Microplastic detection and quantification in the Cincinnati urban watershed using laser direct infrared (LDIR) chemical imaging system

Presenter: Souhail Al-Abed, PhD (Research Chemist, EPA)

Dr. Souhail Al-Abed is a Research Chemist at the Office of Research and Development of environmental Protection Agency (EPA). His research activities include detection and characterization of plastics. His research expands into transformation of nanomaterials in consumer products and the remediation of contaminated soils and sediments, removal of heavy metals from aqueous waste streams, and development of methodical tests for waste evaluation for disposal and reuse scenarios. He authored and coauthored more than 100 peer-review journal articles and six book chapters. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Geophysical Union and serves in many national and international research committees.