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How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office |  | Author: B. C. Wolverton
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 35003
Media: Paperback
Edition: First Edition
Pages: 144
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 0140262431
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.965
EAN: 9780140262438
ASIN: 0140262431
Publication Date: April 1, 1997
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Product Description
Plants are the lungs of the earth. This revolutionary guide, based on 25 years of research by NASA, shows how common houseplants can combat sick building syndrome and cleanse the home or office of common pollutants. Color photos & llustrations. Online promo.
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 Excellent design and photos, well written with useful information August 16, 2010
Jule Odum (Fayetteville Arkansas)
This book goes along on my sales presentation as I convince companies of the benefits of tropical plants in the workplace. The layout invites reading--it gets to the point and explains how many toxins of all types are removed by most major house plants. Facts are based on NASA research.
 Incomplete August 6, 2010
Harmony (Allston, MA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
PROS:
There are many positive aspects of this book - nicely shot photos and overviews of many plants, including various rankings for each plant: Removal of Chemical Vapors, Ease of Growth and Maintenance, Resistance to Insect Infestation, Transpiration Rate. It also does a good job explaining why each of these aspects is important.
CONS:
I took off one star for how brief and general the overview and care are - while this is a good basic listing of plants, you're going to need another reference for tips on purchasing, planting, placement, etc.
I took off another star for something I find much more important - it's probably enough to knock off the two stars on its own. There is NO indication on any of the plant pages as to toxicity. For those of us who have pets and/or children, it is critical to know what in our homes is poisonous. I specifically checked the pages for plants that I know offhand to be toxic - Poinsettia and Peace Lilly - and neither mentioned anything about it.
This could be a forgivable omission in a general listing of plants, but for a book that claims to "Purify Your Home or Office" it seems unnecessarily reckless.
For example, it recommends the Peace Lilly, saying its "ability to remove indoor air pollutants and its excellent performance in all categories make it a most valuable houseplant," without mentioning that if ingested by pets, it can cause symptoms leading to "convulsions, renal failure, coma and death." [...]
I plan on going through the book, searching online to find out how toxic each listed plant is, and labeling them as such in the book. If you're willing to do this, then the book should be useful to you.
Very interesting & effective August 3, 2010
Debbie (Alpena, AR United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"How to Grow Fresh Air" is a nonfiction book about plants' ability to remove common office and household toxins from our indoor air. The book had two parts: 31 pages on how plants purify the air and what the research said about which plants are best at removing common air pollutants; and 100 pages with details about the 50 house plants.
The first part discussed indoor air pollution and the health problems caused by it (with a chart showing what sources--like carpeting, paint, and plywood--gave what harmful air pollutant). The author then described how plants produce oxygen, put water into the air, etc. He then talked about studies done on the effectiveness of using houseplants to remove harmful air pollutants and what they found. He included charts showing the results for the ability of various plants to remove four different harmful air pollutants and charts for other findings. The last seven pages were a basic plant care guide on light level, planting medium, watering, and pest management.
The plant listing had a 2-page spread for each plant listed. The first page had a small, full-view picture of the plant, the plant's name (common and official), and some information about the house plant, its selection, and its care. Along one edge of the page, the following information was briefly given: name; origin; how much light it likes (full sun, semi-shade, etc.); preferred temperature range; pests and problems; care; and what to plant it in. A chart at the bottom of the page rated the plant on its ability to remove chemical vapors, ease of growth and maintenance, resistance to insect infestation, and the amount of water it puts into the air. The second page was a full page, close-up picture of the plant's leaves.
I bought this book several years ago because my house just "felt sick" to me. I had only three small house plants since I was growing so many plants outdoors. I found this book very interesting and immediately bought several more houseplants. They flourished, and my house stopped feeling so "sick" to me--plus I stopped getting sick all of the time. So I do think this information helped. I'd recommend it to people who feel mildly sick most of the time or are concerned about their indoor air purity.
Top-quality purchase April 11, 2010
milo12maas
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Great Book for beginners January 2, 2010
Amy
I got this book for Christmas and loved it. I gave it away as a nice gift the next day and ordered another one for myself...I missed it those 2 days. I have wanted house plants for the reason of air purification and while at the plant store it is so nice to have this book in order to assess both the effectiveness of the plant as well as how easy it is to take care of since I am new to house plants. My mom has also used the recommendations and then promptly ordered a copy for herself for follow up care to the plants. Great book.
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