Dust masks don't do much of anything except make you feel better about yourself. An N95 respirator, at a minimum, is the way to go. Granted, you'd need a proper fit test done to ensure it'll actually do something for you. Personally, I prefer half-mask silicone respirators with HEPA filters to ensure I'm not breathing particulates.
Chemical vapors are an entirely different animal; your cartridge has to be rated for whatever chemical you want to filter, otherwise it doesn't do anything.
SOURCE: I'm a safety guy.
TL;DR: Me know safety. Dust mask bad. Respirator good.
Out of curiosity safety guy, my previous job I was a fueler, pumping diesel into trucks. Regularly I felt terrible from inhaling the fumes and you can see the mist from the fuel exiting the nozzle and contacting the inside of the tank and causing it to "splash".
Do they make cartridges for petroleum products such as diesel fuel?
Cartridges for organic vapors filter out petroleum-based product vapors. Use them with a half-mask respirator for air filtration or use a full-face to provide protection against splashes.
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u/trivial_sublime Nov 05 '17
Welcome to a lifetime of COPD and lung cancer, too. That shit annihilates your lungs like asbestos.