A method to determine the available UV-C dose for the decontamination of filtering facepiece respirators

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 287-295

  Fisher, E M ^a   Shaffer, R E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Decontamination; Filtering facepiece respirator; Influenza; Pandemic; UV C

Indexed keywords

RESPIRATORS;

COMPOSITE LAYER; EXPOSED TO; FACEPIECE RESPIRATORS; FILTERING FACEPIECE; FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR; FILTERING MEDIA; INFLUENZA; LOG REDUCTIONS; PANDEMIC; UV-C;

DECONTAMINATION;

BACTERIOPHAGE; DETOXIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFLUENZA; NUMERICAL MODEL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIRFLOW; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FACE MASK; MS2 COLIPHAGE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; VENTILATOR;

EID: 78650131068     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04881.x     Document Type: Article

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