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 | TOXIN | SOURCE | LINKS WITH | ANTI-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 areas | Asthma Attacks (in mould-allergic persons) Skin Nose & Throat Irritation | English Ivy Peace Lily | | Xylene | Computer Screens Paint Thinners | Headaches Poor Muscle Co-ordination Dizziness | Spider Plants Peace Lily | | Chemical Vapours (general) | Unspecified | Malaise | Moth Orchid | * Houseplants do not remove toxins caused by tobacco smoke.
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