Detection of Atrazine in Water Samples
Presenter Hometown
Winchester
Major
Chemistry
Department
Chemistry
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Donghui Quan
Mentor Department
Chemistry
Recommended Citation
Roberts, Cassie M., "Detection of Atrazine in Water Samples" (2018). University Presentation Showcase Event. 16.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2018/undergraduate/16
Abstract
Atrazine, an herbicide used for the prevention of broadleaf weeds among commercially grown crops, is of considerable interest in the scientific community as studies have shown it may cause reproductive damage and significant population decline in amphibians, particularly Xenopus laevis, the African clawed frog. Traditional instrumentation methods used for concentration analysis cause damage or expenditure of the sample and take a long time to run. We use relatively cheap, fast, and non-destructive method of fluorescence spectroscopy to develop a new method to analyze atrazine. First, we establish a calibration curve with known concentrations. This enables of determining concentrations of local unknown water samples.
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Detection of Atrazine in Water Samples
Atrazine, an herbicide used for the prevention of broadleaf weeds among commercially grown crops, is of considerable interest in the scientific community as studies have shown it may cause reproductive damage and significant population decline in amphibians, particularly Xenopus laevis, the African clawed frog. Traditional instrumentation methods used for concentration analysis cause damage or expenditure of the sample and take a long time to run. We use relatively cheap, fast, and non-destructive method of fluorescence spectroscopy to develop a new method to analyze atrazine. First, we establish a calibration curve with known concentrations. This enables of determining concentrations of local unknown water samples.
