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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Kirsten Koehler

Johns Hopkins University

Department of Environmental Health Sciences

615 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD  21205  

kkoehle1@jhu.edu

Project List:

Dispersion Research on Oil: Physics and Plankton Studies III (DROPPS III)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead

Dispersion Research on Oil: Physics and Plankton Studies II (DROPPS II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Task Co-Lead, Research Scientist

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 5

2020

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Lam, A., Dora, L., Katz, J., Rule, A. M., & Koehler, K. (2020). Impact of dispersant on crude oil content of airborne fine particulate matter emitted from seawater after an oil spill. Chemosphere, 256, 127063.

2019

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Fox, M. A., & Koehler, K. (2019). The human health risk estimation of inhaled oil spill emissions with and without adding dispersant. Science of The Total Environment, 654, 924–932.
Chandrala, L. D., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Nishida, K., Ronzhes, Y., Sidhaye, V. K., Koehler, K., et al. (2019). A Device for measuring the in-situ response of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells to airborne environmental agents. Sci Rep, 9(1).
Sampath, K., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Chandrala, L. D., Heo, W. - S., Gilbert, J., Austin, D., et al. (2019). Aerosolization of Crude Oil-Dispersant Slicks Due to Bubble Bursting. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 124(10), 5555–5578.

2018

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Li, C., Rule, A. M., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2018). A laboratory study of particulate and gaseous emissions from crude oil and crude oil-dispersant contaminated seawater due to breaking waves. Atmospheric Environment, 179, 177–186.

Conference Presentations - 18

2020

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Dora, L., Lam, A., Katz, J., Rule, A., & Koehler, K. (2020). Impact of Dispersant on Aerosolization of Crude Oil Content of the Airborne Fine and Ultrafine Particulate Matter. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Lam, A., Rule, A. M., & Koehler, K. (2019). Impact of Dispersant on Aerosolization of Crude Oil Content of the Airborne Fine and Ultrafine Particulate Matter. In 37th American Association for Aerosol Research Annual Conference. Portland, OR : 10/14/19-10/18/19: Poster.
Chandrala, L., Nishida, K., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Ronzhes, Y., Sidhaye, V., Koehler, K., et al. (2019). A novel exposure device to assess the health impacts of airborne particulate matter on the human respiratory system. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Chandrala, L., Sampath, K., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Koehler, K., & Katz, J. (2019). Aerosolization of crude oil-dispersant slicks due to bubbles bursting. In 42nd AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response. Halifax, Canada : 06/04/19-06/06/19.
Nishida, K., Chandrala, L., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Chen, S., Katz, J., Koehler, K., et al. (2019). in vitro Oily Marine Aerosol Exposure Alters Human Airway Epithelial Function. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.

2018

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Dora, L., Nishida, K., Sidhaye, V., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2018). Development of an In Vitro Exposure System Enabled to Track Biological Impacts of Oily Aerosol on Human Lung Cells in Real-Time. In 10th International Aerosol Conference. Saint Louis, MO : 09/02/18-09/07/18.
Afshar-Mohajer, N., Sampath, K., Li, C., Rule, A., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2018). Health Risk Assessment of Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and Particulate Matter Emitted from Oily Seawater Treated with Dispersant. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Chandrala, L., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Nishida, K., Sidhaye, R., Koehler, K., & Katz, J. (2018). A New In Vitro Exposure Device to Assess the Health Impacts of Oily Marine Aerosols on the Human Respiratory System. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Chandrala, L., Sampath, K., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Heo, W., Gilbert, J., Austin, D., et al. (2018). Aerosolization of crude oil-dispersant slicks due to popping of bubbles. In 71st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. Atlanta, GA : 11/18/18-11/20/18.
Li, C., Murphy, D., Sampath, K., Xue, X., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Nishida, K., et al. (2018). Dispersion and health impacts of crude oil spills by physical and chemical processe. In ASLO 2018 Summer Meeting. Victoria, Canada : 06/10/18-06/15/18.
Nishida, K., Chandrala, L. D., Koehler, K., Katz, J., & Sidhaye, V. (2018). in vitro Oily Marine Aerosol Exposure Alters Human Bronchial Epithelial Function. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Sampath, K., Afshar-Mojaher, N., Heo, W., Gilbert, J., Austin, D., Koehler, K., et al. (2018). Bubble bursting aerosolizes slicks of crude oil-dispersant mixtures. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Li, C., Rule, A., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2017). Emissions from Crude Oil- and Crude Oil-Dispersant Contaminated Seawaters due to Breaking Waves. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Afshar-Mohajer, N., Li, C., Rule, A., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2017). Particle and Gas Emission Characterization from Crude Oil and Crude Oil-dispersant Contaminated Seawaters due to Breaking Waves. In International Oil Spill Conference 2017. Long Beach, CA : 05/15/17-05/18/17: Poster.
Afshar-Mohajer, N., Sampath, K., Rule, A. M., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2017). Aerosol Emission from Crude Oil and Crude Oil-Dispersant Contaminated Seawaters due to Bubble Bursting. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Afshar-Mohajer, N., Sampath, K., Rule, A. M., Katz, J., & Koehler, K. (2017). Aerosol Emission from Seawater Contaminated by Crude Oil and Crude Oil-Dispersant Slicks due to Bubble Bursting. In 36th American Association for Aerosol Research Conference. Raleigh, NC : 10/16/17-10/20/17: Poster.
Murphy, D., Afshar-Mohajer, N., Rule, A., Sidhaye, R., Koehler, K., & Katz, J. (2017). Development and Testing of an in vitro Exposure and Microscopy System for Studying the Effect of Oily Marine Aerosol on Human Lungs. In International Oil Spill Conference 2017. Long Beach, CA : 05/15/17-05/18/17: Poster.

2016

Afshar-Mohajer, N., Koehler, K., Rule, A., Li, C., & Katz, J. (2016). Impacts of Waves on Particulate and Gaseous Emissions from Oil and Oil-Dispersant Contaminated Sea Waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.