A5034561851- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
- Landslides and related hazards
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Landfill Environmental Impact Studies
- Analytical chemistry methods development
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
Desert Research Institute
2024
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
1985-1986
Plastics in aquatic ecosystems rapidly undergo biofouling, giving rise to a new ecosystem on their surface, the 'plastisphere.' Few studies quantify impact of plastics and associated community traits from biodiversity functional metabolic function. It has been suspected that impacts may depend its state but comparative responses are rare published literature. We quantified algal biomass, bacterial (16S 18S rRNA), growing surface different plastic polymers incubated within rivers Lower Mekong...
Abstract Growing concern for groundwater pollution with potentially hazardous organic chemicals from waste disposal sites prompted this investigation of determining pollutants in leachates a number municipal landfill sites. Identification the various compounds was attained using multicolumn GC and GC/MS (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry) techniques. Volatile were concentrated purge trap technique nonvolatile fractionated into alkali acid extracts. Quantitative determinations made by...
Covering approximately one third of the United States America, sagebrush-dominated ecosystems are an important part continental USA’s landscape. The effects wildfires on hydrology semi-arid sagebrush poorly understood and, as these areas experience more frequent wildfires, becoming relevant. As a multi-disciplinary project studying wildfire in – “Harnessing Data Revolution for Fire Science” field experiment near Reno, Nevada, was set up to better...
Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging contaminant that is found throughout the environment. In this study we sought to quantify and characterize MPs along Truckee River, located in western United States. The River begins Sierra Nevada, flows Lake Tahoe, a lake known for its clarity pristine water quality continues Pyramid Lake. basin utilized drinking all-season recreation watershed. Additionally, system important aquatic habitat endangered endemic species. For these reasons, assessing present...
Abstract Infrared spectroscopy is a widely used tool for studying microplastics and identifying microparticles. Researchers rely on spectral libraries to differentiate between synthetic natural materials. Unfortunately, library matching not perfect, best practices require researchers use time consuming, manual peak assess matches. Moving toward automated requires increased confidence in the process. Using spectra software may increase efficiency of particle identification, however some...