淨化室內空氣 選這些植物就對了！
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.
室內空氣污染對人類健康是一種常見的威脅，當我們談到淨化空氣中的有害化學物質，這五種植物比其它植物更有效。
Dracaena
香龍血樹
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（你可能已經注意到在美甲店裏的氣味就是它——在卸甲水中刺鼻的化學物質）。但是這種受歡迎的龍血樹植物，擁有像樹幹一樣的莖和關澤的葉子，在環保測試中它比其它任何植物能去除更多的有害氣體（在超過12個小時的觀察時間中，龍血樹吸收了多達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.
在五種植物的測試中，這種容易照顧的多肉植物，也被稱之爲友誼樹，幸運樹，或者發財樹-去除甲苯的效果是最好的（91%），甲苯有刺鼻的化學氣味，常被用於油漆稀釋劑中。
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%），對二甲苯（92%）和鄰二甲苯（93%）-這些化學物質存在於墨水，橡膠，粘合劑，油漆和清漆中。這種植物能適應多種生存環境。
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，彩色的室內植物（經常聯想到菠蘿！）是去除空氣中苯最好的綠植（92%），苯這種有毒氣體存在於機動車排放的尾氣和香菸中。對於淨化多種揮發性有機物它的效果也是最好，最全面的——它能有效祛除8種揮發性有機化合物中的6種，每種物質的淨化率超過80％。因此，在你的家裏或者辦公地點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.
這些頑強的小仙人掌能長出小花，在充足的陽光下長勢很好。雖然它對淨化任何一種化學物質都不是最好的，但是他依舊能超過80%的乙苯，鄰二甲苯和大約60%的苯，甲苯和二甲苯。
