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The Center for Environmental Mass Spectrometry (CEMS) laboratory focuses on the detection of pharmaceuticals, hormones and other organic contaminants in water and evaluates the effectiveness of methods for removing these compounds.
Agilent Technologies Inc. provides the core liquid chromatograph/mass spectrometer (LC/MS) instrumentation for the lab via collaboration.
The topic of pharmaceuticals in drinking water recently gained increased visibility when an Associated Press survey revealed that an assortment of drugs including antidepressants, antibiotics and birth control prescriptions were detected in the municipal drinking water of 24 major metropolitan areas serving 41 million Americans.
CEMS was established in 2008 at the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß by Imma Ferrer, research PhD, , PhD, and E. Michael Thurman, research PhD. .Ìý
Michael Thurman is a 30-year veteran of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) who has focused his research in water testing.ÌýImma Ferrer is the chief analyst of CEMS and is responsible for the highest quality accuracy measurements and operation of the laboratory. Distinguished Professor Karl Linden directs research on the treatment of pharmaceuticals in water and plays a key role in laboratory development and design.