How it Works: Mass Spectrometer

Since the discovery of GenX in the Cape Fear River in 2017, Duke CEE Professor Lee Ferguson has been a leading figure in sussing out other PFAS compounds in water supplies across North Carolina. Discover how he and other researchers in the NC PFAS Testing Network are using a technique known as mass spectrometry to uncover contaminants in our drinking water.
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Cool way to explain in essentially "layman's terms" the important work being done by Lee Ferguson's lab! Who doesn't love LEGOs?!