. . INDOOR GARDENING: The Coastal Gardener: Buy Green Air Purifying Machines . . The Coastal Gardener: Buy Green Air Purifying Machines March 18, 2011 By Ron Vanderhoff Daily Pilot http://articles.dailypilot.com/2011-03-18/news/tn-dpt-0318-vanderhoff- 20110318_1_indoor-plants-common-house-plants-indoor-air-pollutants . A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/4unehaa . .If you think the idea of plants as health agents is just another traveling medicine show, it's not. This week, the Wall Street Journal again touted the benefits of houseplants as air purifiers and NASA has been doing research for decades on their potential as air scrubbers.
. snip .While research is continuing, several studies show that many common houseplants can remove various pollutants from indoor environments. Many experts feel that indoor plants will soon be seen as standard components of pollution-free homes and workplaces.
.Indoor air pollutants can be broken into two groups: gases and tiny airborne particles. Remarkably, laboratory research has determined that indoor plants can effectively reduce health threats from both. Plant leaves are effective at reducing harmful gasses, while the soils, roots and accompanying microorganisms of potted plants are important in removing various particulate pollutants.
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