List of air-purifying plants
The first list of air purifying plants was compiled by NASA as part of the NASA Clean Air Study. This investigated how the air in space stations could be cleaned. In addition to the production of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide inherent in all plants , some plants also remove benzene , formaldehyde and trichlorethylene to a significant extent . Such lists can also be found in BC Wolverton's book and another publication. In these, the focus is on removing certain chemicals from the air.
Most of the plants come from tropical or subtropical areas. They can cope with little sunlight and also thrive indoors.
The outdated NASA study has been contrasted by a study since November 2019 that refutes the practical use of the plants listed in this list, according to which between ten and one thousand plants per square meter (depending on the degree of pollution, room size, etc.) are required to have an air-purifying effect achieve.
plants
| Plant, primarily removes: |
Benzene (NASA) |
Formaldehyde (NASA) (Wolverton) |
Trichlorethylene (NASA) |
Xylenes and toluene |
ammonia | toxic or edible? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarf Date Palm ( Phoenix roebelenii ) | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | non-toxic to cats |
| Golden fruit palm ( Dypsis lutescens ) | No | No | No | Yes | No | non-toxic to cats |
| Kentia palm ( Howea ) | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | non-toxic to cats |
| Nephrolepis exaltata ( Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis') | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | non-toxic to cats |
| Nephrolepis obliterata ( Nephrolepis obliterata ) | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | non-toxic to cats |
| Common ivy ( Hedera helix ) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | toxic to cats |
| Liriope spicata ( Liriope spicata ) | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | non-toxic to cats |
| Green lily ( Chlorophytum comosum ) | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | non-toxic to cats |
| Efeutute ( Epipremnum aureum ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | toxic to children and pets |
| Spathiphyllum ( Spathiphyllum 'Mauna Loa') | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | toxic to cats and dogs |
| Anthurium andraeanum ( Anthurium andraeanum ) | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | toxic |
| Aglaonema modestum ( Aglaonema modestum ) | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | toxic to cats |
| Chamaedorea seifrizii ( Chamaedorea seifrizii ) | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | non-toxic to cats |
| Rhapis excelsa ( Rhapis excelsa ) | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | non-toxic to cats |
| Sansevieria trifasciata ( Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii') | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | toxic to cats and dogs |
| Philodendron cordatum ( Philodendron cordatum ) | No | Yes | No | No | No | toxic to cats |
|
Philodendron bipinnatifidum ( Philodendron bipinnatifidum ) |
No | Yes | No | No | No | toxic to cats |
| Philodendron domesticum ( Philodendron domesticum ) | No | Yes | No | No | No | toxic to cats |
| Edged dragon tree ( Dracaena reflexa ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | toxic to cats and dogs |
| Edged dragon tree ( Dracaena marginata ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | toxic to cats and dogs |
| Dracaena fragrans ( Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana') | No | Yes | No | No | No | toxic to cats |
| Weeping fig ( Ficus benjamina ) | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | toxic to dogs, cats and horses |
| Gerbera jamesonii ( Gerbera jamesonii ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | non-toxic to cats |
| Garden chrysanthemum ( Chrysanthemum morifolium ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | toxic to dogs, cats and horses |
| Rubber tree ( Ficus elastica ) | No | Yes | No | No | No | toxic to cats |
| Dendrobium ( Dendrobium spp.) | No | No | No | Yes | No | non-toxic to cats |
| Dieffenbachia ( Dieffenbachia spp.) | No | No | No | Yes | No | causes inflammation in children and animals if chewed or swallowed |
| Homalomena wallisii ( Homalomena wallisii ) | No | No | No | Yes | No | unknown |
| Phalaenopsis ( Phalaenopsis spp.) | No | No | No | Yes | No | non-toxic to cats |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Pottorff, L .: Plants "Clean" Air Inside Our Homes. Colorado State University & Denver County Extension Master Gardener. 2010.
- ↑ Wolverton, BC, et al. (1984): Foliage plants for removing indoor air pollutants from energy-efficient homes. Economic Botany 38 (2), 224-28.
- ↑ Wolverton, BC, et al .: A study of interior landscape plants for indoor air pollution abatement: an interim report. NASA. July, 1989.
- ↑ a b c Wolverton, BC (1996): How to Grow Fresh Air . New York: Penguin Books.
- ↑ a b c Wolverton, BC and JD Wolverton. (1993): Plants and soil microorganisms: removal of formaldehyde, xylene, and ammonia from the indoor environment. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 38 (2), 11-15.
- ↑ Bryan E. Cummings, Michael S. Waring et al .: Potted plants do not improve indoor air quality: a review and analysis of reported VOC removal efficiencies. Website of nature magazine . Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Toxic and non-toxic plants. Pet Care. ASPCA.
- ↑ Air purification through indoor plants. Retrieved August 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Schrock, D .: 24 of the easiest houseplants you can grow. Better Homes and Gardens.
- ^ Notes on poisoning: Anthurium andraeanum . ( Memento from November 5, 2013 on the Internet Archive ) Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System. Government of Canada.
- ↑ a b Wolverton, BC, et al .: Interior landscape plants for indoor air pollution abatement: final report. ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. NASA. September, 1989. pp 11-12.
- ↑ Golden Birds Nest. Pet Care. ASPCA.
- ↑ Red-Marginated Dracaena. Pet Care. ASPCA.
- ^ American Society for Horticultural Science. Indoor plants can reduce formaldehyde levels. ScienceDaily. February 20, 2009. Quote: "… Complete plants removed approximately 80% of the formaldehyde within 4 hours. Control chambers pumped with the same amount of formaldehyde, but not containing any plant parts, decreased by 7.3% during the day and 6 , 9% overnight within 5 hours ... "In reference to: Kim, JK, et al. (2008): Efficiency of volatile formaldehyde removal by indoor plants: contribution of aerial plant parts versus the root zone. Horticultural Science 133: 479-627.
- ↑ Fig. Pet Care. ASPCA.
- ↑ Chrysanthemum. Pet Care. ASPCA.
- ↑ Boyle, JS, et al .: Plant Poisoning, Caladium , Dieffenbachia , and Philodendron . Medscape. 2011.
- ↑ Dieffenbachia . Pet Care. ASPCA.
