From: Monona Rossol <0000030664c37427-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Issues with face coverings
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:04:12 +0000
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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Nicely, nicely done. Thanks Monona 


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From: Laurence Doemeny <ldoemeny**At_Symbol_Here**COX.NET>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
Sent: Thu, Sep 17, 2020 04:42 AM
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Issues with face coverings


A search of specific surface areas of some cotton fibers is in the low double digits m2 for a gram of cotton fiber.  Activated charcoal is 3000 m2 per gram.  Seems like a nonissue.

 

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From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of Kim Jeskie
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 4:56 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Issues with face coverings

 

Just a curiosity question.  We have a research group raising concerns that face coverings could inhibit one's ability to smell, a sense they believe they really need to have in a laboratory setting. I=E2=80™ve seen publications disputing concerns around carbon dioxide entrapment and heard plenty of practical comments about being able to smell cologne through the coverings, but I haven't seen anything published on this topic.  It sounds like a weak argument to me, but I don't want to simply discount this concern without a good faith effort to find out if there's any real evidence that this is a valid concern. Any thoughts/comments that you would care to share?

 

Thanks,

Kim

 

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