T. Salthammer

T. Salthammer

Prof. Dr. Tunga Salthammer

Prof. Dr. Tunga Salthammer

Contact

Fraunhofer WKI
Department of Material Analysis and Indoor Chemistry
Bienroder Weg 54 E
38108 Braunschweig, Germany

Phone:  +49-531-2155-213
Fax:       +49-531-2155-200

tunga.salthammer(at)wki.fraunhofer.de

Researcher ID:     F-6638-2013
ORCID:    0000-0002-2370-8664

Fraunhofer Wilhelm-Klauditz Institut (WKI)

Tunga Salthammer earned a Doctor of Natural Science degree (Dr. rer. nat.) in Physical Chemistry from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany. He joined the Fraunhofer WKI in 1990 and was appointed as head of the Department of Material Analysis and Indoor Chemistry in 1996. From January 2010 until October 2010, he was the acting director of WKI, and since March 2011, he is the deputy director of the institute. Salthammer served on the ISIAQ Board of Directors from 2003–2006. From 2003–2009, he was a Professor of Indoor Hygiene at the University of Applied Sciences Braunschweig/Wolfenbuettel. Since 2007, Salthammer has been an Adjunct Professor at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. In June 2008, he received his habilitation from the Faculty of Life Sciences at the Technical University of Braunschweig and was appointed as an apl. (Adjunct) Professor in December 2012. Salthammer has been a Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby, Tsinghua University in Beijing and Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha. He is the chairman of the Indoor Air Hygiene Commission of the German Federal Environment Agency and past president of the ISIAQ Academy of Fellows. His research interests include analytical chemistry, VOC/SVOC emission studies on indoor materials using test chambers and cells, indoor chemistry, airborne particles, and settled dust.

Extended CV (PDF)

Research Topics

•    Distribution of semi volatile organic compounds in the indoor environment
•    Air pollutants in the museum environment
•    Analysis of formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds and NO in human breath
•    Release of formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds from building materials
•    Sensory evaluation of building materials
•    Specific identification of engineered nanoparticles in the atmosphere
•    Removal of organic pollutants by TiO2 photocatalysis
•    Application of zeolites for the removal of air pollutants
•    The Phenomenon of “Black Magic Dust” in Housings
•    Release of ultrafine particles from electronic devices and household appliances
•    Modelling of particle deposition in the human respiratory system
•    Very volatile organic compounds (VVOCs) in the indoor environment
•    Human exposure to vapour from electronic cigarettes

Top cited peer-reviewed publications

  1. Salthammer T. Mentese S., Marutzky R. (2010) Formaldehyde in the indoor environment. Chemical Reviews, 110, 2536-2572.
  2. Schripp T., Markewitz D., Salthammer T. (2013) Does the consumption of e-cigarettes cause passive vaping? INDOOR AIR, 23, 25-31.
  3. Wensing M., Uhde E., Salthammer T. (2005): Plastics additives in the indoor environ­ment: flame retardants and plasticizers. The Science of the Total Environment, 339, 19-40.
  4. Uhde E., Salthammer T. (2007): Impact of reaction products from building materials and furnishings on indoor air quality – A review of recent advances in indoor chemistry. Atmospheric Environment, 41, 3111-3128.
  5. Morawska L., Afshari A., Bae, G.-N., Buonanno G., Chao C., Hänninen O., Hofmann W., Isaxon C., Jayaratne E.R., Pasanen P., Salthammer T., Waring M. and Wierzbicka A. (2013) Indoor aerosols: from personal exposure to risk assessment. INDOOR AIR, 23, 462-487.
  6. Weschler C.J., Salthammer T., Fromme H. (2008) Gas-particle partitioning of phthalic acid esters in the indoor environment. Atmospheric Environment, 42, 1449-1460.

Recent peer-reviewed publications

  1. Salthammer T. (2020) Emerging indoor pollutants. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental, Health 224, 113423.
  2. Gu J., Karrasch S. and Salthammer T. (2020) Review of the characteristics and possible health effects of particles emitted from laser printing devices. Indoor Air, 30, 396-421.
  3. Salthammer T. (2019) Formaldehyde sources, formaldehyde concentrations and air exchange rates in European housings. Building and Environment, 150, 219-232.
  4. Gu J., Wensing M., Uhde E. and Salthammer T. (2019). Characterization of particulate and gaseous pollutants emitted during operation of a desktop 3D printer. Environment International, 123, 476-485.
  5. Salthammer T. and Goss, K.-U. (2019) Predicting the gas/particle distribution of SVOCs in the indoor environment using poly-parameter Linear Free Energy relationships. Environmental Science & Technology, 53, 2491-2499.
  6. Salonen H., Salthammer T. and Morawska L. (2019) Human exposure to NO2 in school and office indoor environments. Environment International, 130, 104887.
  7. Uhde E., Varol D., Mull B. and Salthammer T. (2019) Distribution of five SVOCs in a model room: effect of vacuuming and air cleaning measures. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 21, 1353-1363.
  8. Gu J., Uhde E., Wensing M., Xia F. and Salthammer T. (2019) Emission control of desktop three-dimensional printing: the effect of a filter cover and an air purifier. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 6, 499-503.

Books

  1. Morawska L. and Salthammer T. (eds.) (2003): Indoor Environment: Airborne Particles and Settled Dust. WILEY-VCH, Weinheim.

  2. Salthammer T. and Uhde E. (eds.) (2009): Organic Indoor Air Pollutants, 2nd Edition. WILEY-VCH, Weinheim.

  3. Schieweck A. and Salthammer T. (2013) Schadstoffe in Museen Bibliotheken und Archiven, 2. Auflage. IRB-Verlag, Stuttgart.

Links

International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health at QUT 

International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) 

Indoor Air Hygiene Commission (IRK) of the Federal Environment Agency