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Research Article

New respirator performance monitor (RePM) for powered air-purifying respirators

Sergey A. Grinshpuna Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jonathan Coreya Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USAView further author information
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Michael Yermakova Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USAView further author information
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Bingbing Wub National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Kevin T. Stricklandb National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Michael Bergmanb National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Ziqing Zhuangb National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Pages 538-545 | Published online: 17 Sep 2020

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