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The effect of face masks on the filtration rate of Radon (222Rn) gas and its progeny in breathing air.
- Source :
- Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry; Dec2023, Vol. 332 Issue 12, p5017-5022, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The blocking effect of <superscript>222</superscript>Rn gas and its progeny by various face masks has been determined using a measurement system with a parallel AlphaGUARD detector. The theoretical approach of diffusion rate for different particle sizes was calculated. The filtering effect of the different masks followed the order N99 > surgical > N95 > double cloth > double cellulose > cloth > cellulose masks, respectively. Overall the blocking effect percentage ranged between 7.65 and 22.66%. The study indicated that the effect of a mask with high quality in filtering the gas of <superscript>222</superscript>Rn and its decay products is more than the double-layer masks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MEDICAL masks
RADON
FILTERS & filtration
RESPIRATION
GASES
CELLULOSE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02365731
- Volume :
- 332
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173964207
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09209-4