Love adding indoor plants to your home space? Potted plants indeed work wonders to change the feel of the room and bring about a sense of peace and calm
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But did you know that apart from using them to beautify your home, you can also use certain pants to remove air toxins and purify the air you breathe?
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There are a handful of plants that act as natural air purifiers and can help you a great deal in fighting air pollution
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Here's a list of plants that you need to look out for
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Palms are easy to grow and are the ultimate natural air purifiers. It removes formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide from the surroundings
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Peace lilies spread freshness for a longer period. They remove harmful toxins like acetone, ammonia, benzene, ethyl acetate, formaldehyde, methyl alcohol, trichloroethylene, and xylene
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Ferns can also help us deal with air pollution. It purifying the air from toluene and xylene
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Schefflera has glossy and sturdy oval leaves that almost look unreal because of their waxy shine. Their plus point is that they soak up nasty toxins like benzene, formaldehyde and toluene
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Anthuriums are not just pretty but they also make for a lovely gift because of their exotic looking blooms. Their large and dark leaves suck up ammonia, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene to purify the air