R Bryan Ormond

Development of an animatronic headform test method for determining the efficacy of medical masks and barrier face coverings—part 1: total filtration efficacy

Armistead, M., Dandekar, A., Mathews, M., Smith, M., Gaskill, M., Girase, A., & Ormond, R. B. (2026, February 5). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.

Development of an animatronic headform test method for determining the efficacy of medical masks and barrier face coverings—part 2: validation study

Armistead, M., Kiryaman, D., Dandekar, A., Gaskill, M., Mathews, M., Girase, A., & Ormond, R. B. (2026, February 12). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) in Firefighter Turnout Gear: Two Chemical Classes of Concern to Consider

Herkert, N. J., Zhang, S., Mazumder, N.-U.-S., Ormond, R. B., Urwin, D., & Stapleton, H. M. (2025, December 16). Environmental Science & Technology Letters.

Assessing the Impact of Pre-Soaking to Enhance Laundering Efficacy of Firefighter Turnout Gear

Hossain, M. T., & Ormond, R. B. (2024, July 27). Toxics, Vol. 12.

Editorial: Challenges and emerging issues on firefighter’s toxic chemical exposure: smoke chemicals, contaminated PPE, and off-gassing

Song, G., Oliveira, M., & Ormond, B. (2024, July 26). Frontiers in Materials, Vol. 11.

Exploring the Prospects and Challenges of Fluorine-Free Firefighting Foams (F3) as Alternatives to Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF): A Review

Jahura, F. T., Mazumder, N.-U.-S., Hossain, M. T., Kasebi, A., Girase, A., & Ormond, R. B. (2024, August 28). ACS Omega, Vol. 8.

Impact of Skin Decontamination Wipe Solutions on the Percutaneous Absorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Probert, C., Ormond, R. B., & Baynes, R. E. (2024, September 30). Toxics, Vol. 12.

Percutaneous Absorption of Fireground Contaminants: Naphthalene, Phenanthrene, and Benzo[a]pyrene in Porcine Skin in an Artificial Sweat Vehicle

Probert, C., Nixon, E., Ormond, R. B., & Baynes, R. (2024, August 13). Toxics, Vol. 12.

Skin Permeability of Perfluorocarboxylic Acids Using Flow-Through Diffusion on Porcine Skin

Hall, A. S., Baynes, R., Neumann, L. M., Maibach, H. I., & Ormond, R. B. (2024, September 27). Toxics, Vol. 12.

Bench-Scale and Full-Scale Level Evaluation of the Effect of Parameters on Cleaning Efficacy of the Firefighters’ PPE

Textiles, 3(2), 201–218.

Evaluating the performance of surfactant and charcoal-based cleaning products to effectively remove PAHs from firefighter gear

Hossain, T., Girase, A. G., & Ormond, R. B. (2023, May 11). Frontiers in Materials, Vol. 10.

Firefighters’ exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as an occupational hazard: A review

Mazumder, N.-U.-S., Hossain, M. T., Jahura, F. T., Girase, A., Hall, A. S., Lu, J., & Ormond, R. B. (2023, March 23). Frontiers in Materials, Vol. 10.

Impact of conventional and advanced cleaning techniques on the durability of firefighter turnout ensembles

Girase, A., Thompson, D. B., & Ormond, R. B. (2023, July 7). Frontiers in Materials, Vol. 10.

Impact of firefighter hood design on range of motion, noise production and hearing

Kesler, R. M., Deaton, A. S., Ormond, R. B., Silverstein, S., Donlin, K. L., & Horn, G. P. (2023, December 5). Ergonomics, Vol. 12.

Qualitative Assessment of Off-Gassing of Compounds from Field-Contaminated Firefighter Jackets with Varied Air Exposure Time Intervals Using Headspace GC-MS

Textiles, 3(2), 246–256.

Toward the future of firefighter gear: Assessing fluorinated and non-fluorinated outer shells following simulated on-the-job exposures

Mazumder, N.-U.-S., Lu, J., Hall, A. S., Kasebi, A., Girase, A., Masoud, F., … Ormond, R. B. (2023, September 1). Journal of Industrial Textiles, Vol. 53.

A standardized procedure for quantitative evaluation of residual viral activity on antiviral treated textiles

Wang, Z., Amanah, A. Y., Ali, K. M., Payne, L. C., Kisthardt, S., Scholle, F., … Gluck, J. M. (2022, November 2). Textile Research Journal, Vol. 93, pp. 1602–1611.

Comparative Analysis of the Liquid CO2 Washing with Conventional Wash on Firefighters’ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Textiles, 2(4), 624–632.

Effects of firefighting hood design, laundering and doffing on smoke protection, heat stress and wearability

Kesler, R. M., Mayer, A., Fent, K. W., Chen, I.-C., Deaton, A. S., Ormond, R. B., … Horn, G. P. (2021, January 4). Ergonomics, Vol. 1, pp. 1–25.

Assessing the Durability of Firefighter Protective Hoods Following Exposure to Ultraviolet Light

Kasebi, A., Gaskill, M., & Ormond, R. B. (2020, September 1). ASTM International EBooks, pp. 64–80.

Development of a Headspace Sampling–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Method for the Analysis of Fireground Contaminants on Firefighter Turnout Materials

Shinde, A., & Ormond, R. B. (2020, October 1). ACS Chemical Health & Safety, Vol. 27, pp. 352–361.

Development of a Standard Testing Procedure for Evaluating Firefighter Protective Hoods on PyroHead Fire Test System

Carlton, N. P., Ormond, R. B., Joines, J. A., Morton-Aslanis, J., & Barker, R. L. (2020, September 1). ASTM International EBooks, pp. 18–30.

Evaluating the Material-Level Performance of Particulate-Blocking Firefighter Hoods

Smith, M. M. C., Carlton, N. P., & Ormond, R. B. (2020, September 1). ASTM International EBooks, pp. 114–130.

Headspace sampling‐gas chromatograph‐mass spectrometer as a screening method to thermally extract fireground contaminants from retired firefighting turnout jackets

Shinde, A., & Ormond, R. B. (2020, July 24). Fire and Materials.

Performance Evaluation of Newly Developed Smoke and Particulate Resistant Structural Turnout Ensemble

Ormond, R. B., Kwon, C. H., & Mathews, M. C. (2019, October 1). ASTM International EBooks, Vol. 1614, pp. 286–305.

Analytical quantification of key odor compounds found in footwear

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Outward Leakage smoke simulation for evaluating susceptibility of firefighter turnout ensembles and materials to particulate infiltration

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Considerations for Applying Man-in-Simulant Test Methodologies for the Evaluation of Fully Encapsulating Chemical Protective Ensembles

Ormond, R. B. (2016, September 29). ASTM Special Technical Publication, pp. 212–232.

Effect of Clothing Layers on Mass Transfer of Methyl Salicylate Vapor Through CBRN Materials in a Cylinder Test

Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 45(4), 20150491.

Interlaboratory Variation for Permeation Test Standards and Considerations for Test Materials

Gabler, W., & Ormond, R. B. (2016, September 29). ASTM Special Technical Publication, pp. 272–284.

Efficient wound odor removal by β‐cyclodextrin functionalized poly (ε‐caprolactone) nanofibers

Narayanan, G., Ormond, B. R., Gupta, B. S., & Tonelli, A. E. (2015, August 13). Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 132.

Quantitative analysis of trimethyl amine in cotton fabrics cationized with 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride

Farrell, M. J., Ormond, R. B., & Gabler, W. J. (2015, June 24). Cellulose, Vol. 22, pp. 3435–3439.

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective clothing

Ormond, R. B., & Barker, R. L. (2014, January 1). Elsevier EBooks, pp. 112–145.

Factors Influencing the Uptake Rate of Passive Adsorbent Dosimeters Used in the Man-in-Simulant-Test

Ormond, R. B., Barker, R., Beck, K., Thompson, D., & Deaton, S. (2012, October 1). ASTM Special Technical Publication, pp. 247–265.