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Any houseplant will help reduce indoor air pollution. but some are morę effective than others. The list of plants varies from expert to expert, but most commonly recommended are:

Ivy plants

To offset the benzene from your gas hob. keep an ivy plant in your kitchen. Chrysanthemum flowers

These will help to absorb TCE from new paint. and benzene from new plastics and the formaldehyde from new furniture, cabinets. shelves and carpets.

Spider plants and corn plants

These absorb formaldehyde from new papen computers. books, card-board. and furniture.

Azaleas

Azaleas help improve the air quality of homes containing new foam fumi-ture. foam backed carpet or foam insulation.

Spider plants, ivy, and dracaenas

These absorb fumes from oils, gasoline and carbon monoxide.

I Other powerful air-filtering plants are Chinese evergreens. golden pothos,

I gerbera daisies. bamboo palms, dieffenbachias, and peace lilies.