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Top Ten Air-Filtering Plants
By Dr. Alan Greene
 
  • A NASA study found that the following indoor plants were most effective in removing formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide from the air:1
  • Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifritzii)

  • Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema modestmu)

  • English ivy (Hedera helix)

  • Gerbera daisy (Gerbera jamesonii)

  • Janet Craig (Dracaena)

  • Marginata (Dracaena marginata)

  • Mass cane/corn plant (Dracaena massangeana)
  • Mother-in-law’s tongue (Sansevieria laurentii)

  • Pot mum (Chrysantheium morifolium)

  • Peace lily (Spathiphyllum “Mauna Loa”)

 
REFERENCES :
1.Wolverton, B. C., Johnson, A., and Bounds, K. Interior Landscape Plants for Indoor Air Pollution Abatement. National Aeronautics and Space Administration report, Sept. 1989. (Available from the John C. Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000.)
 
 
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