NOTE: This gives the sodium requirement, not the sodium chloride (MW 58.34 g) requirement.
Environmental temperature range: 10 to 36°C mean wet bulb glove temperature (WBGT)
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Kcal per Day
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Work Level
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1,800
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sedentary
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2,770
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light
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3,450
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light to moderate
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4,430
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moderate
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5,640
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hard
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sodium requirement in grams per day at sedentary work levels =
= (0.00225 * ((temperature in °C)^2)) - (0.0021 * (temperature)) + 1.149
sodium requirement in grams per day at light work levels =
= (0.004486 * ((temperature in °C)^2)) + (0.00237 * (temperature)) + 1.182
sodium requirement in grams per day at light to moderate work levels =
= (0.005607 * ((temperature in °C)^2)) - (0.01272 * (temperature)) + 1.87
sodium requirement in grams per day at moderate work levels =
= (0.007029 * ((temperature in °C)^2)) - (0.03446 * (temperature)) + 2.925
sodium requirement in grams per day at hard work levels =
= (0.009171 * ((temperature in °C)^2)) - (0.07037 * (temperature)) + 4.267
