Sanchez Gonzalez, Luis; Ranjan Kumar, Ashish; Arnold, Barbara (2025) Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) for Protection from Respirable Dust in Underground Mines. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 42 (5). doi:10.1007/s42461-025-01356-4
| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) for Protection from Respirable Dust in Underground Mines | ||
| Journal | Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration | ||
| Authors | Sanchez Gonzalez, Luis | Author | |
| Ranjan Kumar, Ashish | Author | ||
| Arnold, Barbara | Author | ||
| Year | 2025 (October) | Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 5 | ||
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | ||
| DOI | doi:10.1007/s42461-025-01356-4Search in ResearchGate | ||
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 19087937 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:19087937:4 |
| GUID | 0 | ||
| Full Reference | Sanchez Gonzalez, Luis; Ranjan Kumar, Ashish; Arnold, Barbara (2025) Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) for Protection from Respirable Dust in Underground Mines. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 42 (5). doi:10.1007/s42461-025-01356-4 | ||
| Plain Text | Sanchez Gonzalez, Luis; Ranjan Kumar, Ashish; Arnold, Barbara (2025) Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) for Protection from Respirable Dust in Underground Mines. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 42 (5). doi:10.1007/s42461-025-01356-4 | ||
| In | (2025, October) Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Vol. 42 (5). Springer Science and Business Media LLC | ||
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