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Classroom

Permanent ID: smellbook:smell:classroom · updated 2026-10-06, revision 4

Character EDITORIAL

A classroom smells papery, woody and dry, with pencils, books, wooden desks and bags blending into a familiar indoor smell.

Words: paper, woody, dry. Families: Temperature and texture, Wood, earth and stone, Animal, material and lived-in.

Met in: School.

Evidence

Scientific evidence

  • More ventilation, less classroom odour (CLM-CLASSROOM-001). D. Norbäck & K. Nordström, An experimental study on effects of increased ventilation flow on students' perception of indoor environment in computer classrooms, Indoor Air, 2008.

Cite

SmellBook. (2026). Classroom (revision 4, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:classroom. https://smellbook.com/smells/classroom

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