8:00 am Welcome:
Keith A. Joiner, M.D., Dean College of Medicine, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona.
8:30 am. Plenary 1:
Disentangling the Components Responsible for the Health Hazards of Combustion Emissions
Joseph L. Mauderly, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, USA
9:15 am Plenary 2:
Central Nervous System Effects: Are Particles a Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease
LilCalderonian -Garciduenas, , Instituto Nacional de Pediatria, Mexico City, Mexico
Session 1B
Carbonaceous & Engineered PM
Chairs: Gunter Oberdorster and C. Andrew Miller
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
1B-1(FUP-11)10:30-10:50 am
Combustion-Derived Nanoparticles Transport Organic Toxicants to target Respiratory Cells,
Arthur Penn, Gleeson Murphy, Steven Barker, William Henk, Lynn Penn, Louisiana State University, University of Kentucky, USA.
1B-2(FUP-10)10:50 – 11:10 am
Cellular Bioassays for Toxicological Assessment of Combustion Generated Nanoparticles,
Christine E. Hellweg, Fabian Langenbach, Andrea Arenz, Christa Baumstark-Khan, Horst H. Grotheer, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Combustion Technology, GERMANY.
1B-3(FUP-22) 11:10 – 11:30 am
Soot and Nanoparticle Formation in Laminar and Turbulent Flames: an Experimental and Modeling Study,
Andrea D’Anna, M. Commodo, D. Cecere, A. D’Alessio, C. Allouis, F. Beretta, P. Minutolo, Universitá di Napoli “Federico II”, Instituto di Ricerchi sulla Combustione – CNR, ITALY.
1B-4(FUP-18) 11:30 am – 11:50 am
Investigation of Carbonaceous PM Producted by Fossil Fuel Combustion,
Gerald P. Huffman, Yuanzhi Chen, Naresh Shah, Artur Braun, Frank E. Huggins, William P. Linak, Andrew Miller, Kerry Kelley, JoAnn Lighty, Adel F. Sarofim, University of Kentucky, US EPA, NRMRL, University of Utah, USA.
1B-5(FUP-23) 11:50 am – 12:10 pm
Toxicological Propreties of Nano-organic Material from Flames and Engine Exhausts,
Lee A. Sgro, A. Simonelli, L. Speranza, P. Minutolo, A. Bruno, D. Guarnierei, A. D’Alessio, Universita di Napoli, Instituto Motori, CNR, ITALY.
1B-6(IMT-1) 12:10 pm – 12:30
Comparative In Vitro Cytotoxicity Assessment of Some Manufactured Nanopaticulate Materials Characterized by Transmission Electron Microscopy,
Karla F. Soto, A. Carrasco, K.M. Garza, L.E. Murr, The University of Texas at El Paso, USA.
1:30 am. Plenary 3:
Combustion generated air pollution research and research needs in Mexico,
Leonora Rojas Bracho, Instituto Nacional de Ecologia, Mexico City, Mexico
2:15 pm. Plenary 4:
Air quality on the border between the US and Mexico.
Bob Currey, The University of Texas at El Paso, USA
Session 2A
Chairs: Jose Luis Rico Cerda and D. Rick van Schoil
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
2A-1(CBI-3) 3:30 –3:50 pm
Sample Characterization and Source Apportionment of Ambient Particulate Matter: Combining Atmospheric Science and Lung Toxicology,
John Veranth, Judith Chow, John Watson, Tyler Moss, N. Shane Cutler, John Walton, and Garold S. Yost, University of Utah, Desert Research Institute, University of Texas at El Paso, USA.
2A-2 (CBM-5) 3:50 – 4:10 pm
Characterizing Emissions from Agricultural Burning in the Laboratory and in the Field with Attention to US-Mexico Borderlands,
Geoffrey D. Silcox, Kirk L. Wendel, David A. Wagner, Kerry E. Kelly, Gerardo Manuel Mejia-Valazques, and Porfirio Caballero Mata, University of Utah, USA, Centro de Calidad Ambiental, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterry(ITESM), MEXICO.
2A-3 (CBI-2) 4:10 – 4:30 pm
Indoor Air Quality and Driving Factors in a Rural Chinese Village,
Catherine P. Koshland and Susan L. Fischer, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
2A-4 (FUP-9) 4:30 – 4:50 pm
Upregulation of Plasma Endothelin-1 Levels and CD14 Expression on Peripheral Blood Monocytes in Healthy Children Chronically Exposed to Urban Air Pollution,
Bryan L. Nuse, Lina Romero, Gerardo Barragan, William Reed, Lilian Calderon-Garciduenas, University of Montana, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, Instituto Nacional de Pediatra, MEXICO.
2A-5 (CBI-2) 4:50 – 5:10 pm
Determination of PM Composition and Sources in the El Paso del Norte Region Using Uime-Resolved Integrated Source and Receptor Models,
Wen-Shai Li, Jose H. Garcia, John Walton, University of Texas, El Paso, USA.
2A-6 (FUP-3) 5:10 – 5:30 pm
Combustion-Generated Nanopartiaculates in the El Paso, TX, USA/Juarez, Mexico Metroplex: Their Comparative Characterization and Potential for Adverse Heath Effects,
L.E. Murr, K.F. Soto, K.M. Garza, P.A. Guerrero, F. Martinez, E.V. Esquivel, D.A. Ramierz, Y. Shi, J.J. Bang, J. Venzor, III, The University of Texas at El Paso, Southwest Allergy and Asthma Associates, P.A., El Paso, USA.
Chairs: Anna Ciajolo and Paul McDonagh
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
2B-1 (FUP-8) 3:30 – 3:50 pm
Quantitative Measurements of the Generation of Hydroxyl Radicals by Soot Particles in Simulated Lung Fluid,
Ian M. Kennedy, Heejung Jung, Bing Guo, Cort Anastasio, University of California Davis, USA.
2B-2 (FUP-6) 3:50 – 4:10 pm
Study of the Evolution of Soot from Various Fuels,
Shihong Yan, Yi-Jin Jiang, Nathan D. Marsh, Eric G. Eddings, Adel F. Sarofim, and Ronald J. Pugmire, University of Utah, USA.
2B-3 (FUP-17) 4:10 – 4:30 pm
Interaction of Carbonaceous Nanoparticles with Biomolecular Systems: an Atomistic Approach,
Angela Violi, The University of Utah, USA.
2B-4 (FUP-3-20) 4:30 – 4:50 pm
Soot Formation and Oxidation,
JoAnn S. Lighty, Nathan Orton, Chris Merrill, University of Utah, USA.
2B-5 (FUP-30) 4:50 – 5:10 pm
Laboratory Approaches to Evaluation the Health Hazard of Inaled Combustion By-Products,
Jake D. McDonald, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, USA.
2B-6 (FUP-12) 5:10 – 5:30 pm
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Butadiene Soot Alter Growth Patterns and are Concentrated within Lipid Reservoirs of Cultured Human Respiratory Epithelial Cells,
Gleeson Murphy, William G. Henk, Steven A. Barker, Arthur Penn, Louisiana State University, USA.
Session 1A
Chairs: Ian M. Kennedy and Ann Aust
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
1A-1(MMA-12) 10:30-10:50 am
Characterization of Emissions from the Open Burning of CCA Treated Wood
Shirley J. Wasson, William P Linak, Brian K. Gullett, Charles J. King, Abderrahmane Touati, Frank E. Huggins,Yuanzhi Chen, Naresh Shah, Gerald P. Huffman, U.S. EPA, NRMRL,ARCADIS Geraghty and Miller, Inc., University of Kentucky, USA.
1A-2(MMA-4) 10:50 – 11:10 am
Inflammatory Eesponse in Human Aortic Cells to Ultrafine Metal Oxide Particles,
Ian M. Kennedy, Andea Gojova, Abdul Barakat, Bing Guo, University of California Davis. USA.
1A-3(MMA-3) 11:10 – 11:30 am
Lead Behaviors and Control During Waste Incineration,
Hong Yao, Sigefumi Mori, Ichiro Naruse, Toyohashi University of Technology, JAPAN.
1A-4(MMA-6) 11:30 am – 11:50 am
Speciation of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Laminar H2 and C2H4 Diffusion Flames,
Bing Guo, Ian M. Kennedy, University of California Davis, USA.
1A-5(MMA-7) 11:50 am – 12:10 pm
Study on the Reaction Route for CrO2OH=>CrO3+H in Chromium Incineration,
Hu Juan, Yu Suyuan, Lu Xuefeng, Wu Guoshi, Yang Xiaoyong, Tsinghua University, CHINA.
1A-6(MMA-2) 12:10 – 12-30 pm
Release of Metals, Sulphur and Chlorine and Residual Ash Formation During Biomass Combustion on a Grate,
Flemming J. Frandsen, Laura Moiraghi, Simone van Lith, Peter A. Jensen, Peter Glarborg, Technical University of Denmark, DEMARK.