Toxin Moment

Though I am not really sure what a toxin is, what it looks like or how it feels to have them in my body, I do know they are not good for me. That is why this "Moment" is important.

B.C. Wolverton has researched and written a book called "How to Grow Fresh Air" (Penguin Books,1999). His book tells how strategically placed house plants will filter toxins from your house. While working at NASA he showed how plants also break apart chemicals released by paints, plastics, carpets, and cleaning supplies. The Environmental Protection Agency has identified 900 of these organic compounds in homes and schools. His research on this topic was for the benefit of the air in the space station as well as the astronauts who occupy it.

A list of plants and the chemicals they attack can be found in Wolverton's book, NASA reports, or the San Francisco Chronicle, Wednesday, July 5,2006. pg. G6. The specialists on this recommend starting with plants easy to grow, at the beginning, starting with Lady Palm, Peacr Liliy, Areca Palm, Boston Fern, Bamboo Palm, Spider plant and English Ivy, to name a few.