Workshop on the Health Risks of
Indoor Exposure to Particulate Matter
500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome, Workshop Goals, and Introductions |
| William Nazaroff, Ph.D., Chair | |
| 8:40 a.m. | Sponsor Remarks |
| David Rowson, M.S. | |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | |
| 9:00 a.m. | SESSION I: SOURCES OF INDOOR PARTICULATE MATTER |
| Moderated by: William Nazaroff, Ph.D. | |
| Outdoor Air and Appliances as Sources of Indoor Particulate Matter | |
| Brent Stephens, Ph.D. | |
| Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology | |
| Indoor Sources of Airborne Allergens and Smoke | |
| Lynn M. Hildemann, Ph.D. | |
| Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University | |
| Surrounded by a Cloud of Dust: Particle Resuspension in Indoor Environments | |
| Brandon E. Boor, Ph.D. | |
| Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Purdue University | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | SESSION II: PARTICLE DYNAMICS AND CHEMISTRY |
| Moderated by: Richard Corsi, Ph.D., P.E. | |
| Indoor Chemistry and Aerosols | |
| Glenn Morrison, Ph.D. | |
| Professor of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology | |
| Dynamics of Particle Size and Concentration Indoors: A Building Science Perspective | |
| Jeffrey Siegel, Ph.D. | |
| Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto | |
| Composition of Indoor PM, Including the Influence of SVOC Partitioning | |
| Charles Weschler, Ph.D. | |
| Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University; Visiting Professor, Technical University of Denmark and Tsinghua University | |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. | SESSION III: EXPOSURE LEVELS AND CHARACTERIZATION |
| Moderated by: Terry Brennan, M.S. | |
| Fine PM Exposure Characterization Provides Insights into Sources and Transformations | |
| Barbara Turpin, Ph.D. | |
| Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health | |
| Some Determinants of Indoor Concentrations and Exposures to Particulate Matter | |
| Roy Harrison, Ph.D., D.Sc. (presenting via web conference) | |
| Queen Elizabeth II Birmingham Centenary Professor of Environmental Health, University of Birmingham | |
| Socioeconomic Determinants of Indoor PM Exposure: Understanding Sources, Structures and Settings | |
| Gary Adamkiewicz, Ph.D., M.P.H. | |
| Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Exposure Disparities, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. | SESSION IV: EXPOSURE MITIGATION |
| Moderated by: Tiina Reponen, Ph.D. | |
| Indoor Particle Mitigation with Filtration | |
| William Fisk, M.S. | |
| Senior Scientist, Indoor Environment Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | |
| Methods and Approaches for Controlling Exposure to Biological Aerosols | |
| Sergey A. Grinshpun, Ph.D. | |
| Professor of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine | |
| Indoor PM Exposure Mitigation in Low-Socioeconomic Status Households | |
| Brett C. Singer, Ph.D. | |
| Staff Scientist, Residential Building Systems, Indoor Environment Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | |
| 4:30 p.m. | General Discussion and Summary |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome |
| William Nazaroff, Ph.D., Chair | |
| 8:35 a.m. | SESSION V: IDENTIFIED AND EMERGING HEALTH CONCERNS |
| Moderated by: Howard Kipen, M.D., M.P.H. | |
| Indoor Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Health | |
| Ryan Allen, Ph.D. (presenting via web conference) Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University | |
| Ambient Particulate Matter (PM) Air Pollution and Adverse Birth Outcomes: Targets for Studies on Health Effects of Indoor PM | |
| David Rich, Sc.D., M.P.H. | |
| Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center | |
| Particulate Matter Air Pollution: Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders | |
| Marc Weisskopf, Ph.D., Sc.D. | |
| Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | |
| 10:05 a.m. | Break |
| 10:20 a.m. | SESSION VI: INTERVENTIONS AND RISK COMMUNICATION |
| Moderated by: William Nazaroff, Ph.D. | |
| The Challenge of Communicating Indoor PM Risk | |
| George Gray, Ph.D. | |
| Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University | |
| Empowering People to Reduce Indoor Exposures to Particulate Matter: What Can We Learn from Communicating About Other Health Risks? | |
| William K. Hallman, Ph.D. | |
| Professor and Chair, Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers University | |
| Public Understanding and Information Seeking Related to Indoor PM Risk: The Need for a Benchmark Study | |
| Lee Ann Kahlor, Ph.D. | |
| Associate Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising, The University of Texas at Austin | |
| 11:50 a.m. | Closing Remarks |
| William Nazaroff, Ph.D., Chair | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
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