Using elemental and molecular spectrometry, we develop new analytical methods to decipher processes in the environment and biology. In addition to compounds containing metals and metalloids, we are particularly interested in halogenated POPs (persistent organic pollutants).

Our research areas cover a wide range of disciplines, from archaeology, geology, biology, pathology, medicine, food chemistry, environmental sciences to the oil and gas and food industries.

Sample types range from rocks, soils, plants and other biological tissues to archaeological artifacts. The techniques we use to elucidate the molecular form of the element of interest include ICP-MS, ESI-MS, HPLC and various others.

 

Mercury speciation in ecology and technosphere