10th International Aerosol Conference
September 2 - September 7, 2018
America's Center Convention Complex
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Aerosols and Health - Connecting the Dots


A New Risk Grouping Concept for High Aspect Ratio Materials - The Fibre Dustiness Test by Vibro-Fluidization. ELISABETH HEUNISCH, Dirk Broßell, Volker Bachmann, Nico Dziurowitz, Carmen Thim, Daniela Wenzlaff, John Schumann, Kerstin Kämpf, Asmus Meyer-Plath, Sabine Plitzko, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)

A Novel Weighted Sum Method to Measure Particle Geometric Surface Area in Real-Time. LEO N.Y. CAO, David Y. H. Pui, University of Minnesota

A Semi-Automated System for Measuring the Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Catalyzed by Ambient Particulate Matter (PM) in a Dithiothreitol (DTT) Assay. HAORAN YU, Joseph Puthussery, Vishal Verma, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Biofuels: Largest Global Lung-cancer Risk in the 21st Century. SIJIA LOU, ManishKumar Shrivastava, Alla Zelenyuk, Richard Easter, Philip Rasch, Jerome Fast, Staci L. Simonich, Huizhong Shen, Brian Thrall, Shu Tao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Characterization of Electrophilic and Oxidative Potential of Atmospheric Carbonyls. JIN CHEN, Stacy Chen, Cody Cullen, C.M. Sabbir Ahmed, Ying-Hsuan Lin, University of California, Riverside

Connecting the Dots in Nanotoxicology: From the Bio-Nano-Interface to Adverse Health Effects. Stefano Poggio, David Power, Hender Lopez, VLADIMIR LOBASKIN, School of Physics, University College Dublin

Detection of Living Animal’s Exhaled Breath Biomarker (dLABer) System. Haoxuan Chen, Xiangyu Zhang, Xinyue Li, Jing Li, MAOSHENG YAO, Peking University

Detection of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons, as Well as Positive and Negative Inorganic Ions from the Same, Individual Particle. Johannes Passig, Julian Schade, Robert Irsig, Sven Ehlert, Martin Sklorz, RALF ZIMMERMANN, Helmholtz Zentrum Munich and Rostock University

Evidence of Atmospheric Secondary Transformation of Transition Metals and Impact on Particle Oxidative Potential. ZHI NING, City University of Hong Kong

Generating Biodiesel and Fossil Diesel Exhaust Particles with Varied Physico-Chemical Properties for Toxicological Studies. LOUISE GREN, Vilhelm B. Malmborg, Pravesh C. Shukla, Sam Shamun, Christina Isaxon, Per Axel Clausen, Martin Tunér, Ulla Vogel, Joakim Pagels, Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology, Lund University, Sweden

Global Long-range Transport and Lung Cancer Risk of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Shielded by Viscous Secondary Organic Aerosols. MANISHKUMAR SHRIVASTAVA, Sijia Lou, Alla Zelenyuk, Richard Easter, Richard Corley, Brian Thrall, Philip Rasch, Jerome Fast, Staci L. Simonich, Huizhong Shen, Shu Tao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Identification of Toxicity Parameters Associated with Combustion Produced PM2.5 Surface Chemistry and Particle Structure by in Vitro Assays. RANDY VANDER WAL, Madhu Singh, Patricia Silveyra, Joshua Muscat, The Pennsylvania State University

Intranasal Airway Deposition of Dry Particles in Physical Models of Children and Adults during Inspiratory Flow Rates Representing Rest, Light, Moderate and Heavy Activity. Jana Kesavan, VALERIE J. ALSTADT, Jerold Bottiger, Keith Sedberry, Beth Laube, US ARMY ECBC

Investigating the Effects of Cookstove Emissions on Ocular and Cancer Cells. BEDIA KARAKOCAK, Sameer Patel, Nathan Ravi, Pratim Biswas, Washington University in St Louis

Is the Particle Deposition in a Cell Exposure Facility Comparable to the Lungs?. ERWIN KARG, George A. Ferron, Sebastian Oeder, Ralf Zimmermann, Helmholtz Zentrum München and Rostock University

Measuring the Real-Time Oxidative Potential of Ambient Particulate Matter Using an Online Mist Chamber System. JOSEPH PUTHUSSERY, Chen Zhang, Vishal Verma, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Non-additive Effects of the Mixture of Metals and Organic Compounds to Mammalian Cell Cytotoxicity of Particulate Matter (PM). YIXIANG WANG, Michael Plewa, Vishal Verma, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Optimization of DAVID Cell Exposure System for Toxicity Analysis of Nanoparticles at the Air-Liquid Interface. TREVOR TILLY, Ryan Ward, Jiva Luthra, Sarah Robinson, Arantzazu Eiguren Fernandez, Saber Hussain, Tara Sabo-Attwood, John Lednicky, Chang Yu Wu, University of Florida

Oxidative Potential and Cellular Oxidant Production from Biomass Burning Aerosol. Wing-Yin Tuet, Nilmara de Oliveira Alves, Shierly Fok, Dong Gao, Paulo Artaxo, Perola Vasconcellos, Julie Champion, Rodney J. Weber, NGA LEE NG, Georgia Institute of Technology

Oxidative Potential of Ambient Aerosols: First Measurement over Santiago Metropolitan Area. Carolona Molina, Vishal Verma, Victor Vargas, LEIVA G. MANUEL A., Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile

Oxidative Potential of Ambient Fine Aerosol during Intense Biomass Burning over the Indo-Gangetic Plain-India. ANIL PATEL, Rangu Venkata Satish, Atinderpal Singh, Darshan Singh, Neeraj Rastogi, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India

Oxidative Potential of Quinones in Simulated Epithelial Lining Fluid Alone and in Combination with Redox-Active Metals. KARSTEN BAUMANN, Marco Wietzoreck, Jake Wilson, Pourya Shahpoury, Steven Lelieveld, Haijie Tong, Ulrich Pöschl, Gerhard Lammel, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Pores of Kohn: Forgotten Alveolar Structures and Potential Aerosol Generators?. MICHAEL OLDHAM, Owen Moss, Altria Client Services LLC

Reactive Oxygen Species Generation by Particle Size-dependent Transition Metal Ions using a Kinetic Multi-layer Model in the Epithelial Lining Fluid. TING FANG, Pascale Lakey, Rodney J. Weber, Manabu Shiraiwa, University of California, Irvine

Real-time Dosimetry for In-vitro Toxicological Studies of Engineered Nanoparticles (ENPs) at the Air-liquid Interface Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM). Yaobo Ding, Patrick Weindl, Clara Wimmer, Paula Mayer, Tobias Krebs, OTMAR SCHMID, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany

Seasonal Variations of Sahara Dust and Their Impact on the Air Quality over Western Ethiopia- First Cut Results. SATHEESH M K KUMAR, Amente Dereje Wakgari, Department of Physics, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia

Spatial and Seasonal Patterns in the Oxidative Burden of Ambient Particulate Matter in Urban Centres. ALISON TRAUB, Cheol H. Jeong, Cuilian Fang, Maryam Shekarrizfard, Ryan Kulka, Hongyu You, Marianne Hatzopoulou, Scott Weichenthal, Greg J. Evans, SOCAAR, University of Toronto

Surface Area Is the Biologically Most Relevant Dose Metric for Particle-Induced Inflammation in the Lung. OTMAR SCHMID, Kristina B. Knudsen, Sarah Søs Poulsen, Yaobo Ding, Rambabu Atluri, Kirsten Kling, Anne T Saber, Nicklas R. Jacobsen, Keld A. Jensen, Håkan Wallin, Tobias Stoeger, Ulla Vogel, Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Comprehensive Pneumology Center

Synergy between Power Plant and Vehicle Emissions Produce Aerosols Linked to Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes. RODNEY J. WEBER, Jenny P.S. Wong, Athanasios Nenes, James Mulholland, Armistead G. Russell, Dongni Ye, Stefanie Ebelt Sarnat, Georgia Institute of Technology

The Fresh Air Wristband: Measuring Personal Environmental Exposures Using a Wearable Air Pollutant Monitor. ELIZABETH LIN, Sarah Esenther, Fareeha Irfan, Massimiliano Mascelloni, Krystal Godri Pollitt, University of Massachusetts Amherst

The Impacts of Dust Storm Particles on Human Lung Cells - an Analysis at the Single Cell Level. KARIN ARDON-DRYER, Caroline Mock, Jose Reyes, Galit Lahav, Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, T

Tissue-Delivered Dose – Not Exposure Concentration – Allows Conversion of Toxicological Studies into Acceptable Human Exposure Limits. OTMAR SCHMID, Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Comprehensive Pneumology Center

Toxicity Evaluation of Secondary Organic Aerosol on Human Lung Cells. PRATITI HOME CHOWDHURY, Tanya Lasitza Male, Quanfu He, Michal Pardo, Yinon Rudich, Weizmann Institute of Science

Toxicity Testing in Human Airway Epithelial Cells for Particulate Emissions Resulting from Alternative Fuels. C.M. SABBIR AHMED, Jin Chen, Jiacheng Yang, Cody Cullen, Georgios Karavalakis, Ying-Hsuan Lin, University of California, Riverside