A comparative empirical analysis of low-cost decontamination methods for filtering facepiece respirators to address stock shortages during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Tanusha Singh,
• Thabang Duba,
• Lufuno Muleba,
• Onnicah Matuka,
• Daniel Glaser,
• Zethembiso Ngcobo,
• Nisha Naicker,
• Edith Ratshikhopha,
• Zubaydah Kirsten,
• Tobias van Reenen,
• Zibusiso Masuku,
• Dikeledi Sinko,
• Lebogang Ntlailane,
• Tebogo Nthoke,
• David Jones,
• Mary Ross,
• Pieter du Toit

Affiliations

Tanusha Singh

National Institute for Occupational Health, a division of the National health Laboratory Service, Immunology & Microbiology, Johannesburg, South Africa

Thabang Duba

National Institute for Occupational Health, a division of the National health Laboratory Service, Immunology & Microbiology, Johannesburg, South Africa

Lufuno Muleba

National Institute for Occupational Health, a division of the National health Laboratory Service, Immunology & Microbiology, Johannesburg, South Africa

Onnicah Matuka

National Institute for Occupational Health, a division of the National health Laboratory Service, Immunology & Microbiology, Johannesburg, South Africa

Daniel Glaser

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Engineering, Pretoria, South Africa

Zethembiso Ngcobo

National Institute for Occupational Health, a division of the National health Laboratory Service, Immunology & Microbiology, Johannesburg, South Africa

Nisha Naicker

University of Johannesburg, Environmental health, Johannesburg, South Africa

Edith Ratshikhopha

National Institute for Occupational Health, a division of the National health Laboratory Service, Immunology & Microbiology, Johannesburg, South Africa

Zubaydah Kirsten

National Institute for Occupational Health, a division of the National health Laboratory Service, Immunology & Microbiology, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tobias van Reenen

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Built Environment, Pretoria, South Africa

Zibusiso Masuku

National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a division of the National Health Laboratory Servuce, Biorisk Division, Johannesburg, South Africa

Dikeledi Sinko

National Institute for Occupational Health, a division of the National health Laboratory Service, Occupational Hygiene, Johannesburg, South Africa

Lebogang Ntlailane

National Institute for Occupational Health, a division of the National health Laboratory Service, Occupational Hygiene, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tebogo Nthoke

National Institute for Occupational Health, a division of the National health Laboratory Service, Occupational Hygiene, Johannesburg, South Africa

David Jones

National Institute for Occupational Health, a division of the National health Laboratory Service, Safety, Health and Environment, Johannesburg, South Africa

Mary Ross

University of the Witwatersrand, School of Public Health, Johannesburg, South Africa

Pieter du Toit

National Metrology Institute of South Africa, Scientist: Photometry & Radiometry, Pretoria, South Africa