How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 Houseplants That Purify Your Home or Office - Softcover

Wolverton, B. C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140262431 ISBN 13: 9780140262438

Publisher: Penguin, 1997

Synopsis

Title: How to Grow Fresh Air( 50 House Plants That Purify Your Home or Office) <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: B.C.Wolverton <>Publisher: PenguinBooks

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From the Back Cover:

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 poisonous chemicals can be released by furniture, carpets, and building material, and then trapped by closed ventilation systems, leading to the host of respiratory and allergic reactions now called Sick Building Syndrome. In this full-color, easy-to-follow guide, Dr. Wolverton shows you how to grow and nurture 50 plants as accessible and trouble-free as the tulip and the Boston fern, and includes many beautiful but commonly found varieties not generally thought of as indoor plants. He also rates each plant for its effectiveness in removing various pollutants, and its ease of growth and maintenance.

About the Author:

B. C. Wolverton is a scientist and writer known for How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office and Growing Clean Water: Nature's Solution to Water Pollution. Wolverton expertly conducted more than 30 years of revolutionary research as a civilian scientist with the U.S. military and as a Senior Research Scientist with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0140262431
• ISBN 13: 9780140262438
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144