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INTERIORLANDSCAPEPLANTSFORINDOORAIRPOLLUTIONABATEMENT
FINALREPORT--SEPTEMBER15,1989B.C.Wolverton,Ph.D.PrincipalInvestigatorAnneJohnson,M.S.andKeithBounds,M.S.SverdrupTechnology,Inc.ThisworkwasjointlysupportedbytheNASAOfficeofCommercialPrograms--TechnologyUtilizationDivision,andtheAssociatedLandscapeContractorsofAmerica(ALCA).NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationJohnC.StennisSpaceCenterScienceandTechnologyLaboratoryStennisSpaceCenter,MS39529-6000
CONTENTS.
AbbreviationsandAcronyms................................................vIntroduction...............................................................1APromising,EconomicalSolutiontoIndoorAirPollution.....................2ChemicalsUsedInThePlantScreeningTests.................................3Benzene..............................................................3Trichloroethylene......................................................5Formaldehyde.........................................................5MaterialsandMethods.....................................................6GasChromatograph-MassSelectiveDetectorAnalysisforTraceMetabolites......8MicrobiologicalAnalysis....................................................8ActivatedCarbon-HouseplantAirFilterSystem................................8ResultsandDiscussion......................................................9Summary.................................................................18Acknowledgments..........................................................18References................................................................19
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1.Indoorairpurificationsystemcombininghouseplantsandactivatedcarbon...32.Man'sinteractionwithhisenvironment--plants,soil,microorganisms,andwater.............................................43.Removaloflowconcentrationsofbenzeneandtrichloroethylenefromtheairinsidesealedexperimentalchambersusinggolden
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inan8-in.activatedcarbonfiltersystem....................................................164.Removalofhighconcentrationsofbenzeneandtrichloroethylenefromtheairinsidesealedexperimentalchambersusinggoldenpothosinan8-in.activatedcarbonfiltersystem....................................................17
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