The Ditto group’s research investigates the relationship between indoor and outdoor air quality in urban areas. Since we spend so much of our lives indoors in our residences and workplaces, Ditto’s research strives to answer questions like:
• What are the impacts of poor outdoor air quality and variable building quality on indoor chemical exposures?
• What are the impacts of our daily indoor activities on the outdoor environment?
• What are the health impacts of our indoor activities and exposures?
Her research team combines mass spectrometry techniques in the laboratory and field to examine organic gases, aerosols, and their chemical transformations. Ditto’s team collaborates across disciplines to inform new engineering to mitigate the human health and environmental impacts of urban indoor and outdoor air pollution.