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Exposure to Carbon Nanotube Material: Aerosol Release During the Handling of Unrefined Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Material by Maynard, Andrew D., Baron, Paul A., Foley, Michael, Shvedova, Anna A., Kisin, Elena R., Castranova, Vincent

“…Carbon nanotubes represent a relatively recently discovered allotrope of carbon that exhibits unique properties. While commercial interest in the material is…”
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Fibrous particle deposition in human nasal passage: The influence of particle length, flow rate, and geometry of nasal airway by Wang, Zuocheng, Hopke, Philip K., Ahmadi, Goodarz, Cheng, Yung-Sung, Baron, Paul A.

“…Man-made vitreous fibers (MMVFs) have been used as a substitute for asbestos in industrial and residential applications. This shift has raised the concerns of…”
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Recovery Efficiency and Limit of Detection of Aerosolized Bacillus anthracis Sterne from Environmental Surface Samples by Estill, Cheryl Fairfield, Baron, Paul A, Beard, Jeremy K, Hein, Misty J, Larsen, Lloyd D, Rose, Laura, Schaefer, Frank W. III, Noble-Wang, Judith, Hodges, Lisa, Lindquist, H.D. Alan, Deye, Gregory J, Arduino, Matthew J

“…After the 2001 anthrax incidents, surface sampling techniques for biological agents were found to be inadequately validated, especially at low surface…”
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Bipolar diffusion charging characteristics of single-wall carbon nanotube aerosol particles by Kulkarni, Pramod, Deye, Gregory J., Baron, Paul A.

“…Bipolar diffusion charging characteristics of airborne single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) agglomerates were investigated in the mobility diameter range of…”
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Aerosolization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for an Inhalation Study by Baron, Paul A., Deye, Gregory J., Chen, Bean T., Schwegler-Berry, Diane E., Shvedova, Anna A., Castranova, Vincent

“…Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) are being produced in increasing quantities because of high interest in applications resulting from their unique…”
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The influence of operating parameters on number-weighted aerosol size distribution generated from a gas metal arc welding process by Zimmer, Anthony T, Baron, Paul A, Biswas, Pratim

“…In light of recent research on the potential health problems associated with sub-micrometer aerosols, a study was conducted to determine the effect that…”
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Measurement of Airborne Fibers: A Review by BARON, Paul A.

“…Current fiber measurement techniques arose primarily due to health concerns over asbestos exposure. Fiber toxicity appears to be primarily a function of fiber…”
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Bipolar diffusion charging of high-aspect ratio aerosols by Ku, Bon Ki, Deye, Gregory J., Kulkarni, Pramod, Baron, Paul A.

“…Recent studies have raised concerns over applicability of the conventional charging theories to non-spherical particles such as soot aggregates and…”
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Observation and measurement of anomalous responses in a differential mobility analyzer caused by ultrafine fibrous carbon aerosols by Ku, Bon Ki, Maynard, Andrew D., Baron, Paul A., Deye, Gregory J.

“…We observed anomalous instrument responses above certain voltages when characterizing aggregates of airborne carbon nanotubes or nanofibers using a…”
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Dustiness of Fine and Nanoscale Powders by EVANS, Douglas E, TURKEVICH, Leonid A, ROETTGERS, Cynthia T, DEYE, Gregory J, BARON, Paul A

“…Dustiness may be defined as the propensity of a powder to form airborne dust by a prescribed mechanical stimulus; dustiness testing is typically intended to…”
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Comparison of Air Sampling Methods for Aerosolized Spores of B. anthracis Sterne by Estill, Cheryl Fairfield, Baron, Paul A., Beard, Jeremy K., Hein, Misty J., Larsen, Lloyd D., Deye, Gregory J., Rose, Laura, Hodges, Lisa

“…Bacillus anthracis Sterne spores were aerosolized within a chamber at concentrations ranging from 1×10 3 to 1.7×10 4 spores per cubic meter of air (particles…”
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Do Vitreous Fibers Break in the Lung? by Eastes, Walter, Baron, Paul A., Baier, Robert E., Guldberg, Marianne, Potter, Russell

“…In order to determine whether breakage of long vitreous fibers in the lung could be responsible for removing significant numbers of these fibers, an…”
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Development of an Aerosol System for Uniformly Depositing Bacillus Anthracis Spore Particles on Surfaces by Baron, Paul A., Estill, Cherie F., Deye, Gregory J., Hein, Misty J., Beard, Jeremy K., Larsen, Lloyd D., Dahlstrom, Gregory E.

“…After the anthrax incidents in October 2001, several techniques used for sampling surfaces for biological agents were found to be inadequately validated,…”
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Pulmonary Toxicity of Expancel® Microspheres in the Rat by Porter, Dale W., Hubbs, Ann F., Baron, Paul A., Millecchia, Lyndell L., Wolfarth, Michael G., Battelli, Lori A., Schwegler-Berry, Diane E., Beighley, Christopher M., Andrew, Michael E., Castranova, Vincent

“…Expancel® microspheres are thermoplastic microspheres enclosing hydrocarbon. These microspheres expand when heated, producing many applications. Because they…”
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Fiber Classification and the Influence of Average Air Humidity by Wang, Zuocheng, Hopke, Philip K., Baron, Paul A., Ahmadi, Goodarz, Cheng, Yung-Sung, Deye, Gregory, Su, Wei-Chung

“…The use of man-made vitreous fibers (MMVFs) as a substitute for asbestos in industrial and residential applications has raised the concerns of the potential…”
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Calculation of Leakage and Particle Loss in Filter Cassettes by Baron, Paul A., Bennett, James S.

“…Experimental evidence of aerosol bypass leakage around the filter in plastic filter cassettes prompted an investigation using computational fluid dynamics to…”
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Investigation of Filter Bypass Leakage and a Test for Aerosol Sampling Cassettes by Baron, Paul A., Khanina, Aleksandra, Martinez, Anthony B., Grinshpun, Sergey A.

“…Plastic filter cassettes (37 and 25 mm), which are press fitted together to seal and hold a filter in place, are commonly used for sampling aerosols. Aerosol…”
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A Numerical Study of the Performance of an Aerosol Sampler with a Curved, Blunt, Multi-Orificed Inlet by Gao, Pengfei, Chen, Bean T., Baron, Paul A., Soderholm, Sidney C.

“…The purpose of this study was to numerically simulate the performance of an aerosol sampler with a curved, blunt, multi-orificed inlet in order to understand…”
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Using a filter bypass leakage test for aerosol sampling cassettes by Baron, Paul A

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An Outbreak of Pontiac Fever Related to Whirlpool Use, Michigan 1982 by Mangione, Ellen J, Remis, Robert S, Tait, Keith A, McGee, Harry B, Gorman, George W, Wentworth, Berttina B, Baron, Paul A, Hightower, Allen W, Barbaree, James M, Broome, claire V

“…Fourteen of 23 female members of a church group experienced an acute self-limited illness characterized by chills, fever, chest pain, cough, and nausea,…”
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