Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** this grant funding will be used…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** this grant funding will be used to procure a high resolution mass spectrometry instrument that will be used to analyze small quantities of known and unknown substances for their weight and structure composition, not easily determined by other methods. The major uses of this instrument will be for the analysis of soil organic matter composition (i.e. nutrients), water toxin analysis (i.e. microcystins), and persistant pollutant analysis (i.e. perfluoroalkyl substances/PFAS), all for their societal impact oncrop yields, aquaculture, and food chain migration. These aspects are important for the overall health and wellbeing of the environment and the populace at large. This instrument will give bowling green state university an opportunity to move forwardand contribute impactful researchwith complex analysis capabilities and push forth the health and broader agriculturaleconomy of northwestern ohio. This instrument will alsoaid in training a robust workforce that is skilled instate of the art analytical techniques necessary for clean water, industrial efficiency, and agricultural production.