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From: Patricia Redden <predden**At_Symbol_Here**SAINTPETERS.EDU>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] cloth face masks
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 14:13:25 -0400
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Message-ID: CAPy+9665e_C9tzp=x9wPbMGG2P9919+UN1kwOg6HMvfD_SU1xQ**At_Symbol_Here**mail.gmail.com
CDC is recommending the use of cloth face mask in academic institutions, but the question is what is the best fabric for them. Lab coats in academic labs are supposed to be chemical- and fire-resistant. Does this apply to face masks as well? If so, is there a source for them?
Patricia Redden, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry Department
Fellow, American Chemical Society
Fellow, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY
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