Textile Protection and Comfort Center
Wilson College of Textiles
Works Published in 2021
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2021 article
Identifying factors that contribute to structural firefighter heat strain in North America
Barker, R., Fang, X., Deaton, S., DenHartog, E., Gao, H., Tutterow, R., & Schmid, M. (2021, November 11). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS, Vol. 9.
author keywords: firefighters' heat strain; North America; survey; thermal environments; personal protective equipment; turnout gear; work load; time distribution
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 23, 2021
2021 article
Effects of environmental temperature and humidity on evaporative heat loss through firefighter suit materials made with semi-permeable and microporous moisture barriers
Gao, H., Deaton, A. S., Fang, X., Watson, K., DenHartog, E. A., & Barker, R. (2021, July 22). TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL, Vol. 7.
author keywords: Moisture barrier; evaporative resistance; heat stress; firefighter; protective clothing
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 16, 2021
2021 journal article
Effects of firefighting hood design, laundering and doffing on smoke protection, heat stress, and wearability
Ergonomics, 1, 1–25.
author keywords: Personal protective equipment; firefighting; chemical exposures; heat stress; wearability
Source: ORCID
Added: January 12, 2021
2021 journal article
Headspace sampling-gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer as a screening method to thermally extract fireground contaminants from retired firefighting turnout jackets
FIRE AND MATERIALS, 45(3), 415–428.
author keywords: contaminants; firefighting; gas-chromatography; headspace sampling; off-gassing; PAHs; phenols; phthalates
onlinelibrary.wiley.com (publisher PDF)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 10, 2020
