N95-companion measurement of Cout/Cin Ratios for Two N95 filtering facepiece respirators and one surgical mask

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 527-532

  Rengasamy, Samy ^a   Eimer, Benjamin C ^b  

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

^b URS   (United States)

Author keywords

Face seal leakage; Filter penetration; N95 filtering facepiece respirator; N95 Companion; Surgical mask

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; GAS MASK; MASK; MATERIALS TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; STANDARD;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MASKS; MATERIALS TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 84884492452     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2013.818224     Document Type: Article

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