Look around you. The veneer of your desk. A box of tissues. The paneling on your wall. The carpet under your feet. You are surrounded by common, unavoidable sources of noxious gases. Gases that can cause headaces, nausea and long-term illness. Add it up. These symptoms account for an alarming percentage of employee sick days and worse.

Your work area could be polluted by any of hundreds of indoor chemicals. The most common-the most dangerous-are carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and benzene. Even humans themselves emit "bioeflluents" which are potentially harmful to others in closed, energy-efficient environments.

Plants to the rescue. It takes only two medium-sized plants per 100 square feet to improve air quality. That's about two plants for the average-size office. We can recommend the number and types of plants that will work best--and look spectacular, too--in your office or commerical spaces.

FACTStudies show that commonly used indoor flowering plants can reduce

FACTAn EPA study pinpointed more than 350 volatile gases inside Washington D.C. nursing home.

FACTIn tests with both formaldehyde and benzene in small spaces, the philodendron cut atmospheric toxin levels by more than 87% in 24 hours.

FACTEPA research suggests one type of throat cancer caused by formasldehyde is the result of indoor pollution.

FACTAccording to the American Lung Association, the quality of some indoor air is far worse than some "polluted" outdoor levels.