Comparison of nanoparticle filtration performance of NIOSH-approved and CE-marked particulate filtering facepiece respirators

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-128

  Rengasamy, Samy ^a   Eimer, Benjamin C ^b   Shaffer, Ronald E ^a  

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

^b EGandG Technical Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Filtration; Monodisperse aerosol; NaCl particles; Nanoparticle; Particle penetration; Respirator; Silver particles

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PARTICLES; CERTIFICATION TESTS; ELECTRET FILTERS; ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES; FILTERING FACEPIECE; FILTRATION CHARACTERISTICS; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; ISO-PROPANOLS; MASS MEDIAN DIAMETERS; MONODISPERSE AEROSOL; MONODISPERSE AEROSOLS; NACL PARTICLES; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS; PARTICLE PENETRATION; PENETRATION LEVEL; POLYDISPERSE AEROSOLS; POLYDISPERSES; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; SILVER PARTICLES; TEST METHOD; TEST PROTOCOLS; PARTICULATE RESPIRATORS; PENETRATING PARTICLE SIZES;

AIR FILTERS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DISPLAY DEVICES; ELECTROSTATICS; FILTRATION; NANOPARTICLES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYDISPERSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; RESPIRATORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; SILVER;

SILVER; RESPIRATORS;

2 PROPANOL; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ELECTRICITY; FLOW RATE; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NANOFILTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; VENTILATOR; AIR POLLUTANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; EVALUATION; FILTRATION; GAS MASK; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SILVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65349113045     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men086     Document Type: Article

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