Indoor air quality has been recognized by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) as being quite poor due to a variety of causes such as radon gas leaks, second hand smoke, mold and synthetic plastics used for furniture and other products that can emit airborne pollutants such as benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene which causes off gassing. It is also possible these pollutants can be associated with causing health problems such as asthma, allergies, heart failure and cancer. Improving indoor air quality is a great concern and there are simple things you can do to avoid having a toxic interior.
Clean air filters and check for radon leaks regularly. NASA identified that there are several plants that can be used to absorb toxins in the air. These plants are the gerbera, philodendron, spathiphyllum, pathos and the chlorophytum are plants/greenery that can absorb toxic gasses cleaning the air.
The Andrea Air Filter has found a way to optimize the filtering of these plants. Basically the plant of your choice (from the above list) can be placed in this box of aluminum and Pyrex which is designed as a natural filter which has three components; the leaves, the roots and a humid bath. Genius!
Not only is this clever in design, but it's a great way to use plants not only as decoration but it also optimizes the plants to service as a way to literally clear the air. Simply fabulous, simply wise design.
The designers are Mathieu Lehanneur designs appear in the permanent collections of the Frac lle-de-France, MoMA New York City, and MoMA San Francisco. David Edwards was made Chaveliers des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture in 2008; in the same year he was elected to the French National Academy of Engineering. David has been a member of the American National Academy of Engineering since 2001.
The Andrea Air Filter can be purchase on Amazon or Home Depot. I can't wait to order mine!
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