Claudiu Lungu

Claudiu Lungu
Professor

Professor (P), Environmental Health Sciences , School of Public Health 2005 -
Associate Professor (S), Mechanical Engineering , School of Engineering 2011 -

Overview

Dr. Lungu is an environmental health scientist with background in Physics and nuclear material's engineering. He received a Bachelor of Science in Physics and MS in Nuclear Materials Engineering from University of Bucharest in 1983, received MS in Physics (1994), and Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences from University of South Carolina in 1998. Currently a Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Mechanical Engineering (secondary) at UAB, Dr. Lungu is the Director of the NIOSH funded Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety a multi-University consortium conducting research and training in many aspects of occupational health and safety.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2021	Determining the Thermal Properties of Buckypapers Used in Photothermal Desorption. ACS Omega. 6:5415-5422. 2021
2020	Photocatalytic Nanocomposite Microsponges of Polylactide-Titania for Chemical Remediation in Water 2020
2019	A cross sectional study evaluating psychosocial job stress and health risk in emergency department nurses. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16. 2019
2019	Estimating Occupational Heat Exposure from Personal Sampling of Public Works Employees in Birmingham, Alabama. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 61:518-524. 2019
2019	FTIR Determination of Surfactant Removal from Arc Discharge Buckypapers for Air Sampling 2019
2019	Laboratory Estimation of Occupational Exposures to Volatile Organic Compounds During Nail Polish Application. Workplace Health and Safety. 67:288-293. 2019
2018	Applicability of industrial sisal fiber waste derived activated carbon for the adsorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Fibers and Polymers. 19:805-811. 2018
2018	Preparation and characterization of flax, hemp and sisal fiber-derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents. Adsorption Science and Technology. 36:441-457. 2018
2017	Nanotube Buckypaper as a Sorbent for Passive Sampling of Toluene. Advanced Materials and Technologies for Environmental Applications. 1:118-125. 2017
2017	Evaluation of Carbon Nanotube Buckypaper as Sorbent for Passive Sampling of Toluene. Advanced Materials and Technologies for Environmental Applications. 1. 2017
2017	Preparation of industrial sisal fiber waste derived activated carbon by chemical activation and effects of carbonization parameters on surface characteristics. Industrial Crops and Products. 95:583-590. 2017
2016	Fabrication and adsorption characterization of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) buckypaper (BP) for use in air samplers 2016
2016	Determination of pressure drop across activated carbon fiber respirator cartridges 2016
2016	Heat Treatment of Buckypaper for Use in Volatile Organic Compounds Sampling. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2016. 2016
2015	Breakthrough curves for toluene adsorption on different types of activated carbon fibers: Application in respiratory protection. Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 59:481-490. 2015
2014	A novel method for designing and fabricating low-cost facepiece prototypes 2014
2014	PH-responsive hydrogel cubes for release of doxorubicin in cancer cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2:2494-2507. 2014
2014	Adsorption characteristics of activated carbon fibers (ACFs) for toluene: Application in respiratory protection 2014
2014	Photothermal desorption of single-walled carbon nanotubes and coconut shell-activated carbons using a continuous light source for application in air sampling. Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 58:877-888. 2014
2013	Application and limitations of a mass transfer VOC emission model for a dry building material. Atmospheric Environment. 81:25-31. 2013
2013	Comprehension of hazard communication: Effects of pictograms on safety data sheets and labels. Journal of Safety Research. 46:145-155. 2013
2013	Physical Fabrication and Verification of New NIOSH Digital Headform Designs with Skin-analog for Use in Fit Testing. Journal of the International Society for Respiratory Protection. 29:82-93. 2013
2012	Morphologic and surface characterization of different types of activated carbon fibres. Adsorption Science and Technology. 30:355-367. 2012
2012	An Evaluation of Sediment Data from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Indian Journal of Environmental Health. 1:341-350. 2012
2012	Comparison of a novel surface laser scanning anthropometric technique to traditional methods for facial parameter measurements 2012
2011	Comparison of toluene adsorption among granular activated carbon and different types of activated carbon fibers (ACFs) 2011
2011	Influence of temperature on styrene emission from a vinyl ester resin thermoset composite material. Science of the Total Environment. 409:3403-3408. 2011
2009	Bayesian modeling of exposure and airflow using two-zone models. Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 53:409-424. 2009
2009	Ozone Induces Pulmonary Fibrosis via a TGF-beta Signaling Pathway. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 47. 2009
2009	Exposure of jeepney drivers in Manila, Philippines, to selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Industrial Health. 47:33-42. 2009
2006	Laboratory evaluation of volatile organic compounds emissions from coated and uncoated oriented Strandboard. Forest Products Journal. 56:85-90. 2006
2005	Employers' expectations of knowledge and skills of master's-trained industrial hygienists 2005
2004	Exposure to volatile organic compounds in residences adjacent to dyeing industrial complex. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 77:113-120. 2004
1999	The effect of moisture on the adsorption of xenon by activated carbon 1999
1996	The sampling rates of diffusive samplers measured in the laboratory and in simulated use as personal samplers. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. 57:551-556. 1996
1992	Cs-134 and Cs-137 Body Contamination of Human Adults in the Bucharest Area in the Aftermath of the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 42:45-49. 1992
	¹³⁴Cs and ¹³⁷Cs Body Contamination of Human Adults in the Bucharest Area in the Aftermath of the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident. Radiation Protection Dosimetry.
	Prenatal exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5) and low birth weight in a Sri Lankan birth cohort

Chapter

Year	Title	Altmetric
2008	The Nature and Properties of Workplace Airborne Contaminants. 85-104. 2008

Research Overview

Dr. Lungu’s current research effort is directed towards environmental and occupational exposure to gasses and vapors, the use of innovative 3D technology for designing respirator face pieces, the use of carbon nanotubes for air sampling involving photo-thermal desorption, use of activated carbon fibers in respiratory protection, and the development of novel composite adsorbent materials for respirators and environmental remediation.

Principal Investigator On

Impact of Airborne Heavy Metals on Lung Diseases & the Environment - Nano-micro Hybrid Fibrous Materials for Contaminant Removal and Site Remediation Project 5 awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/NIH/DHHS 2020 - 2025

Deep South Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center awarded by CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS 2017 - 2022

North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center awarded by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2018

Deep South Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center awarded by National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health/CDC/DHHS 2012 - 2017

Emergency Preparedness Fit Testing Training awarded by ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2015

A Novel Desorption Technique for Improved Sensitivity in Sampling for Gases awarded by National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health/CDC/DHHS 2013 - 2015

Investigator On

Impact of Airborne Heavy Metals on Lung Disease and the Environment awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/NIH/DHHS 2020 - 2025

Environmental Exposures Across Urban and Rural Communities in The Deep South awarded by VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY 2015 - 2019

CITY Health II - The Center for the Study of Community Health awarded by National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promo./CDC/DHHS 2014 - 2019

Connecting Signaling with Cytoskeleton: Abl and Arg In Vertebrate Gastrulation awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS 2012 - 2017

Environmental Exposures Across Urban and Rural Communities in the Deep South awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/NIH/DHHS 2015

Teaching Overview

Dr. Lungu is the director of the Environmental Sampling and Analysis course (ENH 661) and teaches in a number of graduate level courses in the department.