Appendix I 
Page A I- 95 
For cages: 9,10,1 1,12 
Desired temperature: 24+-1.5 °C Desired humidity: 75-80 percent 
Day 
Average 
RH 
( percent) 
Room 
RH 
(percent) 
Actual T 
(°C) 
Room T 
<°C) 
Actual 1 
(g/kg) 
Room 2 
(g/kg) 
Airflow 3 
(1/min) 
Dried 
airflow 4 
(l/min) 
Mice wt 
(g) 
1 
70.91 
38.29 
22.95 
18.56 
12.50 
4.75 
4.95 
1.09 
415.9 
2 
80.86 
37.58 
23.29 
19.48 
14.75 
5.00 
4.95 
1.41 
420.6 
3 
78.90 
35.39 
25.07 
21.28 
16.00 
5.50 
4.93 
0.71 
424.9 
4 
74.99 
36.42 
23.70 
20.78 
14.00 
5.25 
5.07 
1.00 
433.0 
5 
78.41 
40.29 
24.76 
20.78 
15.25 
6.50 
5.02 
1.07 
441.2 
6 
76.71 
35.65 
24.55 
18.56 
15.00 
4.75 
5.03 
0.67 
448.8 
7 
72.75 
42.37 
23.79 
19.48 
13.50 
6.00 
6.03 
1.27 
449.3 
8 
75.97 
41.29 
23.68 
20.82 
14.00 
6.25 
7.69 
1.82 
453.4 
9 
75.10 
31.62 
22.40 
20.81 
12.75 
4.75 
9.21 
0.93 
460.2 
10 
75.45 
43.04 
22.85 
20.62 
13.50 
6.75 
9.09 
1.77 
465.2 
1 . Humidity ratio ( w) grams moisture per kilogram dry air for calorimeter 
2. Humidity ratio (w) grams moisture per kilogram dry air for chamber 
3. Total measured fresh air exchange rate 
4. Portion of fresh air that pass through a column of desiccant 
Water Production Data for Test 2 
For cages: 1,2, 3, 4 
Desired temperature: 24+-1.5 °C Desired humidity: 30-35 percent 
Day 
Water from air in 
(g/hr/lOOg bw) 
Water from air 
out 
(g/hr/lOOg bw) 
Water from 
drierite 
(g/hr/lOOg bw) 
Water added 
(g/hr/100 bw) 
Total water 
(g/hr/lOOg bw) 
1 
2.63E-01 
9.08E-01 
3.84E-01 
- 
1.03E+00 
2 
3.21E-01 
7.90E-01 
6.28E-01 
- 
1.10E+00 
3 
3.20E-01 
8.14E-01 
3.79E-01 
- 
8.73E-01 
4 
3.52E-01 
8.60E-01 
3.52E-01 
- 
8.60E-01 
5 
4.35E-01 
8.41E-01 
3.87E-01 
- 
7.93E-01 
6 
2.61E-01 
7.84E-01 
3.76E-01 
- 
8.99E-01 
7 
4.93E-01 
9.05E-01 
2.36E-01 
- 
6.48E-01 
8 
5.85E-01 
9.09E-01 
4.16E-01 
- 
7.40E-01 
9 
4.85E-01 
1.14E+00 
2.97E-01 
- 
9.49E-01 
10 
8.21E-01 
1.05E+00 
3.48E-01 
- 
5.78E-01 
