Research Triangle Park Foundation

Future in- and out-of-state air pollutant emissions under decarbonization pathways for Massachusetts

Many U.S. states have adopted the goal of achieving carbon neutrality in the coming decades. Pathways for achieving these targets would likely yield a reduction of air pollutant emissions as well. We assess several state-level decarbonization pathways for Massachusetts, including...

Simulated reductions in heterogeneous isoprene epoxydiol reactive uptake from aerosol morphology in the contiguous United States using the Community Multiscale Air Quality Model (CMAQv5.3.2)

Aerosol particles contain complex mixtures of polar and non-polar species that can undergo organic-inorganic phase separation. In phase-separated aerosol particles, the phase state of the outer organic coating can modulate heterogeneous chemistry. Heterogeneous chemistry leading...

Molecular Methods Reveal Responses of Bacterial Communities, Including Indicator Species, to Ballast Water Management

Ballast water (BW) is an important vector for the global transport of bacterial taxa, including pathogens. The application of molecular tools for evaluating and monitoring BW management practices could improve the accuracy and sensitivity of bacterial detections. However, few stu...

Residential indoor air monitoring to assess long-term exposure to air pollution in susceptible populations for epidemiology: overview and early findings

While there has been accumulating evidence of the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and various health endpoints, most epidemiological studies relied on ambient air pollution which showed substantial deviation from indoor. This difference could lead to biase...

Iron, Tuberculosis, and Particle-Related Exposures Including Smoking

The availability of iron controls the abundance and diversity of life. Microbial pathways for iron acquisition account for their replication and virulence. The balance of interactions defining a microbial community can be altered by environmental stress. Decreased iron availabili...