Green Home Tip of the Day

Can I use house plants to improve my home's indoor air quality?

Green Home Tip of the Day

NASA did a study in conjunction with the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA, now PLANET, the Professional Landcare Network) that showed that yes, indoor plants not only absorb CO2 and release oxygen, but they also scrub the air of pollutants commonly found indoors from our carpeting, paints, and cleaning products. Common household products can contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), gases that pollute indoor air. Paint, paint strippers, cleaning supplies, glues and adhesives all contain VOCs. Breathing these compounds causes symptoms that range from allergic reactions to respiratory tract irritation to more serious conditions like cancer. There are now paints, carpeting products, and indoor cleaners that have low or no VOCs. Regardless, NASA found that a house plant for every 50 feet will help reduce VOCs and improve home air quality . The top air scrubbe...

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@CyndiFerrell » 06 Apr '12, 6pm
~ Green Home Tip of the Day ~ [link]
@arbourrealty » 06 Apr '12, 1pm
House plants are a lot less expensive (and better looking) than other methods of improving indoor air quality.... [link]
@GreenHomeGuide » 05 Apr '12, 10pm
RT @frescogreen: You see, it doesn't have to cost a ton of money to do something about the air you are breathing.... [link]
@frescogreen » 05 Apr '12, 4pm
Yep! Simple solutions to a major problem! [link]
@frescogreen » 05 Apr '12, 4pm
You see, it doesn't have to cost a ton of money to do something about the air you are breathing in your home.... [link]
@ecoremedi » 05 Apr '12, 2pm
Plants help heal the air you breathe indoors. [link]
@SmartGrowthCCMC » 05 Apr '12, 12pm
Plants and indoor air quality-not a myth [link]