Heat exposure limits for young unacclimatized males and females at low and high humidity

• Published in: Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene Vol. 19; no. 7; pp. 415 - 424
• Main Authors: Wolf, S. Tony, Bernard, Thomas E., Kenney, W. Larry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 03.07.2022; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: Balancing; Body Temperature; Body Temperature Regulation; Environmental chambers; Exposure limits; Female; Females; Heat; Heat balance; Heat stress; Heat Stress Disorders; Heat tolerance; Heat-Shock Response; Hot Temperature; Humans; Humidity; Male; Males; Metabolic rate; Metabolism; Occupational exposure; Occupational health; Sex; sex differences; Test chambers; thermoregulation; Vapor pressure; Water vapor; wet-bulb globe temperature; Young Adult; heat stress; Heat balance; wet-bulb globe temperature; thermoregulation; sex differences

Little is known about the separate and combined influences of humidity conditions, sex, and aerobic fitness on heat tolerance in unacclimatized males and females. The purpose of the current study was to describe heat tolerance, in terms of critical WBGT (WBGT crit ), in unacclimatized young males an...