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Health, safety and the environment

	Introduction
1.	Safe working practices
2.	Chemicals
3.	Hazardous plants
4.	Stability and anchorage
5.	Recycling and reuse of materials
6.	The environmental impact of interior landscaping
7.	The environmental benefits of interior landscaping
8.	Green architecture
9.	Quiz

Quick Links

Link to Rentokil Initial's corporate website for more information the company's health, safety and environmental policies and management systems.

BREEAM - the Building Research Establishment's environmental assessment method web site.

Green Building Council of Australia - learn about 'Green Star' ratings for offices.

Green Building Information Centre of Canada - sustainable buildings in Canada

USGBC LEED web site - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system.

Click here to get safety data sheets for Rentokil Initial products.

Click here if you would like more information on our on-site seminars (UK only at present).

Health, safety and the environment

Further reading on the environmental benefits of plants in buildings

“Environmental engineering benefits of plants”, Costa P. and James R.W., Workplace Comfort forum, London, UK, 1995.

“Plant/soil capacities to remove harmful substances from polluted indoor air”, Wood R.A., Burchett M.D., Orwell R.A., Tarran J and Torpy F., Reducing Health Complaints at Work symposium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2002.

“Interior landscape plants for indoor air pollution abatement”, Wolverton B.C., NASA, 1989.

“By the year 2000, will office planting provide clean air in our buildings?”, Wolverton B.C., BALI seminar: The Future of Office planting, London, UK, 1992.

“Plants and soil microorganisms: removal of formaldehyde, xylene and ammonia from the indoor environment”, Wolverton B.C. and Wolverton J.D., Journal of the Mississippi academy of sciences, Vol 38, No 2, pp 11-15, 1993.

“Eco-friendly House Plants”, Wolverton B.C., ISBN 0 297 834843, London, UK, 1996.

“The contribution of plants for carbon dioxide removal from indoor air”, Raza S.H., Shylaja G., Murthy M.S.R. and Bhagyalakshmi O., Environment International, Vol 17 pp 343-347, 1991.

“Plant life forms in thermal regulation and self-purification of urban housing environments” Raza S.H., Indoor Environment 4:58-61, 1995.

“Quantifying the intangible”, Lohr V., Interior Landscape, August 1992.
23. “The effects of plants on the environment in offices”, Coltman G., MSc thesis submitted at Reading University, UK, 1994.

“Particulate matter accumulation on horizontal surfaces in interiors: influence of foliage plants”, Lohr V. and Pearson-Mims C.H., Washington State University, USA, 1995.

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