Air filtering plants

 

compiled by NASA as part of the NASA Clean Air Study, which researched ways to clean air in space stations. As well as absorbing Carb-diox. and releasing oxygen, as all plants do, these plants also absorb significant amounts of benzene, formaldehyde and/or trichloroethylene.

 

Aglaonema modestum = Chinese evergreen Alismatales Gartenbedarf

Chamaedorea seifritzii = Bamboo palm or reed palm Commelinidae

Chlorophytum comosum = Spider plant/= Grünlilie Asparagales

Chrysanthemium morifolium = Pot Mum or Florist's Chrysanthemum Asterales

Dracaena deremensis 'Janet Craig' = Janet Craig dracaena Asparagales

Dracaena deremensis 'Warneckii' = Warneck dracaena Asparagales

Dracaena fragans 'Massangeana' = Cornstalk dracaena Asparagales

Ficus benjamina = Weeping Fig Rosales

Ficus elastica = Rubber Plant Rosales

Gerbera jamesonii = Gerbera Daisy or Barberton daisy  Asterales

Hed.

Philodendron oxycardium = Philodendron cordatum = Heartleaf philodendron Alismatales

Philodendron domesticum = Elephant ear philodendron Alismatales

Philodendron bipinnatifidum = Philodendron selloum = Selloum philodendron Alismatales

Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii' = Snake plant or mother-in-law's tongue = Bogen-hanfAsparagales

Scindapsus aures or Epipremnum aureum = Golden pothos or Devil's ivy Alismatales

Spathiphyllum 'Mauna Loa' = Peace lily Alismatales

 

Most of these plants are tropical or subtropical. Due to their ability to flourish on reduced sunlight, their leaf composition allows them to photosynthesize well in household light.

 

The recommendation of NASA is to use 15 to 18 good-sized houseplants in six- to eight-inch diameter containers in a 1.800 square-foot house. The amount of exposed surface soil is also important, as microorganisms in the soil consume trace amounts of airborne toxins as well

 

 

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