Filter performance of N99 and N95 facepiece respirators against viruses and ultrafine particles

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-396

  Eninger, Robert M ^a   Honda, Takeshi ^a   Adhikari, Atin ^a   Heinonen Tanski, Helvi ^b   Reponen, Tiina ^a   Grinshpun, Sergey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Filter; Penetration; Respirator; Ultrafine; Virus

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BACTERIOLOGY; VIRUSES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS (BS2); FACEPIECE RESPIRATORS; FILTER PERFORMANCE; FILTERING FACEPIECE; ULTRA FINE PARTICLES; ULTRAFINE (CO);

RESPIRATORS;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; FILTER; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; MS2 VIRUS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR; VIRION;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MATERIALS TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; ULTRAFILTRATION; VIRUSES;

EID: 47249136889     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men019     Document Type: Article

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