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Evaluation of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator Efficiency with Cyclic and Constant Flows

Ali BahloulChemical and Biological Hazards Prevention, Research and Expertise Division, IRSST, Montreal, Canada
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Alireza MahdaviDepartment of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
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Fariborz HaghighatDepartment of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Claude OstiguyChemical and Biological Hazards Prevention, Research and Expertise Division, IRSST, Montreal, Canada
Pages 499-508 | Published online: 27 Jun 2014

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