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Collection Efficiency Comparison of N95 Respirators Saturated with Artificial Perspiration

Published in Journal of Chemical Health & Safety

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, current high demand for N95 filtering facepiece respirators has placed them in short supply. Filtering facepiece respirator wearers have traditionally been instructed to discard their respirator and don a new one should the respirator become saturated with perspiration or damp from exhaled breath. However, today’s shor...

Overcoming the Regulatory Hurdles for the Production of Hand Sanitizer for Public Health Protection: The UK and US Acade...

Published in Journal of Chemical Health & Safety

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an acute shortage of hand sanitizer, which is crucial to keeping people safe and to preventing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, universities across the world have used their expertise to help to meet urgent demand from public bodies and the emergency services for supplies of safe and effective sanitizer....

Highlights: Reusing Masks, Face Covering Efficacy, Plant Restarts, and More

Published in Journal of Chemical Health & Safety

COVID-19: A Risk Assessment Perspective

Published in Journal of Chemical Health & Safety

COVID-19 is a newly emerging viral respiratory disease first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease is caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which is related to the viruses that cause SARS and MERS. While the case fatality ratio for COVID-19 (5%) is far lower than that for SARS (11%) and MERS (34%), COVID-19 is spreading relative...