O2Department of Environmental Sciences
O2
The Department is composed of the following research entities:
Radiochemistry and radioecology:
Organic analytical chemistry:
Inorganic analytical chemistry:
Geochemistry:
Environmental impact assessment:
Centre for mass spectrometry:
radioanalytical and nuclear-related methods
instrumental and radiochemical NAA
radiometric methods: alpha, beta and gamma spectrometry
X-ray fluorescence
cycling and speciation of elements (e.g. arsenic, mercury) in environmental systems; use of radiotracer methods where applicable
modelling of mercury in marine and terrestrial environments
biomonitoring of radionuclides, trace metals and organometals
characterization of Reference Materials.
development of analytical and sample preparation techniques for determination of organic pollutants
pollution control of petroleum hydrocarbons
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in terrestrial and aquatic environment and atmosphere
in-situ biodegradation studies of PAHs and PCBs.
analytical procedures for speciation of chromium and aluminium in the environmental samples transformation and mobility of chromium in the terrestrial environment the impact of aluminium in the terrestrial environment as a consequence of acid rain identification of emission sources of heavy metals in air, soil and water monitoring of aluminium and some other metals in dialysis fluid in haemodialysis centres in Slovena determinations of platinum and boron in carcinoma cells
contamination of potable water with nitrates; modelling of geochemical processes; laboratory simulations stable isotopes (C, N, O, S) in studies of biogeochemical cycling of some organic compounds (e.g. biomarkers) isotopic and geochemical anomalies as indicators of past catastrophic events.
environmental protection organisation and co-ordination of projects expert advice and production of multidisciplinary assessment studies.
high resolution and high temperature mass spectrometry 
Last update April 7, 1999; RJ