Plants Reduce Office Staff Sickness
Palm plants have helped cure staff at an aerospace company of headaches, nausea and itchy eyes. When a new industrial photocopier was installed at 'VT Aerospace', in Dorset staff soon became unwell.
A Landscaping firm suggested installing some palms, which are believed to remove office pollution.
After three weeks staff said their symptoms were disappearing. When the palms were removed the symptoms returned during a week of heavy photocopier use, and symptoms disappeared again within three days of the palms' return.
It is not just photocopiers that cause problems; modern offices suffer airborne pollutants from various things such as carpets, ceiling tiles and air conditioning. Research has shown that plants are effective at restoring air quality.
VT Aerospace proposals manager Sid Harding said 'we were not sure at first if the result was simply psychological, but when the plants were removed I had a headache every evening which disappeared once they came back.'
(Source Horticulture Week.)
