Natural PAH Remediation Project
PAHs can be oxidized in the environment to various arene oxides by both biological and photochemical processes. These oxidized PAHs are potentially more toxic than the parent PAHs, but are also more reactive. We are investigating whether the propensity of quinones to form adducts with sulfhydryl and polysulfhydryl groups in natural organic matter from local salt marshes can be a mechanism of natural attenuation for these pollutants.
Students currently working on the PAH Remediation Project:
Laura Richards
Presentations:
Mazzer, P.M., J. W. Turner, J. N. Foster, A. S. Willoughby, and P. G. Hatcher. “Formation of Napthaquinone adducts with Natural Organic Matter Isolated from Wetland Sediment” (In preparation)
