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Name:
David Polya
Position:
Head, Manchester Analytical Geochemistry Unit
Address:
Manchester Analytical Geochemistry Unit, SEAES, Williamson Building, Oxford Road,               University of Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Telephone:  + 44 161 275 3818
Fax:  + 44 161 306 9361
David Polya

E-Mail:  david.polya@manchester.ac.uk
Homepage:  http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/david.polya/
Interests:
Environmental biogeochemistry, analytical chemistry, elemental speciation and controls on biogeochemical mobility in groundwaters and soils both in the EU and elsewhere in the world, notably including Bengal and south-east Asia. Thermodynamics. Applications to hazardous geogenic chemicals, including arsenic, in the environment; ore genesis and oil field reservoir souring.

Instrumentation:
  • ICP-MS  (VG Elemental Plasmaquad 2 STE).
  • ICP-OES (Perkin-Elmer Optima 5300)
  • LA-ICP-MS (Merchentek UP213 Laser coupled to ICP-MS)
  • IC-ICP-MS (Metrohm 790 coupled to IC-ICP-MS)
See also other facilities in SEAES and/or in the Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science (Director: Professor David Vaughan) at http://www.seaes.manchester.ac.uk/


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