Description
Common potted houseplants are known to provide a range of services indoors. To tackle the question if houseplants can reduce indoor air pollution significantly, Dr. Pfrang and his team carried out a series of laboratory experiments to quantify the impact of widely planted houseplants on removal of carbon dioxide (CO2), impact on relative humidity (RH) and removal of nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Dr. Pfrang will present the results from several of their research projects, discuss the role of houseplants on indoor air quality and the implications of “green walls” for cleaning up air pollution.| Period | 21 Jun 2022 |
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| Held at | Environmental Protection Agency (U.S EPA) - Air & Radiation Division, United States |
| Degree of Recognition | International |
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Activities
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Invited Opening Talk at Indoor Air Quality Roundtable jointly organised by Royal Society of Chemistry’s Analytical Science Community, Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community & Faraday Community for Physical Chemistry
Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Guest lecture or Invited talk
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Research output
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Interaction between plant species and substrate type in the removal of CO2 indoors
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can plants be considered a building service?
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Can houseplants improve indoor air quality by removing CO2 and increasing relative humidity?
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Plants as a building service
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Potted plants can remove the pollutant nitrogen dioxide indoors
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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TV Feature on Indoor Air Quality
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Houseplants don’t just look nice – they can also give your mental health a boost
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Projects