GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Dataset title:
LW_particulate_capture [dataset]


2. Authorship:

	Name: Luis Pérez-Urrestarazu
	Institution: Universidad de Sevilla
	Email: lperez@us.es
	ORCID:  0000-0002-3378-9285

Other authors: Rossini Oliva, Sabina; Montiel de La Cruz, José Manuel; Fernández Espinosa, Antonio José; Fernández Cañero, Rafael; Fernández Cabanás, Víctor Manuel

DESCRIPTION
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1. Dataset language:
English

2. Abstract:
Dataset acquired for the study published in the article: “Particulate pollution capture by an active living wall in indoor environments: effect of species in air phytoremediation”. 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).
This study aims to quantify compare the effectiveness of four plant species planted in an active living wall for capturing particle pollutants. The living wall was introduced in a glass chamber and exposed to large (10–40 μm) and fine (1.2–10 μm) airborne particles containing a fixed concentration of potentially toxic elements (Al, B, Cd, Co,
Cr, Cu, Ni and Pb). The surface particle deposition (sPM) was estimated in the leaves from the four species and the potentially toxic element concentration in the particulate matter (PM) was measured in plants, medium culture and in the living wall support system.

3. Keywords: 
Toxic elements; heath risk; nature-based solutions; vertical greening systems; airborne particles; indoor air quality

4. Date of data collection:
September 2021 to February 2022

5. Publication Date:
15-12-2023


6. Grant information:

	Grant Agency: Junta de Andalucía
	Grant Number: P18-TP-1657


7. Geographical location/s of data collection:
Urban Greening & biosystem Engineering Lab

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

2. Dataset DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12795/11441/152663


3. Related publication:
Rossini-Oliva, S., Montiel de La Cruz, J.M., Fernández-Espinosa, A.J., Fernández-Cañero, R., Fernández-Cabanás, V., Pérez-Urrestarazu, L.  2023. Particulate pollution capture by an active living wall in indoor environments: effect of species in air phytoremediation. Chemosphere 340, 139799. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139799 



VERSIONING AND PROVENANCE
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1. Last modification date:
12-12-2023 


2. Were data derived from another source?:
No 


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


FILE OVERVIEW 
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	File name: potentially_toxic_element_concentrations
	Description: potentially toxic element concentrations in airborne particulate matter collected in the indoor air  
	File format: CSV
	Variables list: Species, sample (F1, F2, F3, F4), Element, mean, median

	File name: LW_Water_consumption
	Description: Potentially toxic element concentration (mg/kg) in the different species, particle on foliage and weights
	File format: excel
	Variables list: Potentially toxic element concentration (mg/kg) in the different species, Particle on foliage (ng/cm2), fresh and dry weights (g), leaf area (cm2), relation fresh/dry weight.