Research areas – Ongoing Projects

  • Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water in Biscayne Bay and other South Florida environments.
  • Assessment of PFAS in drinking water in South Florida.
  • Assessing contribution of non-point sources of PFAS pollution in South Florida.
  • Bioaccumulation of PFAS in recreational fish in South Florida and other seafood items.
  • Investigating phthalates in surface and drinking water in South Florida.
  • Innovative methodology based on a non-targeted screening approach combined with activity patterns for estimation of soil and dust ingestion rate in children
  • PFAS leachate from biosolids and e-waste
  • Non-targeted analysis (NTA) in outdoor dust to assess chemicals present in the dust and contributions from the Sahara Dust.
  • Innovative Treatments for PFAS from aqueous and solid matrices.
  • Volatile and semi-volatiles PFAS in outdoor air.
  • PFAS levels in human serum samples and biomarkers of PFAS exposure.