Review of chamber design requirements for testing of personal protective clothing ensembles

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 562-571

  Gao, Pengfei ^a   King, William P ^b   Shaffer, Ronald ^a  

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

^b EG&G   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol exposure; Chamber design requirement; Chemical vapor exposure; Human exposure chamber; Man in simulant test (MIST); Protective clothing ensemble

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CORN OIL; FLUORIDE; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFUR;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; VAPOR;

EID: 34447136797     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701448416     Document Type: Review

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