Natural Air Purifiers…Lets fight air pollution in green way
As the winter is setting in and we all are getting in festival moods, we have also started to feel the pinch of polluted air, more severe for friends in North India. Do we all are not wanting to get out of choked air to celebrate the Festivals with lot of joy and happiness, but the choices are not available all the time due to various exigencies, so should we accept this noise and air pollution as our fate. Not trying should not be our choice. To reduce such pollution, on individual efforts, we all can add some plants in our balcony which shower on us the uncountable benefits as natural air purifier plants but also the rejuvenating aura they form around us.
An interesting project ” NASA Clean Air Study” to research ways to clean the air in space stations was done by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in association with the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA). Its results suggested that, in addition to absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen through photosynthesis, certain common indoor plants may also provide a natural way of removing volatile organic pollutants (benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene were tested).
The study further suggested that efficient air cleaning is accomplished with at least one plant per 100 square feet (9.3 m2) of space, but was conducted under sealed space station conditions and research conducted since has shown mixed results in the home or office.
So based our own experience, the details of some green natural air purifier plants (with their common name) are being sharing, which you would love to grow in your balconies.
Money Plant (Epipremnum aureum)
A money plant is one of the most common household plants. As their name goes, the money plants are very beneficial in many purposes like it helps in purifying air, showering good health, relieving stress as well as for improvement in sleeping disorders. Money plants are succulents and very good anti radiator. It also cuts away the harmful radiations from electronic devices, so can be kept indoors also. Growing them is just easy, get a well grown branch of the plant, put it in some water bottle or soil pot in good shade area and with very little watering effort, enjoy see them growing in just few days.
Areica Palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens)
The plant is very easy to grow, can be easilypropagated through dividing the mature grown plants and easy to maintain.
They require normal sunshine and moderate watering as per climate outside.
Peace Lillies are adaptable with minimal maintenance household plant. They don’t need much water and not so much sun light. Although it doesn’t belong to Lilly family it belongs to Arecaceae family. They also give whitish flower once they mature, so just peaceful bliss.
Peace Lilly contains oxalate so it’s harmful to pets like cats and dogs so keep it at such place where children and pets can’t reach.
Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica)
Rubber plant is not so domestic but now it is trend to grow it in balcony garden. Although it needs much patience.
Rubber plants can remove airborne toxins and fight tropical diseases and parasites.
From studies it’s proven that it cleans formaldehyde which comes from cleaning supplies and furnitures.
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