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The quality of the indoor environment has become a major health consideration, since people spend 80–90 % of their time indoors. Research by a number of authors is reviewed here, demonstrating capacities of indoor plants to improve Indoor air quality. The studies show that plants can reduce indoor air pollutants by 75 % in different conditions. An evaluation of these studies done throughout the world clearly indicates that potted-plants can provide an efficient, self-regulating, low-cost, sustainable, bioremediation system for indoor air pollution, which can effectively compliment engineering measures to reduce indoor air pollution, and hence improve human wellbeing and productivity.
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Pipal, A., Kumar, A., Jan, R., Taneja, A. (2012). Role of Plants in Removing Indoor Air Pollutants. In: Khemani, L., Srivastava, M., Srivastava, S. (eds) Chemistry of Phytopotentials: Health, Energy and Environmental Perspectives. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23394-4_67
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