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Even though strong emphasis has been placed on problems associated with the environment, very little attention has been given to the study of bioeffluents, pollutants produced by man's biological processes that exist as gases and vapors.

This paper investigates the production of bioeffluents in a 434 seat auditorium, examining the types of compounds found in bioeffluents, the amount of individual compounds, its production during normal lectures, its production during examinations (a stress condition), sex differentiation, and rate of bioeffluent production.

Citation: ASHRAE Transactions, Volume 81, Part 1, Atlantic City, NJ