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Chemical Measurement Services for Assessing Plastic Marine Debris Pollution
Job Description
Opportunity at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Chemical Measurement Services for Assessing Plastic Marine Debris Pollution
Location
Material Measurement Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division
RO# Location
50.64.62.C0219 Waimanalo, HI 96795
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Advisers
name email phone
Lynch, Jennifer Michelle jennifer.lynch@nist.gov 843.442.2188
Description
The Chemical Sciences Division has a developing program to improve the quality of analytical chemical measurements in the field of marine debris research. Research interests include chemical degradation of plastic, quantification and characterization of plastic polymers in complex environmental samples, and quantification of plastic additives (e.g., UV stabilizers, plasticizers, flame retardants, pigments, and fillers) and sorbed environmental contaminants (persistent organic pollutants, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, metals, and others) to plastic marine debris or in tissues of organisms that ingest plastic debris. Chemical instrumentation for these studies include Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, Imaging micro-FT-IR, X-ray fluorescence, and gas and liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry.
Keywords:
Polymers; Plastic pollution; Ocean plastics; Marine debris; Environmental chemistry; Microplastics
Eligibility
Citizenship: Open to U.S. citizens
Level: Open to Postdoctoral applicants
Stipend
Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation
$74,950.00 $3,000.00
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