Fresh Air for a Fresh Year

Breath Easy with Houseplants

In this age of technology, we all need to stay in touch with nature. Houseplants help fulfill this, as well as adding attractiveness to the décor in our indoor surroundings. Even more importantly, the ordinary houseplants may be one of the best solutions to help improve your indoor air. The plants listed below have been found to filter certain pollutants from indoor livings spaces according to studies at the National Space Technologies.

• Spider Plants
• Peace Lily
• Golden Pothos
• Chinese Evergreen

These air cleaning plant varieties appear to have two things in common ~ they all require relatively low light and they do not bear flowers. As home insulation has been improved to help save on winter heating costs, concern over indoor pollution is becoming more important. Plants using tiny leaf openings called stomato cleanse the indoor air found in ordinary households. According to studies, when a spider plant was placed in a sealed chamber, the concentration of formaldehyde (emitted naturally by plastics and building materials) had an 85% reduction from the starting level after only 24 hours. Houseplants already plant an important role in our lives, but perhaps we are just beginning to really appreciate how important they really are!