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Those early experiments claiming that plants can clean indoor air had significant methodological problems, and the results have not been reproducible in realist
by nate_meurer 13y ago
Those early experiments claiming that plants can clean indoor air had significant methodological problems, and the results have not been reproducible in realistic building environments:
http://www.buildingecology.com/articles/critical-review-how-well-do-house-plants-perform-as-indoor-air-cleaners/ http://www.buildingecology.com/articles/critical-review-how-...
The fact that NASA's name is associated with this study has led it to be widely accepted uncritically.
- edj 13y agoI believe the paper they're responding to is this one: http://www.greenenergyhelps.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Wolverton-et-al-1984.pdf http://www.greenenergyhelps.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/W...