Acquisition of an AA Graphite Furnace and Microwave Digestor for the Enhancement of Research/Teaching at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

在重大研究仪器(MRI)计划的支持下，位于科珀斯克里斯蒂的德克萨斯A&M大学物理和生命科学系将获得一个原子吸收(AA)石墨炉和微波消化器。该设备将加强若干领域的研究，包括a)植物中金属胁迫反应机制的研究；b)环境中内分泌干扰化合物的分布和去向；以及c)前铀矿的污染物测量。原子吸收光谱分析使化学家能够在环境敏感的水平上测定金属的浓度。因此，这些研究将对环境化学产生重大影响。该仪器还将用于本科生和研究生实验室课程。

With support from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Physical and Life Science at Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi will acquire an atomic absorption (AA) graphite furnace and microwave digestor. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including studies on a) metal-stress response mechanisms in plants; b) the distribution and fate of endocrine disrupting compounds in the environment; and c) contaminant measurements in former uranium mines. Atomic absorption spectroscopy allows chemists to determine the concentration of metals at environmental sensitive levels. Thus these studies will have a significant impact in environmentally chemistry. The instrument will also be used in undergraduate and graduate laboratory courses.