The amount of air we take in one breath is called Tidal Volume
(TV). For a new born infant it is approx. 50 ml and can be as
low as 20 ml for a premature baby.
TV for an
average adult is between 550 - 700 ml.
At rest adults have about
20 breaths per minute (BPM).
When people work, or exercise, or they are under stress, the
rate goes up.
0.7 l TV x 20 BPM x 60 min x 24 hours = 20,160 l air enter into
person's lungs.