Introduction
This study was undertaken to determine the mean peak filter resistance to airflow (R filter) encountered by subjects while wearing prototype filtering facepiece respirators (PRs) with low Rfilter during nasal and oral breathing at sedentary and low-moderate work rates.
Material and methods
In-line pressure transducer measurements of mean R filter across PRs with nominal R filter of 29.4 Pa, 58.8 Pa and 88.2 Pa (measured at 85 l/min constant airflow) were obtained during nasal and oral breathing at sedentary and low-moderate work rates for 10 subjects.
Results
The mean R filter for the 29.4 PR was significantly lower than the other 2 PRs (p < 0.000), but there were no significant differences in mean R filter between the PRs with 58.8 and 88.2 Pa filter resistance (p > 0.05). The mean R filter was greater for oral versus nasal breathing and for exercise compared to sedentary activity (p < 0.001).
Conclusions
Mean oral and nasal R filter for all 3 PRs was at, or below, the minimal threshold level for detection of inspiratory resistance (the 58.8–74.5 Pa/l×s⁻¹), which may account for the previously-reported lack of significant subjective or physiological differences when wearing PRs with these low R filter. Lowering filtering facepiece respirator R filter below 88.2 Pa (measured at 85 l/min constant airflow) may not result in additional subjective or physiological benefit to the wearer.
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