Field assessment of the botanical biofiltration of air pollutants

Project Member(s): Torpy, F., Pettit, T., Surawski, N.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Transurban Ltd (Transurban)
Transurban Ltd (Transurban)

Start year: 2019

Publications:

Pettit, T, Torpy, FR, Surawski, NC, Fleck, R & Irga, PJ 2021, 'Effective reduction of roadside air pollution with botanical biofiltration', Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 414, pp. 125566-125566.
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Paull, NJ, Krix, D, Irga, PJ & Torpy, FR 2020, 'Airborne particulate matter accumulation on common green wall plants', International Journal of Phytoremediation, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 594-606.
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Fleck, R, Pettit, T, Dominici, L, Gill, R, Irga, P & Torpy, F 1970, 'Reducing indoor air pollution through applied botanical biofiltration', 16th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate: Creative and Smart Solutions for Better Built Environments, Indoor Air 2020.

Irga, PJ, Pettit, T, Irga, RF, Paull, NJ, Douglas, ANJ & Torpy, FR 2019, 'Does plant species selection in functional active green walls influence VOC phytoremediation efficiency?', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 26, no. 13, pp. 12851-12858.
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Paull, NJ, Irga, PJ & Torpy, FR 2019, 'Active botanical biofiltration of air pollutants using Australian native plants', Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. 1427-1439.
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Pettit, T, Bettes, M, Chapman, AR, Hoch, LM, James, ND, Irga, PJ & Torpy, FR 2019, 'The botanical biofiltration of VOCs with active airflow: is removal efficiency related to chemical properties?', Atmospheric Environment, vol. 214, pp. 116839-116839.
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Pettit, T, Irga, PJ, Surawski, NC & Torpy, FR 2019, 'An Assessment of the Suitability of Active Green Walls for NO2 Reduction in Green Buildings Using a Closed-Loop Flow Reactor', Atmosphere, vol. 10, no. 12, pp. 801-801.
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Torpy, FR, Pettit, T & Irga, PJ 2018, 'Applied Horticultural Biotechnology for the Mitigation of Indoor Air Pollution', Journal of People, Plants, and Environment, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 445-460.
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FOR Codes: Bioremediation, Atmospheric Aerosols, Environmental Technologies, Urban and Industrial Air Quality, Environmentally sustainable engineering , Air quality

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.