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2003

Singer, Brett C., Alfred T. Hodgson, and William W. Nazaroff."Gas-phase organics in environmental tobacco smoke: 2. Exposure-relevant emission factors and indiret exposures from habitual smoking."Atmospheric Environment 37.39-40 (2003) 5551-5561.

2002

Mendell, Mark J., William J. Fisk, Kathleen Kreiss, Hal Levin, Darryl Alexander, William S. Cain, John R. Girman, Cynthia J. Hines, Paul A. Jensen, Donald K. Milton, Larry P. Rexroat, and Kenneth M. Wallingford."Improving the health of workers in indoor environments: priority research needs for a national occupational research agenda."Am J Public Health 92.9 (2002) 1430-1440.

Thatcher, Tracy L., Alvin C.K. Lai, Rosa Moreno-Jackson, Richard G. Sextro, and William W. Nazaroff."Effects of Room Furnishings and Air Speed on Particle Deposition Rates Indoors."Atmospheric Environment 36.11 (2002) 1811-1819. DOI

Singer, Brett C., Alfred T. Hodgson, Karla S. Guevarra, Elisabeth L. Hawley, and William W. Nazaroff."Gas-Phase Organics in Environmental Tobacco Smoke. 1. Effects of Smoking Rate, Ventilation, and Furnishing Level on Emission Factors."Environmental Science & Technology 36.5 (2002) 846-853. DOI

Fischer, Marc L., Melissa M. Lunden, Tracy L. Thatcher, David Littlejohn, Thomas W. Kirchstetter, Susanne V. Hering, Richard G. Sextro, and Nancy J. Brown."Building a predictive model of indoor concentrations of outdoor PM-2.5 for a residential research house in Clovis, California." (2002).

Webb, , A.M., William W. Nazaroff, and Brett C. Singer."Effect of gaseous ammonia on nicotine sorption."Indoor Air 2002, 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, July 1-5, 2002 3 (2002) 512-517.

Thatcher, Tracy L., Melissa M. Lunden, Richard G. Sextro, Susanne V. Hering, and Nancy J. Brown."The effect of penetration factor, deposition, and environmental factors on the indoor concentration of pm2.5 sulfate, nitrate, and carbon."Proceedings of the Indoor Air 2002 Conference, Monterey, CA 1 (2002) 846-851.

Singer, Brett C., Alfred T. Hodgson, and William W. Nazaroff."Effect of sorption on exposures to organic gases from environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)."Proceedings of the Indoor Air 2002, The 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Qualtiy and Climate, Monterey, CA 2 (2002) 138-143.

Fisk, William J., Gail Brager, Harriet A. Burge, James B. Cummings, Hal Levin, Vivian Loftness, Mark J. Mendell, Andrew K. Persily, Steven T. Taylor, and Jianshun (Jensen) Zhang."Energy-related indoor environmental quality research: A priority agenda." (2002).

Thatcher, Tracy L., Melissa M. Lunden, Kenneth L. Revzan, Richard G. Sextro, and Nancy J. Brown."Experimental investigation of the effect of changes in house environment on the indoor concentration of particles of outdoor origin within a residence." (2002).

McKone, Thomas E., Tracy L. Thatcher, William J. Fisk, Richard G. Sextro, Michael D. Sohn, William W. Delp, and William J. Riley."Factors affecting the concentration of outdoor particles indoors: existing data and data needs."Proceedings of the Indoor Air 2002 Conference, Monterey, CA 1 (2002) 176-181.

Hering, Susanne V., Melissa M. Lunden, Thomas W. Kirchstetter, Tracy L. Thatcher, Kenneth L. Revzan, Richard G. Sextro, Nancy J. Brown, John G. Watson, and Judith C. Chow."Indoor, Outdoor And Regional Profiles Of Pm2.5 Sulfate, Nitrate And Carbon."9th International Conference on Indoor Air 2002 1 (2002) 874-879.

Prill, Richard J., and William J. Fisk."Long Term Performance of Radon Mitigation Systems."Proceedings of the Indoor Air 2002 Conference, Monterey, CA 2 (2002) 641-646.

Fischer, Marc L., Melissa M. Lunden, Tracy L. Thatcher, Richard G. Sextro, and Nancy J. Brown."Predicting Indoor PM2.5 Of Outdoor Origin: Testing a transient size-resolved Model Using Intensive Measurements From A Residence."Proceedings of the Indoor Air 2002 Conference, Monterey, CA 1 (2002) 152-157.

Singer, Brett C., Kenneth L. Revzan, Alfred T. Hodgson, and Nancy J. Brown."A predictive model for determining indoor concentrations of outdoor volatile organic compound air toxics." (2002).

Fisk, William J., Gail Brager, Martha Brook, Harriet A. Burge, James Cole, James B. Cummings, Hal Levin, Vivian Loftness, Terrence Logee, Mark J. Mendell, Andrew K. Persily, Steven T. Taylor, and Jianshun (Jensen) Zhang."A priority agenda for energy-related indoor environmental quality research."Proceedings of the Indoor Air 2002 Conference, Monterey, CA 2 (2002) 984-989.

Lunden, Melissa M., Tracy L. Thatcher, David Littlejohn, Marc L. Fischer, Susanne V. Hering, Richard G. Sextro, and Nancy J. Brown."The Transformation Of Outdoor Ammonium Nitrate Aerosols In The Indoor Environment."Proceedings of the Indoor Air 2002 Conference, Monterey, CA 5 (2002) 74-79.

2001

Thatcher, Tracy L., Thomas E. McKone, William J. Fisk, Michael D. Sohn, William W. Delp, William J. Riley, and Richard G. Sextro."Factors Affecting the Concentration of Outdoor Particles Indoors (COPI): Identification of Data Needs and Existing Data." (2001).

2000

Thatcher, Tracy L., Alvin C.K. Lai, Rosa Moreno-Jackson, Richard G. Sextro, and William W. Nazaroff."Experimental Determination Of Size Resolved Particle Deposition Rates As A Function Of Room Furnishing And Room Air Velocity, Section 11PC."Proceedings of the 19th Annual American Association of Aerosol Research, November 6-10, 2000 (2000) 332.

Fisk, William J.."Health and Productivity Gains from Better Indoor Environments and Their Relationship with Building Energy Efficiency."Annual Review of Energy and the Environment 25 (2000) 537-566. DOI

Wenzel, Thomas P., Brett C. Singer, and Robert R. Slott."Some Issues in the Statistical Analysis of Vehicle Emissions."Journal of Transportation and Statistics 3.2 (2000) 1-14.

Fisk, William J., Olli Seppänen, Marianna Tuomainen, and Jorma Säteri."Review of health and productivity gains from better IEQ."Healthy Buildings 2000 4 (2000) 23-24.

Thatcher, Tracy L., Melissa M. Lunden, Marc L. Fischer, James D. Fine, Thomas W. Kirchstetter, Susanne V. Hering, Richard G. Sextro, and Nancy J. Brown."A Concentration Rebound Method For Measuring Particle Penetration Into A Residence, Section 12A1."Proceedings of the 19th Annual American Association for Aerosol Research, St. Louis, MO (2000).

Fisk, William J., John D. Spengler, Jonathan M. Samet, and John F. McCarthy."Estimates of Potential Nationwide Productivity and Health Benefits From Better Indoor Environments: An Update."Indoor Air Quality Handbook (2000).

Wyon, David P., William J. Fisk, Sari Rautio, Olli Seppänen, Marianna Tuomainen, and Jorma Säteri."Research Needs and Approaches Pertaining to the Indoor Climate and Productivity."Healthy Buildings 2000 2 (2000) 327-332.