by campus | Nov 22, 2019 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Environmental Health, Project 4 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees
Chlorinated Volatile Organic Compounds (CVOCs) are a type of chlorinated solvent that are commonly used in industrial, business, and home settings. Some examples of common products which contain CVOCs include industrial solvents, metal surface degreasers, paint...
by campus | Oct 15, 2019 | Project 4 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees, Trainee Spotlight
Jill Riddell is a PROTECT trainee from West Virginia University currently pursuing her PhD in Geology under the mentorship of Dr. Dorothy Vesper. For the last two years, she has been supporting PROTECT’s Project 4 research on sediment characterization by using a...
by campus | Aug 29, 2019 | Project 4 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees
Jill Riddell is a geology PhD Student at West Virginia University working on PROTECT Project 4, which focuses on tracing the passage of pollutants and other chemicals while it is transported through the Karst regions. Jill’s specific research, which is advised by Dr....
by campus | Jun 27, 2019 | Project 4 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees, Trainee Spotlight
Norma Torres Headshot Norma Torres is a PhD candidate pursuing a Civil Engineering Degree at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez, focused in the area on Environmental and Water Resources Engineering. Since spring 2011, Norma has worked under the mentorship of...
by campus | Dec 4, 2018 | Project 4 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Events and Presentations, PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees
PROTECT Project 4 team members recently presented study findings that organic carbon concentration in cave sediments can be used as tracer of input from Hurricane Maria and other Natural Disasters at a recent geological researcher’s conference in Indianapolis,...
by campus | Oct 29, 2018 | News on Environmental Health, Project 4 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team
Phthalates are widely used in many consumer products; DEHP is the most frequently used plasticizer in the market. Their extensive use results in spatially-widespread sources that are difficult to identify. Their presence in groundwater is related to land use patterns...
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