Nancy Carmona

Ms. Nancy Carmona

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 October 2022 in Atmosphere
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Nancy CarmonaNancy Carmona
Nancy Carmona
ESEdmund Seto
Edmund Seto
TGTimothy R. Gould
Timothy R. Gould
EREveretta Rasyid
Everetta Rasyid
JSJeffry H. Shirai
Jeffry H. Shirai
EAElena Austin
Elena Austin
The Healthy Air, Healthy Schools Study was established to better understand the impact of ultrafine particles (UFPs) on indoor air quality in communities surrounding Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport. The study team took multipollutant measurements of indoor and outdoor air pollution at five participating school locations to estimate infiltration indoors. The schools participating in this project were located within a 7-mile radius of Sea-Tac International Airport and within 0.5 mile of an active flight path. Based on experimental measures in an unoccupied classroom, infiltration rates of (a) UFPs of aircraft origin, (b) UFPs of traffic origin, and (c) wildfire smoke or other outdoor pollutants were characterized before and after the introduction of a portable high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter intervention. The portable HEPA cleaners were an effective short-term intervention to improve the air quality in classroom environments, reducing the UFP count concentration from one-half to approximately one-tenth of that measured outside. This study is unique in focusing on UFPs in schools and demonstrating that UFPs measured in classroom spaces are primarily of outdoor origin. Although existing research suggests that reducing particulate matter in homes can significantly improve asthma outcomes, further investigation is necessary to establish the benefits to student health and academic performance of reducing UFP exposures in schools.

18 June 2024 in Journal of School Health
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Nancy CarmonaNancy Carmona
Nancy Carmona
ESEdmund Seto
Edmund Seto
LHLisa Shelby Hayward
Lisa Shelby Hayward
STShirlee Tan
Shirlee Tan
SLSinang Lee
Sinang Lee
EAElena Austin
Elena Austin

9 April 2024 in Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
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CZChristopher Zuidema
Christopher Zuidema
Jianzhao BiJianzhao Bi
Jianzhao Bi
DBDustin Burnham
Dustin Burnham
Nancy CarmonaNancy Carmona
Nancy Carmona
AGAmanda J. Gassett
Amanda J. Gassett
LSLianne Sheppard
Lianne Sheppard