Top 10 Plants to Reduce Stress, Cut Toxins, and Live Green

Mar 24, 2010 1:30 PM ET

Taiga Company Blog

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that Americans spend up to 90% of their time indoors.  With today’s modern, energy efficient office buildings, the sealed air inside can contain 10 times more pollution than the air outside due to toxic emissions from building constituents, airborne mold, viruses, and other pollutants. 

Improved indoor air quality can directly contribute to good health, improved productivity and ability to sustain living a sustainable lifestyle. Our professional consulting services have worked with clients expressing potential indoor air quality concerns:   •    Carbon Monoxide •    Nitrogen Dioxide •    Respirable Particles •    Household Chemicals •    Pesticides •    Formaldehyde •    Dust Mites •    Mold   A sustainable solution for improved indoor air quality is plants.  Plants naturally clean your air of toxins and chemicals, reduce stress, and improve your overall well-being.  They also increase eco awareness in your environment.   In fact, NASA research has consistently shown that living, green and flowering plants can remove several toxic chemicals from the air in building interiors.     Click here to continue reading

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