ARI: Environmental Engineering Program: Acquisition of Instruments for Trace Contaminants Analyses

CTS - 9601623 Arup L.森古普塔利哈伊大学 摘要 这笔拨款将用于购买几种仪器，包括原子吸收分光光度计，毛细管电泳色谱仪，水银孔率计与表面分析仪，荧光显微镜和热量计。 利哈伊大学正在进行的环境、地质环境和污染物水文领域的研究活动将大大受益于这些仪器的采购。 具体而言，这些仪器将有助于实现以下两个目标：第一，确定包括土壤、天然和合成吸附剂、金属沉淀物、污泥和微生物在内的各种颗粒物质的关键物理和化学特性;第二，分析痕量浓度的对环境重要的化学物质，即重金属、有机溶剂、溶解的阳离子和阴离子，杀虫剂和多环芳烃。 此外，跨学科研究的机会也可能随之增加。 ***

CTS - 9601623 Arup L. Sengupta Lehigh University ABSTRACT The grant will allow the purchase of several instruments including atomic absorption spectrophotometer, capillary electrophoresis chromatograph, mercury porosimeter with surface analyzer, epiflourescene microscope and thermometric calorimeter. The on going research activities in environmental, geo-environmental and contaminant hydrology areas at Lehigh University will greatly benefit from the acquisition of the instruments. Specifically, these instruments will help accomplish the following two objectives: first, to characterize the key physical and chemical properties of a wide range of particulate matters including soils, natural and synthetic sorbents, metal precipitates, sludges and microorganisms; and second, to analyze trace concentrations of environmentally important chemicals, namely, heavy metals, organic solvents, dissolved cations and anions, pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Also, increased opportunities for inter-disciplinary research are likely to follow. ***