UMass Amherst: Some Decontamination Processes Damage N95 Face Masks
July 17, 2020
July 17, 2020
AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The University of Massachusetts Amherst campus issued the following news:
Certain methods of decontaminating medical face masks for repeated use during the COVID-19 pandemic appear to damage the masks' integrity and protective function, according to research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental health scientist.
"Some treatments for decontamination had no impact on respirator performance, while other treatme . . .
Certain methods of decontaminating medical face masks for repeated use during the COVID-19 pandemic appear to damage the masks' integrity and protective function, according to research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental health scientist.
"Some treatments for decontamination had no impact on respirator performance, while other treatme . . .