There are many air purifying plants that can be used to improve the quality of air in our homes and offices. They do this by effectively absorbing dangerous toxins in the air leaving it very clean thus helping to curtail on the indoor air pollution.
Air pollution in urban areas is very high and continues to rise each passing day. The influx is mainly due to the combustion of fossil fuels in automobiles, industrialization effluent, and chemical sprays from aerosols and fumes.
Major air pollutants are carbon monoxide, methane, sulfur dioxide, ozone, and nitrogen oxides. These pollutants constitute the major chlorofluorocarbons that contribute to the overall greenhouse effect which results in global warming.
Air pollutants are very harmful to our health and cause a number of health-related issues majorly respiratory ones like emphysema. They also cause cancer and aggravate allergic conditions asthma.
Where the roads are muddy, moving vehicles also raise dust which can carry pathogens for diseases and viruses like influenza. The dust also causes breathing problems by clogging the mucus in the respiratory tract.
We also use a lot of chemicals in our daily lives; in paint, cleaning chemicals, detergents. They contain harmful chemicals like ammonia, formalin, benzene, nitrogen dioxide, trichloro ethylene, and sulfur dioxide.
That being said, indoor air pollution is now very inevitable in urban areas. We can reduce it by living an eco-sustainable green lifestyle e.g using renewable clean energy like solar, urban farming, electricity, or having nature live with us.
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9 best air purifying plants you need to have in your living space today.
There are a lot of air purifying plants that you’ve probably never heard of or you may have some in your backyard or compound and you didn’t know their use.
Think of having one as having a natural beautiful air conditioner in your living or working space that’s consuming zero power yet providing you with an endless supply of clean fresh air.
The plants create a very beautiful healthy atmosphere for you to live in while you enjoying doing what you love each passing day.
NASA also did outstanding research on air-purifying plants in their clean air study and the results proved that their benefits are very spectacular.
Apart from cleaning the air, these plants provide us with oxygen during the day which we need for respiration and body metabolism
On top of that, they are very cheap and associated with beauty, tranquility, and serenity when installed in homes and workplaces.
its high time you really got one.
The 9 best air purifying plants that can clean the atmosphere in your living space.
The list is a compilation of the best indoor air cleaning plants. The plants are very common so you can get one at the nearest plant seller.
It is very easy to care for them as well; just random watering and changing the soil every 2 months. They thrive well in shade and artificial light which makes them the best candidates for growing indoors.
They eliminate major toxins from the air indoors leaving it fresh namely; ammonia, formalin, toluene, xylene, and trichloroethylene.
1. Snake plant
Its botanical name is; Sansevieria laurentii.
2. Peace lily
Botanical name: Spathiphyllum
3. English ivy
Botanical name: Hedera helix
4. Dracaena
Most used varieties of dracaena are warneck (Dracaena deremensis warneckii) and red-edged dracaena (Dracaena marginata). They are beautiful and help eliminate xylene, formalin and trichloroethane.
5. Spider plants
Botanical name: Chlorophytum comosum
These are also called air plants. They can be grown in pots and watered thrice a week. They help eliminate formalin and xylene.
6. Aloe Vera
Botanical name: Aloe barbadensis
This has many health benefits but it also helps absorb pollutants like formalin and benzene from the air. It can be grown in containers but it requires a well-lit place to do well.
7. Chinese evergreen.
Botanical name: Aglaonema Modestum
This beautiful plant removes most toxins
8. Rubber plant (Ficus elastica)
Botanical name: Ficus elastica
9. Bamboo palm
Botanical name: Chamaedorea seifrizi
We need air to breathe. Our body needs oxygen for respiration and metabolic processes which carry life. which is why we need to breathe clean pollutant free air.
Plants are very important to the survival of all ecosystems on earth humans as well. To live healthy, well and long, we need to harness their power and we can do so only if they exist with us.
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