Cooling Interventions Among Agricultural Workers: A Pilot Study.

Roxana C ChicasNezahualcoyotl XiuhtecutliLisa ElonMadeleine K ScammellKyle SteenlandVicki HertzbergLinda McCauley

Published in: Workplace health & safety (2020)

This is the first field-based study to examine cooling intervention among agricultural workers in the United States using biomonitoring equipment. This study found that using a bandana while working in a hot agricultural environment has the potential to be protective against exceeding the recommended Tc38 threshold.

Keyphrases

human health
heavy metals
climate change
risk assessment
randomized controlled trial