Vol. 10, Special Issue 5 (2021)

Author(s):
Priyanshu Sharma, Thaneshwari, Sachin TM and Syed Mahaboob Akram

Abstract:
Due to increasing urbanization and industrialization, the major concern of all authorities are to find out the best way to get rid of outdoor as well as indoor air pollution problem. However, for outdoor air pollution, most of the efforts have been done to control but now much attention is needed to control indoor air pollution as contaminants are usually high in indoor places. Public health is a major issue due to indoor air pollution and indoor environment because most of the people in urban area spend more time inside as compared to outside. So, indoor plants and indoor gardening would be a better way to eradicate the emission of pollutants inside as well to make the indoor environment more lively and aesthetic. This review is mainly focusing on the indoor air pollution, its cause and how to improve the quality of indoor air by using indoor plants.