Uptake of toluene and ethylbenzene by plants: Removal of volatile indoor air contaminants

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dc.contributor.authorWararat Sriprapat
dc.contributor.authorParinda Suksabye
dc.contributor.authorSirintip Areephak
dc.contributor.authorPolawat Klantup
dc.contributor.authorAtcharaphan Waraha
dc.contributor.authorAnuchit Sawattan
dc.contributor.authorPaitip Thiravetyan
dc.contributor.correspondenceP. Thiravetyan; School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkutu's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10150, Thailand; email: paitip.thi@kmutt.ac.th
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-10T07:37:40Z
dc.date.available2025-03-10T07:37:40Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractAir borne uptake of toluene and ethylbenzene by twelve plant species was examined. Of the twelve plant species examined, the highest toluene removal was found in Sansevieria trifasciata, while the ethylbenzene removal from air was with Chlorophytum comosum. Toluene and ethylbenzene can penetrate the plant[U+05F3]s cuticle. However, the removal rates do not appear to be correlated with numbers of stomata per plant. It was found that wax of S. trifasciata and Sansevieria hyacinthoides had greater absorption of toluene and ethylbenzene, and it contained high hexadecanoic acid. Hexadecanoic acid might be involved in toluene and ethylbenzene adsorption by cuticles wax of plants. Chlorophyll fluorescence analysis or the potential quantum yield of PSII (Fv/Fm) in toluene exposed plants showed no significant differences between the control and the treated plants, whereas plants exposed to ethylbenzene showed significant differences or those parameters, specifically in Dracaena deremensis (Lemon lime), Dracaena sanderiana, Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, and Cordyline fruticosa. The Fv/Fm ratio can give insight into the ability of plants to tolerate (indoor) air pollution by volatile organic chemicals (VOC). This index can be used for identification of suitable plants for treating/sequestering VOCs in contaminated air. © 2014 Elsevier Inc.
dc.identifier.citationEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.01.032
dc.identifier.issn10902414
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84893714704
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.dusit.ac.th//handle/123456789/4949
dc.languageEnglish
dc.rights.holderScopus
dc.subjectEthylbenzene
dc.subjectPhytoremediation
dc.subjectToluene
dc.subjectVolatile organic compounds (VOCs)
dc.titleUptake of toluene and ethylbenzene by plants: Removal of volatile indoor air contaminants
dc.typeArticle
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oaire.citation.endPage151
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.startPage147
oaire.citation.volume102
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