School of Science and Environment
Environmental Science
Associate Professor
Lead researcher on
Active Research Interests
Selective trace heavy metal uptake from aqueous systems by algal and bio-materials for the concentration of metals and for understanding of metal-biomaterial functional group binding. Techniques for analysis include: flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (
Method development for the analytical assessment and quantitation of moulds in indoor buildings and building materials by solid phase micro-extraction (SPME)- and needle trap detection (NTD)- GC/MS.
Method development for the extraction and analysis of heavy metals from aqueous and sediment solutions by fully automated derivatized - HS-SPME - GC/MS techniques.
Use of biomaterials (crab and shell waste and fresh water plants) for the removal and selective sequestoring of heavy metal and Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) from waters
Past Research Interests
The identification and quantification of thiol components from food stuffs and from petroleum components (aqueous-oily and oil sands/soil samples) by SPME-GC/MS and NTD-GC/MS analysis.
Emerging Research Interests
The synthesis of novel meal-ligands as potential catalysts and chemical derivatization reagents. Identification by multinuclear and multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and MS.
The development of sampling and extraction techniques for the identification and quantification of environmentally important compounds, heavy metals and trace volatile organic compounds. Sampling techniques encompass: SPME, NTD, and derivatization combina
Expertise
Analytical Chemistry
Instrumental techniques and analysis
Organo-metallic chemistry
Phosphorous chemistry
Solution chemistry
Spectroscopy (NMR, UV-VIS, infrared, atomic absorption, chromatography)
Trace metals
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental chemistry
Organo-metallic chemistry
Phosphorous chemistry
Solution chemistry
Spectroscopy (NMR, UV-VIS, infrared, atomic absorption, chromatography)
Trace metals
Water analysis
Environmental chemistry
Water analysis