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Method Development And Analysis For Pharmaceuticals And Personal Care Products In Surface Water, Victoria Ruelas Apr 2014

Method Development And Analysis For Pharmaceuticals And Personal Care Products In Surface Water, Victoria Ruelas

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Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCP) in surface waters is a worldwide concern. Effluent from waste water treatment plants have tested positive for PPCP. Method development for a liquid chromatographic method was derived using columns with fused core technology. Analysis of spiked samples as direct injection and after solid phase extraction indicated detection of acetaminophen, caffeine, bisphenol-A and triclosan. Confirmation of acetaminophen, caffeine, bisphenol-A and triclosan was achieved using Agilent 1100 HPLC with Agilent MST Trap XCT. Solid phase extraction using Oasis HLB indicated reproducibility at 0.05ppm.


Study And Identification Of Environmental Nanoparticles In Governors State University (Gsu's) Agricultural Fields, Ekta Desai Apr 2013

Study And Identification Of Environmental Nanoparticles In Governors State University (Gsu's) Agricultural Fields, Ekta Desai

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Main purpose of this project is to study nanoparticles in Governors State University’s agricultural field and design experimental protocol for the same. Nanoparticles have one dimension that measures between 1 - 100 nanometers or less. Nanoparticles are widely used in day to day life such as in medicines, textiles, manufacturing and cosmetics. Due to their wide use, they can enter environment through many ways such as accidental spills during handling. Waste water treatment plant disposal serves as a main source of their entrance into the environment. Analysis of nanoparticles in environmental samples presents a number of challenges, including separation and …