Program Fri, June 14, 2024

Session 13: Workplace and Indoor Aerosols
Chair: Imad El-Haddad, PSI

Ludmila Maskova, Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS
«Personal exposure to particulate matter during grinding of dental nanocomposite»

Freja Rydahl Rasmussen, Danish Technological Institute
«Enhancing Air Quality: Investigating Filter Lifespan and Byproducts in Air Purification Solutions»

Dae Hoon Park, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials
«Development of an Antiviral Electrostatic Precipitator to Prevent Airborne Transmission within Indoor Air Environments by Dry-aerosol Antiviral Coating Method»

Alfred Lawrence, Isabella Thoburn College
«Critical Assessment and Source apportionment of Particulate bound-PAHs in Indoor Air of South Asian precinct »

Judita Švaikauskaitė, Kaunas University of Technology
«Impact of Energy Retrofitting on Indoor Particulate Matter Levels in Finnish and Lithuanian Multifamily Dwellings »

10.30

Session 14: Nanoparticle formation and transformation
Chair: Oliver Bischof, TSI

Lubna Dada, Paul Scherrer Institute
«Sources of ultrafine particles at a typical rural site in Switzerland»

Matti Rissanen, Tampere University & University of Helsinki
«Rapid formation of aerosol precursors from o/m/p-Xylene and their contribution to secondary organic aerosol formation»

Vinicius Berger, Catalytic Instruments
«Evaluation of Monodisperse Silver Particle Sintering Using a Tandem DMA Setup»

12.00

Poster Award Ceremony
Trojan Horse Award Ceremony
Chair: Oliver Bischof

12.30

Session 15: Occupational exposure and prevention
Chair: Claudia Mohr, PSI / ETH Zurich

Dusan Licina, EPFL
«Influence of ventilation and room air movement on formation and growth of 1-20 nm particles via ozone-human chemistry»

Anssi Arffman, Dekati Ltd.
«Real-time measurement of total and solid particle fraction in underground mining environment with DC based sensors (MPEC+)»

Christina Isaxon, Lund University
«Airborne PM generated from handling of crushed carbon nanotube-enhanced concrete»

Keld Alstrup Jensen, NRCWE
«Workplace exposure to airborne particles in the plastics recycling and manufacturing industry»

Suranie Horn, North-West University, South Africa
«Occupational exposure risks of hazardous biological agents in an animal testing facility»

15.00

Coffee Break

Session 16: Chemical composition, transport, and exposure
Chair: Loretta Müller, Inselspital Bern

Award Ceremony Talks

Imad El-Haddad, PSI
«Towards implementing particle chemical composition in health impact assessments»

Michael Riediker, SCOEH: Swiss Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health
«Aerosols, a tool for assessing airborne transmissions of hazardous substances and agents»

Closing remarks by Loretta Müller, Inselspital Bern and end of conference