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Gas Masks - What they are and what they aren’t
by Senta Kosters
Following the terrible destruction of the World Trade Center, concerns
of chemical and biological terrorism are greater than ever. This would explain the sudden increase in demand and costs of gas masks.
The function of a gas mask is to protect the wearer’s respiratory organs and eyes from the effects of poison gases, fumes, and contaminated dust. For the successful use of a gas mask that filters the air through chemicals is a canister. ...
A gas mask consists of a face piece, straps for attaching the mask to the wearer’s head, and a canister for filtering the inhaled air and absorbing gases and fumes from it.
Approximate Word count = 593
Approximate Pages = 2.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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