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The Environmental Chemistry Branch is a primary research program at the Columbia Environmental Research Center, critical to the integrated approach of chemical discovery and biological cause and effect that is the basis of environmental contaminant research in the U.S. Geological Survey.
Environmental chemistry research encompasses all areas relating environmental pollution, including analytical methods development of techniques for defining bioavailability, bioconcentration potential and determination of the toxicological significance of exposure to contaminant residues. The Environmental Chemistry Branch conducts aquatic, terrestrial and atmospheric ecosystem research.
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Passive Samplers
7th International Passive Sampling Workshop and Symposium
6th International SPMD Workshop and
Symposium
Information on current topics:
Brominated Flame
Retardants in the Environment
Chemicals in the Environment: Released by Springer
is a valuable science book, Monitors of Organic Chemicals in the Environment,
written by two CERC scientists (Jim Huckins and Jim Petty) and a collaborator
from The Netherlands (Kees Booij). Twenty years ago, scientists at the
Columbia Environmental Research Center began developing a diffusion membrane to
aid in isolating contaminants from fish tissue, which ultimately led to the
development of the semipermeable membrane device (SPMD), a passive sampler for
organic contaminants that is now used worldwide. This new book is a guide for
users and managers faced with contaminant issues, which includes study designs,
field deployment, sample processing, bioassays of SPMD extracts and case
studies. The book is available at: <http://www.springer.com/west/home/chemistry/analytical?SGWID=4-136-22-107023676-0>.
Contact: David Alvarez at 573-441-2970 or
dalvarez@usgs.gov
For additional information about the CERC Environmental Chemistry
Branch contact:
Dr. Carl Orazio
573.876.1823
573.876.1896 (FAX)
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