A review on phytoremediation of contaminants in air, water and soil

Z Wei, Q Van Le, W Peng, Y Yang, H Yang, H Gu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a global need to use plants to restore the ecological environment. There is no
systematic review of phytoremediation mechanisms and the parameters for environmental …

A review on indoor green plants employed to improve indoor environment

F Liu, L Yan, X Meng, C Zhang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
With the urban development, indoor air quality (IAQ) is of growing public health concern due
to that fact people spend 80%–90% of their time indoors, which has prompted the use of …

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 …

A systematic review on mitigation of common indoor air pollutants using plant-based methods: a phytoremediation approach

R Kumar, V Verma, M Thakur, G Singh… - Air Quality, Atmosphere & …, 2023 - Springer
Environmental pollution, especially indoor air pollution, has become a global issue and
affects nearly all domains of life. Being both natural and anthropogenic substances, indoor …

[HTML][HTML] A review of plants formaldehyde metabolism: Implications for hazardous emissions and phytoremediation

WX Peng, X Yue, H Chen, NL Ma, Z Quan, Q Yu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The wide use of hazardous formaldehyde (CH 2 O) in disinfections, adhesives and wood-
based furniture leads to undesirable emissions to indoor environments. This is highly …

The basic roles of indoor plants in human health and comfort

L Deng, Q Deng - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018 - Springer
Humans have a close relationship with nature, and so integrating the nature world into
indoor space could effectively increase people's engagement with nature, and this in turn …

Plants for sustainable improvement of indoor air quality

F Brilli, S Fares, A Ghirardo, P de Visser… - Trends in plant …, 2018 - cell.com
Indoor pollution poses a serious threat to human health. Plants represent a sustainable but
underexploited solution to enhance indoor air quality. However, the current selection of …

Do the plants in functional green walls contribute to their ability to filter particulate matter?

T Pettit, PJ Irga, P Abdo, FR Torpy - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Indoor air quality has become a growing concern as people are spending more time
indoors, combined with the construction of highly sealed buildings that promote thermal …

Can ornamental potted plants remove volatile organic compounds from indoor air?—a review

M Dela Cruz, JH Christensen, JD Thomsen… - … Science and Pollution …, 2014 - Springer
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are found in indoor air, and many of these can affect
human health (eg formaldehyde and benzene are carcinogenic). Plants affect the levels of …

Characterisation of nature-based solutions for the built environment

Y Xing, P Jones, I Donnison - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Nature has provided humankind with food, fuel, and shelter throughout evolutionary history.
However, in contemporary cities, many natural landscapes have become degraded and …