The Best Interior Plant Air Purifiers

All interior plants filter the air, but some are better than others at ridding the air of harmful toxins. Listed below are the top air-filtering interior plants for your home.

• Peace Lily - Removes Benzene, Formaldehyde, Trichloroethylene, Xylene, Toluene, & Ammonia
• Dracaena Marginata - Removes Benzene, Formaldehyde, Trichloroethylene, Exylene, & Toluene
• Snake Plant - Removes Benzene, Formaldehyde, Trichloroethylene, Exylene, & Toluene
• English Ivy - Removes Benzene, Formaldehyde, Trichloroethylene, Exylene, & Toluene
• Anthurium - Removes Formaldehyde, Xylene, Toluene, & Ammonia
• Golden Pothos - Removes Benzene, Formaldehyde, Exylene, & Toluene
• Dracaena 'Janet Craig' - Removes Benzene, Formaldehyde, & Trichloroethylene
• Dracaena 'Warneckei' - Removes Benzene, Formaldehyde, & Trichloroethylene
• Rhapis excelsa - Removes Formaldehyde, Exylene, Toluene, & Ammonia.

 

1. 1. Spider Plant - Removes Formaldehyde, Exylene & Toluene

 

1. Boston Fern - Removes Formaldehyde, Xylene & Toluene

Benzene
One of the most widely used chemicals in the United States. Used in the making of photographic chemicals, rubber, lubricants, dyes, adhesives, coatings, paint, detergents, and pesticides. According to research half, the national exposure to benzene comes from exposure to cigarette smoke.

Formaldehyde
Is released into the air by burning wood, kerosene, or natural gas. It is also used as a preservative in some foods and as an antibacterial ingredient in cosmetics, household antiseptics, medicines, dishwashing liquids, fabric softeners, carpet cleaners, lacquers, etc... wood products.

Trichloroethylene
Used in aerosol paint, lubricating oils, vinyl flooring, laundry aids, sealants, and automotive chemicals

Xylene
Used widely as a solvent in the leather, rubber, and printing industries.

Toluene
It is used as a solvent and makes aviation gasoline, sprays and wall paints, paint thinner, medicine, dyes, detergents, fingernail polish, spot removers, lacquers, adhesives, rubber, and antifreeze.

Ammonia
It is primarily used to make fertilizer And make manufacture synthetic fibers, textiles, pulp and paper, pesticides, smelling salts, cleaning products, rocket fuel, fuel cells, and some foods and beverages.