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Washington College ICPMS Laboratory

Washington College ICPMS Laboratory

We are a multidisciplinary group of faculty and students conducting research in enviroronmental chemistry, geology and biology using inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometry (ICPqMS) with a laser ablation system.

Our instrumentation is funded by a grant from the Major Research Instrumentation Program of the National Science Foundation. We have additional support from Maryland Sea Grant.

Current Projects

  • Chester River trace metal study
  • Toxic Trace metals and DNA repair (with Prof. Mindy Reynolds)
  • Water and sediment survey of Tanyard Branch in Easton (with Midshore Riverkeepers and Wash Coll GIS)
  • Trace elements in lunar grains and lunar analogues
  • Trace element sourcing of pre-colonial artifacts (with Prof. John Seidel)
  • More environmentally benign synthesis of electroceramic materials (with Prof. Anne Marteel-Parrish)
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