[HTML][HTML] Phytoremediation for the indoor environment: a state-of-the-art review

S Matheson, R Fleck, PJ Irga, FR Torpy - Reviews in Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Poor indoor air quality has become of particular concern within the built environment due to
the time people spend indoors, and the associated health burden. Volatile organic …

Plant-based remediation of air pollution: a review

Y Han, J Lee, G Haiping, KH Kim, P Wanxi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humans face threats from air pollutants present in both indoor and outdoor environments.
The emerging role of plants in remediating the atmospheric environment is now being …

[HTML][HTML] Current state of indoor air phytoremediation using potted plants and green walls

S Bandehali, T Miri, H Onyeaka, P Kumar - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urban civilization has a high impact on the environment and human health. The pollution
level of indoor air can be 2–5 times higher than the outdoor air pollution, and sometimes it …

The botanical biofiltration of volatile organic compounds and particulate matter derived from cigarette smoke

AL Morgan, FR Torpy, PJ Irga, R Fleck, RL Gill, T Pettit - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the growing use of control measures, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) remains
a significant pollutant source in indoor air in many areas of the world. Current control …

Benchmark of plant-based VOCs control effect for indoor air quality: Green wall case in smith campus at Harvard University

X Shen, Q Sun, G Mosey, J Ma, L Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from interior materials can significantly
impact people's health and daily activities, necessitating effective management. In the …

Recent advances in biological systems for improving indoor air quality

NJR Kraakman, J González-Martín, C Pérez… - … Science and Bio …, 2021 - Springer
Studies on human exposure to indoor air pollution reveal that indoor environments could be
at least twice as polluted as outdoor environments. Indoor air pollution has not received as …

[HTML][HTML] Can green walls reduce outdoor ambient particulate matter, noise pollution and temperature?

N Paull, D Krix, F Torpy, P Irga - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Green walls have previously demonstrated the capacity to reduce particulate matter (PM),
noise pollution, and temperature conditions in manipulative experiments and computational …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of plants and green infrastructure utilization in ambient particulate matter removal

K Wróblewska, BR Jeong - Environmental Sciences Europe, 2021 - Springer
Air pollution is regarded as an increasingly threatening, major environmental risk for human
health. Seven million deaths are attributed to air pollution each year, 91% of which is due to …

[HTML][HTML] Health and well-being benefits of outdoor and indoor vertical greening systems: a review

F Fonseca, M Paschoalino, L Silva - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Green spaces have become the most threatened by urban growth, and the decline in these
areas is a main cause of environmental and social problems with implications for human …

[HTML][HTML] Botanical filters for the abatement of indoor air pollutants

MS Montaluisa-Mantilla, P García-Encina, R Lebrero… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Nowadays, people spend 80–90% of their time indoors, while recent policies on
energy efficient and safe buildings require reduced building ventilation rates and locked …