In cleanroom facilities, both disposable and reusable textile garments (coveralls, boots,
hoods, and frocks) meet the particulate standards from the most rigorous to the most basic …

Disposable linens have blanketed the hospital market since the 1970s, but reusable
products are attracting renewed interest. Sparking the reassessment are elevated costs of …

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the inadequacy of the US healthcare system to
deliver timely and resilient care. According to the American Hospital Association, the …

Single‐use product usage is not a new concern. However, during the early stages of the
COVID‐19 pandemic, the use and disposal of single‐use products, especially those related …

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that was intentionally designed and manufactured as
reusable, including gowns, goggles, face shields, and elastomeric respirators, took on a …

Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks, gloves, goggles, gowns, and
aprons are essential items to help protect individuals from exposure to pathogens and …

Personal protective clothing is critical to shield users from highly infectious diseases
including COVID‐19. Such clothing is predominantly single‐use, made of plastic‐based …

Background COVID-19 pandemic caused a high demand for respiratory protection, caused
a scarcity of approved respirators and the production of alternative respiratory protection. To …

The US Environmental Protection Agency, either directly or through its Superfund
contractors, is a major user of chemical protective clothing. The purpose of this study was to …

To the Editor—As the world prepared and responded to the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020, a rapid increase in demand for personal protective …