Performance of Protective Clothing: Issues and Priorities for the 21st Century. Seventh volume

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Cherilyn N. Nelson, Norman W. Henry
ASTM International, 2000 - Technology & Engineering - 583 pages

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Contents

New Heat Protective Garments with Phase Change Material
3
Methods for Determining the Thermodynamic Character of Sun Protective Clothing and UVProtective Chemical Treatments for Clothing
14
Measuring the Thermal Energy Stored in Firefighter Protective Clothing
33
Simulate Field Spraying Conditions and Its Use in Comparing the Barrier Resistance of Fabrics to Liquid Sprays of Atrazine in Capillary and Pressure...
45
ANSIISEA Draft 103 A Modern Success Story for ASTM
62
Testing the Cut and Puncture Resistance of Firefighter Safety Shoes
74
Comfort and Barrier Effectiveness of Microporous Films and Laminates
87
Revising the Definition of Satisfactory Performance for Chemical Protection for Agricultural Workers
102
Effects of Abrasion on Liquid Barrier Properties of Selected Nonwoven Fabrics
282
The Relationship Between Porosity and Barrier Effectiveness of Some Shell Fabrics Used In Protective Apparel
297
Comparative Thermal Insulative Performance of Reinforced Knee Areas of Firefighter Protective Clothing
312
Trichlorethylene Vapor Adsorption by Nonwovens that Contain Activated Carbon
329
A Field Study
342
Reduction of Terbufos and Tefluthrin Contamination in Glove Materials by Laundering
354
History of Chemical Permeation Test Cells
365
Volumetric and Swelling Techniques for Studying the Permeation of Protective Gloves to Solvents
377

Development of Methods to Evaluate the Useful Lifetime of Firefighters Protective Clothing
117
Preliminary Studies with Aerosolized Crystalline Silica Particles
130
Assessments of the Barrier Effectiveness of Protective Clothing Fabrics to Aerosols of Chrysotile Asbestos Fibers
141
Protective Textile Particulate Penetration Screening
155
Investigation of a New Hand Function Test Aimed at Discriminating Multilayer Glove Dexterity
162
A Comparison of ASTM F 1670 and F 1819 Standards for Measuring the Barrier Properties of Protective Clothing Using Synthetic Blood
180
Polyurethane Membranes for Surgical Gown Applications
190
Manikin Testing of Protective Clothing A Survey
201
Assessment of Radiant Heat Protection of Firefighters Jackets with a Manikin
212
Predicting the Impact of a Design Change From Modern to Modified Modern Firefighting Uniforms on Burn Injuries Using Manikin Fire Tests
224
Static and Dynamic Insulation Values for Cold Weather Protective Clothing
233
Retention of Aspergillus Niger Spores on Textiles
249
Pesticide Residue Distribution on Protective Clothing Fabrics as Determined by SEM Micrographs and Their Image Analyses
269
A Study of Geometry Effects on Testing Single Layer Fabrics for Thermal Protection
393
Sensitive Procedures for Determining the Permeation Resistance of Chlorinated Polyethylene Against Liquid Propellants
408
Liquid Penetration Pressures for Fabrics Tested in Compression
423
II Static Mechanical Properties
437
Effects of Fiber Content and Surfactant Concentration
464
Predictive Capability of Total Heat Loss Test
479
The Transport Properties of Multilayer Fabric Systems
504
Performance in a Mild Environment
519
Performance in a Warm Environment
535
Evaluation of Standard and Prototype Protective Garments for Wildland Firefighters
546
A Review of Industry Research
557
Author Index
577
Subject Index
579

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