NASA Has Compiled A List Of The Best Air-Cleaning Plants For Your Home
Houseplants are awesome indoor air cleaners, but some of them are more effective than others at filtering out pollutants and toxic chemicals in the air. This infographic highlights the best air-filtering plants, according to a NASA study. NASA researchers set out to find the best ways to clean the air in space stations. Their Clean Air study found the plants below are effective at removing benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene, xylene, and ammonia from the air—chemicals that have been linked to health effects like headaches and eye irritation.
More info: NASA (h/t: lifehacker, mymodernmet)
More Inspiring Stories
Meet Selk'bag, The Wearable Sleeping Bag
The Story In Pictures Of The Giant Hughes H-4 Hercules Made Entirely Of Wood In 1945-1947
Iraqis Deal with Electricity Shortage with Generators, Improvised Wiring
Fantastic Chromatic Typewriter
Collider Exhibition at the Science Museum in London
Engineer Grandfather Turns His Backyard Into An Amusement Park For His Grandkids
The Making of a Windfarm
Photographer Roland Miller Has Created Fascinating Photos Of NASA's Abandoned Launch Sites
Necono The Cat Digital Camera
"Harmony Of The Seas" - The World's Largest Cruise Ship
Mercedes-Benz Unveils Scale-Covered Concept Car Inspired By Avatar Movie
Richard Branson and US Officials Dedicate Space Terminal
China Prepares to Launch Its First Space Laboratory Module Tiangong-1
This Awesome Vending Machine Offers Short Stories And Poems Instead Of Snacks
This Smog Vacuum Cleaner Turns Carbon Particles Into Jewelry
Electroluminescent Tree by Ian Hobson
Old Apple Products Turned Iinto Plants
College Seniors Invent AI Helmet To Help The Visually Impaired See
40-Foot Studebaker President: The World's Biggest Passenger Car
This Cheap Shot 130 Crossbow Will Protect You From The Zombie Apocalypse
'One by One'. Craft meets Mass Production.
Inside China's Trash Park Where Bentleys And Mercedes Worths Millions Are Abandoned By Their Rich Owners
World's First Lab-Grown Burger Tested in London
Motor Coach and Yacht! Terra Wind's Luxurious Amphibious Vehicle