Profiling indoor plants for the amelioration of high CO<inf>2</inf> concentrations

Torpy, FR; Irga, PJ; Burchett, MD

Profiling indoor plants for the amelioration of high CO<inf>2</inf> concentrations

Torpy, FR

Irga, PJ

Burchett, MD

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 2014, 13 (2), pp. 227 - 233
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Torpy, FR https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9137-6948	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Irga, PJ https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5952-0658	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Burchett, MD	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 2014, 13 (2), pp. 227 - 233	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1618-8667	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/30132
dc.description.abstract	Research over the last three decades has shown that indoor plants can reduce most types of urban air pollutants, however there has been limited investigation of their capacity to mitigate elevated levels of CO2. This study profiled the CO2 removal potential of eight common indoor plant species, acclimatised to both indoor and glasshouse lighting levels, to develop baseline data to facilitate the development of indoor plant installations to improve indoor air quality by reducing excess CO2 concentrations. The results indicate that, with the appropriate choice of indoor plant species and a targeted increase in plant specific lighting, plantscape installations could be developed to remove a proportion of indoor CO2. Further horticultural research and development will be required to develop optimum systems for such installations, which could potentially reduce the load on ventilation systems. © 2013 Elsevier GmbH.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Urban Forestry and Urban Greening	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ufug.2013.12.004	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Forestry	en_US
dc.title	Profiling indoor plants for the amelioration of high CO<inf>2</inf> concentrations	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	13	en_US
utslib.for	0705 Forestry Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
dc.location.activity	San Diego, CA
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	13	en_US

Abstract:

Research over the last three decades has shown that indoor plants can reduce most types of urban air pollutants, however there has been limited investigation of their capacity to mitigate elevated levels of CO2. This study profiled the CO2 removal potential of eight common indoor plant species, acclimatised to both indoor and glasshouse lighting levels, to develop baseline data to facilitate the development of indoor plant installations to improve indoor air quality by reducing excess CO2 concentrations. The results indicate that, with the appropriate choice of indoor plant species and a targeted increase in plant specific lighting, plantscape installations could be developed to remove a proportion of indoor CO2. Further horticultural research and development will be required to develop optimum systems for such installations, which could potentially reduce the load on ventilation systems. © 2013 Elsevier GmbH.

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