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Plants can help improve indoor air quality. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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November 24, 1993
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1993 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Plants not only cleanse pollutants from the air, but they can increase humidity in winter without bringing in humidity-induced bacteria and fungus, said a well-known plant researcher formerly affiliated with NASA.
Two research papers written by Bill Wolverton, 61, a former senior research scientist at National Aeronautics and Space Administration, show house plants remove formaldehyde, xylene and other chemical pollutants from the air while raising the level of humidity.
Formaldehyde is a chemical component found in particle boards of furniture and can cause asthma, serious allergy and other respiratory illness, while xylene is found in painting materials and glues and can ...
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