Microplastics, defined as plastic debris smaller than 5 mm, are emerging environmental contaminants found widely in both terrestrial and aquatic systems due to extensive plastic use and inadequate ...
A doctoral student writes a dissertation based upon original investigation and showing mature scholarship and critical judgment as well as familiarity with tools and methods of research. The subject ...
This thesis describes the design and synthesis of metal plasmonic nanoparticles for the rapid detection and analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) using surface-enhanced Raman ...