April 3, 2009 at 5:00 am by Luanne Bradley
Common Houseplants Let Us Grow Our Own Clean Air
We can all breathe a little easier – especially those of us with allergies – knowing several indoor houseplants might be one answer for a distressed planet.
Researcher Kamal Meattle had a vested interest in investigating the path to cleaner air. His breathing capacity had gone down 70%. So he followed up on research showing three common houseplants used in a home or office building can up our blood oxygen by 1% over 10 hours, cut down on wheezing and sneezing and eye irritation, and greatly reduce our energy …
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