Topic：Approaches to determine the mobility, bioavailability and associations of potentially toxic elements

Speakers： Drs：Margaret Graham and Ian Oliver

　　  Margaret Graham, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh

　　  Ian Oliver, Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Time：3:30pm Sept. 24, 2012

Venue：Room 2209, IGSNRR

Introduction to the speakers：

Dr Margaret Graham

Development of environmental quality standards (EQS) and environmental regulationRecent areas of development include: (i) bioaccessibility of Cd and Zn in paddy field soils; (ii) antimony associations and behaviour in mining-impacted soils; (iii) molecular-scale structural characterisation of complex organic macromolecules such as humic substances.

Dr Ian Oliver

General Research interests

·  Behaviour and fate of organic and inorganic contaminants in terrestrial and aquatic systems

·  Metal speciation and bioavailability in soils

·  Environmental toxicology (terrestrial and aquatic) and chemical risk assessment

·  Application of isotopic tracers in environmental research

·  Development of environmental quality standards (EQS) and environmental regulation

From Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Security