Potted plants do not improve indoor air quality: a review and analysis of reported VOC removal efficiencies
Indoor air pollution largely consists of VOCs from the indoor environment itself, such as building materials, paints, ...
Archive : plants
An ecological valence theory of human color preference
This article (2010) aims to explain why people prefer some colors over others with an ecological valence theory. Color ...
A study of interior landscape plants for indoor air pollution abatement
This NASA technical paper (1989) describes a two year study of plant phytoremediation to clean air from harmful ...
Benefits of indoor plants on attention capacity in an office setting
The aim of this study (2011) was to find out if plants have an effect on attention capacity of students. Attention ...
The role of plant–microbe interactions and their exploitation for phytoremediation of air pollutants
This review article (2015) summarizes the available knowledge about the role and potential of plant-microbe ...
Physical discomfort may be reduced in the presence of interior plants
Previous studies had suggested, that responses to plants can be linked directly to improved health. This study (2010) ...