How to grow fresh air | Kamal Meattle
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Researcher Kamal Meattle describes how an arrangement of three common houseplants placed in specific spots can measurably clean the air in a home or office. It is a short TED talk based on his work in a plant-filled building.
Why HN recommends it: HN commenters cite it in threads about indoor air quality, CO2 and houseplants as a cheap, low-tech approach.
“There is also a Ted talk about taking this to an extreme, which does seem to anecdotally work” Read on HN ↗