Monday, June 30, 2008: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Emerald III (Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center)
Environmental Chemistry I
Environmental chemistry is the scientific study of the chemical and biochemical phenomena that occur in natural places. It can be defined as the study of the sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fates of chemical species in the air, soil, and water environments; and the effect of human activity on these.

Research in environmental chemistry is done in departments of engineering and geophysical sciences as much or more than it is done in chemistry departments. One important goal of this symposium is to bring together researchers from different academic areas who might not often interact. In addition, environmental chemistry research is done in government and private organizations as well as in academia, and a second goal of this symposium to bring together academics and non-academics.

The NERM2008 environmental chemistry symposium will include a special session on local environmental chemistry - discussion on the contribution of chemistry to efforts to monitor and treat environmental issues in Vermont and neighboring states.

This session: Atmospheric Chemistry in Aerosols and the Gas Phase
Organizer:Theodore S. Dibble
8:30 AM36Major Findings from the PM2.5 Technology Assessment and Characterization Study In New York (PMTACS-NY) – a U.S. EPA “Supersite” Program
Kenneth L. Demerjian
9:00 AM37The Application of Photo-Electron Resonance Capture Ionization Aerosol Mass Spectrometry (PERCI-AMS) to Organic Nitrogen Components of Atmospheric Particulate Matter
Scott Geddes, James Zahardis, Giuseppe A. Petrucci
9:20 AM38The Importance of Mass Loading on the Cloud Activation Potential of SOA
Stephanie M. King, Thomas Rosenoern, John E. Shilling, Qi Chen, Scot T. Martin
9:40 AM39Bridging the Gap between Micro- and Macro-Scales Atmospheric Chemistry at Interfaces
Parisa A. Ariya
10:10 AM Break
10:30 AM40Interaction of Oxalic Acid on Ice
Liang T. Chu, R. Jin, Hui Yan
10:50 AM41Emissions of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds and Observations of VOC Oxidation at Harvard Forest
Karena A. McKinney, Andrew Vasta, Hwan Lee
11:10 AM42Quantum Chemical Studies of Atmospheric Chemistry
Theodore S. Dibble
11:40 AM43Spatial-Temporal Variability of Air Pollutants In Syracuse, NY
Jennifer Ehrhardt, Philip K. Hopke, Thomas Holsen, Edmund McAddy, Xing Wang, K. Max Zhang, Myron J. Mitchell

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