ArticleJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2020
Can respirator face masks in a developing country reduce exposure to ambient particulate matter?
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- Effects of respirators to reduce fine particulate matter exposures on blood pressure and heart rate variability: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2022Pooled it
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- The Harmful Effects of Welding Fumes on Human Dental Enamel-A Microhardness Analysis.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
- Atmosphere particulate matter and respiratory diseases during COVID-19 in Korea.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against cancer 1st edition: Environment, occupation, and cancer.Cancer epidemiology · 2023Article
- Implication of nanotechnology to reduce the environmental risks of waste associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.RSC advances · 2023Review
- Effectiveness of Inexpensive Cloth Facemasks and Their Amendments to Reduce Ambient Particulate Exposures: A Case of Kathmandu, Nepal.Journal of environmental and public health · 2023Article
- Health burden and economic loss attributable to ambient PMScientific reports · 2022Article
- Face masks to fight against COVID-19 pandemics: A comprehensive review of materials, design, technology and product development.Journal of industrial textiles · 2022Review
- A Simple Method to Quantify Outward Leakage of Medical Face Masks and Barrier Face Coverings: Implication for the Overall Filtration Efficiency.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on human mobility and ambient air quality around the world: A systematic review.Urban climate · 2021Review
- COVID-19: Performance study of microplastic inhalation risk posed by wearing masks.Journal of hazardous materials · 2021Article
- Quantitative fit testing of filtering face-piece respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic reveals anthropometric deficits in most respirators available in Iran.Journal of environmental health science & engineering · 2021Article
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Respirator face masks (RFMs) as a personal-level intervention is increasingly being utilized to reduce ambient particulate matter (PM) exposure, globally. We tested the effectiveness of 50 commercially available ones in reducing the exposure of ambient particle number concentrations (PNC), PM
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