EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Research Chemist, Drinking Water Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (1985 to Present)
• 1978- Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
• 1984- Research Chemist

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

• Improvement of analytical methods for analyzing chemical compounds in waste aqueous streams
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis of organic and inorganic contaminants in environmental samples by gas chromatography, high pressure liquid chromatography, Ion Chromatography (using different detectors) and Atomic Absorption

RESEARCH SPONSORS

High Voltage Environmental Applications, Inc. Chloroform removal from aqueous solutions using the electron beam process, $73, 500, 1996-1997.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

PUBLICATIONS

• Mehran, M.F., N. Golkar and W.J. Cooper. Headspace Analysis of some typical organic pollutants in Drinking Water using differential detectors: Effects of columns and operational parameters. J. Chromatographic Science, 5: 89-93. 1996.
• Mehran, M.F., W.J. Cooper, N. Golkar, M.G. Nickelsen, E.R. Mittlefehldt, E. Guthrie and W. Jennings. Elution order in Gas Chromatography. J. High Resolution Chromatography, 4: 745-750. 1991.
• Mehran, M.F., M.G. Nickelsen, N. Golkar and W.J. Cooper. Improvement of the purge-and-trap technique for the rapid analysis of volatile organic pollutants in water. J. High Resolution Chromatography and Chromatography Communications, 6: 429-433. 1990.
• Mehran, M.F., W.J. Cooper, M. Mehran and N. Golkar. Hydrolysis of 1,1,1-trichloroethane: Gas chromatographic determination of acetic acid by direct aqueous injection. J. High Resolution Chromatography and Chromatography Communications, 8: 550-553. 1988.
• Golkar, N. and S. Asady. Persistence and distribution of organic chemicals in the aquatic environment. J. Chromatographic Science, 2: 110-114. 1984.
• Golkar, N. and M. Elahy. Analysis of Environmental Pollutant by Ion Chromatography. J. Chromatographic Science, 5: 89-93. 1983.
• Golkar, N. and A. Abdoh. Comparison of gas and liquid chromatography in quantitative analysis of organic pollutants in water. J. School of Science, 8: 10-15. 1982.
• Elahy, M. and N. Golkar. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of trace metals in groundwater. J. School of Science, 3: 33-36. 1981.
• Golkar, N. and A. Abdoh. Determination of haloform formation in water treatment by packed column gas chromatography. J. Chromatography, 5: 18-23. 1980.
• Hatamy, F. and N. Golkar. Detection and measurement of volatile organic compounds in soil using equilibrium Headspace Sampling. J. Chromatographic Science, 7: 52-58. 1979.