Pingping Meng
Assistant Professor
Bio
Research in the Meng lab (Emerging Contaminant lab) focuses on the occurrence, transport, human exposure, and remediation of emerging contaminants in the environment, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, etc.
Current research focuse consists of: (1) Analysis: developing extraction and analytical methods to quantify PFAS in different environmental matrices; (2) Occurrence: combining different chromatography techniques (LC/MS, GC/MS, combustion IC, etc.) to determine a wide range of PFAS in the coastal environment; (3) Exposure: assisting local PFAS-impacted communities quantify their exposure to PFAS through drinking water, food, air, etc. (4) Treatment: assessing granular activated carbon (GAC), ion exchange (IX) resin and novel alternative adsorbents for PFAS removal using rapid small-scale column tests.