Sweat rate inside a full-facepiece respirator

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 881-884

  Johnson, Arthur T ^a   Scott, William H ^a   Coyne, Karen M ^a   Sahota, Manjit S ^a   Benjamin, M Benhur ^a   Rhea, Patricia L ^a   Martel, Gregory F ^a   Dooly, Cathryn R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Personal protective equipment; Perspiration; Respirators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACE MASK; HUMIDITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; VENTILATOR;

EID: 37849188702     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119791012225     Document Type: Article

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