EHSRC Investigator Detail
| Vicki H. Grassian, PhD | |
| Professor of Chemistry |
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| Email: vicki-grassian@uiowa.edu | |
| Phone: (319) 335-1392 | |
| Faculty Web Page | |
| Grassian Research Group | |
| Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute | |
| EHSRC Role(s): | Member, Environmental Lung Disease Research Cluster |
Dr. Grassian and her research group are interested in the chemistry of environmental interfaces and are using state-of-the-art techniques to unravel the complex chemistry that occurs at these interfaces. Several ongoing projects include: the surface science of environmental interfaces; heterogeneous atmospheric chemistry of the components of mineral dust - carbonates, clays and oxides: mineral dust and its impact on global processes - climate, biogeochemistry and health; applications and implications of nanoscience and nanotechnology in environmental processes - remediation, CWA decontamination; Fe nanoparticles in natural systems; impacts of nanomaterials on human health and the environment.
Recent Publications
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Grassian, V. H., O'Shaughnessy, P., Pettibone, J., Dodd, A. and Thorne, P. Inhalation Exposure Studies of Nanoparticulate Titanium Dioxide with a Primary Particle Size of 2 to 5 nm. Environmental Health Perspectives 2007. 115, 397-402.
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Grassian, V.H., Adamcakova-Dodd, A., Pettibone, J.M., O'Shaughnessy, P.T., and Thorne, P.S. Inflammatory response of mice to manufactured titanium dioxide nanoparticles: comparison of size effects through different exposure routes. Submitted to Nanotoxicology.
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Hudson, P. K., Gibson, E. R., Young, M. A., Kleiber, P., and Grassian, V. H. Infrared Extinction Measurements with Measured Aerodynamic and Mobility Diameters. Aerosol Science and Technology 2007, 41, 701-710.
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Grassian, V. H. and Larsen, S.C. Applications of Nanocrystalline Zeolites in Environmental Catalysis and Decontamination. Book chapter in Environmental Nanotechnology: Science and Engineering Perspectives on the Applications and Potential Risks, edited by Tarek Kassim, Springer Verlag, 2008.
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Cwiertny, D.M., Young, M.A. and Grassian, V. H. Heterogeneous chemistry and photochemistry of mineral dust aerosol. Invited review in Annual Reviews of Physical Chemistry 2008.