Green Tip of the Week
Improve indoor air quality with house plants
You can improve the quality of the air you breathe in your home or office by keeping a few plants around.
Newer, tightly sealed buildings are more energy-efficient than older ones, but they also have the potential to trap pollutants indoors. NASA has been studying this issue in order to make space stations habitable. According to NASA scientists, “many common houseplants ‘scrub’ significant amounts of harmful gases—such as formaldehyde and benzene—out of the air through photosynthesis, absorbing pollutants and rendering them harmless in the soil.” They recommend a minimum of two plants per 100 square feet of floor space. These are a few low-maintenance houseplants:
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