School of Health Sciences - HSCI 552: Introduction to Aerosol Science

Description:

This course covers the principles of aerosol behavior and sampling with particular emphasis on applications in the health sciences. Topics include aerosol aerodynamics, particle size distributions, methods of particulate air sampling, operating principles of aerosol instrumentation, pulmonary deposition of aerosols, aerosol lung dosimetry, and environmental aerosol measurements.

Textbooks:

Primary textbook: Hinds, William C. Aerosol Technology: Properties, Behavior and Measurement of Airborne Particles. John Wiley 2nd edition. (1999)

The following books, as well as articles from the scientific literature, are also used:

1. Willeke K, Baron PA. Aerosol Measurement: Principles, Techniques and Applications. Van Nostrand (1993).
2. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. Air Sampling Instruments. 9th edition (2001).

Topics covered include:

• Gas - particle interactions
• Particle sedimentation, diffusion, impaction
• Aerosol filtration
• Particulate sampling
• Pulmonary aerosol deposition
• Aerosol lung dosimetry
• Optical properties of aerosols
• Real-time aerosol instrumentation
• Aerosol condensation/evaporation
• Health effects of particulate exposures

Laboratory and Field Work:

Classroom lectures are supplemented by laboratory exercises and field exposure assessment projects, for which students will prepare written and oral reports.