MRI: Acquisition of an ICP-OES for Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies and Training

1039502Li测定液体样品中十亿分之几(Ppb)的无机污染物是研究环境影响、废物毒性特征、废物处理、处置和利用的关键。许多环境样品对时间敏感，而且数量很小，因此限制了可以进行的测试数量。当需要在同一样品中分析大量元素或污染物时，这尤其成问题。因此，迫切需要一种能够在小样本体积内同时分析多个元素的仪器。电感耦合等离子体-光发射光谱仪(ICP-OES)是满足这些要求的理想仪器。它可以以较低的ppb水平同时测量所有与环境和健康有关的重金属。该项目的目标是获得一份国际比较研究报告，以改善杰克逊州立大学(JSU)的环境研究。该仪器将被安置在密西西比州杰克逊州立大学工程学院土木工程与环境工程系的环境工程实验室。

1039502LiDetermination of inorganic pollutants in liquid samples at parts per billion (ppb) levels is essential for the studies of environmental impact, waste toxicity characteristics, waste treatment, disposal, and utilization. Many environmental samples are time-sensitive and delivered in small quantities thereby limiting the number of tests that can be performed. This is especially problematic when a large number of elements or contaminants need to be analyzed within the same sample. Therefore, an instrument that can analyze multiple elements simultaneously in small sample volumes is highly desired. The Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) is an ideal instrument to meet these requirements. It can simultaneously measure all the heavy metals that are of environmental and health concerns at lower ppb levels. The objective of this project is to acquire an ICP-OES to improve the environmental studies at Jackson State University (JSU). The instrument will be housed in the Environmental Engineering Laboratory at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi.