Electrostatic respirator filter media: Filter efficiency and most penetrating particle size effects

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 609-617

  Martin, Stephen B ^a   Moyer, Ernest S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrostatic; Filter Ef. ciency; Filters; Most Penetrating Particle Size; Respirators

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; PHTHALIC ACID DIOCTYL ESTER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; FILTRATION; HUMAN; MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELECTROSTATICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 0033899868     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220050075617     Document Type: Article

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