Change in Size-Resolved Filtration Efficiency of Respirators after Decontamination/Disinfection Treatments

0562119 - ÚCHP 2023 RIV CZ eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Ondráček, Jakub - Ondráčková, Lucie - Dřevínek, M. - Otáhal, P. - Vošáhlík, J.
Change in Size-Resolved Filtration Efficiency of Respirators after Decontamination/Disinfection Treatments.
Sborník 21. výroční konference České aerosolové společnosti. Prague: Czech Aerosol Society, 2022 - (Lhotka, R.), s. 99-102. ISBN 978-80-908653-0-3.
[výroční konference České aerosolové společnosti /21./. Kutná hora (CZ), 03.10.2022-04.10.2022]
R&D Projects: GA MV(CZ) VI04000048
Institutional support: RVO:67985858
Keywords : respirators * size-resolved FE * decontamination
OECD category: Occupational health
http://cas.icpf.cas.cz/download/Sbornik_VKCAS_2022.pdf

Furthermore, during COVID pandemic many people were using the PPEs for longer time than it was suggested by the manufacturer or tried to use home-made or web
community recommended decontamination/disinfection/antiviral treatments. Such treatments may severely destroy the structure of the filtration material and alter the
filtration properties as compared to the original piece of the PPE and thus not protect the wearer properly against harmful particles. This work aims to estimate the change in the
size-resolved filtration efficiency of different respirators after application of selected decontamination/disinfection treatments.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0334536