Limit Exposure to Aerosolized Algal Toxins

1 Filtration Efficiency of Air Conditioner Filters and Face Masks to 1 Limit Exposure to Aerosolized Algal Toxins 2 3 Cassandra J. Gaston*, Haley M. Royer, Raymond J. Leibensperger III, 4 Daniela Maizel, Kaycie B. Lanpher, Helena Solo-Gabriele, Larry E. Brand, 5 R. Grace Zhai, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Kimberly J. Popendorf 6 7 1 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA 8 2 Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, 9 Coral Gables, FL, USA 10 3 Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, University of Miami, Miller School of 11 Medicine, Miami, FL, USA 12 4 Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 13 Miami, FL, USA 14 a Currently at: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La 15 Jolla, CA, USA 16 Correspondence to: cgaston@rsmas.miami.edu; Ph: 305-421-4979 and 17 kpopendorf@rsmas.miami.edu; Ph: 305-421-4328 18 19 20 Abstract 21 22 Harmful algal blooms (HABs) can generate toxins that can be aerosolized and negatively impact 23