Abstract
In conventional mining operations, the need to control air temperatures and humidities arises primarily because of the relatively narrow range of climatic conditions within which the unprotected human body can operate efficiently. In some areas of underground repositories or where remotely controlled equipment is in use, a different spectrum of atmospheric criteria may be allowed or even required. However, in this chapter, we shall concentrate on the effects of climatic variations on the human body, and alternative means of quantifying the ability of a given environment to maintain an acceptable balance between metabolic heat generation and body cooling.
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McPherson, M.J. (1993). Physiological reactions to climatic conditions. In: Subsurface Ventilation and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1550-6_17
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