Presenter
:
Carlos Amaya
Co-Presenter(s)
:
Natalie Nino
Presenter Status
:
Undergraduate student
Academic Year
:
21-22
Semester
:
Spring
Faculty Mentor
:
Mark Perri
Department
:
Chemistry
Funding Source/Program
:
CEI
President's Strategic Plan Goal
:
Sustainability and Environmental Inquiry
Presentation Link
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Abstract
:
The usage of antibiotics has exponentially increased in the last few decades and this has created few environmen- tal issues that have been noted by the EPA in the United States. It has been stablished that azithromycin (AZ) can make it into different deposits of water such as wastewater. In this study/research the chlorination of AZ was studied by reacting trace amount of the antibiotic with diluted concentration of bleach. The reaction was run through TSQ Quantum Mass Spectrometer in order to monitored change in the mass spectrum of AZ.