@article{ref1,
title="New and old indices for evaluating heat stress in an indoor environment: some considerations. Comment on Kownacki, L.; Gao, C.; Kuklane, K.; Wierzbicka, A. Heat stress in indoor environments of Scandinavian urban areas: a literature review. <i>Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health</i> 2019, 16 (4), 560. doi:10.3390/ijerph16040560",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2019",
author="Chirico, Francesco and Magnavita, Nicola",
volume="16",
number="8",
pages="e16081444-e16081444",
abstract="In their review, Kownacki et al. showed some practical and easy to use workplace heat indices that are useful for indoor environments, namely the &quot;Wet Bulb Globe Temperature&quot; (WBGT), the &quot;Predicted Heat Strain&quot; (PHS) model, the &quot;Thermal Work Limit&quot; (TWL), the &quot;Equivalent Temperature&quot; (ET) and the thermal comfort index &quot;PMV/PPD&quot;. In this letter, the authors explain why the modified PMV/PPD method together with the indices combining temperature with humidity, such as the &quot;Humidex Index&quot; and the &quot;Heat Index&quot;, could be a more feasible and useful tool for evaluating potential thermal stress in indoor environments for both the occupational and general population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph16081444",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081444"
}