Chemicals found indoors and purified by the plants:
- Ammonia
- Used in cleaning products
- Contributes to respiratory issues
- Formaldehyde
- Preservative in products such as art supplies, nail polish, candles; used in building materials (plywood, fiberboard), glues, paints, vinyl flooring
- Found to cause viral infections, allergies, impaired learning, changes in behavior
- Benzene
- Industrial chemical used in plastics, glues, paints, rubbers, detergents
- Found to be irritating to the skin and eyes; respiratory tract and nervous system issues
- Trichloroethylene
- Solvent used to clean metal, used in paint removals, printing inks
- Found to have harmful effects on nervous system, respiratory system, liver, kidneys and blood.