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Impact of select PPE design elements and repeated laundering in firefighter protection from smoke exposure

Alexander C. Mayera Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Gavin P. Hornb Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA;c Firefighter Safety Research Institute, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Columbia, Maryland, USAView further author information
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Kenneth W. Fenta Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USAView further author information
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Steve J. Bertkea Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USAView further author information
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Steve Kerberc Firefighter Safety Research Institute, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Columbia, Maryland, USAView further author information
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Richard M. Keslerb Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USAView further author information
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Hannah Newmanb Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USAView further author information
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Denise L. Smithb Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA;d Health and Human Physiological Sciences Department, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, USAView further author information
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Pages 505-514 | Published online: 29 Sep 2020

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