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Common chemicals in household air: Formaldehyde - particle board (furniture, cabinets), cleaning products, fire retardants, grocery bags, facial tissues. Benzene - cigarette smoke, solvents, rubber, plastics, paints, oils, gasoline. Carbon monoxide - cigarette smoke, gas furnaces, open fires, gas water heaters, gas stoves, cars in attached garages Trichloroethylene - adhesives,inks, paints, lacquers, varnishes Xylene - paints, thinners, gasoline Top rated plants for removing those toxins: Spider plant - Carbon Monoxide, formaldehyde, xylene Boston Fern - formaldehyde, xylene Golden pathos - formaldehyde, carbon monoxide Philodendron - formaldehyde, carbon monoxide Peace Lily - formaldehyde, benzene, trichloroethane, carbon monoxide Gerber daisy - benzene, trichloroethane Chrysanthemums - benzene, carbon monoxide Bamboo palm - formaldehyde, benzene, carbon monoxide Corn plant - formaldehyde, trichloroethane, carbon monoxide English Ivy - benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, xylene Areca palm - xylene |
We all know that, besides being pleasant to look at, plants absorb carbon dioxide and expel oxygen; but, did you know that many plants absorb chemicals and break them down? So, put a plant in every room & breathe deep. |
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