18 Houseplants Help Purify Your Home Air
NASA Guide
Houseplants
It won' t surprise you to hear that the majority of people spend the bulk of their time indoors, whether
it' s at home or working in an office environment. As such, its important to ensure that air quality is of
a high standard, something that regular houseplants can help achieve Back in 1989, NASA conducted a
Clean Air Study in association with Associated landscape Contractors of America, in an effort to find
the most effective common indoor plants for filtering harmful toxins and pollutants from the air.
Their results have stood the test of time, and the most effective air filtering plants can be found below.
WHAT' S IN OUR AIR?
FORMALDEHYDE BENZENE XYLENE AMMONIA
Found in printing inks, Found in paper bags, Used to make plastics, Found in printing, Found in window
paints, lacquers, waxed papers, facial resins, synthetic fibres, rubber, leather ind paint cleaners, flexor waxes,
varnishes, adhesives and tissues, paper towels, rubber lubricants, dyes, industries, tobacco smoke smelling salts and
paint remover/ stripper. table napkins, particle detergents, drugs and and vehicle exhausts. fertilizers.
board, plywood panelling, pesticides. can also be
and synthetic fabrics. found in tobacco smoke,
vehicle exhausts, glue,
paint and furniture wax.
WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS ON HUMANS?
Like most chemicals, the adverse health effects you may encounter depend on several factors, including the
amount to which you are exposed, the way you are exposed, the duration of exposure and the form ofthe
chemical. Below are common symptoms associated with each toxic agent.
XYLENE
symptoms associated with short term Symptoms assyria d with short term
exposure include excitement, dizziness, incl"? i
headache, mm aud vomiting and throat, dizziness, headache,
X, followed by drowsiness and mm confusion, heart problems, liver ind
union to mouth
kidney damage and com
r:' 's, FORMALDEHYDE
CV symptoms associated with short term :MI: I):: I: mmd with short term
exposure include irritation to nose, pup _ d _ _ T
t swelling ofthe larynx and lungs, coughing m sore roar.
BENZENE
Symptoms associated with short term P LEAS E N OTE
exposure include irritation to eyes,
drowsiness, dizziness, increase in heart
rate, headaches, confusion and in some
cases uh result in unconsciousness.
Several ofthose plants are known to be toxic to cats, dogs
and other pets, “you are a pet owner, please do check the
toxicity oilpants before introducing them lolnue home.
AIR FILTERING PLANT
DWARF DATE PALM BOSTON FERN KIMBERLEY SPIDER PLANT CHINESE
Phoenix QUEEN FERN EVERGREEN
obliterate modesty's
tta
BAMBOO PALM WEEPING FIG DEVIL' S IVY FLAMINGO LILY
WWII“ Ficus eureur Loopt spelta
ow; sru, Csid) seep sri/ i/ ily/ iii),
BREADLOAF WARBURTON CORNSTALK ENGLISH IVY IRRIGATED
LADY PALM DAISY Hetero helix SNAKE PLANT
Realis more Gerhard
REDNECKED PEACE LILY FLORISTS
CHRYSANTHEMUM
margarita 'Munitio on Chrysanthemum
com
Houseplants
It won' t surprise you to hear that the majority of people spend the bulk of their time indoors, whether
it' s at home or working in an office environment. As such, its important to ensure that air quality is of
a high standard, something that regular houseplants can help achieve Back in 1989, NASA conducted a
Clean Air Study in association with Associated landscape Contractors of America, in an effort to find
the most effective common indoor plants for filtering harmful toxins and pollutants from the air.
Their results have stood the test of time, and the most effective air filtering plants can be found below.
WHAT' S IN OUR AIR?
FORMALDEHYDE BENZENE XYLENE AMMONIA
Found in printing inks, Found in paper bags, Used to make plastics, Found in printing, Found in window
paints, lacquers, waxed papers, facial resins, synthetic fibres, rubber, leather ind paint cleaners, flexor waxes,
varnishes, adhesives and tissues, paper towels, rubber lubricants, dyes, industries, tobacco smoke smelling salts and
paint remover/ stripper. table napkins, particle detergents, drugs and and vehicle exhausts. fertilizers.
board, plywood panelling, pesticides. can also be
and synthetic fabrics. found in tobacco smoke,
vehicle exhausts, glue,
paint and furniture wax.
WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS ON HUMANS?
Like most chemicals, the adverse health effects you may encounter depend on several factors, including the
amount to which you are exposed, the way you are exposed, the duration of exposure and the form ofthe
chemical. Below are common symptoms associated with each toxic agent.
XYLENE
symptoms associated with short term Symptoms assyria d with short term
exposure include excitement, dizziness, incl"? i
headache, mm aud vomiting and throat, dizziness, headache,
X, followed by drowsiness and mm confusion, heart problems, liver ind
union to mouth
kidney damage and com
r:' 's, FORMALDEHYDE
CV symptoms associated with short term :MI: I):: I: mmd with short term
exposure include irritation to nose, pup _ d _ _ T
t swelling ofthe larynx and lungs, coughing m sore roar.
BENZENE
Symptoms associated with short term P LEAS E N OTE
exposure include irritation to eyes,
drowsiness, dizziness, increase in heart
rate, headaches, confusion and in some
cases uh result in unconsciousness.
Several ofthose plants are known to be toxic to cats, dogs
and other pets, “you are a pet owner, please do check the
toxicity oilpants before introducing them lolnue home.
AIR FILTERING PLANT
DWARF DATE PALM BOSTON FERN KIMBERLEY SPIDER PLANT CHINESE
Phoenix QUEEN FERN EVERGREEN
obliterate modesty's
tta
BAMBOO PALM WEEPING FIG DEVIL' S IVY FLAMINGO LILY
WWII“ Ficus eureur Loopt spelta
ow; sru, Csid) seep sri/ i/ ily/ iii),
BREADLOAF WARBURTON CORNSTALK ENGLISH IVY IRRIGATED
LADY PALM DAISY Hetero helix SNAKE PLANT
Realis more Gerhard
REDNECKED PEACE LILY FLORISTS
CHRYSANTHEMUM
margarita 'Munitio on Chrysanthemum
com
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