Performance of an N95 filtering facepiece particulate respirator and a surgical mask during human breathing: Two pathways for particle penetration

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 593-603

  Grinshpun, Sergey A ^a   Haruta, Hiroki ^a,b   Eninger, Robert M ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^a   McKay, Roy T ^a   Lee, Shu An ^a,c  

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

^b Koken Ltd   (Japan)

^c FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Breathing; Leakage; Penetration; Respirator; Surgical mask

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXERCISE; EXPOSURE; FACIES; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SURGICAL MASK; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 68549107764     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620903120086     Document Type: Article

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