International Society of Exposure Science Annual Meeting

Several members of our lab will be traveling to attend the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada to present their research. Dr. R. Bryan Ormond will be co-chairing a session on Firefighter’s Exposure to Mixtures of Hazardous Chemicals and Assessment of Health Impacts. Look out for our posters and presentations throughout the week!

Poster Presentations

• “In vitro Toxicity Assessment of Fluorinated and Fluorine-free Firefighting Foams using the HepG2 cell line” presented by Fatema Tuj Jahura
• “Multi-Location Exposures of Fire Investigators to PAHs During Structure Fire Investigations” presented by Mark Gaskill

Oral Presentations

• “Dermal Permeation of Perfluoroalkyl Substances from Simulated Textile Exposures Using Alternative Skin Models” presented by Andrew Hall
• “Evaluating the Performance of Commercial Respiratory Devices for Wildland Firefighters” presented by Melissa Armistead
• “Assessment of PFAS release from firefighter turnout gear textiles” presented by Nur-Us-Shafa Mazumder