Houseplants: The Cure For Indoor Air Pollution
While there are numerous things you can do to significantly prevent indoor air pollution (we’ll cover that in another post), adding houseplants is something you can do today to reduce the pollution that currently exists in your home or office.
When they were handing out green thumbs, I was too engrossed in my enjoyment of a fine, handcrafted ale to pay attention. For those of you that know me, that should come as no surprise. I regret that now. The green thumb, not the ale. I never regret a really good handcrafted ale….
I’ve decided to “grow” my green thumb as houseplants do more than add beauty to a space. Did you know they can filter out pollutants such as formaldehyde, benzene and other VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) from the air? That’s a very good thing considering indoor air pollution can be up to 100 times worse than outdoor air. The folks over at the EPA have lots of other interesting stats. Currently, the Environmental Protection Agency ranks indoor air pollution as one of the top five threats to public health . Given the rise in asthma and other chemical sensitivity illnesses, and the fact that most of us spend 90% of our day indoors, it’s time to take the quality of the air we breathe seriously.
