Respiratory protection against airborne nanoparticles: A review

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1661-1672

  Shaffer, Ronald E ^a   Rengasamy, Samy ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aerosols; EHS; Filtration; Nanoparticle; Occupational safety and health; Respirator; Respiratory protection

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE NANOPARTICLES; EHS; FILTER MEDIA; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; FILTRATION THEORY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESEARCH NEEDS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTION; SAFETY PROFESSIONALS; WORKPLACE PROTECTION FACTORS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; NANOPARTICLES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; POROUS MATERIALS; RESEARCH; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

RESPIRATORS;

NANOPARTICLE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; FILTRATION; GAS MASK; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VENTILATOR; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70349751647     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9649-3     Document Type: Review

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