Want Clean Indoor Air? Don’t Bank on Houseplants
Houseplants are often credited with cleaning the air, but science doesn't seem to support this popular notion. [Image credit: Wendy Cutter / CC BY-SA / Flickr] Finding articles online that extoll the many air-cleansing benefits of houseplants is a cinch, but the assertions are mostly hype with little grounding in fact. So writes Robinson Meyer in an article posted at The Atlantic as he debunks a popular claim of health bloggers and more than a few magazine articles. Typical of a pitch to buy more houseplants is this assertion from Katie Wells at her website Wellness Mama. “Houseplants are an effective, simple, and…