Green, clean air environment.

Plants emerge in a valuable tool to «fight» for environmental protection and especially in reducing air pollution indoors.

The love that people show to plants and the need arising from it to «decorate» space modeling of a more friendly environment, essentially offering the most to improve the quality of life both personally and in the workplace .

As shown by recent studies, indoor plants are a major «tool» to combat increasing levels of air pollution.

Indeed, much research of NASA has shown that indoor plants are not only decorative, but have the amazing ability n 'soak contaminated harmful gases and cleaning the air in modern buildings with substances such as formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, gasoline and cigarette smoke.

In addition, the plants act beneficial to the fact that:
-function as «systems» cleaning and ventilation,
-a regulatory factor of humidity in the area,
-cool the air in hot weather,
- «Absorb» the foliage noise
-reduce the influence of electromagnetic fields and static electricity from electronic and electrical devices that surround us.

The carpets, furniture, machinery, electrical and electronic appliances and adhesives are the objects that emit, vaporising, organic chemicals in the air. Indoor chemicals were able to land and are responsible for wide spread phenomenon of «sick building syndrome», which manifests itself in many ways, such as allergic reactions, sneezing, respiratory irritation (stinging eyes and irritation neck).

For economic reasons, modern homes designed to have high insulation sealed environment. Result, modern synthetic materials used in their manufacture, emit toxic organic chemicals, which remain at ground lack of ventilation.

Sources of air pollution indoors
Main sources of indoor environment posed by the benzene, formaldehyde and trichlorethylene.

The benzene, a common diluent is contained in products such as ink, oils, paints, plastics, rubber, detergents, dyes, tobacco smoke and synthetic fibers.
Similarly, formaldehyde, a disinfectant and therapeutic substance found in products such as chipboard, paper bags are the foil, and various plastics are used as fixatives and adhesives.

Trichlorethylene, a commercial product for industrial use, contained in metal, disinfectants, dry-cleaning products, printing ink, glaze, varnishes, adhesives.

What plants are effective in combating pollution
The most efficient plants in removing formaldehyde, benzene and carbon monoxide from the indoor environment, according to the study by NASA:

Chamaidorea (chamaedorea seifritzii)
Aglaonema (aglaonema modestum)
Ivy (hedera helix)
Zerbera Margarita (gerbera jamesonil)
Dracaena «Janet Graig» (dracaena janet craig)
Dracaena marginata (dracaena marginata)
Masantziana Dracaena (dracaena massangeana)
Sanseveria (sansevieria laurentil)
Chrysanthemum (chrysantheium morifolium)
Spathiphyllum (spathiphyllum «mauna loa»)
Dracaena «Warneckil» (dracaena «warneckil»)
Chrysanthemums (especially the chrysanthemum varieties that bloom in autumn and have a few petals) and Zerbera are plants that have the highest absorption of pollutants.

The Zerbera is suitable for indoor use, requires bright light and during growth and flowering temperatures 20-24 degrees Celsius, while the chrysanthemum grows both indoors and outdoors, is resistant to relatively low temperatures, requires moderate lighting, spraying the leaves, moderate watering and temperatures 10-18 degrees Celsius.

Lower, but equally important, absorption of pollutants are plants such as Dracaena masantziana the chamaidorea the Spathiphyllum and ivy. The ogress thrives in well drained soil and withstand shady places and in any corner of the home and office, while chamaidorea (dwarf bamboo species with white flowers) is a hardy plant, does not want special attention and develops easily.

The Spathiphyllum withstand shady places and in any corner of the home and office, while appropriate for indoor use are mikrofylles ivy varieties that grow well in pots and are resistant to low temperatures to -20 degrees Celsius