Featured Researcher: Myrna Simpson & André Simpson

By Research Communications, Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Is Our Soil Dirty?

Photo: Liam Sharp

Photo: Liam Sharp

Myrna and André Simpson are a dynamic team (and, yes, they’re married), revolutionizing the way we study the role of soil in environmental processes.

Their Environmental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Centre at the University of Toronto Scarborough was the first of its kind in the world dedicated to research in environmental chemistry when it was launched in 2004. With NMR technology, the Simpsons are analyzing how organic matter interacts with environmental pollutants in soil. “Soil is the world’s garbage can,” says Myrna. “This technology will allow us to answer fundamental environmental problems.”

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