Emissions from the Human Body
Gaseous polutants emissions from human bodies.
Some typical gaseous emissions from the human body:
- Acetaldehyde: 3.5×10-8 g/h
- Acetone: 4.8×10-7 g/h
- Ammonia: 1.6×10-5 g/h
- Carbon dioxide: 3.2×10-2 g/h
- Carbon monoxide: 1×10-5 g/h
- Hydrogen sulfide: 1.5×10-8 g/h
- Methane: 1.7×10-6 g/h
- Methanol: 6×10-9 g/h
- Toluene: 2.3×10-8 g/h
- 1 g/h = 1×10-3 kg/h = 2.2×10-3 lb/h
