Effect of exhaled moisture on breathing resistance of N95 filtering facepiece respirators

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 671-677

  Roberge, Raymond J ^a   Bayer, Emily ^a   Powell, Jeffrey B ^b   Coca, Aitor ^a   Roberge, Marc R ^a   Benson, Stacey M ^b  

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

^b EG&G   (United States)

Author keywords

breathing resistance; filtering facepiece respirators; moisture; N95; respiratory protective equipment

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BREATHING RESISTANCE; FILTERING FACEPIECE; MOISTURE RETENTION; N95; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

MOISTURE;

RESPIRATORS;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EXHALATION; EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; GAS MASK; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INHALATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARTICLE SIZE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TIDAL VOLUME; TIME; UNITED STATES; WATER VAPOR;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; EXHALATION; FILTRATION; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INHALATION; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MANIKINS; MATERIALS TESTING; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; STEAM; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; TIDAL VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955900463     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq042     Document Type: Article

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