Comparison of filtration efficiency and pressure drop in anti-yellow sandmasks, quarantine masks, medical masks, general masks, and handkerchiefs

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 991-1002

  Jung, Hyejung ^a   Kim, Jongbo ^a   Lee, Seungju ^b   Lee, Jinho ^b   Kim, Jooyoun ^c   Tsai, Perngjy ^d   Yoon, Chungsik ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

KFDA; NIOSH; Penetration; Respirator

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE DROP;

FILTER EFFICIENCY; FILTRATION EFFICIENCY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KFDA; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS; NIOSH; PARTICULATE RESPIRATORS; PENETRATION;

RESPIRATORS;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPEAN UNION; FILTER; FILTRATION; HEALTH AND SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESSURE DROP; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUARANTINE; SAND; WORKPLACE;

KOREA;

EID: 84897885164     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2013.06.0201     Document Type: Article

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