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The 18 Best Plants to Purify the Air (According to NASA!)

A good option to improve air quality at home naturally is with purifying plants. See what they are!

By Yeska Coelho

Updated at Jun 16, 2021, 2:08 PM - Submitted at Jun 16, 2021, 3:00 PM

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Juliana Colodeti, MCA Studio (Divulgação/)

plants purify environments
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It's no secret that the air quality in big cities isn't the best – and can even be harmful to your health. Not only on the streets, but also in our homes and offices, we are exposed to impurities in the air with inevitable constancy – after all, urban pollution is everywhere. Despite this, there are ways to alleviate the situation and plants that purify the air are perhaps the best of them.

What NASA says


plants purify the air
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The research came as a response to a phenomenon that became known as "sick building syndrome" which, at the end of the 20th century, represented diseases arising from poor air circulation and lack of filtration inside buildings. The study took two years to complete. As a result, it was found that some species are capable of naturally filtering the air and removing organic pollutants present in it, such as benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene. In total, 18 species of plants were identified that purify the air in environments. See what they are in the gallery!
philodendron seloum, lace tree philodendron

01/18 - Filodendro (Divulgação)

aloe vera

02/18 - Aloe Vera (Divulgação)

florist's chrysanthemum

03/18 - Chrysanthemums (Divulgação)

Bamboo Palm

04/18 - Bamboo Areca Palm (Divulgação)

English Ivy (Hedera Helix)

05/18 - English Ivy (Hedera helix) (Divulgação)

janet craig

06/18 - Compact Dracaena (Divulgação)

Devil's Ivy Pothos Plant

07/18 - Devil's Ivy (Pothos) (Divulgação)

Weeping Fig

08/18 - Weeping Fig (Divulgação)

red-edged dracaena, marginata

09/18 - Dracaena Marginata (Madagascar Dragon Tree) (Divulgação)

banana

10/18 - Banana tree (Divulgação)

Chinese Perennial

11/18 - Chinese Perennial Plant (Divulgação)

heartleaf philodendron

12/18 - Heart Leaf (Divulgação)

dracaena cornstalk

13/18 - Dracaena potted corn (Divulgação)

gerbera daisy

14/18 - Gerbera Daisy (Divulgação)

Snake Plant

15/18 - Snake Plant (Divulgação)

Elephant ear

16/18 - Elephant Ear (Divulgação)

peace lily

17/18 - Peace Lily (Divulgação)

warneckii

18/18 - Dracaena Warneckii (Divulgação)

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