rcn@hou2d.UUCP (R.C.Newberry) (09/12/85)
Formaldihyde is an out-gas (gas by-product) of indoor building materials. On the TODAY show (Sept 12th) a NASA researcher stated that some houseplants will remove this indoor pollutant. The best plant was the spider plant. For an average house 10-15 plants are sufficient. Other plants mentioned were the wandering jew, philedendron and the peace plant. Luckily, these are some of the easiest plants to grow indoors. The reasearch over the last 4 years cost $63000. Next to nothing compared to the space programs! -- Rosemarie Newberry AT&T-BL, Middletown, NJ 201-949-9104 {ihnp4!hou2d!rcn}