Expertise

John Hassett is particularly interested in the behavior of organic chemicals in the environment. His research includes study of partitioning interactions of hydrophobic chemicals such as PCBs and mirex between water, the gas phase and natural organic matter phases. He is also working on reaction of organic compounds with photochemically-generated intermediates such as hydrated electrons and hydroxyl radicals in water.

Dr. Hassett is also developing sampling and extraction methods for trace organic contaminants in water that will improve precision and accuracy of analyses, provide better detection limits than existing technology, and lower the costs of field sampling and analysis.

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Organizational Affiliations

Department of Chemistry, Academic Departments and Divisions, College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison
1978, PhD
Water Chemistry
09/1971–05/1973, Master of Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison (United States, Madison) - UW

"Sterols in Natural Water and Sediment", G. Fred Lee, Supervisor

Biochemistry
09/05/1967–05/14/1971, Batchelor of Science, University of Maryland, College Park (United States, College Park) - UMD