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About Hardy Shrub Roses
About Heathers
About Flowering Crabs
wildlife habitat
Annuals Biennials Perennials
Culinary Herbs
The Healing Herbs
The Fragrant Herbs
Shakespearean and Bible Herbs
Do you Really Need A Tiller
Insect Attack
Flowers for Cutting
Pruning Pointers
Houseplants Clean the Air
Recipes Fresh from the Garden
The Gold Plated Gardener
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| Houseplants Clean the Air |
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| Houseplants make excellent roommates. Not only do they beautify and add color to your surroundings, but they purify the air as well. Houseplants breathe. They take carbon dioxide out of the air and return oxygen and water vapor back into it. Along with the carbon dioxide, house plants vacuum away far more threatening substances. Indoor pollutants are found in most environments--both homes and offices. They are responsible for what is sometimes called “sick building syndrome.” Microorganisms living in potting soil use these toxins as food, and plant roots absorb their waste process. The process works around the clock to purify the air we breathe. What are these indoor pollutants? Formaldehyde: Found in particleboard, plywood, foam insulation, grocery bags, room deoderizers, waxed paper, facial tissues, paper towels, permanent press fabrics. Benzene: Present in gasoline, inks, oils, paints, plastics, rubber; also used to manufacture detergents, pharmaceuticals and dyes. Trichlorethylene (TCE): Used in drycleaning but also found in printing inks, paints, varnishes and adhesives. These substances are no joke. They can irritate eyes, nose and throat. Some can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea, blurred vision, irregular heartbeat, liver and kidney damage, and even paralysis. Prolonged exposure can cause permanent short-term memory loss and decreased muscle control. They are potential carcinogens. Luckily for us, common houseplants can vacuum these toxic substances out of the air we breathe. If you have 8-foot ceilings, two to three plants in 6” or 8” pots will clean 100 square feet of space. Tall plants can cut the number needed in half. BEST PLANTS TO USE Aralia English ivy Spider plant Aluminum plant Ivy aralia (Fatshedera) Avocado Weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) Moses-in-a-Boat False aralia (Dizyatheca) Philodendron Split-leaf philodendron Prayer plant Dieffenbachia Dracaena Rubber tree (Ficus elastica) Peperomia Norfolk Island Pine Ferns |
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