AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 381-386, June 2009

Evaluation of the filtration performance of 21 N95 filtering face piece respirators after prolonged storage

  • Dennis J. Viscusi, BS

      Affiliations

    • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Mike Bergman, MS

      Affiliations

    • EG&G Technical Services, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Edward Sinkule, MS

      Affiliations

    • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Ronald E. Shaffer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Ronald E. Shaffer, PhD, Chief, Technology Research Branch, National Personal Protective Technology Lab (NPPTL), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Building 29, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236.

published online 02 February 2009.

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 The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Mention of company names or products does not constitute endorsement by NIOSH.

 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0196-6553(08)00853-5

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2008.09.021

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 381-386, June 2009

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