[AR] Re: ... Coronavirus

  • From: Peter Fairbrother <peter@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 21:40:04 +0000

On 22/03/2020 19:22, Norman Yarvin wrote:

Now, viral particles are commonly smaller than pores in masks,

Depends on the mask. COVID viruses are about 100nm across, but see

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi94v2IrpboAhWUiVwKHYXEC9sQFjAAegQIAxAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaqr.org%2Farticle%2Fdownload%3FarticleId%3D1436%26path%3D%2Ffiles%2Farticle%2F1436%2F17_AAQR-16-09-OA-0390_1305-1315.pdf&usg=AOvVaw0RAiKZh0sttRYU7LAdyS6b

the bottom trace of figure 3c shows penetration of 3M 8835 masks.

Which not by chance are the ones I choose for disposables ...


Peter Fairbrother

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