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Overview

Brett C. Singer is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focus on health, toxicology, mutagenesis, environmental engineering, and building and construction disciplines.

Their work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Building and Environment
  • Indoor Air
  • Indoor Environments
  • Journal of Building Engineering
  • Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Brett C. Singer include:

  • Indoor air quality in California homes with code-required mechanical ventilation, 2020, Indoor Air
  • Performance assessment of low-cost environmental monitors and single sensors under variable indoor air quality and thermal conditions, 2020, Building and Environment
  • Performance of low-cost indoor air quality monitors for PM2.5 and PM10 from residential sources, 2020, Building and Environment
  • Wildfire Smoke Adjustment Factors for Low-Cost and Professional PM2.5 Monitors with Optical Sensors, 2020, Sensors
  • Association of residential energy efficiency retrofits with indoor environmental quality, comfort, and health: A review of empirical data, 2020, Building and Environment

The scientist collaborates regularly with colleagues such as William W. Delp, Wanyu R. Chan, Iain S. Walker, Haoran Zhao, and David M. Lunderberg, reflecting interdisciplinary interactions within their research focus.

Best Publications

  • Traffic-related air pollution near busy roads: the East Bay Children's Respiratory Health Study.

    Janice J. Kim;Svetlana Smorodinsky;Michael Lipsett;Brett C. Singer

  • Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke: Emerging Evidence and Arguments for a Multidisciplinary Research Agenda

    Georg E. Matt;Penelope J. E. Quintana;Hugo Destaillats;Lara A. Gundel

  • Formation of carcinogens indoors by surface-mediated reactions of nicotine with nitrous acid, leading to potential thirdhand smoke hazards

    Mohamad Sleiman;Lara A. Gundel;James F. Pankow;Peyton Jacob

  • Indoor pollutants emitted by office equipment: A review of reported data and information needs

    Hugo Destaillats;Hugo Destaillats;Randy L. Maddalena;Brett C. Singer;Alfred T. Hodgson

  • Indoor secondary pollutants from cleaning product and air freshener use in the presence of ozone

    Brett C. Singer;Beverly K. Coleman;Beverly K. Coleman;Hugo Destaillats;Alfred T. Hodgson

  • Cleaning products and air fresheners: emissions and resulting concentrations of glycol ethers and terpenoids.

    B. C. Singer;H. Destaillats;A. T. Hodgson;W. W. Nazaroff;W. W. Nazaroff

  • Hazard assessment of chemical air contaminants measured in residences

    J. M. Logue;T. E. McKone;M. H. Sherman;B. C. Singer

  • Indoor secondary pollutants from household product emissions in the presence of ozone: A bench-scale chamber study.

    Hugo Destaillats;Melissa M. Lunden;Brett C. Singer;Beverly K. Coleman

  • A Method to Estimate the Chronic Health Impact of Air Pollutants in U.S. Residences

    Jennifer M. Logue;Phillip N. Price;Max H. Sherman;Brett C. Singer

  • Impact of Oxygenated Gasoline Use on California Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions

    Thomas W. Kirchstetter;Brett C. Singer;Robert A. Harley;Gary R. Kendall

  • Gas-phase organics in environmental tobacco smoke. 1. Effects of smoking rate, ventilation, and furnishing level on emission factors.

    Brett C. Singer;Alfred T. Hodgson;Karla S. Guevarra;Elisabeth L. Hawley

  • Inhalation of hazardous air pollutants from environmental tobacco smoke in US residences

    William W Nazaroff;William W Nazaroff;Brett C Singer

  • Sorption of organic gases in a furnished room

    Brett C. Singer;Kenneth L. Revzan;Toshifumi Hotchi;Alfred T. Hodgson

  • Gas-phase organics in environmental tobacco smoke: 2. Exposure-relevant emission factors and indirect exposures from habitual smoking

    Brett C. Singer;Alfred T. Hodgson;William W Nazaroff;William W Nazaroff

  • A Fuel-Based Motor Vehicle Emission Inventory

    Brett C. Singer;Robert A. Harley

  • IMPACT OF CALIFORNIA REFORMULATED GASOLINE ON MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS. 1. MASS EMISSION RATES

    Thomas W. Kirchstetter;Brett C. Singer;Robert A. Harley;Gary R. Kendall

  • Performance assessment of low-cost environmental monitors and single sensors under variable indoor air quality and thermal conditions

    Ingrid Demanega;Igor Mujan;Brett C. Singer;Aleksandar S. Anđelković

  • Scaling of Infrared Remote Sensor Hydrocarbon Measurements for Motor Vehicle Emission Inventory Calculations

    Brett C. Singer;Robert A. Harley;David Littlejohn;Jerry Ho

  • Pollutant Exposures from Natural Gas Cooking Burners: A Simulation-Based Assessment for Southern California

    Jennifer M. Logue;Neil E. Klepeis;Agnes B. Lobscheid;Brett C. Singer

  • Impact of California Reformulated Gasoline on Motor Vehicle Emissions. 2. Volatile Organic Compound Speciation and Reactivity

    Thomas W. Kirchstetter;Brett C. Singer;Robert A. Harley;Gary R. Kendall

  • Effect of ozone on nicotine desorption from model surfaces: evidence for heterogeneous chemistry.

    Hugo Destaillats;Brett C. Singer;Sharon K. Lee;Lara A. Gundel

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Harley
Robert A. Harley University of California, Berkeley
Alfred T. Hodgson
Alfred T. Hodgson Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
William W. Nazaroff
William W. Nazaroff University of California, Berkeley
Hugo Destaillats
Hugo Destaillats Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat
Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat University of California, Berkeley
Thomas W. Kirchstetter
Thomas W. Kirchstetter Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
William J. Fisk
William J. Fisk Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Charles J. Weschler
Charles J. Weschler Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Bart Ostro
Bart Ostro University of California, Davis
Lance Wallace
Lance Wallace Environmental Protection Agency

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