Maximum sustainable work rate for five protective clothing ensembles with respect to moisture vapor transmission rate and air permeability

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 80-86

  Gonzalez, Nancy W ^a   Bernard, Thomas E ^a   Carroll, Nora L ^b   Bryner, Michael A ^b   Zeigler, James P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat stress; MVTR; Permeability; Protective clothing

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FIRE; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; PERMEABILITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THEORETICAL MODEL; VOLATILIZATION;

ADULT; AIR MOVEMENTS; EXERCISE TEST; FIRES; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERMEABILITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; VOLATILIZATION; WATER;

EID: 33645454729     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620500498133     Document Type: Article

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