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P. Lee Ferguson

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Environmental analytical chemistry and applications of high resolution mass spectrometry to trace organic contaminant analysis
Environmental fate of per-and-polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment
Polymer additives and microplastics in the aquatic environment
Mechanisms of environmental endocrine disruption in aquatic organisms

Heather M. Stapleton

Associate Professor of Environmental Health

• Human exposure in indoor environments
• Use of silicone wristbands to measure human exposure
• Chemical exposures and cancer risk
• Targeted & Nontargeted mass spectrometry methods applied to environmental samples
• Effects of halogenated organic contaminants (e.g. BFRs, PFAS) on thyroid hormone regulation

Heileen Hsu-Kim

Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Aquatic chemistry and geochemistry, trace element environmental chemistry, nanogeoscience, mercury biogeochemistry, water-particle surface processes.

Avner Vengosh

Nicholas Distinguished Professor of Environmental Quality