Transport and Sorption of Organic Pollutants in Soil (U.S.-Turkey Cooperative Research: Science in Developing Countries)

技术叙述：这个美国-土耳其合作研究项目涉及加州大学戴维斯分校和土耳其安卡拉的两所大学，中东技术大学和加齐大学。研究人员打算研究土壤中污染物的迁移。项目资金将使来自中东技术大学的Timur Dogu博士和来自加齐大学的Gulsen Dogu博士能够在该实验室工作三个月。加州大学戴维斯分校的Ben McCoy和J.M. Smith以及允许McCoy和Smith对安卡拉进行短期研究访问。本合作研究将采用动态示踪方法，对土壤中的扩散和吸附过程进行实验研究。研究结果有望为预测美国和土耳其土壤中的污染物运输提供有用的信息。该化学工程项目通过使美国和土耳其的领先专家在共同感兴趣和能力强的领域结合互补人才和集中研究资源，实现了推进科学知识的计划目标。

Technical Narrative: This U.S.-Turkey collaborative research project involves the University of California, Davis and two universities in Ankara, Turkey, the Middle East Technical University and Gazi University. The investigators intend to study the transport of contaminants in soils. Project funding will enable Dr. Timur Dogu from Middle East Technical University and Dr. Gulsen Dogu from Gazi University to work for three months in the laboratory of Drs. Ben McCoy and J.M. Smith at the University of California, Davis as well as allow short research visits to Ankara by McCoy and Smith. The collaborative research will investigate experimentally by use of dynamic tracer methods the diffusion and adsorption processes in soils. Research results are expected to provide information useful for predicting contaminant transport in both U.S. and Turkish soils. This project in chemical engineering fulfills the program objective of advancing scientific knowledge by enabling leading experts in the United States and Turkey to combine complementary talents and pool research resources in areas of strong mutual interest and competence.