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Home Ecosystems

OPH Good Housekeeping - Home Ecosystems

Houseplants play an important role in helping to purify the air within our homes. Special properties peculiar to certain plants remove harmful chemical toxins, associated with the high incidence of respiratory problems such as asthma and bronchitisand even cancers; conditions that plague 21st century living .

Toxins are often introduced into our homes inadvertently via cleaning, decorating, car maintenance products or through open windows and doors particularly during the summer, where harmful chemicals such as Benzene (found in petrol) are absorbed into our soft furnishings and slowly admitted into the air throughout the year.

CLEAN AIR IN YOUR HOME

TOXINSOURCELINKS WITHANTI-TOXIN PLANT
Benzene Petroleum Products

Rubber Products

Detergents

Inks and Dyes

Synthetic fibres

Plastics

*Tobacco Smoke

Nose & Throat Irritation

Headaches

Tiredness

Known Carcinogenic

English Ivy

Flowering Chrysanthemums

Spider Plants

Peace Lily

Formaldehyde Carpeting

Foam Insulation

Furniture

Paper ProductsPlywood

Nose & Eye Irritation

Tiredness

Headaches

Spider Plant

Boston Fern

Peace Lily

Trichloroethylene

Lacquers and Paints

Varnishes

Inks and Dyes

Adhesives

Dry cleaning

Liver & Lung Damage

Heart Problems

Flowering Chrysanthemums

Peace Lily

Moulds Spores settling in damp or wet areasAsthma Attacks (in mould-allergic persons)

Skin Nose & Throat Irritation

English Ivy

Peace Lily

XyleneComputer Screens

Paint

Thinners

Headaches

Poor Muscle Co-ordination

Dizziness

Spider Plants

Peace Lily

Chemical Vapours (general) UnspecifiedMalaiseMoth Orchid

* Houseplants do not remove toxins caused by tobacco smoke.

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