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Beautify Your Home or Office, And Make It Healthier!
Did you know that a house plant can not only brighten up any room in your home or office, it can also make that room healthier to be in? Indoor air, due to its lack of circulation, can often build up levels of potentially harmful chemicals, which can be greatly reduced by the presence of air-cleaning plants. NASA published a study in 1989, which focused on the ability of houseplants to effectively clean the air of three common indoor air chemicals, benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene. Their study produced a list of the top air cleaning plants that are also generally pest resistant and relatively easy to care for. Come check out our selection of air-cleaning plants we currently have in our greenhouse. Look for the blue air-cleaning symbol!
Some of the overall Top Indoor Air Cleaning Plants
Dracaena – leader in removing formaldehyde, also removes benzene & trichloroethylene. Attractive, tropical foliage. available varieties – Warneckii, Janet Craig, Marginata
Ficus Alii – removes benzene & formaldehyde. Attractive, tropical foliage, easy to care for.
Spathiphyllum – ‘Peace Lily’ – removes benzene, formaldehyde, & trichloroethylene. Easy to care for.
Philodendron – removes benzene & formaldehyde, attractive foliage, easy to care for.
Chlorophytum comosum – ‘Spider Plant’ – removes benzene & formaldehyde. Flowers, easily propagated, easy to care for.
Aglaonema modestum, ‘Chinese Evergreen’ – removes benzene & formaldehyde. Attractive foliage, easy to care for.
Sansevieria trifasciata, ‘Snake Plant’ – removes benzene & formaldehyde. Attractive foliage, easy to care for.
Epiptrmnum aureum – ‘Pothos’ – removes benzene & formaldehyde. Unusual foliage, very easy to care for.
Additional Info:
Benzene – Industrial solvent plastics, resins, and nylon and synthetic fibers. some types of rubbers, lubricants, dyes, detergents, drugs, and pesticides. Also present in cigarette smoke.
Formaldehyde – Chemical compound used in the manufacturing of building materials, ie. Partical board and pressed wood products. Can also be found in insulation and carpet backing. Also present in cigarette smoke.
Trichloroethylene – Industrial solvent, used for degreasing metal. Consumer products containing trichloroethylene include – paint removers/strippers, adhesives, spot removers, and rug-cleaning fluids. typewriter correction fluids
Chemical info found on the following websites
Lifetips.com
Epa.gov
Formaldehtdetesting.com