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Reduction of air pollution in homes and workplaces using ornamental plants
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Ayoub Molaahmad Nalousi   , Pejman Azadi * , Bagheri Hedayat |
| Department of Genetic Engineering, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Karaj, AREEO, Iran |
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Abstract: (3554 Views) |
| In the modern world, unbridled urbanization, industrialization, increased use of motor vehicles and a lack of cultural development in line with those changes are eroding air quality in major population centers. By developing modern industrialization and urbanization, nowadays using the modern equipment is increasing and indoor air quality is affected by chemicals which applied in such equipment. Scientists found that indoor air could be 5 to 7 times more polluted than outside. As people spend more and more time in the homes or in offices quality improvement of indoor air became one of the most important concerns of modern societies. Here, the main question is that how can we make indoor air healthier for people? According to many studies, one of the most efficient and cost-effective ways is taking advantage of ornamental plants for absorbing and removing air pollutants. Overall, for reduction of indoor air pollution using at least one ornamental plants such as Acer campestre, Cymbidium sinense, Spathiphyllum wallisii, Rhododendron simsii, Aloe barbadensis, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Hedera helix, Epipremnum aureum, Chrysanthemum spp, Dracaena fragrans, Pachiraaquatica, Gerbera daisy, Hemer ocallisfulva, Nephrolepis exaltatabostoniensis. Schefflera arboricola, Ficus elastic, Ficus benjamina Codiaeum variegatum Chlorophytum comosum, Chamaedora seifizii, Howea forsteriana, Zamioculcas zamiifolia, Phoenix roebelenii and Syngonium podophyllum per 9 m2 at home or offices are strongly recommended. |
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| Keywords: Air pollution, Ornamental plant, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) |
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Received: 1970/01/1 | Accepted: 2019/10/14 | Published: 2016/04/11
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