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Figure 8: Office space with( right) and without( left) plantation
Table 8: The data of the cell growth and substrate loss
Before adding indoor plants
After adding indoor plants
1
2
3
4
5
Standard
Deviation
26( 34.21 %)
0( 0 %)
22( 28.95 %)
2( 2.63 %)
23( 30.26 %)
15( 19.74 %)
4( 5.26 %)
37( 48.68 %)
1( 1.32 %)
22( 28.95 %)
Responses Weighted Average
10.5 76 2.11 / 5
13.61 76 4.04 / 5
3.07 / 5
Residential indoor environment was also included in the before and after study as shown below( Fig. 9).
Figure 9: Residential space with( right) and without( left) plantation
Table 9: The data of the cell growth and substrate loss
1
2
3
4
5
Standard Deviation
Responses
Weighted Average
Before adding indoor plants
23( 30.26 %)
29( 38.16 %)
13( 17.11 %)
7( 9.21 %)
4( 5.26 %)
9.47
76
2.21 / 5
After adding indoor plants
0( 0 %)
1( 1.32 %)
13( 17.11 %)
27( 35.53 %)
35( 46.05 %)
13.92 76 4.26 / 5
3.24 / 5
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