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http://dx.doi.org/10.7732/kjpr.2016.29.5.579

Stabilization of Soil Moisture and Plant Growth on a Botanical Biofilter with a Wick-Typed Humidifying Apparatus  

Kim, You Na (Department of Horticultural Life Science, Hankyong National University)
Chun, Man Young (Department of Environmental Engineering, Hankyong National University)
Lee, Chang Hee (Department of Horticultural Life Science, Hankyong National University)
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Korean Journal of Plant Resources / v.29, no.5, 2016 , pp. 579-587 More about this Journal
Abstract
The final goal of this research is to develop a miniaturized botanical biofilter using a wick-typed automatic humidifier for stabilizing soil moisture content (SMC) and purifying indoor air pollutants by the biofilter. This new biofilter equipped with wick-typed automatic humidifier was manufactured as more compacted design removing an absorption tower-typed humidifier compared with the previous big-sized biofilter made in 2015. This study was performed to compare changes of SMCs among floors depending on the number of wicks installed on the humidifier within the novel biofilter, and to compare changes of SMCs and plant growth parameters before and after planting Spathiphyllum wallisii ‘Mauna Loa’ on the biofilter. SMCs among floors depending on the number of wicks were similar, and all regression lines of SMCs showed almost horizontal lines because of long-term stability on SMCs. Comparing plant growth parameters of S. wallisii ‘Mauna Loa’ before planting and at 30 days after planting on the biofilter, all growth parameters were not statistically significant. Thus, SMCs of the biofilter were more stabilized using this humidifying apparatus regardless of the number of wicks than the previous biofilter using absorption tower-typed humidifying apparatus.
Keywords
Botanical biofilter; Indoor air quality; Soil moisture content; Spathiphyllum wallisii; Wick;
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