Go Green Kovai... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that indoor air quality is often up to 10 times worse than what’s outside - and our studios are even worse than that – but, houseplants can help! For only pennies a day, houseplants will help beautify, purify and renew your stuffy studio, office or home by filtering out toxins, pollutants and the carbon dioxide we exhale and replaces them with fresh oxygen! Besides this, all plants add moisture to the air, and can even help prevent dry skin and sore throats in the winter. NASA began testing common house plants for their capacity to purify indoor air. A NASA research document found that “house plants can purify and rejuvenate the air within our houses and workplaces, safeguarding us all from any side effects connected with prevalent toxins such as formaldehyde, ammonia and also benzene.” These toxins and other materials are known to cause “off-gas” pollutants into the interior environment include: man-made building materials synthetic carpeting formaldehyde (often found in new rugs and vinyl as well as cigarette smoke and even grocery bags!) fabrics benzene, a known carcinogen laminated counters plastic coated wallpaper household cleaners pesticides paints adhesives printers, copiers and fax machines electromagnetic radiation.... First of all, this indoor plant has an air-purifying quality that can absorb and strip toxins like formaldehyde from materials in the home like carpet. How neat is that? It has trailing stems and works well in a hanging basket or as a climbing plant with some training onto a trelice or whatever object you like that will support it. How to care for it: This indoor house plant can produce stems that trail eight feet or longer, so just cut them back when they get too long and your plant will continue to look full and healthy. It can thrive in an array of lighting conditions, but low light may diminish the leaves variegation. Allow soil to dry somewhat between watering. Pothos does well in an array of normal room temperatures The benefits of added oxygen in our environment include the following: -Faster healing and recovery from injury. -Calming and stabilizing of the mind and body. -Aids recovery from headaches and migraines. -Energizing! We get more of our energy from oxygen than food! -Improved heart health. But it gets better! Indoor plants not only absorb the Carbon Dioxide we exhale, but also rid our indoor air of nasty elements called “Volatile Organic Compounds” (VOC’s). These include scary things like formaldehyde, ammonia, benzene, and Trichloroethylene; all of which are found in everyday items such as paper, electronics, and furniture. Plants are nature’s own air purifiers. NASA conducted a study of various houseplants and their effectiveness at filtering out hazardous chemicals from the air. Have a look at this page for more ...https://facebook/Eternia.Cbe
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:58:15 +0000
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