In an effort to develop protective clothing that offered improved heat dissipation characteristics to pesticide applicators, the thermal responses were collected from 54 male subjects wearing two prototypes and a typical clothing ensemble. The performance of three designs and three fabrics with known chemical protective characteristics was determined in a controlled laboratory, simulating a hot environment. Analysis of physiological and perceptual data revealed that one protective fabric offered a similar thermal comfort level as chambray, a fabric growers often wear for pesticide application, which is an ineffective barrier to pesticide penetration.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Ashrae, ThermalEnvironmental Conditions for Human Occupancy, ASHRAE Standard 55-74, TheAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., New York, 1974.
2.
Branson, D.A., Ayers, G., and Henry, M.Effectiveness of Selected Work Fabrics as Barriers to Pesticide Penetration , in "Performance of Protective Clothing, ASTM STP 900," R. L. Barker and G. C. Colletta, Eds., ASTM, Philadelphia, Pa. (in press).
3.
Burton, A.C. , Human Colorimetry II, The Average Temperature of the Tissues of the Body, J. Nutrition9, 261-280 (1935).
4.
Davis, J.E., Freed, V.H., Enox, H.F., Barquet, A., Morgade, C., and Canauskas, J.X., Minimizing Occupational Exposure to Pesticide S: Epidemiological Overview , Residue Rev.75, 7-20 (1980).
5.
Hansen, J.D. , Schneider, A., Olive , B.M., and Bates, J.J., Personal Safety and Foliage Residue in an Orchard Spray Program Using Azinphosmethyl and Captan , Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.7, 63-71 (1978).
6.
Henry, M.S., Users' Perceptions of Attributes of Functional Apparel, Masters thesis , Michigan State University, 1980.
7.
Kahn, E., Worker Reentry Safety, V: Reentry Intervals as Health Standards, Residue Rev.62, 35-40 (1976).
8.
Orlando, J., Branson, D., Ayers, G., and Leavitt, R., ThePenetration of Formulated Guthion® Spray Through Selected Fabrics, J. Environ. Sci. Health5, 617-628 (1981).
9.
Orlando, J., Branson, D., and Henry, M., Development and Evaluation of Protective Apparel for Pesticide Applicators , "Determination and Assessment of Pesticide Exposure," Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1984, pp. 53-66.
10.
Rohles, F.H. , Millikin, G.M., and Kristic, I., The Effect of Cyclical Temperature Fluctuations on Thermal Comfort, report no. 79-01, Manhattan, Kansas State University Institute for Environmental Research, 1979.
11.
Rohles, F.H. , and Milliken, G.A., A Scaling Procedure for Environmental Research, presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, Rochester, New York, 1981.
12.
Taylor, J.R. , Selhorst, J.B., Houff , S.A., and Martinez , A.J., Chlordecone Intoxication in Man, Neurology28, 626-630 (1978).
