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Dave Degenhardt

Title: Chemist Management Supervisor

Phone Number: (608) 224-6269

E-mail : davidd@mail.slh.wisc.edu

Education

  • B.S. in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse

Fields of Interest

  • analytical chemistry of organic chemicals, including pesticides, industrial contaminants, volatile organic chemicals, and other environmental pollutants
  • fate and transport of environmental organic chemical pollutants
  • environmental toxicology

Grants Received in Past 3 Years

  • Lake Michigan Tributary Study
  • Urinanalysis of pesticide applicators
  • PCB and pesticide analysis of Great Lakes fish eaters
  • Great Lakes Trend analysis of Great Lake fish

Summary

I am interested in the analytical analysis of environmental matrices including water, wastewater, fish and wildlife, air, soil, sediment and air for organic chemical pollutants such as PCBs, PBDEs, pesticides and industrial pollutants. I am particularly interested in the analytical analysis for the environmental and biological degradation products of these chemicals and their affects on the environment and humans.