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Are government-certified respirators tested for BFE?

April 26, 2017bfe government-certified respirators tested

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Are government-certified respirators tested for BFE?

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They are not necessarily tested for BFE. The BFE result has little meaning for government-certified respirators. More stringent filter efficiency tests are used for certification testing of respirators. The manufacturers of combination approved respirator/surgical masks will publish BFE results. BFE results are not necessarily useful for applications outside of the healthcare industry.