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title: Use of living pot-plants to cleanse indoor air - Research review
description: Short research review outlining the benefit of using indoor pot plant to improve air quality decrease CO levels and CO2 also
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## Use of living pot-plants to cleanse indoor air - Research review

Posted by [Phil Hollins](https://www.naava.io/science/author/phil-hollins) on Aug 4, 2016

**Authors:** Tarran, J., Torpy, F. and Burchett, M.

**Year of publication:** 2007

**Publication:** In Proceedings Of 6th Internat. Conf. On Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation,-Sustainable Built Environment (pp. 249-256).

**Keywords:** [plants](https://www.naava.io/en/science/topic/plants), [CO2](https://www.naava.io/en/science/topic/co2), [CO](https://www.naava.io/en/science/topic/co), [indoor air quality](https://www.naava.io/en/science/topic/indoor-air-quality), 

[ Link to publication](http://www.inive.org/members_area/medias/pdf/inive/iaqvec2007/tarran.pdf)

This short article (2007) reviews the research conducted by a number of authors that demonstrate the ability of indoor potted-plants to remove air pollutants, enhance air quality and occupant well-being. Findings from the author's own research are presented, together with new data that underlines the beneficial impact of indoor planting.

The evidence suggests, that indoor plants can:

- Reduce total volatile organic compound (TVOC) loads, by, to below **100 ppb**
- Function well with or without air-conditioning and in light or dark
- Are able to potentially remove indoor **CO****2**

 

Finally, the authors conclude that the potted-plant microcosm is a portable, flexible and innovative low-cost technology for solving indoor air problems that can adversely effect human health.

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