Evaluation of microwave steam bags for the decontamination of filtering facepiece respirators

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Fisher, Edward M ^a   Williams, Jessica L ^a   Shaffer, Ronald E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE MASK; FILTER DESIGN; FILTRATION; HYDROPHILICITY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MS2 VIRUS; VENTILATOR; VIRUS INACTIVATION; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOR; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

WATER;

DECONTAMINATION; FILTRATION; MICROWAVES; STEAM; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL; WATER;

EID: 79954487342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018585     Document Type: Article

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