Do you live in a 🏠 NEW BUILD or have you just RENOVATED 🎨?
Then you most likely have a lot of FORMALDEHYDE in your indoor air.
Some of these materials off-gas 🗓️ FOR YEARS until all the FORMALDEHYDE has evaporated.
Then you most likely have a lot of FORMALDEHYDE in your indoor air.
Some of these materials off-gas 🗓️ FOR YEARS until all the FORMALDEHYDE has evaporated.
FORMALDEHYDE is a colorless gas with a characteristic pungent odor, used in many areas.
From preserving anatomical specimens to manufacturing synthetic resins for furniture - FORMALDEHYDE does it all!
Because it is so versatile, FORMALDEHYDE is found almost everywhere:
In plywood and fiberboards, insulation materials, paints, wallpapers, varnishes, and cleaning agents.
🤧 SIGNS OF FORMALDEHYDE IN YOUR INDOOR AIR:
Do you have burning or watery eyes 👁️, an irritated throat 👅, or a runny nose 👃? Then these could be signs of formaldehyde in your environment, as well as fatigue and 🥴 headaches.
Do you have burning or watery eyes 👁️, an irritated throat 👅, or a runny nose 👃? Then these could be signs of formaldehyde in your environment, as well as fatigue and 🥴 headaches.
Formaldehyde is harmful to health and mainly enters our body through our mucous membranes. It is considered carcinogenic and weakly genotoxic.
🍀 Fortunately, there is a LARGE SELECTION of plants that neutralize formaldehyde🥊:
- Weeping fig
- Snake plant
- Dragon tree
- Flamingo flower (Anthurium)
- Golden pothos
- Spider plant
- Swiss cheese plant
... and several more.
These plants have been proven to work most effectively in our AIRY systems. And they are especially effective against formaldehyde due to the open water tank, as the pollutant is also bound by water!
A study by the Fraunhofer Institute on the reduction of formaldehyde by an AIRY System M can be found here.
The author: Elisabeth Böttcher
Elisabeth is the managing director of AIRY and is responsible, among other things, for customer support. She has over ten years of experience with plants that grow in the AIRY biofilter and gladly shares her knowledge as an expert as well as tips and tricks. She focuses on healthy indoor air, effective plant care, and everything that contributes to a natural, beautiful home.
