Environmental Research at the Advanced Photon Source

Because of the importance of probing molecular-scale chemical and physical structure of environmental samples in their natural and often hydrated state, synchrotron radiation has been a powerful tool for environmental scientists for decades. Thus, the crucial role that a highly coherent and high-bri...

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Published in:Synchrotron radiation news 2010-09, Vol.23 (5), p.20-27
Main Authors: Kemner, K. M., Boyanov, M. I., Eng, P., Fenter, P., Heald, S., Lai, B., Lee, S. S., Scheckel, K. G., Skanthakumar, S., Soderholm, L., Sutton, S. R., Wilson, R. E.
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Language:English
Subjects:
ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
Environmental science
Heterogeneity
Microorganisms
News
PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
PHOTONS
PHYSICS
SOLUTES
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
X-RAY SOURCES
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Summary:Because of the importance of probing molecular-scale chemical and physical structure of environmental samples in their natural and often hydrated state, synchrotron radiation has been a powerful tool for environmental scientists for decades. Thus, the crucial role that a highly coherent and high-brightness hard X-ray source such as the Advance Photon Source (APS) can play in addressing many of the outstanding questions in molecular environmental science (MES) was recognized even before "first light" at the facility. No single synchrotron-based technique or experimental approach can adequately address the tremendous temporal and spatial heterogeneities of the chemistry, physics, and biology of natural environmental samples. Thus, it is common at the APS that multiple X-ray techniques and experimental systems are employed to investigate environmental samples, often chosen for their ability to focus on solute species, plants, microbes, organics, interfacial species, or solids.
ISSN:0894-0886
1931-7344
DOI:10.1080/08940886.2010.516738