF BENZENE; STOMATA;

BIOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; WAXES;

BENZENE;

BENZENE; WAX;

BENZENE; INDOOR AIR; LIGHT EFFECT; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SHRUB; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WAX;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRACAENA; DRACAENA SANDERIANA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT STOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

DRACAENA SANDERIANA;

EID: 84861947001     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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