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Bingbing Owen, Ph.D., CIH
Senior Scientist

Bingbing Owen, Ph.D., CIH

Senior Scientist (856) 399-5762 Cincinnati, OH bowen@integral-corp.com

Dr. Bingbing Owen is a trained industrial hygienist, statistician, and chemical engineer with 6 years of experience. Through the course of her career, she has acquired a wide range of experience in consulting, research at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and work in the chemical industry.

Specifically, Dr. Owen has provided onsite industrial hygiene support to clients across a wide variety of industries and assisted clients in complying with EPA requirements for risk assessments for existing chemicals under TSCA (including exposure monitoring at multiple sites and statistical analysis of large data sets with unique challenges such as handling nondetected values). In addition, she has extensive experience in modeling inhalation dosimetry and dose-response modeling, as well as modeling indoor air.

Dr. Owen’s expertise and research interests include exposure assessment and modeling, statistical data analysis and modeling, human health risk assessment, aerosol science with an emphasis on real-time detection with low-cost sensors, and respiratory protection. She has published more than 20 abstracts and peer-reviewed publications on various occupational health-related topics. Her accomplishments in respirator-related research were recognized through the 2018 Arthur Johnson Young Researcher Award in Respiratory Protection from the International Society for Respiratory Protection.

Industrial Hygiene and Exposure Science

Exposure Assessments at Industrial Sites, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin Designed and executed onsite industrial hygiene support for sampling various chemicals, noise, and indoor air quality assessment, comprehensive personal protective equipment program assessment, ventilation system assessment, and noise mitigation solutions to clients from a variety of industries.
TSCA Risk Evaluations, United States Provided consortium clients with support in complying with EPA's risk evaluations under TSCA for existing chemicals (including monitoring inhalation exposures at multiple industrial sites and statistical analysis of large data sets with unique challenges, such as handling nondetected values).

Human Health Risk Assessment

Indoor Air Modeling for Solvents Spill, Louisiana Utilized a mass balance model and an indoor air dispersion (nearfield to farfield [NF-FF]) model to estimate the air concentrations of spilled chemicals in an office building.
Inhalation Dosimetry and Dose Reconstruction, United States Performed inhalation dosimetry and benchmark dose modeling to develop a health-based exposure limit for NCA and NCM (groups of mixed metal oxides used in lithium-ion batteries).

Litigation Support

Support in Occupational Health Risk Assessment Litigation, Nationwide Provided litigation support for a number of cases involving multiple exposures (e.g., crystalline silica, fuels and diesel exhaust, solvents, pesticides, welding fumes, diacetyl) involving various worker groups in the railroad, food, and dry-cleaning industries. Reviewed literature for exposures and adverse health effects, occupational and epidemiological data for worker groups, government regulations, and case-specific materials for the preparation of an expert report. Assisted in the preparation of deposition testimony and trial direct.

Modeling

Indoor Air Modeling for Solvents Spill, Louisiana Utilized a mass balance model and an indoor air dispersion (nearfield to farfield [NF-FF]) model to estimate the air concentrations of spilled chemicals in an office building.
Inhalation Dosimetry and Dose Reconstruction, United States Performed inhalation dosimetry and benchmark dose modeling to develop a health-based exposure limit for NCA and NCM (groups of mixed metal oxides used in lithium-ion batteries).

Statistical Analysis

Exposure Assessments at Industrial Sites, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin Designed and executed onsite industrial hygiene support for sampling various chemicals, noise, and indoor air quality assessment, comprehensive personal protective equipment program assessment, ventilation system assessment, and noise mitigation solutions to clients from a variety of industries.
TSCA Risk Evaluations, United States Provided consortium clients with support in complying with EPA's risk evaluations under TSCA for existing chemicals (including monitoring inhalation exposures at multiple industrial sites and statistical analysis of large data sets with unique challenges, such as handling nondetected values).

(B. Owen also published as B. Wu)

Grinshpun, S.A., J. Corey, M. Yermakov, B. Wu, M. Bergman, and Z. Zhuang. 2020. New respirator performance monitor (RePM) for powered air purifying respirators. J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 17(11−12): 538–545.

Vo, E., M. Horvatin, M. Bergman, B. Wu, and Z. Zhuang, and. 2020. A technique to measure respirator protection factors against aerosol particles in simulated workplace settings using portable instruments.  J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 17(5): 231–242.

Ollier, K., M. Leppänen, B. Wu, M. Yermakov, N. Newman, T. Reponen, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2019. Inhalation exposure and respiratory protection of home healthcare workers administering aerosolized medications (simulation study). Aerosol Air Qual. Res. 19:937–944.

Wu, B., K. Varner, M.M. Dahm, S. Reutman, and K.G. Davis. 2019. Work-related Injuries within a large urban public school system in the mid-western United States. Work 62(3):373–382.

Wu, B., M. Leppänen, M. Yermakov, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2018. Response to letter to the editor. Journal of the International Society for Respiratory Protection 35(2):115–119.

Wu, B., M. Leppänen, M. Yermakov, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2018. Utility of an optical particle counting instrument for quantitative respirator fit testing with N95 filtering facepiece. Journal of the International Society for Respiratory Protection 35(1):14–25.

Leppänen, M., B. Wu*, J. Corey, M. Yermakov, Y. Liu, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2018. Performance of a novel real-time respirator seal integrity monitor on firefighters: simulated workplace pilot study. J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 15(8):607–615. (*Equal contribution as the first author).

Wu, B., J. Corey, M. Yermakov, Y. Liu, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2018. Laboratory evaluation of a novel real-time respirator seal integrity monitor. Annals of Work Exposures and Health 62(6):742–753.

Wu, B., M. Leppänen, M. Yermakov, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2017. Evaluation of a new instrument for aerosol quantitative fit testing. Journal of the International Society for Respiratory Protection 34(2):111–127.

Liu, Y., J. Corey, M. Yermakov, B. Wu, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2017. Preliminary development of a real-time respirator seal integrity monitor with low-cost particle sensor. IEEE T. Ind. Appl. 10.1109/TIA.2018.2816907.

Wu, B., J. Corey, M. Yermakov, S.A. Grinshpun, M. Bergman, and Z. Zhuang. 2020. Development and evaluation of a real-time protection monitor for loose-fitting PAPRs. Abstracts of the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA; June 1–3. C2.

Wu, B., E. Vo, M. Horvatin, and Z. Zhuang. 2019. Performance of field portable instruments for assessing particle exposure and respirator performance. Abstracts of the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN; May 20–22. J1.

Leppänen, M., B. Wu, M. Yermakov, J. Corey, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2018. Evaluation with manikin and human subjects. Abstracts of the 11th International Occupational Hygiene Association Conference, Washington, DC; September 24–26. D4-0182.

Grinshpun, S.A., B. Wu, M. Leppänen, M. Yermakov, and J. Corey. 2018. New instrument for fit testing respirators. Abstracts of the 11th International Occupational Hygiene Association Conference, Washington, DC; September 24–26. D4-0214.

Wu, B., M. Leppänen, M. Yermakov, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2018. Exploring utility of an optical particle counting method for quantitative respirator fit testing. Abstracts of International Society for Respiratory Protection Conference, Denver, CO; September 16–20. PL7.

Wu, B., J. Corey, M. Leppänen, M. Yermakov, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2018. Low-cost particle sensor for monitoring real-time protection of respirator. Abstracts of International Aerosol Conference, St. Louis, MO; September 2–7. 11.LC.6.

Zhuang, Z., E. Vo, M. Horvatin, and B. Wu. 2018. Evaluation of portable instruments for measuring nanoparticles exposure and respirator performance under simulated workplace conditions. Abstracts of International Aerosol Conference, St. Louis, MO; September 2–7. 8.AE.7.

Wu, B., M. Leppänen, M. Yermakov, J. Corey, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2018. Simulated workplace evaluation of a respirator seal integrity monitor. Abstracts of the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA; May 21–23. H1.

Wu, B., M. Yermakov, Y. Liu, J. Corey, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2017. Laboratory evaluation of a novel real-time respirator seal integrity monitor. Abstracts of the 36th Annual Conference of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Raleigh, NC; October 16–20. 3AE.2.

Grinshpun, S.A., J. Corey, B. Wu, M. Yermakov, and Y. Liu. 2017. Aerosol monitoring for a rapid detection of the respirator performance failure. Abstracts of the European Aerosol Conference, Zurich, Switzerland; August 27–September 2. T413N08f.

Wu, B., M. Yermakov, J. Corey, Y. Liu, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2017. Low-cost continuous respirator seal integrity monitor for controlling inhalation exposure of firefighters. Abstracts of the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA; June 3–8. J10.

Wu, B., M. Yermakov, J. Corey, Y. Liu, and S.A. Grinshpun. 2017. Evaluating a novel respirator seal integrity monitor for controlling inhalation exposure of firefighters. Abstracts of NIOSH 2017 Expanding Research Partnerships: State of the Science Conference, Denver, CO; June 21−23. Session K.

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