Environmental and industrial systems have been investigated using vibrational spectroscopy. These applications were chosen to demonstrate the potential of vibrational spectroscopy as a means of obtaining molecular information from either in-situ or model environments in a rapid, convenient manner requiring minimal sample handling. Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) has been used to investigated two systems in the area of environmental chemistry. Using the characteristic CO stretching bands of the Mn(CO)... |