Minneapolis Says Planting a Snake Plant Will Clean Your Home’s Air. It Won’t.

Bryan Cummings, PhD, a research scientist in the College of Engineering, was quoted in an Aug. 1 Minneapolis Star-Tribune story on Minneapolis' climate plan, which offers immediate steps for people to take to help cut pollution, including the erroneous claim that house plants can improve household air quality.  Cummings' research with Michael Waring, PhD, a professor in the College, was also mentioned in the article.

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