Apart from the fact that houseplants are air-purifying... they add natural beauty to any room. Imagine these living rooms without the plants! Houseplants here have established focal points; filled a corner space that would have been left vacant; tall plants have managed to make the room look larger by drawing the eyes up; short and wide plants have made large rooms look cozier; hanging plants have added some drama coming down from the ceiling; and containers are a decor piece by itself! You can … [Read more...]
Indoor Plants in Office Enviroment
Continuing my series in Indoor Plants - This page is on Air purifying plants in office environments (via my collection from various advertisements and magazines)...Indoor office plants clean the air by removing toxins such as Benzene, Formaldehyde and TCE that are easily found in most work environments. Benzene is in inks, oils, paints and rubber. Exposure to benzene causes nausea, headaches, blurred vision, physical weakness. Formaldehyde is in foams and paper products and exposure to this … [Read more...]
Indoor Plants in Homes
Continuing Air Purifying Indoor Plants with some examples for you.. hope you like my collection here.. via: apartmenttherapy via: http://furniture.trendzona.com/interior-design/plants-in-the-interior.html via: http://blog.lafurniturestore.com/?p=1693via: lushome.com … [Read more...]
Air Purifying Indoor Plants
In the late 80's, NASA and ALCA (Associated Landscape Contractors of America) conducted a 2 year study on 19 house plants. Each plant was placed in a closed chamber in which air pollutants where injected. A detailed list of the pollutants that each plant is capable of removing is listed in this Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_air-filtering_plants. The results were quite astonishing. Here's the list of plants that are recommended by this study to purify indoor and outdoor air … [Read more...]