If you're trying to get more fresh air, you might have
better luck indoors. Kamal Meattle, the environmental activist who
pioneered a project to create India's healthiest building, has good
evidence to indicate that cleaner ambient air is simply a matter of
growing the right plants inside.
Three of them, to be exact.
Just like any other plant, these leafy green creatures absorb carbon dioxide and emit oxygen. But thanks to a few other properties, these three plants complement one another to mop up as much as 87% of indoor air pollutants within 24 hours.
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How it works:
Trees and plants absorb harmful pollutants by sucking them up through a network of tiny pores on
the surface of their leaves. This system also siphons particulate matter — the tiny particles of liquid, metal, soil and dust that can
pass through the throat into the lungs, along with the byproducts of
fuel and many of the toxic chemicals used in building materials.
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The 3 miracle plants
Areca Palm: Instead of splurging on a humidifier,
you might want to try one of these. At its full height, this tall, leafy
plant transpires up to a full liter (about four glasses) of water,
warding off dry office air. The shrub also absorbs particulate matter,
some of which can lead to heart disease, asthma and a host of other
severe health problems, according to a NASA study.
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Mother-in-Law's Tongue: While many plants inhale
carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen during the day, this plant's long, dark
leaves push fresh air into the environment at night, making it a good
complement to the areca palm. It also absorbs nitrogen oxide, a fossil fuel and agriculture byproduct that accounts for 6% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and cancer-causing formaldehyde.
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The Money Plant: Instead of another cup of coffee,
you might want to give this plant a shot. Like Mother-in-Law's Tongue,
the money plant sucks up formaldehyde and other building pollutants. It
also absorbs benzene, an air pollutant found in car exhaust that can cause dizziness, drowsiness and headaches.
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Try this at home (or work): Meattle used his plant wisdom to outfit his own building, a 20-year-old, 50,000-square-foot edifice in the most-polluted city
in the world, New Delhi, India. He used 1,200 plants for 300 building
occupants (which, at four plants a person, is considerably more doable
than the numbers he recommended in his TED talk).
Source: http://mic.com/articles/90953/thanks-to-3-miracle-plants-you-can-now-grow-fresh-air-in-your-own-home
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Any office building could implement Meattle's strategy by
including clusters of the plants at the end of each row of cubicles, in
the common areas and along hallways. In fact, clean air is one of the
best way to combat Sick Building Syndrome, a vague but real illness that can lead to irritation in the eyes, nose and throat, skin irritations and neurotoxic or general health problems. Years of research have shown that better indoor air quality leads to healthier students and staff, better work and fewer skipped days at school or the office. Sounds like every boss's dream.
Yes some of these plants are poisonous to pets and children.
But for
those of you who are concerned about pets… SOME /Most Pets will not eat poisonous
plants they have a natural instinct to eat only things that are good for
them.
Children on the other hand eat anything because that is part of
their learing process…I would keep all plants out of their reach.
15 House Plants You Can Use As Air Purifiers
This is really interesting. Although I have a doubt. shouldn't size and number of plants depend on number of persons AND size of the rooms ?
Probably yes. The number of plants he's talking about is what they have found to be effective in their environment. Someone in an area with cleaner air probably could be fine with quite a lot less plants.
Are these plants safe for cats?
Are these plants safe for cats?
Epipremnum aureum is very toxic, the other two are safe.
One comment: everything about the "money plant" or "pathos" is poisonous to eat. So be careful that small children and pets can not reach this plant for a nibble. One feedback: after watching this video I added 7 4 feet hight areca palms to the household and 3 2 feet "bedroom plants". My husband says he wakes up feeling better in the morning as a result. Cool!
15 House Plants You Can Use As Air Purifiers
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