Richard Peltier

Richard Peltier

Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

Aerosols, exposure, chemistry, measurements, fieldwork

Location

Goessmann Building

686 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

240J Goessmann

Our lab investigates the specific chemical components of ambient particulate matter that have a significant effect on human health. Our main interests revolve around applying advanced aerosol characterization methods toward understanding the mechanistic effects of these pollutants on human health. We accomplish this through a combination of novel designs and applications of instrumentation, controlled laboratory generation of aerosol, and fieldwork throughout North America. Researchers in our lab typically have extensive interdisciplinary training in environmental engineering, atmospheric chemistry, toxicology, and/or public health. Our research is funded by the National Institute of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency, and several foundations. We currently have three laboratories on campus, including a wet chemistry lab, an in vivo exposure facility, and an instrument fabrication facility.

Research Lab Website: 

Peltier Aerosol Lab

Education

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, NYU School of Medicine, 2007-2009
  • PhD, Georgia Tech, 2007
  • MPH, Columbia University, 2001
  • BS, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1997

Key Publications

Peltier, RE and Lippmann Spatial and seasonal distribution of chemical components of ambient air fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in New York City from incineration, coal combustion, and biomass burning. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology  2011 21(5) 473-483.

Peltier, RE  Cromar, KJ, Hu, J., Fan, ZH, and Lippmann, M.  Spatial and seasonal distribution of aerosol chemical components in New York City: Road dust and other tracers of traffic-generated air pollution Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 2011 21(5) 484-494.

Peltier, R.E. and Lippmann, M.  Residual oil combustion: 2. Distributions of airborne nickel and vanadium within New York City. J Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 2010: 20(4):342-350.

Peltier, R.E., Hsu, S.I., Lall, R., Lippmann, M. Residual Oil Combustion: A Major Source of Airborne Nickel in New York City. J Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 2009: 19(6): 603-612.

Docherty, K. S., Elizabeth A. Stone, Ingrid M. Ulbrich, PF. DeCarlo, David C. Snyder, Schauer, J. J., Peltier, R.E., Weber, R. J., Murphy, S. M., Seinfeld, J. H., Grover, B. D., Eatough, D. J., and Jimenez, J. L.: Apportionment of Primary and Secondary Organic Aerosols in Southern California during the 2005 Study of Organic Aerosols in Riverside (SOAR), Environmental Science and Technology, 42 (20), 7655–7662, 2008. 10.1021/es8008166.