Physiological Responses of African Laborers at Various Saturated Air Temperatures, Wind Velocities and Rates of Energy Expenditure
- 1 December 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in Journal of Applied Physiology
- Vol. 5 (6) , 290-298
- https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1952.5.6.290
Abstract
In mild conditions, 86[degree]F saturated air temp. and below, body temp. levels of acclimatized African men depend solely upon rate of work and are uninfluenced by environmental factors such as wind velocity. Above 86[degree]_90[degree]F, environmental factors are operative and body temp. level rises progressively per unit increase in environmental temp. Wind velocity also exerts a significant effect. Acclimatized non-European African laborers were better adapted to hot, humid conditions than were Europeans examined under conditions of comparable heat stress severity in Britain. The much smaller sweat rate of Africans, is especially noteworthy.Keywords
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