Preliminary Study: the Electromagnetics Radiation from Epipremnum Aureum (Money Plant) Using Frequency Detector

{
  "publication_year": 2021,
  "study_type": "other",
  "exposure": {
    "band": null,
    "source": "Epipremnum aureum (money plant) presence in a room",
    "frequency_mhz": null,
    "sar_wkg": null,
    "duration": "Measured during five specific time ranges each day for three weeks with plants present and two weeks without plants"
  },
  "population": null,
  "sample_size": null,
  "outcomes": [
    "Room electromagnetic radiation (EMR) / frequency detector readings",
    "Change in EMR with plant presence vs absence"
  ],
  "main_findings": "The study reports that measured EMR increased by 24% in the presence of money plants compared with measurements taken during a period without money plants.",
  "effect_direction": "harm",
  "limitations": [
    "Conference paper context; peer-review status not stated in the provided text",
    "No frequency range, units, or device specifications for the frequency detector are provided in the abstract",
    "No statistical analysis details (e.g., variability, significance) are provided in the abstract",
    "Potential confounding from time-of-day and environmental changes is not addressed in the abstract",
    "Study described as preliminary; generalizability is unclear"
  ],
  "evidence_strength": "low",
  "confidence": 0.62,
  "peer_reviewed_likely": "unknown",
  "stance": "concern",
  "stance_confidence": 0.55,
  "summary": "This preliminary conference study measured electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in a room using a frequency detector during periods with and without Epipremnum aureum (money plant). Measurements were taken at seven points and across multiple daily time ranges over several weeks. The authors report a 24% increase in EMR in the presence of the plant and interpret this as the plant influencing surrounding EMR.",
  "key_points": [
    "The study investigates room EMR patterns associated with the presence of Epipremnum aureum (money plant).",
    "EMR was measured in a common-sized room across five time ranges each day.",
    "Measurements were taken at seven observation points around the plant and in the middle of the room.",
    "Data collection spanned three weeks with plants present and two weeks without plants.",
    "The authors report EMR increased by 24% when the plant was present.",
    "The abstract does not specify measurement units, frequency range, or statistical testing."
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Exposure Assessment",
    "Indoor Environment"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "Money Plant",
    "Epipremnum Aureum",
    "Indoor Measurements",
    "Frequency Detector",
    "Electromagnetic Radiation",
    "Room Environment",
    "Time-Of-Day Measurements",
    "Conference Paper"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "Epipremnum Aureum",
    "money plant",
    "Electromagnetics Radiation",
    "EMR",
    "frequency detector",
    "room",
    "observation points"
  ],
  "suggested_hubs": [],
  "social": {
    "tweet": "Conference study measured room EMR with a frequency detector over several weeks and reports a 24% higher EMR during periods when Epipremnum aureum (money plant) was present vs absent. Abstract lacks frequency range/units and statistical details.",
    "facebook": "A preliminary conference study measured electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in a room using a frequency detector during weeks with and without a money plant (Epipremnum aureum). The authors report a 24% increase in EMR when the plant was present, though the abstract does not provide frequency range, units, or statistical analysis details.",
    "linkedin": "Preliminary conference research measured room EMR using a frequency detector across multiple daily time windows over several weeks, comparing periods with and without Epipremnum aureum (money plant). The authors report a 24% increase in EMR with the plant present; key methodological details (frequency range/units, statistics) are not included in the abstract."
  }
}