depolluting plants

From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Genevi=E8ve_Ferry?= <jpcferry2 at wanadoo.fr> on 2011.12.05 at 17:24:59(22445) Dear aroiders , I want your opinion on depolluting plants because the aroids family is often present (Anthurium, Pothos, Philodendron and especially Spathyphillum). There are scientific studies about aroids? If so, which? Or that is only a means for commercial sale? I 'm very interested. All the best , Genevi�ve Ferry HTML +More ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01CCB37B.3292E9E0-- --==============�90180945316779315==

From: The Silent Seed <santoury at aol.com> on 2011.12.08 at 05:17:47(22449) What do you mean ? ______________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HTML +More Do you want to receive my plant newsletters via email? santoury@aol.com The Silent Seed - Rare and Unusual Plants ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Geneviève Ferry To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Wed, Dec 7, 2011 6:47 pm Subject: [Aroid-l] depolluting plants Dear aroiders , I want your opinion on depolluting plants because the aroids family is often present (Anthurium, Pothos, Philodendron and especially Spathyphillum). There are scientific studies about aroids? If so, which? Or that is only a means for commercial sale? I 'm very interested. All the best , Geneviève Ferry _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ----------MB_8CE837FDBC5F892_C78_79F7B_web-mmc-m05.sysops.aol.com-- --==============U32436194524677374==

From: "Denis" <denis at skg.com> on 2011.12.08 at 14:32:33(22452) There is a great deal of research going on at the University of Georgia by Dr. Bodie Panisi concerning the ability of plants to remove organic compounds from the air… Unfortunately they are using common houseplants which are available in greenhouse production by tropical foliage plant industry and they are not all Aroids. Main thrust of her research was to see if house plants and interiorscape plants in homes and offices do help to detoxify our air. So far the answer is “yes” they do but it varies from variety to variety as to how much stuff they can ameliorate. See if you can locate her published work on line or through the university of Georgia. Denis HTML +More Silver Krome Gardens, Inc From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Genevi�ve Ferry Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 12:25 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: [Aroid-l] depolluting plants Dear aroiders , I want your opinion on depolluting plants because the aroids family is often present (Anthurium, Pothos, Philodendron and especially Spathyphillum). There are scientific studies about aroids? If so, which? Or that is only a means for commercial sale? I 'm very interested. All the best , Genevi�ve Ferry ------=_NextPart_000_006A_01CCB58C.526D3780-- --==============U30356020842737726==

From: Theodore Held <oppenhauser2001 at gmail.com> on 2011.12.08 at 14:35:20(22453) Genevieve, I have never heard of this term myself. It seems from your message that people are advertising plants as being "de-polluted". Is that correct? If that is so, my initial reaction is that it is a false claim. The amount of pollution is going to be almost unimaginably low in a cultivated plant that looks healthy. Even if a plant did have some low level of pollution (and one wonders what that term might mean; it could mean heavy metals, plutonium, organic toxins, or any number of substances) in its tissues, unless you ate a very large quantity, the transfer to you or your environment will be essentially nil. Maybe someone else has better information here. But you raise my natural scientific skepticism. Ted Held +More Research Chemist. 2011/12/5 Genevi�ve Ferry : > Dear aroiders , > > I want your opinion on depolluting plants because the aroids family is > often present (Anthurium, Pothos, Philodendron and especially > Spathyphillum). There are scientific studies about aroids? If so, which? > Or that is only a means for commercial sale? > I 'm very interested. > All the best , > > Genevi�ve Ferry > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Paul T." <ptyerman at ozemail.com.au> on 2011.12.08 at 22:28:30(22456) Genevi�ve, The usual lore is that Spathipyllum remove 7 (or is it 9? Can't remember right now) harmful pollutants from the air in an office environment and are apparently the best plant to grow for cleaning up the air in your office. How that is measured I do not know, but I would imagine that there should BE a study or studies about somewhere. It would be interesting to see what other plants have been found to have the same effects, both indoors and also outdoors in polluted areas. I know there are a lot of plants that are suited to helping salinity issues in farmlands, but these are generally salt tolerant plants that lower the water table, thereby dropping the salinity in the surface soil that "we" use. As you say though, it seems that aroids are the ones usually mentioned for indoor cleansing of the air. I'll also be interested to see what others have to say. HTML +More At 04:24 AM 6/12/2011, you wrote: I want your opinion on depolluting plants because the aroids family is often present (Anthurium, Pothos, Philodendron and especially Spathyphillum). There are scientific studies about aroids? If so, which? Or that is only a means for commercial sale? I 'm very interested. Cheers. Paul T. Canberra, Australia - USDA Zone Equivalent approx. 8/9 Min winter temp -8 or -9�C. Max summer temp 40�C. Thankfully, maybe once or twice a year only. Growing an eclectic collection of plants from all over the world including Aroids, Crocus, Cyclamen, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Galanthus, Irises, Liliums, Trilliums (to name but a few) and just about anything else that doesn't move!! --==============C74636101147738692==

From: "Sherry Gates" <TheTropix at msn.com> on 2011.12.08 at 23:17:14(22457) Hi everyone, I remember NASA doing a study about this very thing. Here's a link to a little info about it. I'm sure y'all can find other information as well. I wish every one of y'all and your loved ones the Happiest and Merriest Christmas ever! Sherry HTML +More http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_air-filtering_soil_and_plants ----- Original Message ----- From: Genevi�ve Ferry To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 11:24 AM Subject: [Aroid-l] depolluting plants Dear aroiders , I want your opinion on depolluting plants because the aroids family is often present (Anthurium, Pothos, Philodendron and especially Spathyphillum). There are scientific studies about aroids? If so, which? Or that is only a means for commercial sale? I 'm very interested. All the best , Genevi�ve Ferry _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ------=_NextPart_000_0099_01CCB5CD.3B6E76C0-- --==============C94734350239405162==

From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Genevi=E8ve_Ferry?= <jpcferry2 at wanadoo.fr> on 2011.12.12 at 17:18:41(22465) Dear Sherry, Thank you very much for this information and best wishes for you too, Genevi�ve HTML +More From: Sherry Gates Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 12:17 AM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] depolluting plants Hi everyone, I remember NASA doing a study about this very thing. Here's a link to a little info about it. I'm sure y'all can find other information as well. I wish every one of y'all and your loved ones the Happiest and Merriest Christmas ever! Sherry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_air-filtering_soil_and_plants ----- Original Message ----- From: Genevi�ve Ferry To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 11:24 AM Subject: [Aroid-l] depolluting plants Dear aroiders , I want your opinion on depolluting plants because the aroids family is often present (Anthurium, Pothos, Philodendron and especially Spathyphillum). There are scientific studies about aroids? If so, which? Or that is only a means for commercial sale? I 'm very interested. All the best , Genevi�ve Ferry _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01CCB8FA.7A1B5C50-- --==============P59155017035003731==

From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Genevi=E8ve_Ferry?= <jpcferry2 at wanadoo.fr> on 2011.12.12 at 17:32:23(22466) Dear Theodore , I do not know the exact word that refers to plants that absorb pollution. I apologize. +More But I think everyone has understood what I wanted to say. Some of my friends say that is only to trade and sell plants, other friends think that plants act against the pollution. It is a long debate which is very interesting because the family Araceae is well represented. Many thanks Genevi�ve -----Message d'origine----- From: Theodore Held Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 3:35 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] depolluting plants Genevieve, I have never heard of this term myself. It seems from your message that people are advertising plants as being "de-polluted". Is that correct? If that is so, my initial reaction is that it is a false claim. The amount of pollution is going to be almost unimaginably low in a cultivated plant that looks healthy. Even if a plant did have some low level of pollution (and one wonders what that term might mean; it could mean heavy metals, plutonium, organic toxins, or any number of substances) in its tissues, unless you ate a very large quantity, the transfer to you or your environment will be essentially nil. Maybe someone else has better information here. But you raise my natural scientific skepticism. Ted Held Research Chemist. 2011/12/5 Genevi�ve Ferry : > Dear aroiders , > > I want your opinion on depolluting plants because the aroids family is > often present (Anthurium, Pothos, Philodendron and especially > Spathyphillum). There are scientific studies about aroids? If so, which? > Or that is only a means for commercial sale? > I 'm very interested. > All the best , > > Genevi�ve Ferry > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: =?UTF-8?Q?Genevi=C3=A8ve_Ferry?= <jpcferry2 at wanadoo.fr> on 2011.12.12 at 17:34:57(22467) Dear Denis , Thank you for the address of Dr Bodie Panisi . Cordialy, Geneviève HTML +More From: Denis Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 3:32 PM To: 'Discussion of aroids' Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] depolluting plants There is a great deal of research going on at the University of Georgia by Dr. Bodie Panisi concerning the ability of plants to remove organic compounds from the air… Unfortunately they are using common houseplants which are available in greenhouse production by tropical foliage plant industry and they are not all Aroids. Main thrust of her research was to see if house plants and interiorscape plants in homes and offices do help to detoxify our air. So far the answer is “yes” they do but it varies from variety to variety as to how much stuff they can ameliorate. See if you can locate her published work on line or through the university of Georgia. Denis Silver Krome Gardens, Inc From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Geneviève Ferry Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 12:25 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: [Aroid-l] depolluting plants Dear aroiders , I want your opinion on depolluting plants because the aroids family is often present (Anthurium, Pothos, Philodendron and especially Spathyphillum). There are scientific studies about aroids? If so, which? Or that is only a means for commercial sale? I 'm very interested. All the best , Geneviève Ferry _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01CCB8FC.C002A550-- --==============c74226197048291600==

From: =?UTF-8?Q?Genevi=C3=A8ve_Ferry?= <jpcferry2 at wanadoo.fr> on 2011.12.12 at 17:42:08(22468) Dear Santory , I want to know if there are scientific studies that prove the role of plants to clean up our apartement? Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Geneviève HTML +More From: The Silent Seed Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 6:17 AM To: aroid-l@www.gizmoworks.com Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] depolluting plants What do you mean ? ______________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you want to receive my plant newsletters via email? santoury@aol.com The Silent Seed - Rare and Unusual Plants ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Geneviève Ferry To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Wed, Dec 7, 2011 6:47 pm Subject: [Aroid-l] depolluting plants Dear aroiders , I want your opinion on depolluting plants because the aroids family is often present (Anthurium, Pothos, Philodendron and especially Spathyphillum). There are scientific studies about aroids? If so, which? Or that is only a means for commercial sale? I 'm very interested. All the best , Geneviève Ferry _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ------=_NextPart_000_0058_01CCB8FD.C07EE4C0-- --==============X15735850366875222==

From: "Marek Argent" <abri1973 at wp.pl> on 2011.12.13 at 00:04:42(22471) Hello, They tested only the most popular houseplants, so it makes me suppose that there are a lot of depolluting plants among aroids, especially these with broad leaves, living in humid, shady places. I read somewhere that plants such ecosystems emit beneficial negative ionisation what reduces stress and relaxes, oppositely to thorned xerophytes from dry biomes which ionisate positively. We often feel much better in forests, especially after rains, and we get stressed in deserts. Marek +More ----- Original Message ----- From: "Genevi�ve Ferry" To: "Discussion of aroids" Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 6:32 PM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] depolluting plants Dear Theodore , I do not know the exact word that refers to plants that absorb pollution. I apologize. But I think everyone has understood what I wanted to say. Some of my friends say that is only to trade and sell plants, other friends think that plants act against the pollution. It is a long debate which is very interesting because the family Araceae is well represented. Many thanks Genevi�ve -----Message d'origine----- From: Theodore Held Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 3:35 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] depolluting plants Genevieve, I have never heard of this term myself. It seems from your message that people are advertising plants as being "de-polluted". Is that correct? If that is so, my initial reaction is that it is a false claim. The amount of pollution is going to be almost unimaginably low in a cultivated plant that looks healthy. Even if a plant did have some low level of pollution (and one wonders what that term might mean; it could mean heavy metals, plutonium, organic toxins, or any number of substances) in its tissues, unless you ate a very large quantity, the transfer to you or your environment will be essentially nil. Maybe someone else has better information here. But you raise my natural scientific skepticism. Ted Held Research Chemist. 2011/12/5 Genevi�ve Ferry : > Dear aroiders , > > I want your opinion on depolluting plants because the aroids family is > often present (Anthurium, Pothos, Philodendron and especially > Spathyphillum). There are scientific studies about aroids? If so, which? > Or that is only a means for commercial sale? > I 'm very interested. > All the best , > > Genevi�ve Ferry > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ----- No virus found in the message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1415 / Virus Database: 2102/4076 - Release Date: 12/12/11 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: George Yao <geoyao at gmail.com> on 2011.12.30 at 18:41:24(22501) Genevieve, In case you might be interested, I just came across this book on Amazon: "How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office". This is the link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140262431/optimalwellnessc. George Yao HTML +More Metro-Manila Philippines On 12/06/11, at 1:24 AM, Genevi�ve Ferry wrote: Dear aroiders , I want your opinion on depolluting plants because the aroids family is often present (Anthurium, Pothos, Philodendron and especially Spathyphillum). There are scientific studies about aroids? If so, which? Or that is only a means for commercial sale? I 'm very interested. All the best , Genevi�ve Ferry _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --Apple-Mail-7--929066696-- --============== 22108888533550599==

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