[Histonet] the not-yet-mentioned benefit of plants in the lab

[Merced M Leiker]

Hahaha...if you can create them with filters for sucking out the 
formaldehyde and xylene fumes...!

--On Monday, October 26, 2009 3:59 PM +0000 "Edwards, R.E." 
<ree3 <@t> leicester.ac.uk> wrote:

> Or how about non-allergenic  silk flowers or  plastic bonsai trees, they
> always look the  real thing after a   glass  of red or two...............
>
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> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Merced M
> Leiker Sent: 26 October 2009 15:49
> To: Cheryl; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] the not-yet-mentioned benefit of plants in the lab
>
> So there seem to be 2 trains of thought Histoland regarding plants in the
> lab:
>
> 1. Plants are GOOD for both physical and psychological health
> 2. Plants are BAD because they spread fungus and bacteria and allergens.
>
> Soooo....why not include plants that are the least allergenic while
> taking  measures to limit the contamination they (may) cause?
>
> Just a thought...I love my spider plants and philodendrons...
>
> Regards,
> Merced
>
> --On Friday, October 23, 2009 8:12 PM -0700 Cheryl <tkngflght <@t> yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I just read of the plant drama for the lab getting a CAP Phase 1 ding. 
>> There was a study done ages and ages ago and certain plants IMPROVE the
>> air quality in chemically contaminated environments. (If you have any
>> measure of our solvents in the air-your air is contaminated even if it
>> is an allowable level.) Live plants also increase the amount of
>> available oxygen is closed spaces.    
>> We used to keep a BUNCH of spider plants--one of the most beneficial
>> species--in our lab for this reason alone.  We also noticed they were
>> quite pretty.  I can only speculate that higher oxygen levels, lower
>> chemical presence and a visually relaxing environment would contribute
>> far more than an occasional bug might detract.  
>> Just my two cents (sense?), common as they may be.
>>  
>> Cheryl
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> Merced M Leiker
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Merced M Leiker
Research Technician II
Cardiovascular Medicine
348 Biomedical Research Building
State University of New York at Buffalo
3435 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14214  USA
leiker <@t> buffalo.edu
716-829-6118 (Ph)
716-829-2665 (Fx)

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