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SFU researchers study ways to improve air quality for pilots and pregnant women

Written by Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   Airline mask use still effective with beards SFU researchers have debunked the myth that beards are threatening in low-oxygen situations, allowing pilots to grow facial hair. The research was done for Air Canada by Sherri Ferguson, director of the environmental medicine and physiology unit at SFU, and her team. The researchers studied how beard length affects facemask effectiveness, as the company deliberated on whether or not to repeal their policy requiring pilots to be clean-shaven. The team first examined whether Air Canada’s current masks give bearded pilots enough oxygen during depressurization to prevent…

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