Uptake of toluene and ethylbenzene by plants: Removal of volatile indoor air contaminants

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 147-151

  Sriprapat, Wararat ^a   Suksabye, Parinda ^b   Areephak, Sirintip ^b   Klantup, Polawat ^b   Waraha, Atcharaphan ^b   Sawattan, Anuchit ^b   Thiravetyan, Paitip ^a  

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

^b SUAN DUSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ethylbenzene; Phytoremediation; Toluene; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

ETHYLBENZENE; PALMITIC ACID; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; INDOOR AIR; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ABSORPTION; AGLAONEMA COMMUTATUM; ALOE VERA; ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; CHLOROPHYTUM COMOSUM; CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYLINE; CORDYLINE FRUTICOSA; DRACAENA; DRACAENA SANDERIANA; DRACAENADEREMENSIS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KALANCHOE; KALANCHOE BLOSSFELDIANA; NONHUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT; PLANT CUTICLE WAX; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT PARAMETERS; PLANT STOMA; POTENTIAL QUANTUM YIELD OF PSII; SANSEVIERIA; SANSEVIERIA EHRENBERGII; SANSEVIERIA HYACINTHOIDES; SANSEVIERIA MASONIANA; SANSEVIERIA TRIFASCIATA;

ETHYLBENZENE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS);

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; LILIACEAE; PLANTS; SANSEVIERIA; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84893714704     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.01.032     Document Type: Article

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