Characterization of ambient aerosols at the San Francisco International Airport using BioAerosol Mass Spectrometry

Paul T. Steele; Erica L. McJimpsey; Keith R. Coffee; David P. Fergenson; Vincent J. Riot; Herbert J. Tobias; Bruce W. Woods; Eric E. Gard; Matthias Frank

doi:10.1117/12.665155

Characterization of ambient aerosols at the San Francisco International Airport using BioAerosol Mass Spectrometry

Paul T. Steele, Erica L. McJimpsey, Keith R. Coffee, David P. Fergenson, Vincent J. Riot, Herbert J. Tobias, Bruce W. Woods, Eric E. Gard, Matthias Frank

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Abstract

The BioAerosol Mass Spectrometry (BAMS) system is a rapidly fieldable, fully autonomous instrument that can perform correlated measurements of multiple orthogonal properties of individual aerosol particles. The BAMS front end uses optical techniques to nondestructively measure a particle's aerodynamic diameter and fluorescence properties. Fluorescence can be excited at 266nm or 355nm and is detected in two broad wavelength bands. Individual particles with appropriate size and fluorescence properties can then be analyzed more thoroughly in a dual-polarity time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Over the course of two deployments to the San Francisco International Airport, more than 6.5 million individual aerosol particles were fully analyzed by the system. Analysis of the resulting data has provided a number of important insights relevant to rapid bioaerosol detection, which are described here.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Chemical and Biological Sensing VII
Volume	6218
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665155
State	Published - Aug 23 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	Chemical and Biological Sensing VII - Kissimmee, FL, United States Duration: Apr 19 2006 → Apr 21 2006

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Other	Chemical and Biological Sensing VII
Country/Territory	United States
City	Kissimmee, FL
Period	4/19/06 → 4/21/06

Keywords

Airport
Bioaerosols
Fluorescence
Mass spectrometry

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics

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Characterization of ambient aerosols at the San Francisco International Airport using BioAerosol Mass Spectrometry. / Steele, Paul T.; McJimpsey, Erica L.; Coffee, Keith R.; Fergenson, David P.; Riot, Vincent J.; Tobias, Herbert J.; Woods, Bruce W.; Gard, Eric E.; Frank, Matthias.

Chemical and Biological Sensing VII. Vol. 6218 2006. 62180A.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Steele, PT, McJimpsey, EL, Coffee, KR, Fergenson, DP, Riot, VJ, Tobias, HJ, Woods, BW, Gard, EE & Frank, M 2006, Characterization of ambient aerosols at the San Francisco International Airport using BioAerosol Mass Spectrometry. in Chemical and Biological Sensing VII. vol. 6218, 62180A, Chemical and Biological Sensing VII, Kissimmee, FL, United States, 4/19/06. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665155

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Characterization of ambient aerosols at the San Francisco International Airport using BioAerosol Mass Spectrometry

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