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Indoor Plants: The Secret to Clean Indoor Air

24 February 2008 11:53 AM Filed in: Green Living
By Kat Vaughan

Did you know the air in your home may be toxic? Thankfully, there are a host of indoor plants available to clean your air. In 1989, NASA identified a number of indoor plants effective at reducing toxins in the home, including benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, and carbon monoxide.
  • Benzene - Found in inks, oils, plastics, paints, detergents, synthetic fibers, etc.
  • Formaldehyde - Found in plywood, grocery bags, waxed paper, fire retardants, etc.
  • Trichloroethylene - Found in inks, varnishes, & adhesives
  • Carbon monoxide - Found in unvented kerosene and gas heaters, leaking chimneys and furnaces, tobacco smoke, automobile exhaust from attached garage, gas stoves, & generators and other gasoline powered equipment.
These and other toxins commonly released into indoor air can result in headaches, asthma, joint pain, depression, recurrent sinus infections, chest pains, chronic fatigue, ear infections, dizziness, mood swings, loss of sleep, cancer and other nasty side effects. The good news is that certain indoor plants are known to create cleaner air, dispelling the toxicity of these very chemicals. Let's look at some of these natural air filters:

Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea seifritzii)
bamboopalm
Chinese Evergreen (Algaonema modestmu)
ChineseEvergreen
English Ivy (Hedera helix)
englishivy
Gerbera Daisy (Gerbera jamesonii)
Gerber Daisy
Janet Craig (Dracaena)
JANETCRAIG
Marginata (Dracaena marginata)
marginata
Mass Cane/ Corn Plant (Dracaena massangeana)
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Mother-in-law's Tongue (Sansevieria laurentii)
Mother-in-law's Tongue
Pot Mum (Chrysantheium morifolium)
morifolium
Peace Lily (Spathuphyllum "Mauna Loa")
Peace Lily


Go shopping, clean your air and live free!

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