Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

So.... I was reading a lot about the '89 study NASA did on clean air study, where they took a series of plants and saw what the result was on reducing/minimizing four trace chemicals in the air. It is often cited, so I went to look for the original source. I found (what I assume is) the original PDF measuring only 14 pages long, and near the end they emphasized in the conclusion that based on the way they conducted the experiment that "it is also interesting to note in our studies, that for the soil to be highly effective in removing indoor air pollutants, plants must be growing in this soil. Therefore, the plant is very important in removing indoor air pollution either directly through its leaves or indirectly through the root/soil pathway. For removal of high concentrations of chemical and/pr smoke from inside buildings it is desirable to have an integrated system using potting plants and one or more activated carbon/plant filtration systems." There was also a great Reddit thread I read recently about what the max number of plants is for removing pollutants from the atmosphere (a vague question, but the comments were good on trying to help him out). I want to know if anybody knows a measurable difference in utilizing Aquaponics for increasing or altering the rate of air quality. Does anybody know anything about this or how Hydroponics/aquaponics effect air quality? Thanks in advance.

There are studies that concern the [CO2] but nothing else that I know of.