CO2 Levels in the Naso-Buccal Area Due to the Use of Different Face Masks in Different Ventilation Conditions
XLV Mexican Conference on Biomedical Engineering(2022)
摘要
In this work, CO2 levels were estimated in the naso-buccal area due to the use of face masks. Tests were performed on a healthy volunteer subject sitting at rest and breathing regularly, who used five types of face masks in well-ventilated and poorly ventilated rooms. The ventilation conditions were determined by the natural ventilation of the room. Each of the tests lasted one hour. To estimate the CO2 level, a sensor based on the Non-dispersive Infrared (NDIR) principle was used. The results revealed that while wearing a face mask, the ventilation conditions affected the CO2 concentration levels in the naso-buccal area of the user, especially in those that offered a higher level of protection, and in those that best fit the face of the subject. A multiple comparison method (Tukey) revealed significant differences in the levels of CO2 between all the facemask tested (p < 0.0001). The CO2 levels were also compared with the exposure limits recommended by NIOSH, showing that the use of N95 for 1 h exceeded the recommended 5,000 ppm for an 8-h workday. None of the masks tested exceeded the NIOSH-recommended short-term limit in the first 15 min of use.
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Carbon dioxide, Face mask, COVID-19
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