Rubber Plant Indoor Air Quality

Can tolerate low light conditions better than other plants its size.

Rubber plant indoor air quality.

This study has been the basis for newer studies about indoor. Forest and kim starr one plant english ivy is listed as a noxious weed in many parts of australia as outdoors it spreads easily and can kill other plants. Formaldehyde is one the main indoor air pollutant which emits largely from paints wooden polish and garage goods. Rubber plants improve air quality by converting exhaled carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen.

In 1989 nasa discovered that houseplants can absorb harmful toxins from the air especially in enclosed spaces with little air flow. It sits about 5 away from the windows. The rubber plant ficus elastica is popular for its looks but can also do its bit to help the air quality in your home or workplace. Their large leaves can absorb.

Rubber plant ficus robusta formerly known as ficus elastica main benefits. Commonly called nerve plants fittonias are low maintenance houseplants that filter toluene benzene and trichloroethylene from indoor air. Health benefits of rubber plant. Mine grows in my office in an east south exposure where a trio of windows gives it a good amount of bright natural light all day.

Formaldehyde may cause respiratory related disorders and irritation of eyes. This variety frankie has pink and green leaves while others have white and green or green and red foliage. Ferns removed more formaldehyde from the air than any other plant in a 2010 studyfrom the american society of horticultural science the. Effective at removing formaldehyde of all the ficus plants tested to date the rubber plant is the best for removing chemicals from indoor air.

Be sure yours doesn t get too much direct hot sun or it could burn. Buy now costa farms boston fern live indoor plant 28. Their large leaves can absorb. The leaves of rubber plants mainly absorb formaldehyde from the air 1.

Air including contaminants is absorbed through the rubber plant s leaves. By heidi grover while rubber plants ficus robusta are grown as easy care houseplants they also improve indoor air quality according to studies conducted by nasa.