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Laura MacManus-Spencer |
Education:
B.A. Chemistry, College
of St. Benedict, 2000
Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry, Univeristy
of Minnesota, 2005
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CHM 101 Matter: Structure and Change | CHM 240 Quantitative Chemistry
CHM 340 Chemical Instrumentation CHM 340 Lab |
In a recent study of United States streams conducted
by the U. S. Geological Survey, 82 organic wastewater contaminants, including
pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic compounds, were detected, with
contaminants found in 80% of the streams studied (Kolpin, D. W.; Furlong, E.
T.; Meyer, M. T.; Thurman, E. M.; Zaugg, S. D.; Barber, L. B.; Buxton, H. T.,
Environ. Sci. Technol. 2002,36(6), 1202-1211). My research interests are centered
on the fate and transport of such organic contaminants in natural waters and
soils. I am interested in the partitioning of contaminants among environmental
compartments (water, soil, mineral, biota, air), as well as their potential
for photochemical degradation in natural waters. Researchers in my lab can
gain experience in a variety of analytical techniques, such as HPLC, GC-MS,
UV-Vis, and fluorescence, as well as water sampling, photochemistry techniques,
and other environmental chemistry experiments and analyses.
Publications
American Chemical Society Environmental Division
American Chemical Society Publications
Environmental Science and Technology
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
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