The NASA Clean Air Study[1] has been led by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in association with the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA). Its results suggest that certain common indoor plants may provide a natural way of removing toxic agents such as benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene from the air, helping neutralize the effects of sick building syndrome.
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION IS RANKED AMONG TOP 5 HEALTH RISKS TO PUBLIC HEALTH – WHAT IS CAUSING THIS
We think of our homes as our sanctuaries, a safe haven from the outside world, but the EPA ranked indoor air pollution among the top 5 greatest risks to public health! Poor air flow in many homes allows pollutants to stagnate and affect indoor air quality.
So how can the air in our homes and offices be a hazard? Where are these toxins coming from? Well most people don’t even realise that paint, carpet, new furniture, appliances etc off gas benzene, trichlorethylene and formaldehyde. These chemicals can cause weakness in the immune system leading to flu, constant coughs, fluid in the lungs, blocked sinus’s and could pose long term health problems also.
NASA CLEAN AIR STUDY SHOWS HOW TO CLEAN THE AIR IN YOUR HOME AND OFFICE IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS
There is science behind this too. As part of the NASA Clean Airy Study they did this really cool experiment where a sealed chamber was filled with indoor pollutants and then many varieties of plants were put inside. They found that Mother In Law Tongue, Florist’s Chrysanthemum, Money Plant and Peace Lilies were amongst the best air cleaners and eliminated over 95% of the toxins AND in less than 24 hours!! They also found Areca palm, Mother In Law Tongue were among best at producing oxygen.
They found with the right mix of plants cleaning the air and producing oxygen you could breath indefinitely inside a sealed chamber. Wow! That’s pretty cool. Check out the chart below from the NASA Clean Air Study to see for yourself.
The first list of air-filtering plants was compiled by NASA as part of a clean air study.
Airy is a system that can detect toxins present in the air you breathe at home and kill them. Using a technique designed by the NASA, Airy filters the air and makes it fresh and pure of toxins, without using any external source of energy. The process makes use of plants to purify the air while letting their roots breathe, which is how it can destroy 75% of the most dangerous toxins in a 16 square meters room in only 24 hours. The purification technique used is called bio-filter, it is natural and often used to clean up urban water. Airy is 8 times more efficient than a regular pot and limits roots progression while letting the plant grow in the best possible conditions. Its diameter is less than 32 cm and weight 2 kg. It kills, among others, the following toxins: Benzène, Phtalate, Ammoniac, Trichlorethylene and Formaldehyde.
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