Comparison of a military chemical suit and an industrial usage vapor barrier suit across two thermal environments

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 646-649

  Reneau, Paul D ^a   Bishop, Phillip A ^a   Ashley, Candi D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Protective clothing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; GAS MASK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; WALKING;

EID: 0030758325     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119791012432     Document Type: Article

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