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If you want better filtering, you can always wear a cartridge respirator. They're also much easier to wear correctly -- they're hot, and the sweat on your face
by ohazi 5y ago
If you want better filtering, you can always wear a cartridge respirator. They're also much easier to wear correctly -- they're hot, and the sweat on your face creates a seal against the rubber, making it very easy to tell when the seal is or isn't working.
I have one that I use when woodworking / sanding / varnishing, and the difference between a respirator and even a good N95 mask is like night and day. You can pull in a gratuitous volume of air through the respirator and it doesn't have that "there is a disconcertingly noticeable quantity of VOCs getting past this N95 mask" smell to it.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago> VOCs getting past this N95 mask VOCs getting past a well-fitting N95 mask is working as intended, isn't it? N95 filters particulates only.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoThere are N95 variants with activated carbon to filter organic compounds.
- sbierwagen 5y agoThe basic multigas cartridge that comes in the half-mask bundle at Home Depot will happily adsorb VOCs. I have a 6000 series with bare P100 filters installed, and they certainly cut smells, but that's probably not what they're designed for. Amusingly, throughout this entire pandemic I've only worn it for wildfire smoke-- it appears to be completely impossible for people to understand what I'm saying while I'm wearing it.