Este archivo ha sido creado el 12-01-2024 por Antonio Franco Salas

GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Dataset title: VOCs_removal_livingWall [dataset]

2. Authorship:
		
	Name: Suarez-Cáceres, Gina Patricia
	Institution: ETSIA, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
	Email: gscaceres@us.es
	ORCID: 

	Name: Fernández Cañero, Rafael
	Institution: ETSIA, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
	Email: rafafc@us.es
	ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3407-9445
	
	Name: Fernández Espinosa, Antonio José
	Institution: ETSIA, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
	Email: anjose@us.es
	ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5690-1463

	Name: Rossini Oliva, Sabina
	Institution: ETSIA, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
	Email: sabina@us.es
	ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6774-4723

	Name: Antonio Franco Salas
	Institution: ETSIA, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
	Email: afranco@us.es
	ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6842-8685

	Name: Pérez Urrestarazu, Luis
	Institution: ETSIA, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
	Email: lperez@us.es
	ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3378-9285

DESCRIPTION
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1. Dataset language: 
English

2. Abstract:
Dataset acquired for the study published in the article: “Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based
living wall to improve indoor air quality”. This is part of the project “Fytorremediation of air and water by means of
living walls” financed by the Andalusian Plan of Research, development and innovation 2020 (grant number P18-TP-1657)
in the 2018 call for Research projects for universities and qualified public research entities as agents of the Andalusian
Knowledge System (Junta de Andalucía, Spain). As vegetation can act as a biofilter capturing air pollutants, this study 
aims to assess the effectiveness of a living wall module in the removal of the Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs) for
IAQ improvement. An airtight glass chamber was used to release contaminants, monitoring the TVOCs both with the chamber 
empty (control) and with a small Fytotextile® living wall module planted with Nephrolepis exaltata L. A substantial reduction
of TVOCs was observed when the living wall was inside the chamber. In few hours, TVOCs levels were reduced below the 
recommended limit (following Spanish regulations).

3. Keywords: 
Vertical greening systems; Indoor environment; TVOCs; n-Hexane; Nephrolepis exaltata; Fytotextile

4. Date of data collection:
12/12/2019

5. Publication Date:
12/01/2024

6. Grant information:
	Grant Agency: Not funded
	Grant Number:

7. Geographical location/s of data collection:
ETSIA. Universidad de Sevilla


ACCESS INFORMATION
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1. Creative Commons License of the dataset:
CC BY-NC-SA

2. Dataset DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12795/11441/153384


3. Related publication:
Suárez Cáceres, G.P., Fernández Cañero, R., Fernández Espinosa, A.J., Rossini Oliva, S., Franco Salas, A.
and Pérez Urrestarazu, L. (2021). Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall
to improve indoor air quality. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 12 (3), 224-229. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2020.11.009 

VERSIONING AND PROVENANCE
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1. Last modification date:
12/12/2019

2. Were data derived from another source?:
No

3. Additional related data not included in this dataset:
No

METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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1. Description of the methods used to collect and generate the data:
NO

2. Data processing methods:
NO

3. Software or instruments needed to interpret the data:
NO

4. Information about instruments, calibration and standards:
NO

5. Environmental or experimental conditions:
NO

6. Quality-assurance procedures performed on the data:
NO  


FILE OVERVIEW 
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File name: Datos_COVs_Articulo[dataset]
	Description: Numerical data, Tables and graphs of the variation of TVOCs concentration in indoor air.
	File format: .xlsx
	Variables list: TVOCS(mg/m3)