Office: 1210 Mayo (612) 624-3143 brosseau@umn.edu   B.A., Environmental Sciences, Wellesley College M.S., Environmental Health Sciences, Industrial Hygiene, Harvard University Sc.D., Environmental Health Sciences, Industrial Hygiene, Harvard University

Research and Teaching Interests

Research interests include performance of respiratory protection devices, aerosol measurement, filtration, and health and safety interventions in small businesses.

Publications

Brosseau, L.M., J.S. Evans, M.J. Ellenbecker, M.L. Feldstein, "Collection Efficiency of Respirator Filters Challenged with Monodisperse Latex Aerosols," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 50(10):544-549 (1989).

Brosseau, L.M., M.J. Ellenbecker, J.S. Evans, "Collection of Silica and Asbestos Aerosols by Dust/Mist Respirators at Steady and Cyclic Flow," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 51(8):420-426 (1990).

Brosseau, L.M., Cohen, B.S., C.P. Fang, C. Snyder, "Particle Size Distribution of Automobile Paint Sprays," Applied Occupational and Environmental Health, 7(9):607-612 (1992).

Cohen, B.S., L.M. Brosseau, C.P. Fang, C. Synder, "Measurement of Air Concentrations of Volatile Aerosols in Paint Spray Applications," Applied Occupational and Environmental Health, 7(8):514-521 (1992).

Gordon, T., K. Galdanes, L.M. Brosseau, "Comparison of Sampling Media for Endotoxin-Contaminated Aerosols," Applied Occupational and Environmental Health 7(7):472-477 (1992).

Brosseau, L.M., J.S. Evans, M.J. Ellenbecker, "An Empirical Model for Estimating the Collection Efficiency of Dust-Mist Respirators,"Annals of Occupational Hygiene 37(2):135-150 (1993).

Chen, S.K., D. Vesley, L.M. Brosseau, J. H. Vincent, "Evaluation of Single-Use Masks and Respirators for Protection of Health Care Workers Against Mycobacterial Aerosols," American Journal of Infection Control 22(2):65-74 (1994).

L.M. Brosseau, S.K. Chen, D. Vesley, J.H. Vincent, "System Design and Test Method for Measuring Respirator Filter Efficiency Using Mycobacterium Aerosols," Journal of Aerosol Science 25(8):1567-1577 (1994).

L.M. Brosseau, D. Vesley, T.H. Kuehn, S.M. Goyal, S.K. Chen, C. Gabel, "Controlling Viruses in Indoor Air by Ventilation, Filtration or Source Removal," ASHRAE Transactions: Research, 100(2):368-379 (1994).

L.M. Brosseau, "Results of a Survey to Assess Curriculum Needs for New Academic Training Programs in Hazardous Substances," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 56(9):905-910 (1995).

J.W. Marshall, J.H. Vincent, T.H. Kuehn, L.M. Brosseau, "Studies of Ventilation Efficiency in a Protective Isolation Room by the Use of a Scale Model," Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 17(1):5-10 (1996).

P.H. Wilsey, J.H. Vincent, M.J. Bishop, L.M. Brosseau, I.A. Greaves, "Exposures to Inhalable and 'Total' Oil Mist Aerosol by Metal Machining Shop Workers," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 57(12):1149-1153 (1996).

L.M. Brosseau, K. Traubel, "An Evaluation of Respiratory Protection Program Maintenance Requirements," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 58:116-120 (1997).

P. Harber, S. Barnhart, B.A. Boehlecke, W.S. Beckett, L.M. Brosseau, T. Gerrity, M.A. McDiarmid, E. Nardell, L. Repsher, T.K. Hodous, M.J. Utell, "Respiratory Protection Statement," American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 154(4):1153-65 (1996).

L.M. Brosseau, N.V. McCullough, D. Vesley, J.H. Vincent, "Mycobacterial Aerosol Collection Efficiency of Respirator and Surgical Mask Filters under Varying Conditions of Flow and Humidity," Applied Occupational and Environmental Health, 12(6):435-445 (1997).

J.H. Vincent, L.M. Brosseau, G. Ramachandran, P.-J. Tsai, M.A. Werner, T.M. Spear, and M.V. McCullough, "Current Issues in Exposure Assessment for Workplace Aerosols," in: Inhaled Particles VIII, (ed: Ogden, TL) Annals of Occupational Hygiene 41(Suppl 1):607-614 (1997).

N.V. McCullough, L.M. Brosseau, D. Vesley, "Collection of Three Bacterial Aerosols by Respirator and Surgical Mask Filters Under Varying Conditions of Flow and Relative Humidity," Annals of Occupational Hygiene 41(6): 677-690 (1997). Abstract

P.H. Reinke, L.M. Brosseau, "Development of a Convective Mass Transfer Model to Predict Air Concentrations of Chemicals Spilled Indoors," Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 41(4):415-435 (1997).

N.V. McCullough, L.M. Brosseau, D. Vesley, "Bacterial Survival on Respirator Filters and Surgical Masks" Journal of the American Biological Safety Association, 2(3):32-43 (1997).

L.M. Brosseau, "Penetration of Aerosols Through Respirator Valves Under Cyclic Flow Conditions," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 59(3):173-180 (1998).

N.V. McCullough, L.M. Brosseau, D. Vesley, J.H. Vincent, "Improved Methods for Generation, Sampling and Recovery of Biological Aerosols in Filter Challenge Tests," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 59(4):234-241 (1998). Abstract

N.V. McCullough, L.M. Brosseau, "Selecting Respirators for Control of Worker Exposure to Infectious Aerosols," Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 20:136-144 (1999).

L.M. Brosseau, D. Vesley, T.H. Kuehn, J. Melson, H.S. Han, "Duct Cleaning: A Review of Associated Health Effects and Results of Company and Expert Surveys," ASHRAE Transactions, 4334 (RP-759): 180-187 (2000).

L.M. Brosseau, D. Vesley, T.H. Kuehn, J. Melson, H.S. Han, "Methods and Criteria for Cleaning Contaminated Ducts," ASHRAE Transacations, 4334 (RP-759): 188-199 (2000).

L.M. Brosseau, D.L. Parker, D. Lazovich, T. Milton, S. Dugan, "Designing Intervention Effectiveness Studies for Occupational Safety and Health: The Minnesota Wood Dust Study," American Journal of Industrial Medicine, in review.

G. Betsinger, L.M. Brosseau, J. Golden "Occupational Health and Safety in Household Hazardous Waste Management Facilities," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 61:575-583 (2000).

L.M. Brosseau, D. Vesley, N. Rice, K. Goodell, M. Nellis, P. Hairston, "Differences in Detected Fluorescence Among Several Backterial Species Measured with a Direct-Reading Particle Sizer and Fluorescence Detector," Aerosol Science and Technology 32:545-558 (2000).

L.M. Brosseau, D. Parker, D. Lazovich, S. Dugan, T. Milton, W. Pan "Inhalable Dust Exposures, Tasks, and Use of Ventilation in Small Woodworking Shops: A Pilot Study," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 62:322-329 (2001).

S. Dugan, L.M. Brosseau, D.L. Parker, D. Lazovich, T. Milton, "Inhalable Dust Exposures, Tasks, Use and Condition of Ventilation in Small Woodworking Shops: Baseline Results," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, in preparation.

S.K. Dugan, L.M. Brosseau, D.L. Parker, D. Lazovich, T. Milton. "Associating Personal Dust Exposures With Health and Safety Knowledge, Attitudes and Self-Reported Behavior Among Woodworkers," 62(3): 322-329 (2001).

M.J. Kerr, L.M. Brosseau, C.S. Johnson, "Sound Pressure Levels of Selected Construction Tasks," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, in press.

D. Lazovich, DM Murray, LM Brosseau, DL Parker, FT Milton, SK Dugan, "Sample Size Considerations for Studies of Intervention Effectiveness in the Occupational Setting," Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 46(2): 219-227 (2002).

L.M. Brosseau, D Parker, D Lazovich, T Milton, S Dugan, "Designing Occupational Health and Safety Intervention Studies," American Journal of Industrial Med, 41" 54-61, (2002).