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Alix Rodowa (Fed)

Research Chemist

Alix’s research interests include emerging environmental contaminants of concern. She works primarily on the quantitative analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in environmental matrices including groundwater, drinking water, aqueous film-forming foams, and food matrices. Her research goals include improved analytical instrumentation methods and quantitation, contributions to reference materials, and improving data quality. Alix is a member of the Organic Chemical Metrology Group in Gaithersburg, MD.

Membership and Professional Activities

  • Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Postdoctoral and Early-Career Association of Researchers (PEAR)
  • Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance: Metrology in Chemistry and Biology (CCQM): Working Group on Organic Analysis (CCQM-OAWG)

Awards

  • 2021 MML Postdoctoral Fellow NIST Accolade

Publications

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Textiles Present in Firefighter Gloves, Hoods, and Wildland Gear

Author(s)
Andre Thompson, Andrew Maizel, Meghanne Tighe, Samuel Escobar Veras, Alix Rodowa, Bruce Benner, Audrey Tombaugh, Jessica Reiner, Michelle Donnelly, Ryan Falkenstein-Smith, John Kucklick, Catherine Rimmer, Rick Davis
Firefighter turnout gear has been found to contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and is a potential source of PFAS exposure to firefighters
Created December 8, 2019, Updated July 12, 2024