Title: « Élucider le devenir des contaminants organiques dans les sols et les eaux à l’aide de la composition isotopique spécifique des espèces »
Speaker: Violaine Ponsin, UQAM
Summary: What are the processes responsible for the degradation of pesticides in the environment? Is the remediation technique applied to a contaminated site effective in removing targeted contaminants? The species-specific isotopic composition (or Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis) has great potential for identifying and quantifying the transformation processes of the contaminants studied, whether they are contaminants of industrial origin (hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, etc.) or micropollutants ( herbicides). My research aims to understand the biological and chemical processes responsible for the transfer and transformation of various organic contaminants after their release into the environment. I develop methods for measuring stable isotopes (for example carbon, hydrogen or even chlorine) and apply them on different scales, from laboratory to field study.
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