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Brandon E. Boor

@BrandonBoor

Dr. Margery E. Hoffman Associate Professor at Purdue University

 West Lafayette, IN
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Joined July 2014
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A research team led by @NusratJung, assistant professor in LSCCE, and her PhD student Jianghui Liu, discovered that heat-based hair care routines can expose a person to upwards of 10 billion nanoparticles that are directly deposited into their lungs. 🔗bit.ly/4mRgDf8
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Air quality and buildings are interconnected. In our latest episode of #ThisIsPurdue, @PurdueCCE @BrandonBoor and @NusratJung explain how their first-of-its-kind zEDGE tiny house lab is helping them connect indoor air quality research to the real world. bit.ly/4iacRLF
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Air quality and buildings are interconnected. In our latest episode of #ThisIsPurdue, @PurdueCCE’s @BrandonBoor and @NusratJung explain how their first-of-its-kind zEDGE tiny house lab is helping them connect indoor air quality research to the real world. purdue.university/3EJWDdP
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Air quality impacts our well-being. In this episode of #ThisIsPurdue, @PurdueCCE’s @BrandonBoor and @NusratJung dive into their groundbreaking research and share ways you can improve air quality in your home. 🎧 Subscribe: purdue.edu/podcast
Two Purdue University professors, Brandon Boor and Nusrat Jung, standing together in a lab setting, featured on the 'This is Purdue' official university podcast.

ALT Two Purdue University professors, Brandon Boor and Nusrat Jung, standing together in a lab setting, featured on the 'This is Purdue' official university podcast.

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IONICON@ionicon19 Feb 2025
No more scented candles at IONICON 🚫🕯️ 📖 Read the full study from Purdue University to learn more about the impact of chemical products on indoor air quality. ⬇️
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Air fresheners, wax melts, floor cleaners and other scented chemical products may be polluting the air in your home, say studies by Purdue engineers. purdue.university/4k8v9ia
Air inside your home may be more polluted than outside due to everyday chemical products

Air inside your home may be more polluted than outside due to everyday chemical products

Scented chemical products rapidly fill the air with nanoscale particles that are small enough to get deep into your lungs, Purdue University engineers have found over a series of studies.

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SOCAAR@SOCAAR_UofT18 Feb 2025
Researchers show that fragranced products (like flameless, smoke-free candles) actively alter indoor air chemistry, leading to the formation of nanoparticles at concentrations that could have significant health implications newatlas.com/environment/ind…
Scented products cause indoor air pollution on par with car exhaust

Scented products cause indoor air pollution on par with car exhaust

Using scented products indoors changes the chemistry of the air, producing as much air pollution as car exhaust does outside, according to a new study. Researchers say that breathing in these...

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Wax warmers fill the air with tiny particles small enough to get deep into your lungs, according to research by @PurdueCCE's @NusratJung and @BrandonBoor. More about the research happening in the tiny house lab outside of Hampton Hall: bit.ly/40Z56kt
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A new study in ES&T Letters finds scented wax melts trigger indoor new particle formation events through terpene ozonolysis, producing atmospheric nanoparticles at levels comparable to combustion-based candles: go.acs.org/ci8 @BrandonBoor @NusratJung @SatyaSundarPa17
Flame-Free Candles Are Not Pollution-Free: Scented Wax Melts as a Significant Source of Atmospheric...

Flame-Free Candles Are Not Pollution-Free: Scented Wax Melts as a Significant Source of Atmospheric...

Abstract. Scented wax melts are being popularized as a safer, nontoxic alternative to traditional candles and incense for indoor aromatherapy. We performed

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The latest edition of the LSCCE Engineering's Spring IMPACT Magazine is now online. Highlights include research on earthquake resilience, a new rapid screening method for volatile spills, and advancements in 3-D printed homes. Read it here🔗bit.ly/cce-spring25
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Air fresheners, wax melts, floor cleaners and other scented chemical products may be polluting the air in your home, say studies by Purdue engineers. purdue.university/4k8v9ia
Air inside your home may be more polluted than outside due to everyday chemical products

Air inside your home may be more polluted than outside due to everyday chemical products

Scented chemical products rapidly fill the air with nanoscale particles that are small enough to get deep into your lungs, Purdue University engineers have found over a series of studies.

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"New study uses advanced aerosol sensors to show how nano-sized ultrafine particles move throughout the ventilation system of an office building." @BrandonBoor @NusratJung @PurdueCCE Read more in ACS ES&T Air: go.acs.org/ces
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IONICON@ionicon14 Jan 2025
🚨 Quick action saves lives during hazardous spills! Researchers from @LifeAtPurdue University have developed a game-changing spill response method using PTR-TOFMS. With this tech VOCs in soil, water, and air can be detected faster and more accurately 🧪. engineering.purdue.edu/CCE/A…
Purdue researchers develop faster hazardous spill response method

Purdue researchers develop faster hazardous spill response method

A research team led by Nusrat Jung, an assistant professor in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, has developed a new rapid screening method to test for volatile chemicals.

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.@BrandonBoor et al. establish a framework using multimodal #UltrafineParticles (UFP) & airflow rate to explore the spatiotemporal UFP dynamics in an office HVAC system. #IndoorAirQuality @PurdueCCE @LifeAtPurdue @HerrickLabs ACS ES&T Air #OpenAccess: go.acs.org/c1o
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Our latest study in ACS ES&T Air uses advanced sensors to map the movement and transformation of nano-sized ultrafine particles in HVAC systems, offering new insights for indoor air quality management: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
Spatiotemporal Mapping of Ultrafine Particle Fluxes in an Office HVAC System with a Diffusion...

Spatiotemporal Mapping of Ultrafine Particle Fluxes in an Office HVAC System with a Diffusion...

Abstract. Commercial HVAC systems intended to mitigate indoor air pollution are operated based on standards that exclude aerosols with smaller diameters, s

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Here’s a new #disaster response improvement story: “Researchers develop faster hazardous spill response method” Work led by Prof. @NusratJung @PurdueCCE phys.org/news/2024-12-faster…
Researchers develop faster hazardous spill response method

Researchers develop faster hazardous spill response method

When responding to a hazardous spill, every second counts—and Purdue University researchers have found a way to maximize that time.

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A #Purdue research team, led by Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering Prof. Nusrat Jung, has developed a new rapid screening method to provide responders faster results when checking for chemicals in the soil, water and air. engineering.purdue.edu/CCE/A…
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A #Purdue research team, led by Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering Prof. Nusrat Jung, has developed a new rapid screening method to provide responders faster results when checking for chemicals in the soil, water and air. engineering.purdue.edu/CCE/A…
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IONICON@ionicon12 Dec 2024
Did you know your hair care routine might be impacting the the air your breathe ? @NusratJung , from @LifeAtPurdue, uncovered how much volatile chemicals from everyday hair products can affect air quality. #Tbt #PTRMS linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
Study: Hair care product chemicals can linger in the air in surprising amounts | IONICON

Study: Hair care product chemicals can linger in the air in surprising amounts | IONICON

✨ ThrowbackThursday ✨ Hair Care 🧴and Air Quality 💨 Did you know your 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 might be impacting the 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞? 🌬️ Last year, a fascinating study led by...

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In this ES&T study, @UCSDChemBiochem @UCSanDiego show that smaller #SeaSprayAerosols are highly viscous, which has implications for cloud formation, secondary #aerosol growth, and #pollutant transport in #CoastalEnvironments. #OpenAccess: go.acs.org/bsc
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Interested in disaster response? Register to join us for an important upcoming webinar, Lessons Learned from the East Palestine Chemical Spill and Fires, on November 6th at 1pm. Reserve your spot at research.purdue.edu/isf/even….
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Slade Group@SladeGroupUCSD23 Oct 2024
Our recent work published in @EnvSciTech by Dr. Ryan Tumminello examines the role of divalent cation enrichment, surface tension, and the Kelvin effect on sea spray aerosol bounce fraction and estimated viscosity! @UCSDChemBiochem pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
Size-Dependent Nascent Sea Spray Aerosol Bounce Fractions and Estimated Viscosity: The Role of...

Size-Dependent Nascent Sea Spray Aerosol Bounce Fractions and Estimated Viscosity: The Role of...

Abstract. Viscosity, or the “thickness,” of aerosols plays a key role in atmospheric processes like ice formation, water absorption, and heterogeneous kine

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