CHED 835 |
| Jason Brinson, Lindsey M. Peaden, Danielle Mason, Katie Gentile, Katherine Harper, Daniel C. Brooks, Donald Lord, Lance Cramer, and Catrena H. Lisse. |
| A research group of undergraduates have teamed up from Georgia College & State University to monitor various water ways in the middle Georgia area. The group is in its third year of monitoring the nutrient levels, temperature, pH, and turbidity using on-site water testing kits, along with chemical analysis for organic compounds using gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). The variables that are being analyzed in this study are influenced by seasonal changes throughout the year. The testing locations are mapped using Global Positioning Systems to ensure that reproducibility studies are completed in the same locations. The research students have been trained using EPA guidelines on proper water sampling techniques. The students have additional experience with solid phase micro-extraction (SPME) methods which are coupled with GC/MS analysis. This paper highlights the techniques used and summarizes their results from the past three years. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Environmental Chemistry
2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, 27 March 2006 Georgia World Congress Center -- Ex. Hall B4, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |