NASA Recommends – Top 10 Plants That Clean Your Home Air
We spend most of our day indoors. Our homes and work areas are full of pollutants that release gas, dust and vapor, such as furniture, room fragrances, scented candles, plastics, synthetic carpets and curtains, and cleaning materials.
Some plants included in the "Clean Air Study", which was prepared by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) in 1989 and is considered the most comprehensive and accurate to date, proved to be effective in cleaning chemicals in the air such as formaldehyde, benzene, trichloroethylene, and xylene.
NASA recommends having at least 1 potted plant in every 10 square meters of space. So, which plants should we have according to this study? Let's examine these 10 most preferred plants together.
Clean Your Home Air with These Plants
Sansevieria Trifasciata
Sansevieria Trifasciata is a succulent and also one of the most durable indoor plants. It adapts to both shade and sun and is resistant to drought. It should be kept in large numbers in homes and offices with ventilation problems.
It is a durable ornamental plant that is easy to care for and adapts to insufficient sunlight and irregular watering. It cleans the air by absorbing the poisonous formaldehyde gas released from new items in closed spaces.
It is a decorative and elegant indoor plant that requires a large and airy place indoors. It cleans the air by absorbing xylene and toluene gases. The more leaves or seedlings there are, the more effective its ability to humidify the air will be.
Although it is considered an indoor ornamental plant, it can also be grown as a garden plant in places where there is no long-term frost in winter. It grows perfectly in places that receive intense sunlight.
It is a potted plant with fragrant leaves that grows in the form of a small bush. It usually flowers in October and November. It has an air purifying feature in indoor spaces where there is sufficient light and continuous air flow. It eliminates harmful substances such as ammonia, benzene, formaldehyde, xylene in the air.
Love ladder, which removes formaldehyde and xylene from the air, is a type of flowerless plant. It grows very quickly in humid and hot places. It has the ability to adapt to both sun and shade.
The Chinese evergreen plant, which requires high levels of humidity, likes shade and semi-shade areas. It cleans formaldehyde and benzene from the air.
It is a long-lived plant with climbing and creeping properties. This plant, which is very easy to care for, is effective against xylene, formaldehyde and benzene.
The Chlorophytum, which is quite durable and can be grown in any environment, cleans formaldehyde, xylene and carbon monoxide from the air.
It is frequently preferred as a decorative plant in interior spaces with its shiny leaves and white elegant flowers. It is also very effective in cleaning benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene and ammonia from the air.???????
