ArticleAir quality, atmosphere, & health2018
Testing the single-pass VOC removal efficiency of an active green wall using methyl ethyl ketone (MEK).
Article in Air quality, atmosphere, & health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Indoor Plants on Human Functions: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Indoor green wall affects health-associated commensal skin microbiota and enhances immune regulation: a randomized trial among urban office workers.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Removal of Ethanol from Indoor Air byPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative evaluation of air phytoremediation potential of four ornamental potted plants for ecofriendly biofilter applications.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Phytoremediation for the indoor environment: a state-of-the-art review.Re/views in environmental science and bio/technology · 2023Review
- Air Pollutants Removal Using Biofiltration Technique: A Challenge at the Frontiers of Sustainable Environment.ACS engineering Au · 2022Review
- Enhancing mixed toluene and formaldehyde pollutant removal by Zamioculcas zamiifolia combined with Sansevieria trifasciata and its COEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Particulate matter in the cultivation area may contaminate leafy vegetables with heavy metals above safe levels in Korea.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Article
- Does plant species selection in functional active green walls influence VOC phytoremediation efficiency?Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
In recent years, research into the efficacy of indoor air biofiltration mechanisms, notably living green walls, has become more prevalent. Whilst green walls are often utilised within the built environment for their biophilic effects, there is little evidence demonstrating the efficacy of active green wall biofiltration for the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at concentrations found within an interior environment. The current work describes a novel approach to quantifying the VOC removal effectiveness by an active living green wall, which uses a mechanical system to force air through the substrate and plant foliage. After developing a single-pass efficiency protocol to understand the immediate effects of the system, the active green wall was installed into a 30-m
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