ApocaDocs: Plant power to fight toxic tech

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Posted Sun Jun 1 2008: from CNET News:


	Plant power to fight toxic tech http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1212337374 Most Americans live and work in buildings awash in chemicals blamed for asthma, lung cancer, and a host of other maladies. The best way to clean the air could be with a green thumb, according to Bill Wolverton, a former NASA environmental scientist who has spent more than 30 years studying how plants purify the air. The results of his research could come to market this fall as a household air filter that looks like a potted plant.... Based upon chemicals in common consumer products, for instance, a peace lily might be ideal for a laundry room, and a new couch could be flanked by bamboo palms. Among the plants researchers found to have potent air-purifying qualities are the Eureka palm, lady palm, peace lily, and rubber plant.

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How sweet to use a peace lily to filter out toxins!