Liu Zhu Chen

Liu is a doctoral candidate form China University of Geosciences. Liu’s research focuses on bromine and carbon isotopic analysis of organic contaminants such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). She has determined the carbon isotope of some selected PBDEs congeners from different suppliers by EA-IRMS, she has also performed bromine isotopic analysis of these congeners by off-line methods. This work is very helpful for contamination source appointment of PBDEs in the environment. Liu is now working on compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA) of carbon for PBDEs by SPME-GC-C-IRMS, she is also performing carbon isotopic fractionation of PBDEs during different degradation process, which is useful for the identification of transformation of these compounds in the environment. Furthermore, Liu is looking at how compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA) of bromine for PBDEs could be set up in the future.