Peer Reviewed Publications
Douglas, A.N.J., Morgan, A.L., Rogers, E.I.E., Irga, P.J. & Torpy, F.R. (2021) Evaluating and comparing the green wall retrofit suitability across major Australian cities. Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 298, p. 113417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113417
Pettit, T., Torpy, F.R., Surawski, N.C., Fleck, R. and Irga, P.J. (2021) Effective reduction of roadside air pollution with botanical biofiltration. Journal of Hazardous Materials, p.125566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125566
Fleck R, Gill R, Pettit T, Irga PJ, Williams N, Seymour J, Torpy FR (2020) Characterisation of fungal and bacterial dynamics in an active green wall used for indoor air pollutant removal. Building and Environment. 179: 106987. 10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106987
Irga PJ, Dominici L, Torpy FR (2020) The mycological social network a way forward for conservation of fungal biodiversity. Environmental Conservation. 47: 243–250. 10.1017/S0376892920000363
Paull NJ, Krix D, Torpy FR, Irga PJ (2020) Can green walls reduce outdoor ambient particulate matter, noise pollution and temperature? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17: 5084. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17145084
Paull NJ, Krix D, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2020) Airborne particulate matter accumulation on common green wall plants. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 22(6): 1-13. 10.1080/15226514.2019.1696744
Paull, Naomi, Krix, Daniel, Irga, Peter, Torpy, Fraser (2020) Airborne particulate matter accumulation on common green wall plants. International Journal of Phytoremediation. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2019.1696744
Pettit TJ, Irga PJ, Surawski NC, Torpy FR (2020) An assessment of the suitability of active green walls for NO2 reduction in green buildings using a closed-loop flow reactor. Atmosphere. 10(12): 801. 10.3390/atmos10120801
Pettit T, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2020) The botanical biofiltration of elevated air pollution concentrations associated the Black Summer wildfire natural disaster. J. Haz. Mat. Letters. 1: 100003. 10.1016/j.hazl.2020.100003
Paull, Naomi, Irga, Peter, Torpy, Fraser. (2019). Active botanical biofiltration of air pollutants using Australian native plants. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-019-00758-w
Leonard R, Pettit T, Irga PJ, Hochuli D, McArthur C (2019) Direct effects of air pollution exposure on honey bee olfactory learning and memory. Ecotoxicology (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-019-02081-7
Pettit T, Bettes M, Chapman AR, Hoch LM, James ND, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2019) The botanical biofiltration of VOCs with active airflow: is removal efficiency related to chemical properties? Atmospheric Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.116839
Irga PJ, Pettit T, Irga RF, Paull NJ, Douglas ANJ, Torpy FR (2019) Does plant species selection in functional active green walls influence VOC phytoremediation efficiency? Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-8 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-019-04719-9
Abdo P, Phuoc Huynh B, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2019) Evaluation of air flow through an active green wall biofilter. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2019.03.013
Douglas ANJ, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2019) Determining broad scale associations between air pollutants and urban forestry: A novel multifaceted methodological approach. Environmental Pollution 247, 474-481 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.099
Pettit, TJ, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2019) The in situ pilot-scale phytoremediation of airborne VOCs and particulate matter with an active green wall. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health. 12: 33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-018-0628-7
Torpy FR, Pettit, TJ, Irga PJ (2018) Applied horticultural biotechnology for the mitigation of indoor air pollution. Journal of People, Plants, and Environment 2018, 21 (6), pp. 445 – 460 https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/handle/10453/129111
Douglas A, Torpy F, Surawski N, Irga P (2018) Mapping Urban Aerosolized Fungi: Predicting Spatial and Temporal Indoor Concentrations Research and Theory in Human Ecology 24 (2), 81 http://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/n4974/pdf/douglas_article.pdf
Pettit, TJ, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2018) Functional green wall development for increasing air pollutant phytoremediation: Substrate development with coconut coir and activated carbon. Journal of hazardous materials 360, 594-603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.08.048
Irga PJ, Barker K, Torpy FR (2018) Conservation mycology in Australia and the potential role of citizen science. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13121
Torpy, FR, Pollinger, N, Dengel A, Mulvihill I, He C, Irga PJ (2018) Testing the Single-Pass VOC Removal Efficiency of an Active Greenwall using Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK). Atmosphere, air quality and health. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-017-0518-4
Paull NJ, Irga PJ & Torpy FR (2018) Active green wall plant health tolerance to diesel smoke exposure. Environmental Pollution 240, 448-456. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.004
Pettit T, Irga PJ and Torpy FR (2018) Towards practical indoor air phytoremediation: a review. Chemosphere, 208, pp.960-974 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.06.048
Irga PJ, Pettit TJ and Torpy FR (2018) The phytoremediation of indoor air pollution: a review on the technology development from the potted plant through to functional green wall biofilters. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, 17(2): 395-415 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-018-9465-2
Torpy FR, Zavattarro M (2018) Bench-Study of Green-Wall Plants for Indoor Air Pollution Reduction. Journal of Living Architecture. 5(1): 1–15 https://livingarchitecturemonitor.com/s/JLIV2018_Volume5_Issue1-Torpy_etal.pdf
Irga PJ, Paull NJ, Abdo P & Torpy FR (2017) An assessment of the atmospheric particle removal efficiency of an in-room botanical biofilter system. Building and Environment 115, 281-290. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.01.035
Pettit T, Irga PJ, Abdo P and Torpy FR (2017) Do the plants in functional green walls contribute to their ability to filter particulate matter? Building and Environment, 125, pp.299-307. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.09.004
Irga PJ, Braun JT, Douglas ANJ, Pettit T, Fujiwara S, Torpy FR (2017) The distribution of green walls and green roofs throughout Australia: Do policy instruments influence the frequency of projects? Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 24: 164–174. DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2017.03.026
Torpy FR, Zavattaro M, Irga PJ (2017) Green wall technology for the phytoremediation of indoor air: a system for the reduction of indoor CO2. Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health DOI: 10.1007/s11869-016-0452-x
Irga PJ, Abdo P, Zavattaro M, FR Torpy (2017) An assessment of the potential fungal bioaerosol production from an active living wall. Building and Environment. 111:140–146 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.11.004
Irga PJ, Armstrong B, King WL, Burchett M, Torpy FR (2016) Correspondence between urban bird roosts and the presence of aerosolised fungal pathogens. Accepted 26/4/2016 Mycopathologia 181: 689–699 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-016-0013-8
Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2016) Indoor air pollutants in occupational buildings in a subtropical climate: Comparison among ventilation types. Building and Environment 98C: 190–199. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.01.012
Irga, PJ, Burchett MD, O Reilly G, Torpy, FR (2016) Assessing the contribution of fallen autumn leaves to airborne fungi in an urban environment. Urban ecosystems 19(2): 885–898 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-015-0514-0
Irga PJ, Burchett MD, Torpy FR (2015) Does urban forestry have a quantitative effect on ambient air quality in an urban environment? Atmospheric Environment 32(2): 171–185 DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.08.050
Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2015) A survey of the aeromycota of Sydney and its correspondence with environmental conditions: grass as a component of urban forestry could be a major determinant. Aerobiologia 32(2): 171–185 DOI: 10.1007/s10453-015-9388-0
Jaggard A, Smith N, Torpy FR, Munro U (2015) Rules of the roost: Characteristics of nocturnal communal roosts of Rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus, Psittacidae) in an urban environment. Urban Ecosystems 18(2): 489–502 DOI: 10.1007/s11252-014-0416-6
Torpy FR, P.J. Irga, M.D. Burchett (2014) Profiling indoor plants for the amelioration of high CO2 concentrations. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 13: 227–233 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2013.12.004
Irga PJ, Torpy FR, Burchett MD (2013) Can hydroculture be used to enhance the performance of indoor plants for the removal of air pollutants? Atmospheric Environment 77: 267–271 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.04.078
Torpy FR, Irga PJ, Moldovan D, Tarran J, Burchett MD (2013) Characterization and biostimulation of benzene biodegradation in the potting-mix of indoor plants. Journal of Applied Horticulture 15(1): 10–15.
Torpy FR, Irga PJ, Brennan J, Burchett MD (2013) Do indoor plants contribute to the aeromycota in city buildings? Aerobiologia 29: 321–331 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-012-9282-y
Lategan MJ, Torpy FR, Newby S, Stephenson S, Hose, GC. (2012) Fungal Diversity of Shallow Aquifers in Southeastern Australia. Geomicrobiology Journal. 29(4): 352–361 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01490451.2011.559306
Connell K, Munro U, Torpy FR (2006) Daytime behaviour of the Australian grey-headed flying fox, Pteropus poliocephalus (Pteropodidae: Megachiroptera), at an autumn/winter roost. Australian Mammalogy 28:7–14 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/AM06002
Wood RA, Burchett MD, Alquezar R, Orwell RL, Tarran J, Torpy FR (2006) The potted-plant microcosm substantially reduces indoor air VOC pollution: i. Office field-study Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 175(1–4): 163–180 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-006-9124-z
Orwell RL, Wood RA, Burchett MD, Tarran J, Torpy FR (2006) The potted-plant microcosm substantially reduces indoor air VOC pollution: ii. Laboratory study Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 177: 59–80 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-006-9092-3
Orwell RL, Wood RA, Tarran J, Torpy FR, and Burchett M (2004) Removal of benzene by the indoor plant/ substrate microcosm and implications for air quality. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 157: 193–207. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:WATE.0000038896.55713.5b
Wood RA, Orwell RL, Tarran J, Torpy FR and Burchett MD (2002) Potted-plant / growth media interactions and capacities for removal of volatiles from indoor air. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 77(1): 120–129 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2002.11511467
Refereed book chapters
Fleck R, Pettit T, Douglas ANJ, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2020) Chapter 15. Botanical biofiltration for reducing indoor air pollution. Bio-Based Materials and Biotechnologies for Eco-Efficient Construction Editors: F.Pacheco Torgal, Dan Tsang, Volodymyr Ivanov. Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128194812/bio-based-materials-and-biotechnologies-for-eco-efficient-construction ISBN: 9780128194812
Irga PJ, Shagol CC, Kim KJ, Pettit T, Torpy FR (2020) Chapter 12. Plant-microbe interaction within phytosystems used for air treatment. From biofiltration to featured options in Gaseous fluxes biotreatment: recent Developments, new trends, advances, and Opportunities. Editors: Gabriela Soreanu, Eric Dumont. Elsevier. https://www.elsevier.com/books/from-biofiltration-to-promising-options-in-gaseous-fluxes-biotreatment/soreanu/978-0-12-819064-7 ISBN: 9780128190647
Irga PJ, Pettit T, Shagol CC, Kim KJ. Torpy FR (2020) Chapter 14. Phytosystems implementation: examples of application in practice. In From Biofiltration to Promising Options in Gaseous Fluxes Biotreatment: Recent Developments, New Trends, Advances, and Opportunities. Editors: Gabriela Soreanu, Eric Dumont. Elsevier. https://www.elsevier.com/books/from-biofiltration-to-promising-options-in-gaseous-fluxes-biotreatment/soreanu/978-0-12-819064-7 ISBN: 9780128190647
Irga PJ, Pettit T, Shagol CC, Kim KJ, Torpy FR (2020) Chapter 21. Phytosystems implementation: examples of application in practice From biofiltration to featured options in Gaseous fluxes biotreatment: recent Developments, new trends, advances, and Opportunities. Editors: Gabriela Soreanu, Eric Dumont. Elsevier. https://www.elsevier.com/books/from-biofiltration-to-promising-options-in-gaseous-fluxes-biotreatment/soreanu/978-0-12-819064-7 ISBN: 9780128190647
Kim KJ Shagol CC, Torpy FR, Pettit T, Irga PJ. (2020) Chapter 11. Plant physiological mechanisms of air treatment. From biofiltration to featured options in Gaseous fluxes biotreatment: recent Developments, new trends, advances, and Opportunities. Editors: Gabriela Soreanu, Eric Dumont. Elsevier. https://www.elsevier.com/books/from-biofiltration-to-promising-options-in-gaseous-fluxes-biotreatment/soreanu/978-0-12-819064-7 ISBN: 9780128190647
Pettit T, Irga PJ, Torpy FR, Shagol CC, Kim KJ. (2020) Chapter 13. Technological aspects of the removal of air pollutants by phytosystems. From biofiltration to featured options in Gaseous fluxes biotreatment: recent Developments, new trends, advances, and Opportunities. Editors: Gabriela Soreanu, Eric Dumont. Elsevier https://www.elsevier.com/books/from-biofiltration-to-promising-options-in-gaseous-fluxes-biotreatment/soreanu/978-0-12-819064-7 ISBN: 9780128190647
Wilkinson, SJ, Torpy FR (2018) Living Green Roofs. In Urban Pollution. Charlesworth SM, Booth CA (Eds) Chapter 10, Wiley, New York. p. 131–145. ISBN: 978-111-926-048-6. DOI: 10.1002/9781119260493.ch10
Wilkinson S, Torpy FR (2016) Urban Food Production on Retrofitted Rooftops. In Green Roof Retrofit: Building Urban Resilience. Wilkinson SJ, Dixon T Eds. Chapter 9. Wiley-Blackwell; New Jersey, USA. 158–183. https://www.wiley.com/en-au/Green+Roof+Retrofit%3A+Building+Urban+Resilience-p-9781119055570
Torpy FR, Irga PJ, Burchett MD (2015) Reducing indoor air pollutants through biotechnology. In Biotechnologies and Biomimetics for Civil Engineering. Pacheco Torgal F, Labrincha JA, Diamanti MV, Yu C-P, Lee HK (Eds) Chapter 8, Springer International Publishing, The Netherlands 181–210. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-09287-4_8
Reports
Torpy FR, Pettit T, Irga PJ (2020) Valuing the ecosystem and community services provided by the Manly Vale B-Line car park Junglefy Breathing Wall [Report based on return on investment and environmental economics). For Transport for NSW Board of Directors. Sept 2020
Irga P, Torpy F, Pettit T, Douglas A, Fleck R, Kibria S, Yeo J (2019) Grow Up Guide: An Introduction to DIY Laneway Greening. 67 pp.
Irga PJ, Douglas ANJ, Burchett MD, Torpy FR (2016) Section 3. Does an increase in urban greening and urban forestry have a positive influence on the air quality of Sydney: A BACI (Before – After – Control – Impact) design. 24pp
Irga PJ, Paull N, Abdo P, Hunyh BP, Avakian V, Nguyen V, Torpy FR (2016) Assessing the air quality remediation efficiency of the Junglefy Breathing Wall system. Final Report — Australian Government Department of Industry Research Connections Grant. 60pp.
Torpy FR, Zavattaro M, Irga PJ, Burchett MD (2015) Assessing the air quality remediation capacity of the Junglefy Breathing Wall modular plant wall system. Final report — NSW Trade and Investment TechVoucher / Australian Government Department of Industry Research Connections Grant. 61 pp
Burchett MD, Torpy FR, Brennan J, De Fillipis L, Irga P (2011) Indoor Plant Technology for Health and Environmental Sustainability. Final Report — Horticulture Australia, Sydney, Australia for HA Project NY10024. 50 pp
Burchett MD, Torpy FR, Brennan J, Craig A (2010) Greening the Great Indoors for Human Health and Wellbeing. Final Report — Horticulture Australia, Sydney, Australia for HA Project NY06021. 47 pp
Daly J, Burchett M, Torpy F (2010) Plants in the classroom can improve school performance. 29 October 2010
Burchett MD, Wood RA., Orwell RL, Tarran J, Torpy FR, Alquezar R (2004) Potted-Plants Substantially Improve Office Air Quality. Final Report — Horticulture Australia, Sydney, Australia for HA Project UTS/NL NY03. 48pp.
Tarran J, Orwell R, Burchett MD, Wood R, Torpy FR (2002) Quantification of the Capacity of Indoor Plants to Remove Volatile Organic Compounds Under Flow-through Conditions. Final Report — Horticulture Australia, Sydney, Australia for HA Project NY 00035. 85pp.
Burchett MD, Orwell RL, Tarran J, Wood RA, and Torpy FR (2000) Towards improving the capacity of indoor plants and potting mix components for indoor air pollution reduction. Report to Horticulture Australia Limited for HRDC Project NY 98025. 32pp.
Morrison DA, Bloomfield BJ, and Torpy FR (1996) Fire Management Practices for Plant Communities in the Sydney Region. Final Report — NSW Environmental Research Trust.
Conference Proceedings
Douglas ANJ, Gill R, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2021) Engaging the community to understand the
public’s perception, willingness to pay, and barriers to vertical greening. Third Asia-Pacific Urban Forestry Meeting. 25/10/2021 – 29/10/2021, Online
Douglas ANJ, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2021) Grey to Green Transition: mapping a way forward for green walls. Third Asia-Pacific Urban Forestry Meeting. 25/10/2021 – 29/10/2021, Online
Torpy FR, Irga PJ, Wilkinson S, Fleck R, Pettit T, Douglas A (2021) Challenges for the incorporation of food production into functional urban greening systems. UN Food Systems Summit, Beyond Urban Agriculture section; Yale Center for Ecosystems + Agriculture. 14/09/2021, Online
Torpy F, Irga P, Wilkinson S, Pettit T, Fleck R, Douglas A (2021) Plants and urban air pollution in the COVID-19 age. Green Building Council of Australia Insights into healthy buildings. 2/09/2021, Online
Irga PJ, Pettit T, Torpy FR (2020) The evolution and history of botanical biofilters: developing practical phytoremediation of air pollution for the built environment. Virtual International Conference on Climate Resilient Built Environment. 21/09/2020 – 23/09/2020, UNSW, Australia
Fleck R, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2020) Reducing indoor air pollution through applied botanical biofiltration. Indoor Air 2020. Nov 1, 2020, Online
Stannus G, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2020) How do we make Work Plants the new House Plants? Healthy Plants, Healthy People. Greenlife Industry Australia biennial national conference. 3/03/2020 – 5/03/2020, Perth, WA, Australia
Fleming C, Gunawan C, Golzan M, Torpy F, Irga P, Mcgrath K (2019) Investigating the effects of air pollutant nanoparticles on the onset or progression of Alzheimer’s disease. IBRO Reports. 6S: 329-30. 1/9/2019
Torpy FR, Pettit TJ, Irga PJ (2018) Applied horticultural biotechnology for the mitigation of indoor air pollution. Sangmyung University. 24/10/2018, South Korea.
Douglas ANJ, Torpy FR, Irga PJ (2018) Sydney’s urban forestry diversity mosaic and its impact on air pollution. International Urban Forestry Congress 2018. 30/9/2018 – 3/10/2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Douglas ANJ, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2018) A competitive model for determining air pollution in urban areas: The establishment of the spatial relationship between urban forestry and air pollution mitigation. International Urban Forestry Congress 2018. 30/9/2018 – 3/10/2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Douglas ANJ, Pettit T, Braun, JT, Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2018) Do policy instruments influence the uptake and implementation of green infrastructure? International Urban Forestry Congress 2018. 30/9/2018 – 3/10/2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Irga PJ, Paull N, Burchett MD, Torpy FR (2017) Active green wall technology for the phytoremediation of indoor air pollutants. Green Infrastructure: Nature based solutions for sustainable and resilient cities. 4–7/04/2-17, Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche / Instituto di Biologia Agroambientale e Forestale, Oriveto, Italy
Torpy FR, Paull N, Irga PJ (2017) Reducing indoor air pollutants through horticultural biotechnology. Green Infrastructure: Nature based solutions for sustainable and resilient cities. 4–7/04/2-17, Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche / Instituto di Biologia Agroambientale e Forestale, Oriveto, Italy
Jasprizza R, Gammon J, Williams M, Torpy FR (2017) Living Infrastructure: Now and into the future. 14/7/2017, ECOCITY World Summit, Melbourne
Irga PJ, Torpy FR, (2017) Can urban forestry really reduce air pollution? A field study on a city scale. Green Infrastructure: Nature based solutions for sustainable and resilient cities. 4–7/04/2-17, Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche / Instituto di Biologia Agroambientale e Forestale, Oriveto, Italy
Irga PJ, Pettit TJ, Paull N, Torpy FR (2017) Functional green infrastructure for sustainable urban environmental quality. Living the Green: A Symposium on Green Roofs and Walls
Abdo P, Huynh P, Avakian V, Nguyen T, Gammon J, Torpy FR, Irga PJ (2016) Measurement of air flow through a green-wall module. 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. 5–8/12/2016, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Irga PJ, Torpy FR (2016). A survey of the aeromycota for urban Sydney and its relationship with environmental variables. Australasian Mycological Society & Fungal Network of New Zealand Joint Meeting Conference. Queenstown, New Zealand.
Irga PJ, Torpy FR, Burchett MD (2014) Ecological determinants of the aeromycota in urban Sydney. 10th International Congress of Aerobiology, Campbelltown, Australia.
Burchett MD, Torpy F, Brennan J (2009) How Indoor Plants Improve Health and Wellbeing. Presentation to Horticultural Media Association (HMA) in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, May 2009
Burchett MD, Torpy F, Brennan J (2009) Greening the Great Indoors – An Increasing/Future? Necessity for Urban Sustainability. Presentation to IPPS. October 2009
Torpy FR, Brennan J, Burchett MD (2009) Indoor Plants for Sustainable Urban Ecology. Poster presentation: CEnS Research Day September 2009
Burchett M, Torpy F and Tarran J. (2008). Interior plants for sustainable facility ecology and workplace productivity, Proceedings of Ideaction’08 – Enabling Sustainable Communities; 7-9 May 2008, Qld.
Wood RA, Orwell J, Tarran J, Torpy F, Burchett M (2008) Indoor Plants: Improving the indoor environment for Health, Well-Being and Productivity. In Matsuo, Relf PD, Eds. Proceedings of the VIIth International People-Plant Symposium on Exploring Therapeutic Powers of Flowers, Greenery and Nature. ISHS Commission landscape and Urban Horticulture. The Japanese Society of People Plant Relationships, Awaji, Japan, June 2008, Acta Horticulturae 790, 151-156. DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.790.21
Tarran J, TorpyF, Burchett MD, (2007). Use of living pot-plants to cleanse indoor air – research review. In: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Buildings – Sustainable Built Environment, Sendai, Japan, pp. 249–256.
Harris C, Torpy FR, Murray BM (2005) Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization of Plants in Low Nutrient Soils: Are Soil Attributes Important? Ecological Society of Australia Conference, November 2005
The Plants and Environmental Quality Research Group 