It is hard to overstate the importance of pure, clean air. Asthma and seasonal allergies are on a dramatic rise throughout the world and the finger is being pointed to the poor air quality of cities and urban areas. With an increasing amount of the world's population moving into urban areas, clean and healthy air is a difficult commodity to come by. Fortunately, nature has devised a wonderful solution that does not require electricity or gas-powered air purifiers with expensive carbon filters. Plants are nature's own air purifiers; they breathe in carbon dioxide (CO2) through the pores of their leafs and, when combined with sunlight, release oxygen into the atmosphere. Some plants also absorb many more gases and chemicals from the atmosphere, ensuring that the air we breathe is pure and healthy.
Research by NASA has uncovered which three indoor house plants are the only plants you will ever need to ensure that the air in your house is pure and pristine, dramatically improving the air quality, increasing the oxygen levels and removing harmful toxins from the air we so desperately need. As a bonus, they are also simple to grow indoors. Read more below to find out how to grow Areca Palm, Mother In Laws Tongue and the Pothos to achieve maximum benefits.
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The Pothos is a true whiz when it comes to removing toxins from the air. In fact, no other house plant studied has the potential to remove as many Volatile Organic Compounds (chemical impurities that float in the air) than can the Pothos. The Pothos' waxy leaves absorb the chemicals from the air and filter them down to its root system that neutralizes the chemicals, leaving your air fresh and carcinogen-free. It has been shown to be particularly effective in eliminating such as harmful toxins as Benzene from petrochemical products, Formaldehyde from treated woods and tobacco-related smoke.
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We too often think about air conditioners as the ultimate solution and forget about Mother Nature with her billions of years of experience. Plants in out workplace are great for many reasons and clean air is probably most important of them. Thanks for the list of 'air-friendly' plants.
I remember reading about beneficial plants for air quality years ago and for the life of me couldn't remember. I have the Epipremnum, just need to add Mother-In-Laws's Tongue and the Areca Palm and I'm good. My kids and I have allergies, these plants might help with symptoms.
Your absolutely right Dusty! Your comment reminded me to add a note about encouraging people influence their workplace policies, to ensure that more vegetation is present in shut up office space. As for the "Money Plant" name, it is most frequently called that in the Eastern world (particularly India), but it most people in North America tend to call it Pothos :-)
I imagine this info would be very useful for office spaces in cities, especially for buildings without opening windows. These are very easy plants to grow too. Also, I didn't know that the pothos was known as a money plant.