Table 3 |
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Environmental conditions over the study period |
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| Time |
DB (°C) |
WB (°C) |
GT (°C) |
WS m.s-1 |
WBGT (°C) |
TWL W.m-2 |
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| 0800 |
37.9 (32.5–44.0) |
21.3 (19.4–24.3) |
44.8 (38.5–51.2) |
1.4 (0.4–2.0) |
26.8 (24–30.7) |
237.7 (179–284) |
| 1200 |
42.5 (40.1–48.2) |
21.8 (18.4–24.9) |
52.1 (56.5–49.2) |
1.7 (0.8–3.1) |
28.6 (26.9–30.8) |
194.8 (151–225) |
| 1400 |
44.7 (42.7–49) |
20.6 (17.3–23.2) |
51.8 (47.7–55.5) |
2.0 (1.3–4.6) |
27.8 (26.9–28.9) |
189.3 (122–240) |
| 1600 |
41.0 (32.9–46.6) |
19.0 (16.4–22.3) |
44.3 (33.9–53.1) |
2.4 (0.3–6.2) |
26.1 (24.5–27.9) |
230.6 (187–279) |
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DB = dry bulb, WB = wet bulb, GT = globe temperature (radiant heat), WS = wind speed, WBGT = Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, TWL = Thermal Work Limit Values are mean (n = 9) and range (parentheses) | ||||||
Bates and Schneider Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2008 3:21 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-3-21 |
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