8 Plants That Remove Airborne Contaminants

Some common indoor plants have shown to be particularly adapted to reducing airborne contaminants, such as: Household products, dry cleaned clothing, paints and thinners, furniture cleaning supplies, gasoline, building materials and even tobacco smoke.

Plants that remove contaminants(toxins):

Sources: NASA, University of Georgia, Wolverton Environmental Services, University of Technology, Sydney, Photos: Costa Farms.

1. English Ivy: - Benzene, toluene, octane, alpha-pinene and trichloro-ethylene, formaldehyde
2. Mother-in-law's Tongue - Alcohol, acetone, benzene, formaldehyde, xylene
3. Weeping Fig - Formaldehyde, ammonia, n-hexane, benzene
4. Peace Lily - Acetone - ammonia, benzene, ethyl acetate, formaldehyde, methyl alcohol, trichloroethylene, xylene, n-hexane, toluene
5. Devils Ivy - Carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, benzene
6. Flamingo Flower - Ammonia, formaldehyde, toluene, xylene, benzene
7. Janet Craig - Trichlorethylene, formaldehyde, benzene
8. Asparagus Fern - Benzene - toluene, octane, alpha-pinene and trichloroethylene