The effects of particle charge on the performance of a filtering facepiece

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 227-233

  Chen, Chih Chieh ^a   Huang, Sheng Hsiu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air purifying devices; Electret filter; Filtering facepieces; Particle charge; Respirators

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; FILTER; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0031970003     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119891010488     Document Type: Article

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