Plants Clean Air and Water for Indoor Environments

Back in the late ‘80s, NASA was looking for ways to detoxify the air in its space stations. So it conducted a study to determine the most effective plants for filtering the air of toxic agents and converting carbon dioxide to oxygen.See more on GOOD Magazine. Or the corresponding pdf’s:

• ntrs.nasa.gov: Plants Clean Air and Water for Indoor Environments
• ntrs.nasa.gov: Interior Landscape Plants for Indoor Air Pollution Abatement

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