Sentences with phrase «at cleaning indoor air»

Kids love the novelty of growing grass indoors, and as a bonus, grass is supposed to be great at cleaning indoor air.

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WHEREAS, Erie County has a long history of being at the forefront of protecting our environment, whether it be the passage of the first Clean Indoor Air Act in 1996 or the passage of a law in 2015 Prohibiting the Sale of Personal Cosmetic Products Containing Microbeads, which law became the an impetus to and model for the United States Congress passing, and President Barack Obama signing, the Microbead free - Waters Act of 2015;

Co-founded Tobacco Free Erie County Coalition (1991), which resulted in passage of major clean indoor air legislation in Erie County and removal of tobacco ads at Bills» football stadium (1998).

Under the New York Clean Indoor Air Law, New Yorkers have been successfully protected from the risks of secondhand exposure to combustible cigarette smoke when we work, shop, and dine at a restaurant.

Almost any plant will help clean up indoor air (they absorb gases — including CO2 — through their leaves) but some are better at it than others.

There are many species, and while they're not known as one of the best houseplants for purifying indoor air, like aloe vera, they cleanse the air at night by producing oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.

Try to avoid high - pollution areas at peak times (ie rush hour traffic), be mindful of the outdoors when there are smog or air advisories, and clean your indoor air with air filters, charcoal bags or air - purifying plants.

Fresh, clean air helps us stay healthy and maintain good levels of concentration, and indoor plants are very effective at removing toxins from the atmosphere while at the same time turning CO2 into revitalizing oxygen.

Your risk depends on the concentration of VOCs you're breathing in, but the level of VOCs indoors can be up to five times higher than those outdoors, and with the number of products and materials that produce VOCs — paint, caulk, varnish, air fresheners, cosmetics, cleaning supplies, and more — whatever you can do to lower your chance at inhalation helps.

Inside this book, we take a look at ten plants, originally studied by NASA in the 70s and 80s, which were proven to be effective at cleaning the air and mitigating common indoor environmental pollutants.