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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 Firefighter Turnout Gear Textiles Exposed to Abrasion, Elevated Temperature, Laundering, or Weathering

Author(s)
Andrew Maizel, Andre Thompson, Meghanne Tighe, Samuel Escobar Veras, Alix Rodowa, Ryan Falkenstein-Smith, Bruce A. Benner Jr., Kathleen Hoffman, Michelle K. Donnelly, Olivia Hernandez, Nadine Wetzler, Trung Ngu, Jessica Reiner, Benjamin Place, John Kucklick, Kate Rimmer, Rick D. Davis
Textiles used in the construction of structural firefighter turnout gear jackets and pants have been found to contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in New Firefighter Turnout Gear Textiles

Author(s)
Andrew Maizel, Andre Thompson, Meghanne Tighe, Samuel Escobar Veras, Alix Rodowa, Ryan Falkenstein-Smith, Bruce A. Benner Jr., Kathleen Hoffman, Michelle K. Donnelly, Olivia Hernandez, Nadine Wetzler, Trung Ngu, Jessica Reiner, Benjamin Place, John Kucklick, Kate Rimmer, Rick D. Davis
Turnout gear is increasingly recognized as a potential source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure to firefighters. To determine the type
Created December 8, 2019, Updated July 12, 2024