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and C and active sweating is not required. The sharp rise in heat escape 1J evaporation above this point reflects the onset of active sweating, which is call for because R and C no longer compensate for M. Below 80 F. storage is negatifl and the magnitude of heat depletion increases as the environment becomes.pr| gressively cooler. In contrast, heat storage does not increase significantly abdi zero in warm environments, owing to the beneficial effects of sweating-:A
evaporation. For the resting man in light clothing, environmental temperaturff of 80 to 85 F. are thus seen to constitute a zone of thermal neutrality wh$l conditions are not too hot or too cold. The individual has to exert no specif]
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A. EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE SCALE AND COMFORT ZONE
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faliuntease jn air velocity will offset a rise in air temperature. Extreme JS^HSciChH'be compensated by lowering the air temperature. A considerable
rn`ajr temperature can be tolerated if the relative- humidity is low.
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