Usefulness of facial masks against COVID-19 transmission – an experimental evidence

Ecology and sustainable development. Environmental protection
3rd International Scientific Conference «Chemical Technology and Engineering»: Proceedings – June 21–24th, 2021, Lviv, Ukraine – Lviv: Lviv Polytechnic National University, 2021, pp. 203–207

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23939/cte2021.01.203

Authors

First and Last Name Academic degree E-mail Affiliation
Tomasz R. Sosnowski Sc.D. tomasz.sosnowski [at] pw.edu.pl Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw, Poland
Marcin Odziomek Ph.D. marcin.odziomek [at] pw.edu.pl Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw, Poland
Agata Dorosz No agata.dorosz [at] pw.edu.pl Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw, Poland

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Abstract

The primary route of transmission of COVID-19 disease is associated with the inhalation of airborne SAR-CoV-2 coronavirus exhaled by infected persons. Therefore, the use of facemasks has been proposed as one of the basic means of protection. This study presents methods of the evaluation of the protective properties of the masks at various exhalation conditions. The preliminary results show that even high-quality masks (respirators) offer only a partial elimination of aerosol particles due to the tightness issues.

Keywords
air filtrationpersonal protective equipmentfiltration facemasksaerosol exhalation
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