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5. An N95 mask is essentially a fitted face-filter that excludes particles of a certain size

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:34 PM

Mar 2020

It does not matter if it is being used for medical or industrial purposes, the maske doesn't know where it is, it just does what it does.

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What's the situation with the 3M N95 masks? [View all] Elwood P Dowd Mar 2020 OP

overkill for mowing lawns..... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #1

I don't use insecticides. Elwood P Dowd Mar 2020 #2

Same as with hand sanitizer. LisaL Mar 2020 #3

Demand customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #4

Update question: These masks have an expiration date. Elwood P Dowd Mar 2020 #6