Project Aquarius 6. Heat load from exertion, weather, and fire in men suppressing wildland fires

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-131

  Budd, G M ^a   Brotherhood, J R ^a   Hendrie, A L ^a   Jeffery, S E ^a   Beasley, F A ^a   Costin, B P ^a   Zhien, Wu ^a   Baker, M M ^a   Cheney, N P ^b   Dawson, M P ^c  

^a National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Country Fire Serv of S Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Effects of fire; Heat exchanges; Local climate; Protective clothing; Radiant heat flux; Sweat evaporation; Sweat loss; Water requirements; Wildfire suppression; Work behaviour; Work environment

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUS;

EID: 3042994256     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9970119     Document Type: Article

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30. PA2. Brotherhood, J.R., G.M. Budd, A.L. Hendrie, S.E. Jeffery, F.A. Beasley, B.P. Costin, Wu Zhien, M.M. Baker, N.P. Cheney and M.P. Dawson. 1997. Project Aquarius. 2. Limitations of maximum oxygen uptake for predicting the strains of building fireline with a rakehoe. International Journal of Wildland Fire 7(2):77-85.
31. PA3. Brotherhood, J.R., G.M. Budd, A.L. Hendrie, S.E. Jeffery, F.A. Beasley, B.P. Costin, Wu Zhien, M.M. Baker, N.P. Cheney and M.P. Dawson. 1997. Project Aquarius. 3. Effects of work rate on the productivity, energy expenditure, and physiological responses of men building fireline with arakehoe in dry eucalypt forest. International Journal of Wildland Fire 7(2):87-98.
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33. PA5. Budd, G.M., J.R. Brotherhood, A.L. Hendrie, S.E. Jeffery, F.A. Beasley, B.P. Costin, Wu Zhien, M.M. Baker, N.P. Cheney and M.P. Dawson. 1997. Project Aquarius. 5. Activity distribution, energy expenditure, and productivity of men suppressing free-running wildland fires with hand tools. International Journal of Wildland Fire 7(2):105-118.
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