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Respiratory Protection: Lessons Learned from a Global Pandemic [PDF]
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2023 Marta Figueroa,1 Kathleen M McMullen,2 Elizabeth Kruger,3 Amanda Vancene Peterson,4 Caroline Johnson,5 Whitney Line6 1Environmental Health and Safety, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA; 2Infection Prevention, Christian Hospital and Northwest ...
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Ensuring respiratory protection to improve population health, economic vitality, and national security [PDF]
The Lancet Regional Health. AmericasSummary: Respiratory protection decreases the risk of inhalation-related illnesses, but only if such protection is available, with a robust framework in place to support it.
Stephanie M. Holm +3 more
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Safety and Health at Work, 2018 Background: Respiratory protection equipment (RPE) is the last resort to control exposure to workplace air pollutants. A comprehensive respiratory protection program (RPP) ensures that RPE is selected, used, and cared properly.
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Occupational Dust Exposure and Respiratory Protection of Migrant Interior Construction Workers in Two Chinese Cities [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Min Su, Bowen Cheng
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Respiratory protection ‒ new challenges [PDF]
Biuletyn Wojskowej Akademii Technicznej, 2021 The paper characterizes the problem of air pollution with smog. The possibility of SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission on particulate matter and the possibility of infection was analyzed.
Władysław Harmata, Dorota Kamionek
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Bacteria Filtration Efficiency for Different Types of Protective Face Masks
Applied Sciences, 2023 Emerging infectious diseases that we are witnessing in the modern age are among the leading public health concerns. They most often occur in the form of epidemics or pandemics, and they have not been sufficiently researched.
Željko Linšak +7 more
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Microorganisms, 2023 The USA is the third-leading cotton-producing country worldwide and cotton farming is common in the state of Georgia. Cotton harvest can be a significant contributor to airborne microbial exposures to farmers and nearby rural communities.
Atin Adhikari +5 more
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Performance of a new model of nasal filter when challenged against PM1 aerosols
Environmental Pollutants & Bioavailability, 2021 Nasal filters are increasingly used in reducing personal haze exposures, but there is no retrievable evidence on its efficiency. In this study, a nasal filter testing system was designed. NaCl aerosols were generated to simulate PM1.
Jintuo Zhu +6 more
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Science With Purpose: 50 Years of the Institute of Occupational Medicine
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 The Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) was founded in 1969 by the then UK National Coal Board to complete its nation-wide epidemiological study of lung disease in coal miners, the Pneumoconiosis Field Research.
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Global Challenges, 2022 Maintaining an ample supply of personal protective equipment continues to be a challenge for the healthcare industry, especially during emergency situations and times of strain on the supply chain. Most critically, healthcare workers exposed to potential
Cameron C. Young +5 more
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