Contaminants enter the environment through both natural and anthropogenic processes. To develop a predictive understanding of their transport, transformation, and fate, we integrate our expertise of physical, chemical and biological studies. Pollutants of concern include toxic metals or metalloids, xenobiotic organic compounds and pathogenic microorganisms.
Our faculty are experts in:
- biodegradation
- chemical speciation in the environment
- contaminant transport
- emerging organic contaminants
Click on the profiles to learn more about who we are and we research in pollution dynamics.
Luisa Ikner
Assistant Professor
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Room 1112C
Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center
2959 Calle Agua Nueva
Tucson, AZ 85745
Teaching:
- Pollution Science (ENVS 305)
- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (ENVS 426/526)
My Research Interests:
- Antimicrobial effectiveness
- Best practices for effective research partnerships
- Emerging bacterial and viral pathogens (BSL-2, BSL-3)
- Microbial decay/removal in natural and human-made systems
- Method development/optimization
- Pandemic preparedness
- Pathogen detection in water
- Wastewater treatment and advanced water purification
Degrees
- PhD in Soil, Water and Environmental Science from the University of Arizona
- I focus on chemical speciation in the environment and emerging organic contaminants in our work on pollution dynamics.
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Explore my other areas of research:
- I focus on biodegradation; contaminant transport; and emerging organic contaminants in our work on pollution dynamics.
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Jon Chorover
Interim Associate Vice President (ALVSCE)
Interim Associate Dean for Research (CALES)
Professor
Arizona Lab for Emerging Contaminants (ALEC)
- I focus on chemical speciation in the environment; contaminant transport; and emerging organic contaminants in our work on pollution dynamics.
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Explore my other areas of research:
- I focus on emerging organic contaminants in our work on pollution dynamics.
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Explore my other areas of research:
- I focus on contaminant transport and emerging organic contaminants in our work on pollution dynamics.
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Explore my other areas of research:
- I focus on contaminant transport in our work on pollution dynamics.
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Explore my other areas of research:
- I focus on biodegradation in our work on in pollution dynamics.
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Explore my other areas of research:
- I focus on contaminant transport in our work on pollution dynamics.
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Explore my other areas of research:
Channah Rock
Professor
Extension Specialist
Jim Brennan Endowed Chair in Extension Fresh Produce Safety
- I focus on contaminant transport and emerging organic contaminants in our work on in pollution dynamics.
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Find out about my work in extension and outreach:
- I focus on chemical speciation in the environment and contaminant transport in our work on pollution dynamics.