Thank you for your article on low-light indoor plants. Nothing so brings life into a room in the winter months as greenery.
However, I have a question: you mention that "NASA found peace lily to be one of the top 10 natural air cleaners." This is also suggested in "THE BEST PLANTS FOR CLEANING THE AIR" by Robin Sweetser, also on the OFA website. But I have read other articles recently which state that the 1989 NASA study was flawed and that house plants in reasonable numbers don't really help with indoor air. I've linked one article below (note I've edited it because working links can't be posted here).
So - as much as we all love plants in the house, is there recent evidence that they really help remove pollutants indoors? I'd appreciate it if you could "clear the air" on this.
www (dot) telegraph (dot) co (dot) uk/science/2019/11/06/pot-plants-barely-clean-air-best-just-open-window-say-scientists/
Thank you for your article on low-light indoor plants. Nothing so brings life into a room in the winter months as greenery.
However, I have a question: you mention that "NASA found peace lily to be one of the top 10 natural air cleaners." This is also suggested in "THE BEST PLANTS FOR CLEANING THE AIR" by Robin Sweetser, also on the OFA website. But I have read other articles recently which state that the 1989 NASA study was flawed and that house plants in reasonable numbers don't really help with indoor air. I've linked one article below (note I've edited it because working links can't be posted here).
So - as much as we all love plants in the house, is there recent evidence that they really help remove pollutants indoors? I'd appreciate it if you could "clear the air" on this.
www (dot) telegraph (dot) co (dot) uk/science/2019/11/06/pot-plants-barely-clean-air-best-just-open-window-say-scientists/