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Removal ratio of gaseous toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem by indoor plants
This work was designed to investigate the removal efficiency as well as the ratios of toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem and by direct diffusion from the air into the medium. Indoor plants (Schefflera actinophylla and Ficus benghalensis) were placed in a sealed test ch...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6763410/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26797953 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6065-y |
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author | Kim, K. J. Kim, H. J. Khalekuzzaman, M. Yoo, E. H. Jung, H. H. Jang, H. S. |
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description | This work was designed to investigate the removal efficiency as well as the ratios of toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem and by direct diffusion from the air into the medium. Indoor plants (Schefflera actinophylla and Ficus benghalensis) were placed in a sealed test chamber. Shoot or root zone were sealed with a Teflon bag, and gaseous toluene and xylene were exposed. Removal efficiency of toluene and total xylene (m, p, o) was 13.3 and 7.0 μg·m(−3)·m(−2) leaf area over a 24-h period in S. actinophylla, and was 13.0 and 7.3 μg·m(−3)·m(−2) leaf area in F. benghalensis. Gaseous toluene and xylene in a chamber were absorbed through leaf and transported via the stem, and finally reached to root zone, and also transported by direct diffusion from the air into the medium. Toluene and xylene transported via the stem was decreased with time after exposure. Xylene transported via the stem was higher than that by direct diffusion from the air into the medium over a 24-h period. The ratios of toluene transported via the stem versus direct diffusion from the air into the medium were 46.3 and 53.7 % in S. actinophylla, and 46.9 and 53.1 % in F. benghalensis, for an average of 47 and 53 % for both species. The ratios of m,p-xylene transported over 3 to 9 h via the stem versus direct diffusion from the air into the medium was 58.5 and 41.5 % in S. actinophylla, and 60.7 and 39.3 % in F. benghalensis, for an average of 60 and 40 % for both species, whereas the ratios of o-xylene transported via the stem versus direct diffusion from the air into the medium were 61 and 39 %. Both S. actinophylla and F. benghalensis removed toluene and xylene from the air. The ratios of toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem were 47 and 60 %, respectively. This result suggests that root zone is a significant contributor to gaseous toluene and xylene removal, and transported via the stem plays an important role in this process. |
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spelling | pubmed-67634102019-10-07 Removal ratio of gaseous toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem by indoor plants Kim, K. J. Kim, H. J. Khalekuzzaman, M. Yoo, E. H. Jung, H. H. Jang, H. S. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Research Article This work was designed to investigate the removal efficiency as well as the ratios of toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem and by direct diffusion from the air into the medium. Indoor plants (Schefflera actinophylla and Ficus benghalensis) were placed in a sealed test chamber. Shoot or root zone were sealed with a Teflon bag, and gaseous toluene and xylene were exposed. Removal efficiency of toluene and total xylene (m, p, o) was 13.3 and 7.0 μg·m(−3)·m(−2) leaf area over a 24-h period in S. actinophylla, and was 13.0 and 7.3 μg·m(−3)·m(−2) leaf area in F. benghalensis. Gaseous toluene and xylene in a chamber were absorbed through leaf and transported via the stem, and finally reached to root zone, and also transported by direct diffusion from the air into the medium. Toluene and xylene transported via the stem was decreased with time after exposure. Xylene transported via the stem was higher than that by direct diffusion from the air into the medium over a 24-h period. The ratios of toluene transported via the stem versus direct diffusion from the air into the medium were 46.3 and 53.7 % in S. actinophylla, and 46.9 and 53.1 % in F. benghalensis, for an average of 47 and 53 % for both species. The ratios of m,p-xylene transported over 3 to 9 h via the stem versus direct diffusion from the air into the medium was 58.5 and 41.5 % in S. actinophylla, and 60.7 and 39.3 % in F. benghalensis, for an average of 60 and 40 % for both species, whereas the ratios of o-xylene transported via the stem versus direct diffusion from the air into the medium were 61 and 39 %. Both S. actinophylla and F. benghalensis removed toluene and xylene from the air. The ratios of toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem were 47 and 60 %, respectively. This result suggests that root zone is a significant contributor to gaseous toluene and xylene removal, and transported via the stem plays an important role in this process. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016-01-22 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC6763410/ /pubmed/26797953 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6065-y Text en © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Kim, K. J. Kim, H. J. Khalekuzzaman, M. Yoo, E. H. Jung, H. H. Jang, H. S. Removal ratio of gaseous toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem by indoor plants |
title | Removal ratio of gaseous toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem by indoor plants |
title_full | Removal ratio of gaseous toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem by indoor plants |
title_fullStr | Removal ratio of gaseous toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem by indoor plants |
title_full_unstemmed | Removal ratio of gaseous toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem by indoor plants |
title_short | Removal ratio of gaseous toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem by indoor plants |
title_sort | removal ratio of gaseous toluene and xylene transported from air to root zone via the stem by indoor plants |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6763410/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26797953 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6065-y |
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