Department
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Major
Environmental Engineering
Research Advisor
Burken, Joel G. (Joel Gerard)
Advisor's Department
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Abstract
Missouri S& T collaborates with University of Iowa on projects to identify the presence of 1,4 Dioxane in tree core samples. The research group will replicate the situation in smaller reactors on campus. The following materials will be used: conetainers, willow cuttings, biochar, and perlite. The plants will be dosed with 1,4-Dioxane and analyzed with Gas ChromatographyMass Spectrometry (GCMS). Plant growth and health will be monitored and related to growth conditions and pollutant exposure. Larger mesocosms will be dosed over the summer and will have in-planta analysis as well. To replicate the field site, exact biochar and perlite from the manufacturer will be used. There will be four species of willow tree planted in three ratios of perlite and amended with biochar. The three ratios are 0% perlite with 100 % biochar, 10% perlite with 90% biochar, and 20% perlite with 80% biochar. There are 10 replicates of each ratio. The plants will be dosed with 1,4- Dioxane. Plant growth will be analyzed by measuring biomass, height, leaf count, taking images for image analysis, and scanning root structure. Cuttings will be taken for analysis and placed in the centrifuge. Then, solution will be extracted to run in GCMS. Data will be compared to the University of Iowa site.
Biography
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Research Category
Engineering
Presentation Type
OURE Fellows Proposal Oral Applicant
Document Type
Poster
Location
Innovation Forum - 1st Floor Innovation Lab
Presentation Date
10 April 2024, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Included in
Analysis of 1,4 Dioxane in Plants
Innovation Forum - 1st Floor Innovation Lab
Missouri S& T collaborates with University of Iowa on projects to identify the presence of 1,4 Dioxane in tree core samples. The research group will replicate the situation in smaller reactors on campus. The following materials will be used: conetainers, willow cuttings, biochar, and perlite. The plants will be dosed with 1,4-Dioxane and analyzed with Gas ChromatographyMass Spectrometry (GCMS). Plant growth and health will be monitored and related to growth conditions and pollutant exposure. Larger mesocosms will be dosed over the summer and will have in-planta analysis as well. To replicate the field site, exact biochar and perlite from the manufacturer will be used. There will be four species of willow tree planted in three ratios of perlite and amended with biochar. The three ratios are 0% perlite with 100 % biochar, 10% perlite with 90% biochar, and 20% perlite with 80% biochar. There are 10 replicates of each ratio. The plants will be dosed with 1,4- Dioxane. Plant growth will be analyzed by measuring biomass, height, leaf count, taking images for image analysis, and scanning root structure. Cuttings will be taken for analysis and placed in the centrifuge. Then, solution will be extracted to run in GCMS. Data will be compared to the University of Iowa site.
