About this title: Plants are the lungs of the earth. This revolutionary guide, based on 25 years of research by NASA, shows how common houseplants can combat sick building syndrome and cleanse the home or office of common pollutants. Color photos & llustrations.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 1997-04-01
ISBN-13:9780140262438ISBN:0140262431
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 1997-03-01
ISBN-13:9780140262438ISBN:0140262431
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780140262438ISBN:0140262431
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 4/1/1997
ISBN-13:9780140262438ISBN:0140262431
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 1997-04-01
ISBN-13:9780140262438ISBN:0140262431
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780140262438ISBN:0140262431
Description: New. In research designed to create a breathable environment for a NASA lunar habitat noted scientist Dr. B. C. Wolverton discovered that houseplants are the best filters of common pollutants such as ammonia, formaldehyde, and benzene. Hundreds of these p... read more
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"I wish there was more info in the book overall - it gives a good basic intro to the plants and how to care for them, but leaves me still not sure about some things, like hydroplanting, (can't remember the word for soil free water planting with special rocks?) which I had never heard of previously. Good starting point to expanding the TED talk on growing your own fresh air I think."
"This is such a neat book! I recently became interested in using plant in the home to purify the air and this book was so helpful in providing an education on the topic. The information is informative, yet concise. It also includes a look at 50 individual plants and their performance in the home."
"The premise: Plants have beneficial properties for indoor environments. They circulate and humidify air through transpiration. They add oxygen (and sequester carbon, yay!). Certain plants have sweet bacteria on their roots that sucks air down into the soil and detoxes it of scary chemicals like formaldehyde, toluene, benzene, and ammonia. They release phytochemicals that kill molds and microbes. Awesome!
Now let's write a vacuous picture book that dedicates two thirds of its pages to fairly useless and off-topic descriptions of the 50 best purifying houseplants. I'll save you the trouble of reading it. Palms and other tree-like tropical rainforest plants clean air best. Aloe's cool to put in your bedroom because it releases oxygen at night. Peace lilies are pretty (and effective). Put them all near your face (desk, bedside, by the couch...)
This all could have been accomplished with an essay and a list. Or, conversely, more science!"
"Wolverton was involved in studies done by NASA to find ways to keep air within a space ship breathable. This book explains how plants can be used to remove toxins from the air. It has a guide that rates plants according to their ability to freshen air, their ease of care, and some other characteristics.
Interesting and well informed. His research is methodical. It did motivate me to populate my house with plants!"
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