{"id":343980,"date":"2014-09-15T09:39:33","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T01:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/benefits-de-polluting-plants-interior-343980.html"},"modified":"2019-05-04T07:33:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T23:33:18","slug":"benefits-de-polluting-plants-interior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/health-hk\/healthy-practices-hk\/benefits-de-polluting-plants-interior-343980.html","title":{"rendered":"What are the benefits of having depolluting plants in our house?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pollution is everywhere. Yes, even in\u00a0your home! Thought that was impossible? Think again, as in a lot of cases this invisible pollution is\u00a0a cause of respiratory diseases, allergies<\/a>, tiredness and headaches.<\/p>

Floating in the form of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and of molecules, hidden in paintings, carpets, household products and wooden furniture, the most widespread are: benzene, toluene and formaldehyde, which is classified as carcinogenic by the Cancer Research Centre. And yet, we spend 90% of our time at home and at our office<\/a>\u00a0-\u00a0those stuffy spaces where, according to the Observatory of Internal Air Quality, these pollutants are sometimes fifteen times more concentrated than the outside.<\/p>

One way to\u00a0reduce the harmful effects of this pollution\u00a0is to place depolluting indoor plants - and we give you all you need to know about them, in our special report.<\/p>

Read more on our plants report:<\/span> <\/h2>

How do depolluting indoor plants work?<\/a>
Are depolluting plants really effective?<\/a>
Plants: Five tips\u00a0you should know about indoor plants<\/a>
Indoor plants: Which plant for which room?<\/a><\/p>

Isabelle Soing<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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