Indoor air pollution is a common threat to human health, the new study looked at five common house plants and found that when it comes to removing harmful chemicals from the air, those five plants are better than others.
室內(nèi)空氣污染對(duì)人類健康是一種常見(jiàn)的威脅，當(dāng)我們談到凈化空氣中的有害化學(xué)物質(zhì)，這五種植物比其它植物更有效。

Dracaena
香龍血樹(shù)

All five plants did a good job removing acetone (you’ve probably noticed its smell in nail salons—the pungent chemical is present in nail polish remover). But the popular Dracaena plant, with its trunk-like stems and shiny leaves, took in more of the gas than any other greenery tested (94% over the 12-hour study period).
五種植物都能起到去除甲醛的作用（你可能已經(jīng)注意到在美甲店里的氣味就是它——在卸甲水中刺鼻的化學(xué)物質(zhì)）。但是這種受歡迎的龍血樹(shù)植物，擁有像樹(shù)干一樣的莖和關(guān)澤的葉子，在環(huán)保測(cè)試中它比其它任何植物能去除更多的有害氣體（在超過(guò)12個(gè)小時(shí)的觀察時(shí)間中，龍血樹(shù)吸收了多達(dá)94%的丙酮）。

Jade plant
翡翠木

Out of the five plants tested, this easy-to-care-for succulent—also known as a friendship tree, lucky plant, or money tree—was the best at removing toluene (91%), a strong-smelling chemical often associated with paint thinners.
在五種植物的測(cè)試中，這種容易照顧的多肉植物，也被稱之為友誼樹(shù)，幸運(yùn)樹(shù)，或者發(fā)財(cái)樹(shù)-去除甲苯的效果是最好的（91%），甲苯有刺鼻的化學(xué)氣味，常被用于油漆稀釋劑中。

Spider plant
吊蘭

The spider plant ranked first for removing ethylbenzene (62%), p-Xylenes (92%), and o-Xylene (93%)—chemicals that are found in inks, rubbers, adhesives, paints, and varnishes. This plant is adaptable to many environments.
吊蘭清除乙苯排名第一（62%），對(duì)二甲苯（92%）和鄰二甲苯（93%）-這些化學(xué)物質(zhì)存在于墨水，橡膠，粘合劑，油漆和清漆中。這種植物能適應(yīng)多種生存環(huán)境。

Bromeliad
鳳梨花

This spiky, colorful house plant (it’s related to the pineapple!) was best at removing benzene (92%), a toxic gas present in motor vehicle exhaust and cigarette smoke. It was also the most effective, overall, at removing multiple VOCs—taking up more than 80% of six out of the eight chemicals studied. For this reason, it could be a good plant to have sitting around in the household or workplace.
這種鐮刀狀，彩色的室內(nèi)植物（經(jīng)常聯(lián)想到菠蘿?。┦侨コ諝庵斜阶詈玫木G植（92%），苯這種有毒氣體存在于機(jī)動(dòng)車(chē)排放的尾氣和香煙中。對(duì)于凈化多種揮發(fā)性有機(jī)物它的效果也是最好，最全面的——它能有效祛除8種揮發(fā)性有機(jī)化合物中的6種，每種物質(zhì)的凈化率超過(guò)80％。因此，在你的家里或者辦公地點(diǎn)擺上一盆鳳梨花是最好的選擇。

Caribbean Tree Cactus
仙人掌

These hardy cacti produce tiny flowers and grow well with lots of sunlight. While it was not the best at removing any one chemical, it did still remove more than 80% of ethylbenzene, p-Xylenes, and acetone, and about 60% of benzene, toluene, and o-Xylene.
這些頑強(qiáng)的小仙人掌能長(zhǎng)出小花，在充足的陽(yáng)光下長(zhǎng)勢(shì)很好。雖然它對(duì)凈化任何一種化學(xué)物質(zhì)都不是最好的，但是他依舊能超過(guò)80%的乙苯，鄰二甲苯和大約60%的苯，甲苯和二甲苯。

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