Did you know there's a natural inexpensive way to clean indoor air? I didn't. I read a article recently about indoor air pollution and wanted to share with you all here. I'm sure some of you highly experienced Green Thumbs already are aware of this but for those who aren't, read on ....
NASA has done a Clean Air Study in hopes to find ways to clean the air in the space stations (if anyone's air is stagnant or polluted it's theirs, right?) Anything from molds, pet dander, viruses, to other pollutants are found within our home's air.
One fact that I found rather shocking was that Many homes have 25 to 100 times more air pollutants in them than polluted outdoor air
And it's not surprising, that these pollutants should take their toll on our health. Mild irritations to our eyes and throat, to lifelong allergies, asthma and even cancers are possible health concerns.
When I reached this point in the article, I immediately thought, I've got to get those ionic breeze air filters cleaned out and turned back on I continued reading and realized there's a much better way to clean my home's air.
With a lil help from my soon to be green thumb, I can grow my own Indoor air filters. There are 18 plants that absorb carbon dioxide and release clean oxygen. They can also eliminate harmful carcinogens found in polluted indoor air. Carcinogens such as Benzene, Formaldehyde, and Trichloroethylene.
Here's a list of plants:
- English Ivy Hedera helix
- Spider Plant Chlorophytum comsosum
- Peace Lily Spathiphyllum "Mauna Loa"
- Chinese Evergreen Aglaonema modestum
- Bamboo Palm or Reed Palm Chamaedorea sefritzii
- Snake Plant or "Mother-in-law's Tongue" Sansevieria trifasciata "Laurentii"
- Heartleaf Philodendron Philodendron oxycardium
- Elephant Ear Philodendron Philodendron domesticum
- Gerbera Daisy or Barberton Daisy Gerbera jamesonii
- Pot Mum or Florist's Chrysanthemum Chrysantheium morifolium
- Golden pothos or Devil's Ivy Scindapsus aures or Epipremnum aureum
- Selloum Philodendron Philodendron bipinnatifidum, syn. Philodendron selloum
- Red-edged dracaena Dracaena marginata
- Conrnstalk dracaena Dracaena fragans "Massangeana"
- Janet Craig dracaena Dracaena deremensis "Janet Craig"
- Warneck dracaena Dacaena dermensis "Warneckii"
- Weeping Fig Ficus benjamina
- Rubber Plant Ficus elastica
Most of the above plants can survive on low sunlight. NASA recommends 15-18 good sized houseplants in 6-8inch planters for a 1800 sq. foot home.
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