The Andrea Air Purifier brings together plants and the innovation of man to accelerate nature’s natural ability to clean air in order to detoxify the atmosphere inside your home. This gadget is able to clean the air in your home 1,000 times better than a normal houseplant.
Together with French designer Mathieu Lehanneur, Harvard professor David Edwards has created a home air purification system that takes advantage of plants’ own internal, natural filtration. Fans inside the Andrea move air through the leaves, roots, and soil; though the roots are capable of capturing more toxins than either the leaves or soil. Once the hair has been pulled from the air, it is pushed through the system and out through a vent on the side.
Early tests shoed the system reduced the formaldehyde concentration in a room by nearly 80% in one hour. The system works with any houseplant; though there are some plants that are better filtration agents than others. Peace lilies, spider plants, and aloe vera are particularly effective.
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