Dr. Xiaoguang Meng of the Center for Environmental Systems at
Stevens Institute of Technology is developing an innovative
approach for the detection of toxic chemicals by conducting
extensive research in the field of Surface Enhanced Raman
Scattering (SERS). His experimental results demonstrate that
SERS is a promising technique for quantitative, rapid on-site
analysis of both arsenic and perchlorate chemicals. Arsenic in
Water Supplies Did you know that arsenic-contaminated water
affects the health of over 140 million people worldwide?
According to a quote by Allan Smith from the University of
California at Berkeley in an article on BBC news, "one in every
ten people with high concentrations of arsenic in their water
will die from it." Arsenic consumption leads to higher rates of
some cancers, including tumors of the lung, bladder, skin and
other lung conditions. Some of these effects show up decades
after the first exposure. This graphic illustrates global
occurrences of arsenic in groundwater This issue st