Assessment of volatile organic compound removal by indoor plants-a novel experimental setup

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Assessment of volatile organic compound removal by indoor plants-a novel experimental setup. / Dela Cruz, Majbrit; Müller, Renate; Svensmark, Bo; Pedersen, Jakob Skov; Christensen, Jan H.

In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 21, No. 13, 2014, p. 7838-7846.

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Dela Cruz, M, Müller, R, Svensmark, B, Pedersen, JS & Christensen, JH 2014, 'Assessment of volatile organic compound removal by indoor plants-a novel experimental setup', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 21, no. 13, pp. 7838-7846. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-2695-0

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Dela Cruz, M., Müller, R., Svensmark, B., Pedersen, J. S., & Christensen, J. H. (2014). Assessment of volatile organic compound removal by indoor plants-a novel experimental setup. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21(13), 7838-7846. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-2695-0

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Dela Cruz M, Müller R, Svensmark B, Pedersen JS, Christensen JH. Assessment of volatile organic compound removal by indoor plants-a novel experimental setup. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2014;21(13):7838-7846. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-2695-0

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Dela Cruz, Majbrit ; Müller, Renate ; Svensmark, Bo ; Pedersen, Jakob Skov ; Christensen, Jan H. / Assessment of volatile organic compound removal by indoor plants-a novel experimental setup. In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2014 ; Vol. 21, No. 13. pp. 7838-7846.

Bibtex

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title = "Assessment of volatile organic compound removal by indoor plants-a novel experimental setup",
abstract = "Indoor plants can remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the air. The majority of knowledge comes from laboratory studies where results cannot directly be transferred to real-life settings. The aim of this study was to develop an experimental test system to assess VOC removal by indoor plants which allows for an improved real-life simulation. Parameters such as relative humidity, air exchange rate and VOC concentration are controlled and can be varied to simulate different real-life settings. For example, toluene diffusion through a needle gave concentrations in the range of 0.10-2.35 μg/L with deviations from theoretical values of 3.2-10.5 %. Overall, the system proved to be functional for the assessment of VOC removal by indoor plants with Hedera helix reaching a toluene removal rate of up to 66.5 μg/m2/h. The mode of toluene exposure (semi-dynamic or dynamic) had a significant influence on the removal rate obtained by H. helix.",
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