Air Purification
Smart Plants
Smart Plants
Did you know the air inside an office can be up to 5x more polluted than the air outside, with toxins coming off everyday items like paint, furniture, and cleaning products. Luckily there are a number of everyday houseplants that have been scientifically proven to help scrub the air of these harmful toxins.
Ask your consultant to include air purifying plants in your scheme.
The Science
The NASA Clean Air Study was a project led by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in association with the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) in 1989, to research ways to clean the air in for the astronauts living in the International Space Station. Its results suggested that, in addition to absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen through photosynthesis, certain common indoor plants may also provide a natural way of removing volatile organic pollutants found in the air.
There are 5 main toxins found in the air inside our businesses:
Ammonia
Found in cleaning products, tobacco and garden fertiliser.
Xylene
Found in air fresheners, fragrance diffusers, paint & dyes.
Benzene
Used in plastics, resins, synthetic fibres, dyes and detergents, but also found in tobacco smoke, vapes, paint and furniture wax.
Formaldehyde
Used in synthetic fibres, clothing and coatings for paper, but also found in building materials, furniture and some toiletries.
Trichlorethylene
Used in paints, paint strippers, varnishes nad glues, but also found in aerosol cleaning products.
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