Comparative study of challenge aerosols for performance test for dust respirators

Industrial Health

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 502-507

  Myojo, Toshihiko ^a   Sugimoto, Mitsumasa ^a  

^a NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Certification; Dust respirator; Test aerosol

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERTIFICATION; CLEANING; DUST CONTROL; FILTER;

EID: 0030657655     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.35.502     Document Type: Article

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