3 Houseplants to Detoxify your Indoor Air
Human exposure studies show that levels of air pollutants inside your home may be 2 to 5 times higher than the pollution levels outside your home. The Clean Air Study by NASA and a TED talk by Kamal Meattle proclaim that the following three plants absorb toxic volatile organic compounds present in indoor air, besides enriching it with oxygen. The most commonly occurring VOCs are – Toluene, Formaldehyde, Xylene, Trichloroethylene and Benzene.
The infographic below illustrates how many houseplants of each variety are required per person, and what their optimal height should be.
The infographic below illustrates how many houseplants of each variety are required per person, and what their optimal height should be.
