| NATURAL AIR FILTERSPlants are the
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| | to different types of disorders such as
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| original organic air purifiers! In our
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| | breathing problems, headaches, burning
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| constant societal quest for newer,
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| | eyes and throat, lethargy and other
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| faster, and better technologies we seem
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| | allergy-like symptoms.PLANTS CAN HELPThe
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| to often overlook time-tested and common
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| | most natural way to fight indoor air
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| sense solutions to some of our basic
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| | pollution is to use plants. Besides
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| needs. In our fast paced society we are
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| | brightening up a room, they have real
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| more likely to shell out hundreds of
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| | benefits in improving the indoor air
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| dollars on a quick fix to our problems
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| | quality. They absorb various toxic
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| that to step back and examine each
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| | emissions from the synthetic materials
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| situation in a broader context.The
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| | such as carpeting, paint and furniture.
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| equatorial rainforests of our planet are
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| | As a result, we can have cleaner and more
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| the living and organic air filtration
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| | pure air to breathe inside our homes or
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| systems for our Earth's atmosphere.
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| | offices. NASA scientists have found out
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| Without this delicate biological air
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| | that indoor plants can extract volatile
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| purification system our global ecological
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| | organic chemicals (VOCs) from the air.
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| systems would slowly deteriorate over
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| | They contain toxic vapors such as
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| time. You can harness the same natural
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| | ammonia, benzene, xylene, toluene,
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| benefits of biological air filtration on
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| | trichloroethylene, formaldehyde, etc.
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| a much smaller scale by introducing
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| | Plants break down the chemicals after
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| plants into your indoor living
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| | absorbing them into their leaves. They
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| space.INDOOR AIR POLLUTION RISKSWith the
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| | absorb the chemicals through stomata, the
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| rise in the amount of time most people
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| | microscopic openings in the leaves. Then
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| now spend within indoor air environments
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| | the toxins reach the root zone where the
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| it has become even more important to
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| | root microbes of the plants biodegrade
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| understand the threats and risks of
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| | the pollutants. The plants use these
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| prolonged exposure to indoor air
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| | biodegraded pollutants as food.However,
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| pollution. Our indoor environments are
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| | you need to remember that some
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| littered with chemicals, compounds, and
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| | houseplants can be poisonous to your
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| poisons that are continuously breaking
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| | health. Therefore, you need to be very
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| down at a chemical level and
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| | careful while choosing plants for your
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| "off-gassing" their irritants and
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| | home or office. Read more on which plants
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| by-products into the air we
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| | are good organic air purifiers.AIR
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| breathe.Examples of common indoor
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| | FILTRATION SYSTEMS CAN SUPPLEMENT
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| pollutants include cigarette smoke,
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| | PLANTSDepending on the amount of indoor
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| building materials, floor coverings,
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| | air space you have the number of plants
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| paints, adhesives and other sources. The
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| | required to filter your air may be
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| situation becomes worse in office
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| | impractical and take up too much of your
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| buildings with lots of other sources of
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| | living space. This is where it may make
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| pollutants. Tools such as printers, fax
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| | sense to research and find a decent air
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| machines, photocopiers, paper and
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| | purification system that suits your
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| pressboard furniture emit different types
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| | indoor environment and help your plants
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| of harmful contaminants. Those include
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| | with some of the air filtration duties.
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| ammonia, benzene, xylene, toluene,
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| | There are many types, styles and models
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| trichloroethylene, formaldehyde, etc.
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| | to choose from so we encourage you to do
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| Regular exposure these contaminants leads
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| | your research and compare them carefully.
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