Performance of respirator filters and surgical masks against bacterial aerosols

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1311-1329

  Wake, D ^a   Bowry, A C ^a   Crook, B ^a   Brown, R C ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; BACTERIA; RESPIRATORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

DISPOSABLE DUST MASKS; GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATION; MONODISPERSE UREA AEROSOLS; SURGICAL MASKS;

AEROSOLS;

SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA;

AEROSOL; BACTERIUM; FILTER MATERIAL; REMOVAL; RESPIRATOR;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; ELECTRICITY; FILTER; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; LABORATORY TEST; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SURGICAL MASK; VENTILATOR;

ALCALIGENES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES;

EID: 0031257518     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(97)00009-8     Document Type: Article

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