TIMES BANYUWANGI, JAKARTA – Air pollution around the globe is getting worse. Not only outdoor pollution, but the polluted air also gets into indoor area, which could give bad impact to your health. However, you should not need to worry because you can reduce indoor pollution by using houseplants.

Here are six houseplants that could reduce air pollution.

1. Chrysanthemum

According to a research conducted by NASA, chrysanthemum could fight air pollution as it could absorb ammonia, benzene, formalin, and xylene found in the polluted air.

For the beginners, you’d better keep this plants outdoor until it grows flowers. Then, you can move it indoor.

2. Yellow Palm

Although this plant has a simple appearance, this plant is effective to fight air pollution. This plant could absorb formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon dioxide. That’s why, this plant is usually put indoor.

3. Spider Plants

This oxygen-producing plant is easy to grow as it could live without getting direct sunrays. Spider Plants could absorb dangerous substance in the polluted air, such as benzene, formalin, carbon monoxide, and xylene.

4. Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera could be a good air purifier as it could absorb chemical substances found in the polluted air, such as formalin and benzene.

If you want to know the level of chemical substances in your house, you can keep this plant indoor. If it has many brown patches, it means that your indoor air contains many pollutants.

5. Chinese Evergreens

This houseplant has a broad leaf with various colors. This plant is effective to absorb benzene, formalin, and trichloroethylene found in the air. This plant does not need much sunrays. Therefore, it can be put indoor.

6. Boston Fern

Boston Fern is a plant from America, Mexico, West India, and Africa. Boston Fern cannot live in hot area. Therefore, you should keep this plant in a shady place.

You can also put this plant inside a pot and put it indoor. This houseplants will absorb the pollutants in the air to purify it. As a result, you will get fresher air. (*)