Measurement and speciation of trace elements in waters

The latest in the series of Blue Seminars on aquatic processes and water technology organized by the Joint Research Centre's Environment Institute will focus on "In situ measurement and speciation of trace elements in waters". This seminar will take place in Ispra, Italy, on 25 May 1998.

This seminar will discuss the key speciation parameters which should be measured in water to understand trace metal circulation and bioavailability and make predictions on human activity impacts.

Examples of new analytical developments which can be used for measuring these parameters in situ will be given. In particular, the seminar will describe microsensors based on gel-integrated voltammetric microelectrodes and microelectrode arrays for the measurement of the mobile fraction of metals, and their integration in a probe for at-depth measurements of lead and cadmium in sea water and manganese in lake water.

The seminar will be led by Jacques Buffle of the University of Geneva.
For further information, please contact:

European Commission
Joint Research Centre
Giovanni Bidoglio
Environment Institute
I-21020 Ispra (VA)
Tel. +39-332-7899383
E-mail: giovanni.bidoglio@jrc.it
URL: http://www.ei.jrc.it/blue/seminars/980525.html(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)