SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
2025
Matheson S, Fleck R, Pettit T, Irga PJ, Torpy FR. (2025). Active botanical biofilters for nitrogen dioxide and ozone removal using granular activated carbon. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 27(11), 1589–1601. doi: 10.1080/15226514.2025.2512171.
2024
Lyu L, Matheson S, Fleck R, Torpy FR, Irga PJ. (2024). Modulating phytoremediation: How drip irrigation systems affect performance of active green walls and microbial community changes. Journal of Environmental Management, 370. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122646
2023
Irga, P.J., Morgan, A., Fleck, R., Torpy, F.R. Phytoremediation of indoor air pollutants from construction and transport by a moveable active green wall system. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 2023, 14(10). doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2023.101896.
2022
Pettit T, et al. (2022). The botanical biofiltration of volatile organic compounds and particulate matter derived from cigarette smoke. Chemosphere, 307, Part 1, 135770. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135770.
2021
Pettit, T., Torpy, F.R., Surawski, N.C., Fleck, R., & Irga, P.J. (2021). Effective reduction of roadside air pollution with botanical biofiltration. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 414. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125566.
2020
Pettit, T., Irga, P.J., Torpy, F.R. The botanical biofiltration of elevated air pollution concentrations associated the Black Summer wildfire natural disaster. Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters, 2020 (1). doi.org/10.1016/j.hazl.2020.100003.
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(14), 5084. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17145084.
2019
Pettit T, 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, 33–44. doi: 10.1007/s11869-018-0618-9.
Pettit T, Bettes M, Chapman A, Hoch L, James N, Irga PJ, Torpy FR. (2019). The botanical biofiltration of VOCs with active airflow: is removal efficiency related to chemical properties? Atmospheric Environment, 214, 116839. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.116839.
2018
Pettit T, 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. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.08.048.
2017
Torpy FR, Zavattaro M, Irga PJ. (2017). Green wall technology for the phytoremediation of indoor air: a system for the reduction of high CO₂ concentrations. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 10, 575–585. doi: 10.1007/s11869-016-0452-x.
Pettit TJ, Irga PJ, Abdo P, Torpy FR. (2017). Do the plants in functional green walls contribute to their ability to filter particulate matter? Building and Environment, 125, 299–307. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.09.004.
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: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.01.035.
Irga PJ, Paull NJ, Abdo P, Huynh BP, Avakian V, Nguyen T, Torpy FR. (2017). Developing the Junglefy Breathing Wall for Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Remediation. University of Technology Sydney Technical Report.
Pettit T, Irga PJ, Abdo P, Huynh B, Stephen J, Torpy FR. (2017). Development and Augmentation of the Junglefy Breathing Wall. University of Technology Sydney Technical Report.