Improving the indoor air quality in your Broken Arrow home means you’ll have healthier air to breathe. This can reduce breathing problems and other respiratory symptoms that air pollutants can cause. One of the easiest ways to make the air in your home cleaner is by getting a few houseplants to help remove indoor air pollutants. Certain kinds of plants are great at removing formaldehyde, benzene, and other pollutants that get into the air in your home from wood finishes, furniture and other household objects.
Garden Mums
These colorful flowers get rid of several pollutants that can make the air in your home unhealthy, including formaldehyde, benzene, ammonia, and xylene. Mums are easy to care for, and you can move them to an outside garden when they’re done blooming.
Bamboo Palm
These plants are ideal if you have a home with higher ceilings, since they can grow to be up to 12 feet high. Bamboo plants help filter out a few pollutants that are commonly found in homes, such as benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene, providing you with improved indoor air quality.
Boston Fern
These plants do best in environments with higher levels of humidity and indirect sunlight. Boston ferns help remove xylene and formaldehyde from homes, as long as they’re kept in moist soil.
Lady Palm
Lady palms, which are easy to grow, add a touch of elegance to homes. These tree-like plants help clear the air of ammonia, which can get into your home from dyes, cleaning products, and some types of textiles.
Golden Pothos
These vines grow fast, making them ideal for indoor hanging baskets. Golden pothos, which have dark green and gold leaves, can get rid of formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide.
Wax Begonia
These vividly colored flowering houseplants, which come in pink, red or white, need plenty of sunlight. They’re known for removing benzene and toluene, an air pollutant that comes from certain kinds of adhesives and waxes.
If you need help improving the indoor air quality of your Broken Arrow home, please contact Air Assurance.
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