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Prof. Stuart Batterman
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health
109 Observatory Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
Tel: (734) 763-2417 Facsimile: (734) 764-9424
Email: stuartb@umich.edu

Education                                                                    TOP

1986     Ph.D., Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

1981     M.S., Technology and Policy Program, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

1979     B.S., Water and Air Pollution Program, Department of Environmental Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Employment

2000     Associate Chair, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

1996-7  Visiting Professor. Technical Research Center of Finland, Espoo, Finland; Technical University of Helsinki (Mechanical Engineering), Espoo, Finland; and University of Kuopio (Environmental Sciences), Kuopio, Finland (sabbatical).

1995-    Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

1989-1995    Assistant Professor of Environmental and Industrial Health, Department of  Environmental and Industrial Health, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

1993-    Member, University of Michigan (NIOSH) Education and Research Center.

1993-    Director, Hazardous Substances Academic Training Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

1987-90 Visiting Scientist. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria (summers, except 1989).

1986-9  Assistant Professor. Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

1986     Research Scholar. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria.

Recent honors

1997     Outstanding Contribution to Justice and Environmental Safety, Flint Genesee United for Action.

2000     Excellence in Community Service, Ecology Center, Ann Arbor.

Publications                                                                TOP

Recent journal publications

S. Batterman, A. Kulshrestha, H-Y. Cheng "Hydrocarbon Vapor Transport in Low Moisture Soils," Environmental Science and Technology, 29, 171-180, 1995.

N. Pirrone, *S. Batterman, "Cost-Effective Strategies to Control Radon in Residences," Journal of Environmental Engineering, 121, 2, 120-131, 1995.

S. Batterman, C. Peng, "TVOC and CO2 Concentrations as Indicators in Indoor Air Quality Studies," Journal of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, 56, 55-65, 1995.

S. Batterman, H. Burge, "HVAC Systems as Emissions Sources Affecting Indoor Air Quality," International Journal of HVAC&R Research, 1, 1, 61-80, 1995.

Note:  Amongst over 220 entries, this manuscript was accepted as one of five articles into the premier issue of a new journal designed to be the highest quality peer-reviewed journal of its type.

E. Zellers, S. Batterman, M. Han, S. J. Patrash, "Optimal Coating Selection for the Analysis of Organic Vapor Mixtures with Polymer-Coated Surface-Acoustic-Wave Sensor Arrays," Analytical Chemistry, 67, 1092-1106, 1995.

A. Franzblau, S. Batterman, J.B. D'Arcy, N.E. Sargent, K.B. Gross, R.M. Schreck, "Breath Monitoring of Inhalation and Dermal Methanol Exposure," Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 10, 10, 833-9, 1995.

S. Batterman, M. Luoma, "Characterization of Emission Sources in Buildings and HVAC Systems: Quantification and Uncertainty," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 56, 1083-1089, 1995.

S. Batterman, I. Padmanabham, P. Milne, "Effective Gas-Phase Diffusion Coefficients in Soils at Varying Water Content Measured Using a One-Flow Sorbent-Based Technique," Environmental Science and Technology, 30, 3, 770-778, 1996.

S. Batterman, H. Xiao, A. Franzblau, “Bioindicators for Methanol Exposure: Effect of Chilled and Frozen Sample Storage,” Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 11, 1, 25-29, 1996.

S. Batterman, A. Franzblau, N. Zhou, “Contaminant Fluxes from Skin Surfaces: A Potential Biological Exposure Indicator,” International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 68, 4, 268-274, 1996.

S. Batterman, Y-L Huang, “Determination of Disproportionate Impacts from Pollution Sources,” Poverty & Race Research Action Council Journal, 5, 4, 1996.

S. Batterman, I. Osak, C. Gelman, “SO2 Sorption Characteristics of Air Sampling Media Using a New Laboratory Test,” Atmospheric Environment, 31, 7, 1041-7, 1997.

A. Franzblau, S. Batterman, C. Stephen, B. Nakfoor, J.B. D'Arcy, N.E. Sargent, K.B. Gross, R.M. Schreck, “Evaluation of Methanol and Formate in Urine as Biological Exposure Indices of Methanol Exposure,” Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 12, 5, 367-374, 1997.

P. Walling-Davis, *S. Batterman, “Environmental Reporting by the Fortune 50 Firms,” Environmental Management, 21, 6, 865-875, 1997.

S. Batterman, A. Franzblau, “Time Resolved Absorption and Permeation Rates of Methanol in Human Volunteers” International Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health, 70, 5, 341-351, 1997.

S. Batterman, G.Z.-Zhang, M.G. Baumann, "Analysis and Stability of Aldehydes and Terpenes in Electropolished Canisters" Atmospheric Environment, 32, 10, 1647-55, 1997.

S. Batterman, A. Franzblau, J.B. D'Arcy, N.E. Sargent, K.B. Gross, R.M. Schreck, “Breath, Urine and Blood Measurements as Biological Exposure Indices of Short-term Inhalation Exposures to Methanol,” International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 71, 325-335, 1998.

M.G.D. Baumann, S. Batterman, G.Z. Zhang, “Terpene Emissions from Particleboard and Medium Density Fiberboard Products," Forest Products Journal, 49,1, 49-56, 1999.

S. Batterman, E. Cairncross, Y-L Huang, “Estimation and Evaluation of Exposures from a Large Sulfur Fire in South Africa,” Environmental Research, Section, A, 81, 316-333, 1999.

Y-L. Huang, *S. Batterman, "Residence Location as a Measure of Environmental Exposure: A Review of Air Pollution Epidemiology Studies," Journal of Exposure Assessment and Environmental Epidemiology, in press, 2000.

M. Luoma,*S. Batterman, “Particulate Measurements in HVAC Systems and Indoor Air”, International Journal of HVAC&R Research, forthcoming, 2000.

S. Batterman, L. Zhang, S. Wang “Quenching of Disinfection By-Product Formation in Chlorinated Drinking Water By Hydrogen Peroxide,” Water Research, 34, 5, 1652-1658, 2000.

Y-L. Huang,* S. Batterman, “Selection and Evaluation of Air Pollution Exposure Indicators Based on Geographic Areas,” The Science of the Total Environment, in press, 2000.

J. Warila,* S. Batterman, “A Probabilistic Model for Silver Bioaccumulation in Aquatic Systems and Assessment of Human Health Risks, Journal of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 20, 2, 432-441, 2001.

M.G.D. Baumann, S.A. Batterman, L.F. Lorenz, G-Z Zhang, “Aldehyde Emissions from Particleboard and Medium-Density Fiberboard Products,” Forest Products Journal, in press, 2000.

M. Luoma,*S. Batterman, “Autocorrelation and Variability of IAQ Measurements,” American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, in press, 2000.

C-Y. Peng, *S. Batterman, “Performance Evaluation of a Sorbent Tube Sampling Method Using Short Path Thermal Desorption for Volatile Organic Compounds” Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 2, 4, 313-324, 2000.

S. Batterman, A-T Huang, L. Zhang, S. Wang, “Reduction of Ingestion Exposure to Trihalomethanes Due to Volatilization,” Environmental Science and Technology, 34, 4418-4424, 2000.

Y-L. Huang,* S. Batterman, “Effect of Precipitation Variability on Pollutant Concentrations in Soil: Implications for Exposure and Risk Assessments,” Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 6, 5, 809-825, 2000.

M. Luoma,*S. Batterman, “Characterization of Particulate Emissions from Occupant Activities in Offices,” Indoor Air, 11, 35-48, 2001.

S. Batterman, B. Mattick, L. Ranka, “Evaluating The Environmental Performance Of Passenger Vehicles,” Journal of Life Cycle Analysis, in press.

Papers delivered at professional meetings (since 1995)

S. Batterman, H. Burge, "Emission Sources in HVAC Systems:  A Critical Review," Invited paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineers, Chicago IL, Jan. 30, 1995.

S. Batterman, "NIST Panel--International Organization of Legal Metrology--Performance Requirements for FTIR Spectrometers," presented at the International Symposium on Field Screening Methods for Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Chemicals, EPA/Air and Waste Management Association, Las Vegas, NV, Feb. 24, 1995.

S. Batterman, "NIST Panel--International Organization of Legal Metrology--Performance Requirements for FTIR Spectrometers," presented at the Measurement of Toxics and Related Air Pollutants, EPA/Air and Waste Management Association, Durham, NC, May 16-18, 1995.

A. Franzblau, S. Batterman, C. Stephen, B. Nakfoor, J.B. D'Arcy, N.E. Sargent, K.B. Gross, R.M. Schreck, "Evaluation of Methanol and Formate in Urine as Biological Exposure Indices of Methanol Exposure," Paper 145, presented at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference, Kansas City, MO, May 20-26, 1995.

M. Baumann, S. Batterman, G. Zheng-Zhang, "Performance of a Chamber System for the Emission of VOCs from Wood Composites," presented at Wood Adhesives '95, Five Year Meeting of the Forest Products Society and the Forest Products Research Laboratory, Portland OR, June 29-30, 1995. Published in A.A. Christiansen and A.H. Conner, Eds., Wood Adhesives 1995, Forest Products Society, 215-219, 1996.  

M.G.D. Baumann, G-Z Zhang, S. Batterman, A.H. Conner “Analysis of Volatile Organic Chemical (VOC) Emissions from Particleboard,” S. Batterman, "Role of Universities in Solving Environmental Problems," presented at the International Conference on The Egyptian Universities Research and Its Role in Solving Developmental and Environmental Problems, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, July 17-20, 1995.

D.W. Bowman, J. M. Brannon, S.Batterman, “Evaluation of Polychlorinated Biphenyl and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Two Great Lakes Dredged Material Disposal Facilities,” presented Oct. 1996.

S. Batterman, A. Franzblau, “Dermal Exposures and Uptake of Methanol:  Model and Experimental Results,” presented at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Washington, DC, May 18-24, 1996.

I. Ozak, *S. Batterman, C. Gelman, "Characteristics of Existing and Potential Filter Media for High-Volume Air Samplers,” presented at the 89th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Washington DC., June 23-28, 1996.

S. Batterman, A. Franzblau, “Breath, Urine and Blood Measurements as Biological Exposure Indices of Short-term Inhalation Exposures of Methanol,” presented at the International Symposium on Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environmental Health, Sept. 11-13, 1996, Espoo, Finland.

S. Batterman, E. Cairncross, “A Dispersion Model of the AECI-Macassar Sulfur Fire Plume,” presented at SAIChE ‘97, 8th National Meeting of the South African Institution of Chemical Engineers, Cape Town, South Africa, April 16-18, 1997.

S.L. Daniels, S.A. Batterman, M.A. Klemp, A. Wood, “Continuous Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Affecting Indoor Air Quality in Laboratory and Industrial Environments,” presented at the 29th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Midland, MI, May 27-30, 1997.

C-Y. Peng, S. Batterman, “Static Chamber Estimates of Sorption Parameters for HVAC Filters and Dust,” poster presented at the 2nd Biennial Engineering Solutions to Indoor Air Quality, Research Triangle Park, NC, July 21-23, 1997.

S.L. Daniels, S.A. Batterman, M.A. Klemp, A. Wood, “Continuous Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Affecting Indoor Air Quality in Laboratory & Industrial Environments,” presented at the 2nd Biennial Engineering Solutions to Indoor Air Quality, Research Triangle Park, NC, July 21-23, 1997.

S. Batterman, A. Franzblau, H. Xiao, E. Lee, R. Schreck, J. Darcy, “Short-Term Inhalational Exposures To Methanol:  Measurement of Clearance and Half-Life Using Biological Monitoring In Volunteers," presented at the American Industrial Hygiene Association Conference, Atlanta GA, April 13-18, 1998.

S.L. Daniels, S.A. Batterman, W.C. White, A. Wood, "Analysis Of Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds (MVOCs) In Indoor Air Environments Using High-Speed Gas Chromatography, Paper 1166, Session 145 on High Speed Gas Chromatography, PittCon ‘98, New Orleans, LA, March 5, 1998.

S. Batterman, L. Zhang, S. Wang, K. Mancy, “Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water Systems,” presented at NSF/EPA Conference on Drinking Water Small Scale Systems, Washington, DC., May 10-13, 1998.

S.L. Daniels, S.A. Batterman, W.C. White, A. Wood, “Applications of High-Speed Gas Chromatography in the Analysis of VOCs and MVOCs in Indoor Air Environments,” 13th Annual International Symposium on the Measurement of Toxic and Related Air Pollutants, AWMA, US EPA, Cary, NC Sept. 1-3, 1998.

S. Batterman, E. Cairncross, “Ambient Air Monitoring and Air Pollution Management: A Comparison of National Strategies for Particulate Matter and Application to South Africa”, presented at the 11th World Clean Air Congress, Durban, South Africa, Sept. 13-18, 1998.

L. Zhang,* S. Batterman, S. Wang, K. Mancy, "Reduction in Disinfectant By-Product Formation Using Chlorine as a Primary Disinfectant and a Silver-Hydrogen Peroxide Formulation a Secondary Disinfectant," presented at the 21st Midwest Environmental Chemistry Workshop, Ann Arbor, MI, Oct. 16-18, 1998.

J. Warila,* S. Batterman, "A Probabilistic Model for the Bioaccumulation of Silver in Aquatic Systems," presented at the 21st  Midwest Environmental Chemistry Workshop, Ann Arbor, MI, Oct. 16-18, 1998.

J. Warila,* S. Batterman, "A Probabilistic Tropic Level Model for Silver Bioaccumulation in Aquatic Systems," presented at the 19th Annual Meeting, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Charlotte, NC, Nov. 15-19, 1998.

S. Armijo,* S. Batterman, A. Franzblau, C. Godwin, W. Baker, “A Review and Critique of Questionnaires in SBS-Type Investigations,” poster presented at the 1st NSF International Conference on Indoor Air Health: Impacts, Issues, and Solutions, Denver, CO, May 3-5, 1999.

S. Batterman, N. White, “Exposures and Health Effects from a Large Sulfur Fire in South Africa,” presented at the Air and Waste Management Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, July, 1999. 

Y.L. Huang, S. Batterman, “Sustained Rainfall and Drought: Statistical Analysis and Implications for Risk Assessment,” presented at the Air and Waste Management Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, Paper 99-791, July, 1999. 

C-Y Peng, *S. Batterman, “Quantification and apportionment of building, occupant and HVAC related emissions:  Mass balance methods and applications” presented at Indoor Air 99, Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug. 8-13, 1999. 

S. Batterman, So-Young Lin, Igor Osak, “Semi-Continuous Particle Mass Measurements for Indoor Applications: Development and Application,” presented at Indoor Air 99, Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug. 8-13, 1999.

S. Batterman, J. Braun, C.Y. Peng, P. Warner, E. Butrym, “Exposure to Urban Air Toxics Exposures During Commuting:  A Field Study in the Motor City,” presented at 93rd Annual Meeting and Exhibit of the Air and Waste Management Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 18-22, 2000. 

E. Cairncross, S. Batterman, “Comparison of the Major Hazard Risk Management Approaches of the USA, the European Union, and South Africa," Paper 00-1053, presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting and Exhibit of the Air and Waste Management Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 18-22, 2000. Refereed.

S. Batterman, AT Huang, L. Zhang, S. Wang, “Volatilization of Trihalomethanes during Storage and Consumption of Tap Water,” poster presented at Exposure Assessment for Disinfection By-Products in Epidemiological Studies Workshop, an International Workshop, May 7-10, Ottawa, Canada.

E. Cairncross, S. Batterman, “Rationale For Threshold Quantities For Risk Management of Major Hazard Facilities, Submitted to: European Safety & Reliability International, Esrel 2001 Conference: Towards a Safer World, September, 16-20, 2001,Torino, Italy.

S. Batterman, C. Ziehl, C. Godwin, M. Gardell, Validation and Analysis of a Multipoint Monitoring System for Indoor Air Pollutants, presented at the NSF International Conference on Indoor Air Health, Miami, FL, Jan. 29-31, 2001.

P.J. Kalliokoski, M.M. Hyttinen, A-L. Pasanen, P.O. Pasanen, S.A. Batterman, “The Effect Of Air Humidity On The Voc Emissions From Loaded Ventilation Filters,” presented at the NSF International Conference on Indoor Air Health, Miami, FL, Jan. 29-31, 2001.

S. Batterman, “Evaluating The Health Effects of Indoor Air Mixtures,” presented at the NSF International Conference on Indoor Air Health, Miami, FL, Jan. 29-31, 2001.

C.A. Bradlee, S. Batterman, C.C. Godwin, “Assessing Pollutant Mixtures in Commercial Building Indoor Air,” poster presented at Application of Technology to Chemical Mixtures, Annual Symposium on Mixtures, Colorado State University, Jan. 9-11, 2001.

Y.L. Huang, S. Batterman, “Probability and Persistence of High Pollutant Concentrations in Soils: a Modeling Study and Implications on Exposure and Risk Assessment,” to be presented at the Air and Waste Management Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, July, 2001. 

E.K. Barnett, S.A. Batterman, P.J. Kalliokoski, T.A. Metts, C.A. Harms, “The Effect of Air Ionization and Area Ventilation on Indoor Air Quality at a Sheet-Fed Offset Lithographic Printing Facility,” submitted to the American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo, June 2 - 7, 2001, New Orleans, LA.

C.A. Harms, S.A. Batterman, E.K. Barnett, T. Metts, P. Kalliokoski, “Changes in Employee Perception at a Sheet-Fed Offset Lithographic Printing Facility Following Air Ionization and Area Ventilation,” submitted to the American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo, June 2 - 7, 2001, New Orleans, LA.

C. Ziehl, S. Batterman, C. Godwin, M. Gardell, “Multipoint Monitoring and Assessment of CO2, VOCs, NOx and O3 in an Office Building,” submitted to the American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo, June 2 - 7, 2001, New Orleans, LA.

S. Batterman, “Linking Environmental Health Education to Engineering, Science, Economics and Management Using Spreadsheet (and other) Models,” submitted to the Environmental and Occupational Health Conference on Sustaining the Environmental Health Workforce, August 1-3, 2001, Seattle, WA.

S. Batterman, “Integration of MS and MPH Curricula in Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Medicine, and Toxicology at the University of Michigan:  A Risk-Based Approach,” submitted to the Environmental and Occupational Health Conference on Sustaining the Environmental Health Workforce, August 1-3, 2001, Seattle, WA.

* denotes student or postdoctoral author.

Professional activities                                                 TOP

Journal and Book Reviews for: Air and Waste Management Association, Journal of Environmental Management, Atmospheric Environment, Environmental Science and Technology, Water Research, The Science of the Total Environment, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, Journal of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, Choice, and others.

Proposal Reviews for: US Department of Energy, US Environmental Protection Agency, US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, and others.

Member, Advisory Committee, Air Toxics Project Team, Wayne County Air Pollution Control Agency, Detroit, MI (1998-).

Chairman, U.S. Working Group on FTIR Spectroscopy for the Measurement of Air Pollution, International Organization of Legal Metrology (1992-6).

Member, Advisory Board, Great Lakes Environmental Justice Program (1997-8).

Wastewater Engineer/Public Health Specialist, Conference on Scientific Research In The Egyptian Universities And Its Role In Solving Developmental And Environmental Problems, Cairo, Egypt (July 1995).

Expert Witness, Desai Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Sulphur Fire at AECI Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa, Jan. 29-31, 1997 (headed by Supreme Court Justice S. Desai).

Co-Chair, Session EE-1c, Residual Risk -- How do we do it? Air and Waste Management Meeting 93rd Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT, June 18-22, 2000.

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