Here is a list prepared by NASA with plants that purify the air and also help keep the environment cooler.
In times when Sao Paulo is elected the most polluted city in the world and the smoke from fires criminals from the Amazon, the Cerrado and the Pantanal are invading even the most distant cities of the country, one way to overcome the heat and pollution is to bring plants that purify the air nearby and indoors.
This is because the presence of plants indoors and outdoors can have a significant effect on the temperature and coolness of a home, as well as significantly cleaning up pollution and improving air quality.
Therefore, here is a list of 14 plants that purify the air and can bring much more well-being and health to you and your family.
4 reasons to have plants in your home
In addition to purifying the air, houseplants bring many other benefits to your space. Look at the main ones:
- Temperature reduction: Plants release water vapor through a process called evapotranspiration. Therefore, this process can reduce the air temperature around the plants, creating a feeling of freshness. In this way the plants can reduce the air temperature by up to 5-15°C, depending on the amount of vegetation and climatic conditions.
- Shading: Large plants, such as trees, can provide significant shade, reducing the temperature in outdoor areas and decreasing the heat load on your home’s walls and windows. Therefore, it can lead to a reduction in the internal temperature of the house.
- Thermal insulation: Climbing plants or shrubs growing along exterior walls can act as an insulating barrier, helping to keep homes cooler during the heat of summer and warmer during winter.
- Improve air quality: The presence of air-purifying plants can improve air quality and humidity, making the indoor environment much cooler and more comfortable.
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NASA study reinforces the benefits
In the late 1980s, the American space agency, NASA, conducted a study to determine which plants would be most effective at filtering pollution.
In addition to absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen during photosynthesis, some plants have the ability to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other toxins from indoor air.
The result published in 1989 can still be very useful today for choosing which plants to place in the home.
14 plants that purify the air to have in your home
The champion in toxin purification is Spider plant. But here is a list prepared by NASA with plants that purify the air and help keep the environment free from pollutants and harmful substances. Then, check out photos of all of them in the video.
- Dwarf date palm (Phoenix roebelenii)
- American fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)
- Kimberly Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata)
- Chlorophytum OR spider plant (Chlorophytum comososum)
- bar-dining room (Modest aglaonema)
- Garden palm (Dypsis lutescens)
- Figueira-Benjamin (Ficus benjamina)
- constrictor buoy (Epipremnum aureum)
- Anthurium (Anthurium andreanum)
- lady palma (Rhapis excelsa)
- Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii)
- Dracena (Dracena fragrans)
- Ivy (Helix ivy)
- The sword of Saint George (Sansevieria trifasciata)
With the appropriate choice of plants that purify the air it is possible not only to freshen the rooms, but also to contribute to improving the quality of the air and well-being in the home.
My house is a real forest on the 26th floor in the middle of the gray jungle of São Paulo.
- My room has ferns, St. George’s sword and palm tree.
- My bathroom has ferns and orchids.
- There are boa constrictors on the stairs, above the refrigerator.
- Also there are many other plants and fruit trees.
In this sense, in addition to the well-being and freshness that plants bring me, they also keep me connected to nature and protect me energetically, leaving the energy in the house always light.
So I invite you: try it!
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