Evaluation of Microwave Steam Bags for the Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators

Edward M. Fisher; Jessica L. Williams; Ronald E. Shaffer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018585

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Evaluation of Microwave Steam Bags for the Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators

Edward M. Fisher ,

* E-mail: EFisher@cdc.gov

Affiliation National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jessica L. Williams,

Affiliation National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Ronald E. Shaffer

Affiliation National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Evaluation of Microwave Steam Bags for the Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators

Edward M. Fisher,
Jessica L. Williams,
Ronald E. Shaffer

Published: April 15, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018585

About the Authors

Edward M. Fisher

* E-mail: EFisher@cdc.gov

Affiliation National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jessica L. Williams

Affiliation National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Ronald E. Shaffer

Affiliation National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EMF RES. Performed the experiments: JLW EMF. Analyzed the data: EMF JLW RES. Wrote the paper: EMF JLW RES.

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