RIMI: Strengthening Research and Training in Environmental Science

该项目概述了一项计划，以加强环境科学 项目在亚拉巴马A M大学的赞助下， 跨学科环境研究和训练中心 （CERT）。 重点将放在解决若干水问题的研究上。 质量问题加上特别强调的机制 建议增加少数民族本科生的入学人数， 环境科学专业。 为了实现这些目标， 目标，提出了四个目标。 目标1关注有毒物质 重金属与矿物表面的相互作用 毒性机制 金属与土壤和纯粘土矿物表面的相互作用 （吸附/解吸/沉淀）的影响，无机阴离子将 一起调查 目标2涉及土壤研究 挥发性有机化合物在包气带中迁移的性质效应 区 在这里，选定的土壤性质对迁移的影响， 将研究两种常见的挥发性有机污染物。 目标3提出研究土壤物理、化学和 水文特性对有机污染物运移的影响 包气带 农药的向下移动受 将使用现场数据和建模来评估大孔隙。 最后， 目标4提出了一种便利少数民族入境的方法 环境科学专业的学生。 特别强调 关于环境科学本科生的入学问题。

This project outlines a plan to enhance the Environmental Science Program at Alabama A&M University under the aegis of an interdisciplinary Center of Environmental Research and Training (CERT). Emphasis will be given to research addressing several water quality issues coupled with special emphasis on a mechanism proposed to increase entry of minority undergraduate students in environmental science specializations. In attempt to achieve these goals, four objectives ar presented. Objective 1 focuses on toxic heavy metals interaction with mineral surfaces. Mechanisms of toxic metals interactions with soil and pure clay mineral surfaces (sorption/desorption/precipitation) as affected by inorganic anion will be investigated in tandem. Objective 2 deals with research on soil property effects on volatile organic compound migration in the vadose zone. Here, the impact of selected soil properties on the migration of two common volatile organic contaminants will be investigated. Objective 3 proposes research on soil physical, chemical and hydrologic properties effects on organic contaminant transport in the vadose zone. the downward movement of pesticide as influenced by macropores will be evaluated using field data and modeling. Finally, objective 4 presents a method to facilitate the entry of minority students in the environmental sciences. Special emphasis is placed on the entry of undergraduate students in environmental science.