American Association for Aerosol Research - Abstract Submission

AAAR 32nd Annual Conference
September 30 - October 4, 2013
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon, USA

Bioaerosols: Characterization and Environmental Impact


A Field-deployable Electrostatic Collector for Bioaerosols with High Concentration Rate. TAEWON HAN, Donna Fennell, Gediminas Mainelis, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

A Multiparameter Bioaerosol Spectrometer (MBS). Paul Kaye, Warren Stanley, Edwin Hirst, MARTIN GALLAGHER, Niall Robinson, Ian Crawford, University of Hertfordshire

A New Concept for Single Bioaerosol Particle Material Characterization. MATTHEW BERG, Mississippi State Univeristy

A Relaxed-Eddy Accumulation System for Measuring Microbial Emission Fluxes from the Vegetation. YVES BRUNET, Jean-Marc Bonnefond, Didier Garrigou, Frédéric Delmas, Christel Leyronas, Cindy E. Morris, INRA Bordeaux, France

An Integrated Modeling Approach to Understand the Interaction between Air Pollution and Pollen Allergy in a Changing World. RUI ZHANG, Tiffany Duhl, Muhammed T. Salam, James House, Richard Flagan, Ed Avol, Frank Gilliland, Alex Guenther, Serena H. Chung, Brian K. Lamb, Timothy M. VanReken, Washington State University

Automated Pollen Identification and Counting System (APICS). JAMES HOUSE, Gregory Griffin, Richard Flagan, Caltech

Biological Components in PM2.5 in Boulder, Colorado Latino Homes. LUPITA MONTOYA, Luis Escobedo, Ning Li, University of Colorado Boulder

Biological Ice Nucleation Activity in Cloud Water. Muriel Joly, Pierre Amato, Laurent Deguillaume, Eleonore Attard, Marie Monier, Cindy E. Morris, Martine Sancelme, ANNE-MARIE DELORT, Clermont Université, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand

Characterization of Aerosols Using an Electrodynamic Linear Quadrupole Trap. MATTHEW HART, Erin Davis, Jason Edmonds, Jay Eversole, Naval Research Laboratory

Characterization of Atmospheric Biological Particles Collected at the Storm Peak Laboratory. VERA SAMBUROVA, Alison Murray, Anna Gannet Hallar, Lynn Mazzoleni, Douglas Lowenthal, Barbara Zielinska, Desert Research Institute

Characterizing the Organic Ice Nuclei in Soils. THOMAS C. HILL, Paul DeMott, Yukata Tobo, Janine Froelich-Nowoisky, William L. Stump, Gary D. Franc, University of Wyoming

Comparison of Airborne Bacterial Compositions in Bioaerosols Collected at 3,000m, 1,000m, 10m over Japan. TERUYA MAKI, Fumihisa Kobayashi, Kakikawa Makiko, Maromu Yamada, Atsushi Matsuki, Yasunobu Iwasaka, Kanazawa University

Continuous Measurements of Biological Particles with the Wideband Integrated Bioaerosol Sensor (WIBS-4A). GAVIN MCMEEKING, Greg Kok, Gary Granger, Darrel Baumgardner, Droplet Measurement Technologies, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Design and Performance of Low-cost Aerosol Micro-Channel Collector. IGOR NOVOSSELOV, Riley Gorder, John Scott Meschke, Enertechnix, Inc

Differential Proteomic Analysis of Sphingomonas Aerolata Bioaerosols. Valdis Krumins, Sjef Boeren, Peter Schaap, Hauke Smidt, Gediminas Mainelis, Lee Kerkhof, DONNA FENNELL, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Distribution of Biological Ice Nuclei in the Precipitation of Eastern China. RUI DU, Zongmin Liang, Yaling Wang, Pengrui Du, Ziming Li, University of Chinese Academy of Science

Effective Sampling of Infectious Viral Aerosols down to the Primary Virion Size. HOWARD WALLS, David S. Ensor, Lauren Harvey, Jean Kim, Ryan Chartier, Susanne Hering, Steven Spielman, Gregory Lewis, Research Triangle Institute

Enhancing Bioaerosol Collection by Andersen Impactors Using Mineral-Oil-Spread Agar Plate. Maosheng Yao, Zhenqiang Xu, KAI WEI, Mingzhen Li, Fangxia Shen, Peking University

Evaluating Bioaerosol Transport Using Unique DNA-Barcoded Aerosol Test Particles and Passive Sampling. Ruth N. Udey, Elizabeth K. Wheeler, A. Daniel Jones, GEORGE R. FARQUAR, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Exploring Bacterial, Fungal, and Viral Diversity in Indoor and Outdoor Air. JOANNE B. EMERSON, Noah Fierer, University of Colorado Boulder

Fluorescence Characterization of Individual Bio-Aerosols and Ambient Air Measurements. VASANTHI SIVAPRAKASAM, John E. Tucker, Jay Eversole, Naval Research Laboratory

Fluorescence of Bioaerosols: Concentrations and Optical Properties of Relevant Molecules Needed for Modeling Emission from Bacteria. STEVEN HILL, Yong-Le Pan, Chatt Williamson, Joshua Santarpia, Hanna Hill, US Army Research Laboratory

Hidden Biological Aerosol Exposure Risks from Vehicle Air Conditioner Filter. Jing Li, MINGZHEN LI, Fangxia Shen, Zhuanglei Zou, Maosheng Yao, Chang-Yu Wu, Peking University

Immersion Freezing of Birch Pollen Washing Water. HINRICH GROTHE, Bernhard Pummer, Heidi Bauer, Johannes Bernardi, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Constanze Mueller, Stefanie Augustin, Susan Hartmann, Dennis Niedermeier, Tina Clauss, Jens Voigtländer, Laura Tomsche, Heike Wex, Frank Stratmann, Vienna University of Technology

Inactivation of Bioaerosols by Nanoparticles from Consumer Products. JENNIFER THERKORN, Leonardo Calderón, Gediminas Mainelis, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Indoor and Outdoor Size-Resolved Airborne Microorganism to Particle Number Ratios. DENINA HOSPODSKY, Naomichi Yamamoto, William Nazaroff, Jordan Peccia, Yale University

Interactions of Airborne Microbial Communities with Clouds: A Perpective from Metagenomic Analysis. NATASHA DELEON-RODRIGUEZ, Terry Lathem, Bruce Anderson, Andreas Beyersdorf, Luke Ziemba, Michael Bergin, Athanasios Nenes, Kostantinos Kostantinidis, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Investigation of ATP-based Bioluminescence Effectiveness for Bioaerosol Quantification. TAEWON HAN, Ting Cai, Kelsey DuBois, Gediminas Mainelis, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Investigation of Bioaerosol Contamination in New Jersey Homes Affected by Hurricane Sandy. Leonardo Calderón, Huajun Zhen, Zuocheng Wang, Brian Buckley, Joan W. Bennett, Paul J. Lioy, GEDIMINAS MAINELIS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Investigation on the Vertical Distribution of Japanese Cedar Pollen and its Potential Impact on Ice Cloud Formation. IWATA AYUMI, Hara Kazutaka, Atsushi Matsuki, Iwamoto Yoko, Teruya Maki, Kakikawa Makiko, Kanazawa University

Living Microorganisms in Clouds. Mickaël Vaitilingom, Muriel Joly, Pierre Amato, Nicolas Gaiani, Laurent Deguillaume, Eleonore Attard, Martine Sancelme, ANNE-MARIE DELORT, Clermont Université, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand

Marine Biological Ice Nuclei – Estimation of Sources and Significance for Marine Clouds. SUSANNAH BURROWS, Corinna Hoose, Ulrich Pöschl, Mark Lawrence, Paul DeMott, Xiaohong Liu, Po-Lun Ma, Phil Rasch, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Measurement and Observation of the Hygroscopic Growth Properties of Biological Aerosols. SHANNA RATNESAR-SHUMATE, Elizabeth Corson, Jonathan Eshbaugh, Sean Kinahan, Joshua Santarpia, The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Measurement of Ribosomal RNA in Airborne Escherichia Coli: Sample Collection Methods Produce Bias in 16S rRNA-based Analysis Methods. HUAJUN ZHEN, Valdis Krumins, Taewon Han, Donna Fennell, Gediminas Mainelis, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Measurements of Changes in the Fluorescence and Viability of Biological Particles Exposed to Outdoor Conditions in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. JOSHUA SANTARPIA, Don Collins, Yong-Le Pan, Shanna Ratnesar-Shumate, Crystal Glen, Andres Sanchez, Steven Hill, Carlos Antonietti, Jill Matus, Nathan Taylor, Christopher Bare, Sean Kinahan, Elizabeth Corson, Danielle Rivera, Mark Coleman, Chatt Williamson, Sandia National Laboratories

NanoPCR Detection of Bacterial Aerosols. Siyu Xu, MAOSHENG YAO, Peking University

Non-Human Primate Animal Model Development Using Aerosolized Cowpox Virus. Matthew Lackemeyer, KYLE BOHANNON, Reed Johnson, Peter Jahrling, NIAID

Performance of Cascade Impactors for Sampling Aerosolized Viruses. MICHAEL SCHUIT, Jamie Kline, Kristin Bower, Paul Dabisch, NBACC

Potential Impact of Microbial Activity on the Oxidant Capacity and the Organic Carbon Budget in Clouds. Mickaël Vaitilingom, Laurent Deguillaume, Virginie Vinatier, Martine Sancelme, Pierre Amato, Nadine Chaumerliac, ANNE-MARIE DELORT, Clermont Université, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand

Primary Biological Aerosols as Cloud Condensation Nuclei. FRANCIS POPE, Paul Griffiths, Markus Kalberer, Michael Herzog, University of Birmingham, UK.

Quantifying the Effect of Relative Humidity and Ozone on the Viability of Aged Bacillus Thuringiensis Al Hakam and MS-2 Bacteriophage Biological Aerosols. SEAN KINAHAN, Elizabeth Corson, Shanna Ratnesar-Shumate, Yong-Le Pan, Jonathan Eshbaugh, Christopher Bare, Joshua Santarpia, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Real-Time Characterization of Fungal Aerosol. Sampo Saari, Jacob Mensah-Attipoe, Anniina Hellsten, Pertti Pasanen, TIINA REPONEN, Jorma Keskinen, Tampere University of Technology

Real-time Measurements Of Airborne Fungal Spores Biomarkers Using PILS-LC-MS/MS. ROLAND SARDA-ESTEVE, Nicolas Bonnaire, Marie-Helene Nadal, Lorna Foliot, Jean Sciare, LSCE

Seasonal Cycles of Fluorescent Biological Particles in Finland and Colorado Forests. Carolyn J. Schumacher, Christopher Pöhlker, Pasi Aalto, Markku Kulmala, Ulrich Pöschl, J. ALEX HUFFMAN, University of Denver

Seasonal Variability in Bacterial and Fungal Diversity of the Near-Surface Atmosphere across Urban and Rural Sites. ROBERT M. BOWERS, Nicholas Clements, Joanne B. Emerson, Christine Wiedinmyer, Michael Hannigan, Noah Fierer, University of Hawaii

Single Particle Mass Spectrometry of Biological Particles – Linking Their Chemical Composition to Ice-Nucleation Activity. BERKO SIERAU, Cédric Chou, Monika Kohn, André Welti, Bernhard Pummer, Caroline Oehm, Isabelle Steinke, Olaf Stetzer, Ottmar Möhler, Ulrike Lohmann, ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric & Climate Science

Structure and Function of Airborne Bacterial Communities: From Classrooms to Mountaintops. ANN M. WOMACK, James F. Meadow, Dan Jaffe, G.Z. Brown, Brendan J. M. Bohannan, Jessica L. Green, University of Oregon

Studies of the Impacts of Biological Particles on Clouds and Precipitation in Aircraft and Sea Spray Studies. KIMBERLY PRATHER, Paul DeMott, Vicki Grassian, Timothy Bertram, Grant Deane, Matthew Ruppel, Douglas Collins, Andrew Ault, University of California, San Diego

Studies on the Relation of Ice Nuclei from Sea Spray to Ocean Biological Cycles. PAUL DEMOTT, Kimberly Prather, Thomas C. Hill, Taehyoung Lee, Chung Hwang, Yukata Tobo, Douglas Collins, Matthew Ruppel, Jessica Axson, Christopher Lee, Camille Sultana, Bruce Moffett, Colorado State University

Study the Effects of Atmospheric Environmental Conditions on Fluorescence Spectra of Bioaerosols Using a Laboratory Reaction Chamber. YONG-LE PAN, Joshua Santarpia, Shanna Ratnesar-Shumate, Elizabeth Corson, Steven Hill, Mark Coleman, Chatt Williamson, Christopher Bare, Sean Kinahan, Jonathan Eshbaugh, US Army Research Laboratory

Survival of Aerosolized Simulants of Bacillus Anthracis Exposed to Combustion Products of Novel Halogen-Containing Reactive Metals. SERGEY A. GRINSHPUN, Michael Yermakov, Reshmi Indugula, Xinjian He, Tiina Reponen, Edward Dreizin, Mirko Schoenitz, Shasha Zhang, Y. Aly, University of Cincinnati

Survival of Microorganisms to the Main Stress Factors Encountered in Clouds. Muriel Joly, Pierre Amato, Martine Sancelme, Mickaël Vaitilingom, Virginie Vinatier, Laurent Deguillaume, ANNE-MARIE DELORT, Clermont Université, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand

Temporal Distribution of Gram-negative (G-) and Gram-positive (G+) Bacterial Aerosols with Different Charge Polarity and Level. KAI WEI, Maosheng Yao, Peking University

The On-line Detection of Biological Particle Emissions from Selected Agricultural Materials Using the WIBS-4 (Waveband Integrated Bioaerosol Sensor) Technique. DAVID O'CONNOR, David Healy, John Sodeau, University College Cork

The Potential Role of Bacteria Acting as Ice Nuclei - A Numerical Model Study. MAHER SAHYOUN, Ulrik Korsholm, Jens Sørensen, Niels Nielsen, Kai Finster, Ulrich Karlson, Tina Temkiv, Allan Gross, Danish Meteorological Institute & Aarhus University

Ubiquity and Persistence of Streptococcus Suis Bioaerosols in Swine Confinement Buildings. LAETITIA BONIFAIT, Marc Veillette, Daniel Grenier, Caroline Duchaine, Université Laval, Canada

Understanding Aerosolized Viral Particles Behaviour in a Mechanically Ventilated Agricultural Building Using Nebulized Bacteriophages. MARTYNE AUDET, Matthieu Girard, Martin Belzile, Stéphane Godbout, Caroline Duchaine, Centre de recherche de l'IUCPQ, Université Laval

Use of Air-Sampling-Culturing, Free Settling and Filtration Revealed Strikingly Different Bacterial Aerosol Species through High Throughput Gene Sequence. MINGZHEN LI, Kai Wei, Yunhao Zheng, Jing Li, Zhuanglei Zou, Maosheng Yao, Xu Zhencheng, Peking University

Using Spectral Analysis and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) to Discriminate between Grass and Non-grass Pollen. JOHN SODEAU, David O'Connor, David Healy, Daniela Iacopino, Pierre Lovera, University College Cork

Wildfire Impact on Indicators of Primary Biological Load and Genotoxic Potential of Airborne Particulate Matter in Pristine Sub-Alpine Forests. ALINA M. HANDOREAN, Odessa Gomez, Jane Turner, Benjamin J. Miller, Mark T. Hernandez, University of Colorado Boulder