Are house plants a (literally) green solution to one of the major challenges to improving indoor air quality in modern construction and architecture?  For decades, people have been concerned about the indoor air quality in tightly sealed buildings.  Paradoxically, those buildings that are most energy efficient, may have the highest problems of indoor air toxicity. [...]

The American Lung Association recently released a series of tips on how to mitigate the effects of air pollution on sleeping children http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=3474147.  This is a particularly important practice for the still-growing respiratory systems young children possess. 
The air in our homes contains contaminants ranging from dust mites to the dander of our more lovable [...]

According to two recent public service announcements from the Environmental Protection Agency found here:   http://www.epa.gov/radon/video/rooftops_psa.mpeg and here http://www.epa.gov/radon/video/people_eng_30.mpg, radon is a silent, but potentially deadly invader of too many homes.  Detecting and fixing a radon problem, however, is easier than you may think.
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 Radon is the second leading cause [...]