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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF GREEN OFFICE PLANTS?
Interior plants are normally chosen for aesthetic reasons, but research by NASA into artificial environments has found that living office plant are an effective means of combating air pollution in closed spaces.
Offices can expose people to increased levels of over a hundred carcinogens, namely VOC's (volatile organic compounds). The exposure to these cancer causing chemicals is due to modern building techniques, products, the office environment and artificial air conditioning. Some buildings have such high levels of contaminants that they are known as "Sick Buildings" because they cause multiple symptoms of sickness. For example, do you or your colleagues complain of headaches, stuffy offices or poor ventilation ? Combined with increased ventilation rates and other recommended remedies plants can help fix 'Sick Buildings'. Whilst living plants provide the greatest benefits, modern artificial plants manufactured from silk look impressively life like and can improve the aesthetic appearance of a room. They can still lift the work place environment. THE OFFICE CHEMICAL COCKTAIL The following are just a sample of the common gaseous chemicals in your office that can be harmful with accumulated exposure e.g. benzene is a know human carcinogen. They can be absorbed by green office plants.
Chemical Symptoms Example sources Acetone headaches, drowsiness, irritation in throat and nose Correction Fluid, People Ammonia breathing problems Photocopiers Benzene headaches, drowsiness, nausea and breathing difficulties Photocopiers, Paint, Chipboard Ethyl- alcohol eye irritation, breathing difficulties, headache, drowsiness and body tremors Paint, People Ethyl- acetate anaemia, eye, nose, gum irritation, breathing difficulties and lethargy. People Form aldehyde breathing difficulties, eye, ear and nose irritation and possible carcinogen Paint, Chipboard, Chairs Methyl - alcohol headache, nausea and irritation of mucous membrane Paint Toluene impaired co-ordination, slow reaction times, mental sluggishness and accident prone. Computer Screens, Photocopies, Paint, Chipboard Trychloro -ethylene headache, dizziness, memory loss, lassitude, anaemia and breathing problems. Photocopies Xylene confusion, nausea, coughs and catarrh Computer Screens, Photocopies, Paint Chipboard
