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NASA’s List Of The Best Air-Filtering Houseplants

Back in the late ‘80s, NASA was looking for ways to detoxify the air
in its space stations. So it conducted a study to determine the most
effective plants for filtering the air of toxic agents and converting
carbon dioxide to oxygen. In 1989, their results were published in a
clean air study that provided a definitive list of the plants that are
most effective at cleaning indoor air. The report also suggested having
at least one plant per every hundred square feet of home or office
space.

What’s in our air?

Trichloroethylene – Found in printing inks, paints,
lacquers, varnishes, adhesives, and paint removers. Symptoms associated
with short-term exposure include: excitement, dizziness, headache,
nausea, and vomiting followed by drowsiness and coma.

Formaldehyde – Found in paper bags, waxed papers,
facial tissues, paper towels, plywood paneling, and synthetic fabrics.
Symptoms associated with short-term exposure include: irritation to
nose, mouth and throat, and in severe cases, swelling of the larynx and
lungs.

Benzene – Used to make plastics, resins, lubricants,
detergents, and drugs. Also found in tobacco smoke, glue, and furniture
wax. Symptoms associated with short-term exposure include: irritation
to eyes, drowsiness, dizziness, headache, increase in heart rate,
headaches, confusion and in some cases can result in unconsciousness.

Xylene – Found in rubber, leather, tobacco smoke,
and vehicle exhaust. Symptoms associated with short-term exposure
include: irritation to mouth and throat, dizziness, headache, confusion,
heart problems, liver and kidney damage and coma.

Ammonia – Found in window cleaners, floor waxes,
smelling salts, and fertilizers. Symptoms associated with short-term
exposure include: eye irritation, coughing, sore throat.

via: https://www.good.is/slideshows/nasa-gets-terrestrial?utm_source=gr1&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=1