Developing EnviroSuite Resources at the National Synchrotron Light Source

Northrup, Paul ; Fitts, Jeffrey ; Fuhrmann, Mark ; Kalb, Paul

Brookhaven National Laboratory

关键词: Nsls;    43 Particle Accelerators;    Bnl;    54 Environmental Sciences;    Transformations;   

DOI  :  10.2172/896298
RP-ID  :  ERSD-1023762-2006
RP-ID  :  None
RP-ID  :  896298

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The objective of Brookhaven National Laboratory's EnviroSuite Initiative is to develop the facilities, user support infrastructure, and techniques necessary to conduct world-class molecular environmental science research at the NSLS. This is intended to benefit the research of ERSD-supported scientists, both through direct access and assistance and through the indirect benefits of a broader network of environmental scientists as collaborators and users. Much of the EnviroSuite research involves close collaboration with members of the Center for Environmental Molecular Science (CEMS), an EMSI based at BNL and nearby Stony Brook University and jointly supported by ERSD (Project 1023761, P. Kalb) and NSF. This offers unique opportunities to benefit from both national laboratory facilities and university resources. Other collaborators, from around the US and the world, investigate various aspects of the underlying molecular-scale processes in complex natural systems. In general, synchrotron techniques are ideal for studying the molecular-scale structures, chemical/physical interactions, and transformations that govern the macroscopic properties and processes (e.g. transport, bioavailability) of contaminants in the environment. These techniques are element-specific, non-destructive, and sensitive to the very low concentrations found in real-world samples.