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Uptake of Aldehydes and Ketones at Typical Indoor Concentrations by Houseplants. / Tani, Akira; Hewitt, C. N.
In: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 43, No. 21, 01.11.2009, p. 8338-8343.

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Tani, A & Hewitt, CN 2009, 'Uptake of Aldehydes and Ketones at Typical Indoor Concentrations by Houseplants', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 43, no. 21, pp. 8338-8343. https://doi.org/10.1021/es9020316

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Tani, A., & Hewitt, C. N. (2009). Uptake of Aldehydes and Ketones at Typical Indoor Concentrations by Houseplants. Environmental Science and Technology, 43(21), 8338-8343. https://doi.org/10.1021/es9020316

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Tani A, Hewitt CN. Uptake of Aldehydes and Ketones at Typical Indoor Concentrations by Houseplants. Environmental Science and Technology. 2009 Nov 1;43(21):8338-8343. doi: 10.1021/es9020316

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Tani, Akira ; Hewitt, C. N. / Uptake of Aldehydes and Ketones at Typical Indoor Concentrations by Houseplants. In: Environmental Science and Technology. 2009 ; Vol. 43, No. 21. pp. 8338-8343.

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abstract = "The uptake rates of low-molecular weight aldehydes and ketones by peace lily (Spathiphyllum clevelandii) and golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum) leaves at typical indoor ambient concentrations (10(1)-10(2) ppbv) were determined, The C3-C6 aldehydes and C4-C6 ketones were taken up by the plant leaves, but the C3 ketone acetone was not The uptake rate normalized to the ambient concentration C-a ranged from 7 to 19 mmol m(-2) s(-1) and from 2 to 7 mmol m(-2) s(-1) for the aldehydes and ketones, respectively. Longer-term fumigation results revealed that the total uptake amounts were 30-100 times as much as the amounts dissolved in the leaf, suggesting that volatile organic carbons are metabolized in the leaf and/or translocated through the petiole. The ratio of the intercellular concentration to the external (ambient) concentration (C-j/C-a) was significantly lower for most aldehydes than for most ketones. In particular, a linear unsaturated aldehyde, crotonaldehyde, had a C-i/C-a ratio of similar to 0, probably because of its highest solubility in water.",
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