SynthesisEnvironmental science and pollution research international2020
Effects of indoor plants on air quality: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 90 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
- Humidification of indoor air for preventing or reducing dryness symptoms or upper respiratory infections in educational settings and at the workplace.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Assessment of human exposure to terpenes from fragrant plants in homes using passive sampling.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Impact of Home Interventions on Dry Eye Disease (DED) Symptoms and Signs in United States Veterans.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Editorial: Effects of indoor plants on well-being.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- A multivariate soil temperature interval forecasting method for precision regulation of plant growth environment.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Phytoremediation for the indoor environment: a state-of-the-art review.Re/views in environmental science and bio/technology · 2023Review
- Effects of indoor plants on office workers: a field study in multiple Dutch organizations.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Associations between Greenspaces and Individual Health: A Longitudinal Study in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- One-Pot Method to Synthesize Silver Nanoparticle-Modified Bamboo-Based Carbon Aerogels for Formaldehyde Removal.Polymers · 2022Article
- Guard-Cell-Specific Expression of Phototropin2 C-Terminal Fragment Enhances Leaf Transpiration.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Morphological and Chemical Evaluations of Leaf Surface on Particulate Matter2.5 (PM2.5) Removal in a Botanical Plant-Based Biofilter System.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
No study has comprehensively reviewed the effects of indoor plants on air quality; therefore, this study systematically reviewed quantitative empirical research on these effects in both English and Chinese. The information sources were the Web of Science and WanFang Data Knowledge Service Platform electronic databases. Only journal articles reporting quantitative empirical research were selected. The eligibility criteria included studies with (1) interventions of any indoor plant, excluding biofilters that combine power facilities and vegetation, (2) comparators included within the same experimental treatment or between different experimental treatments, (3) air quality effects objectively measured using any instrument, and (4) any study design. Both authors screened 95 journal articles and compiled information according to (1) intervention (plant species, foliage, or medium), (2) scientific family name of each plant, (3) study design (experiment, field experiment, or survey), (4) air quality (e.g., temperature, humidity, negative ions, radiation, and dust), (5) pollutants, (6) research environment, (7) ventilation (types and rates), (8) climate (lighting, temperature, and humidity), (9) exposure duration, (10) sampling frequency or period, and (11) number of replications. The primary effects of the potential of the indoor plants on air quality were reduced pollutant levels (particularly formaldehyde, benzene, and toluene removal), followed by increase in humidity and decrease in temperature. In addition, including various plant species could improve the effects of indoor vegetation on ameliorating air quality and microclimate conditions.
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