
| Common Items and their respective particle sizes:* |
| Postage Stamp, 1 inch high |
25,400 microns |
| Eye of a Needle |
1,230 microns |
| Human Hair |
40 to 300 microns |
| Oil Smoke |
0.03 to 1 micron |
| Fertilizer |
10 to 1000 microns |
| Tobacco Smoke |
0.01 to 1 microns |
| Coal Dust |
1 to 100 microns |
| Beach Sand |
100 to 2000 microns |
| Mold Spores |
10 to 30 microns |
| Pollens |
10 to 1000 microns |
| Typical Atmospheric Dust |
0.001 to 30 microns |
*Data from www.lakeair.com
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This NIOSH approved N-95 Particulate Respirator
also employs a unique "Magic Arch" system. This creates a large, comfortable breathing chamber which does not restrict
downward vision as cone and duck-bill style masks do. Moreover, its pleated design, which allows the mask to be
opened up/stretched out when needed for use, enables compact & crushproof storage and easy portability.
For example, it will lay flat and store easily in a purse, glove compartment, or fanny pack
while taking up minimal space. Try that with a cone or duck-bill mask.
Risk of bird Flu, TB (the newest super TB infection is of concern right now), and other potentially airborne infectious diseases can be
significantly mitigated with the filtration level of this mask (Meets CDC guidelines for TB exposure control).
This mask provides filtration down to as little as .1 micron!!! It is rated at 95% BFE (Bacterial Filtration Level).
It is not only appropriate as a barrier for bateria, but it can provide a degree of barrier protection
against airborne viruses. Viruses are so tiny that it is extremely difficult to create a barrier directly against them. Larger bacteria are more easily blocked.
However, during transmission (sneezing, for example), an airborne infectious disease is normally encapsulated in droplets of mucas or other bodily fluids. This means
that if the droplet is stopped at the mask barrier, then so is the infectious agent.
These masks are effective against particulate aerosols that are free of oil.
For optimal results, use a fresh mask each time. The mask is fluid resistant which
further enhances its ability to ward off airborne infectious diseases that transmit through sneezing and/or coughing.
Change this mask immediately if it comes into contact with blood or fluids, including body fluids.
This product does NOT ELIMINATE the risk of contracting any disease or infection.
"Recent CDC infection control guidance documents provide recommendations that healthcare workers protect
themselves from diseases potentially spread through the air (such as SARS or tuberculosis) by wearing a fit
tested respirator at least as protective as a NIOSH-approved N-95 respirator."
"An N-95 respirator is one of nine types of disposable particulate respirators. Particulate respirators are also
known as "air-purifying respirators" because they protect by filtering particles out of the air you breathe.
Workers can wear any one of the particulate respirators for protection against diseases spread
through the air- if they are NIOSH approved and if they have been properly fit tested and maintained.
NIOSH-approved disposable respirators are marked with the manufacturer's name, the part number (P/N),
the protection provided by the filter (e.g. N-95), and "NIOSH." "
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