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567 Chemistry Research Laboratory Morgantown, WV 26506-6045 Ph: (304) 293 – 3435×6454 Fax: (304) 293 – 4904 Email: rsmart@wvu.edu |
Professional Preparation:
B.S., Mount Union College
M.S. The Ohio State University
Ph.D., The University of Michigan
Research Interests:
Environmental analytical chemistry: Evaluation of the input of arsenic
and selenium to streams and sediments associated with mountaintop removal – valley fill coal
mining operations in southern WV.
Recent Publications:
Carol Babyak and Ronald B. Smart, “Electrochemical Detection of Trace
Concentrations of Cadmium and Lead with a Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode”,
Electroanalysis, 16, 175-182 (2004).
T. Tongesayi and Ronald B. Smart, “Arsenic Speciation: Reduction of
Arsenic(V) to Arsenic (III) by Fulvic Acid”, Environmental Chemistry, 3, 137-141 (2006).
T. Tongesayi and Ronald B. Smart, “Electrochemical Detection of As(III)
in the Presence of Dissolved Organic Matter by Adsorptive Square-Wave Cathodic Stripping
Voltammetry”, Electroanalysis, 20, 434-437 (2008).
I. Pumure, J.J. Renton, and R.B. Smart, “Accelerated Aqueous Leaching of
Selenium and Arsenic from Coal Associated Rock Samples with Selenium Speciation Using
Ultrasound Extraction”, Environmental Geology, DOI10.1007/s00254-008-1200-9 (2008).
