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respirators filters and cartridges
« on: September 01, 2011, 08:32:39 pm »
Contaminant - Acid gas: evaporating acids, bleaches, or some photographic chemicals
Abbreviations Cartridges - AG

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Re: respirators filters and cartridges
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2011, 12:48:36 am »
Contaminant - Ammonia: cleaners, diazo copier chemicals
Abbreviations Cartridges - NH3

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Re: respirators filters and cartridges
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2011, 11:47:22 pm »
Contaminant - Organic Vapor: evaporating solvants
Abbreviations Cartridges - OV
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Re: respirators filters and cartridges
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2011, 10:30:25 pm »
Contaminant - Formaldehyde: emitted from plywood, urea formaldehyde glues
Abbreviation Cartridge - FOR

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Re: respirators filters and cartridges
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2011, 01:53:38 am »
Contaminant - Paint, Lacquer, Enamel Mist: spray, airbrush, aerosol paints
Abbreviation Cartridges - PLE (An organic vapor cartridge with a spray paint pre-filter.)

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Re: respirators filters and cartridges
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2011, 07:51:37 pm »
Contaminant -Pesticides: sprays
Abbreviation Cartridges - PEST


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Re: respirators filters and cartridges
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2011, 10:06:44 pm »
Contaminant - Asbestos (should never need to be used)
Abbreviation Filters - A


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Re: respirators filters and cartridges
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2011, 08:08:45 pm »
Contaminant - Dusts [Designed as respiratory protection against dusts, mists, and metal fumes having a permissible exposure level (measures as time weighted average) not less than 0.05 milligrams per cubic meter or dusts and mists having an air contamination level not less than 2 million particles.): powders or dust from sanding, sawing, etc.
Abbreviation Filters - D


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