Could houseplants improve indoor air quality in schools?

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 75, Issue 22-23, 2012, Pages 1371-1380

  Pegas, P N ^a   Alves, C A ^a   Nunes, T ^a   Bate Epey, E F ^a   Evtyugina, M ^a   Pio, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR SAMPLING; AIR TEMPERATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOUSEPLANT; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT; PLANT ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALDEHYDES; ARACEAE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DISULFIDE; CHILD; DRACAENA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PORTUGAL; SCHOOLS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84868229979     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.721169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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