Workplace field testing of the pressure drop of particulate respirators using welding fumes

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 948-958

  Cho, Hyun Woo ^a   Yoon, Chung Sik ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

filter layer; fume; particulate respirator; pressure drop; respirator testing; welding; workplace field testing

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS; AUTOMATIC FILTERS; FIELD TEST; FIELD TESTING; FILTER LAYER; GRAVIMETRIC METHODS; HEALTH REGULATIONS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MASS CONCENTRATION; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SECOND LAYER; SIMILAR PATTERN; THREE MODELS; WELDING FUMES;

AEROSOLS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON STEEL; FUMES; PRESSURE DROP; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WELDING; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

RESPIRATORS;

AIR FILTER; ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; GAS MASK; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WELDING; WORKPLACE;

AIR FILTERS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; WELDING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84867791438     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes015     Document Type: Article

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