Large particle penetration through N95 respirator filters and facepiece leaks with cyclic flow

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-77

  Cho, Kyungmin Jacob ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^a   McKay, Roy ^a   Shukla, Rakesh ^a   Haruta, Hiroki ^b   Sekar, Padmini ^a   Grinshpun, Sergey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Koken Ltd 7   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclic flow; Faceseal; Filter; Penetration; Protection factor; Respirator

Indexed keywords

BREATHING RATE; CYCLIC FLOW; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FILTERING FACEPIECE; FUNGAL SPORES; INSPIRATORY FLOW; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LARGE PARTICLES; PARTICLE PENETRATION; SIZE RANGES; WORKPLACE PROTECTION FACTORS;

AEROSOLS; EXPERIMENTS; FLOW PATTERNS; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

RESPIRATORS;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BREATHING RATE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; GAS MASK; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILOT STUDY;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MANIKINS; MATERIALS TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILOT PROJECTS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESPIRATORY RATE;

EID: 77249129026     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mep062     Document Type: Article

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