Sweat Effects

90%

Approximate amount of time people spend indoors

Person exercising emits as many chemicals as five resting people

Additional airborne compounds created from sweat-produced amino acids and bleach products

Unique compounds directly emitted from people exercising in gyms

Unique compounds originating from personal care products released by people exercising

78%

of deodorant applied in the morning evaporates from the body by noon

Published: March 18, 2021

Human sweat and bleach cleaners mix to create new airborne chemicals in gyms. A CU study from Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) says this could affect air quality.

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