The Ten Minute Activist
Easy Ways to Take Back the Planet
Houseplants to the Rescue
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know there's something wrong with the air, but it did take one to discover a solution--Dr. Bill Wolverton of NASA, to be exact. And now you can execute that solution in your own home... and make a new, green friend.
Your home may be your castle, but it can also be your poison gas chamber. In newer structures, walls, furniture, and sealants are out-gassing nasty stuff like benzene, trichloroethylene, and formaldehyde. These gases cause rashes, allergies, and even cancer.
Hit the nursery or drugstore and buy yourself a shade-loving houseplant. The effort you expend will be nothing compared with that of your new flora companion who will filter out many gases (not tobacco smoke or dust, alas) in just a few hours. A single spider plant can absorb 85 percent of a room's formaldehyde in just six hours! And plants help keep your house cool, reducing the need for air conditioning.
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