Plante care filtreaza aerul

Sursa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_air-filtering_soil_and_plants

Filtreaza: benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene and toluene (substante toxice prezente in mobila, parchete, vopsele)

Air filtering plants

compiled by NASA as part of the NASA Clean Air Study [1], which researched ways to clean air in space stations. As well as absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen, as all plants do, these plants also eliminate significant amounts of benzene, formaldehyde and/or trichloroethylene.

Aglaonema modestum = Chinese evergreen /Alismatales / Gartenbedarf
Chamaedorea seifritzii = Bamboo palm or reed palm / Commelinidae /
Chlorophytum comosum = Spider plant /= Grünlilie / Asparagales /
Chrysanthemium morifolium = Pot Mum or Florist's Chrysanthemum / Asterales /
Dracaena deremensis 'Janet Craig' = Janet Craig dracaena / Asparagales /
Dracaena deremensis 'Warneckii' = Warneck dracaena / Asparagales /
Dracaena fragans 'Massangeana' = Cornstalk dracaena / Asparagales /
Ficus benjamina = Weeping Fig / Rosales /
Ficus elastica = Rubber Plant / Rosales /
Gerbera jamesonii = Gerbera Daisy or Barberton daisy / Asterales /
Hed /

Philodendron oxycardium, syn. Philodendron cordatum = Heartleaf philodendron / air filtering plants /Alismatales /
Philodendron domesticum = Elephant ear philodendron /Alismatales /
Philodendron bipinnatifidum, syn. Philodendron selloum = Selloum philodendron /Alismatales /
Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii' = Snake plant or mother-in-law's tongue /= Bogen-hanf
/ Asparagales /

Scindapsus aures or Epipremnum aureum = Golden pothos or Devil's ivy / Alismatales /
Spathiphyllum 'Mauna Loa' = Peace lily / Alismatales /

Most of these plants are tropical or subtropical. Due to their ability to flourish on reduced sunlight, their leaf composition allows them to photosynthesize well in household light.

The recommendation of NASA is to use 15 to 18 good-sized houseplants in six- to eight-inch diameter containers in a 1,800 square-foot house. The amount of exposed surface soil is also important, as microorganisms in the soil consume trace amounts of airborne toxins as well