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50
Citations
8494
World Ranking
14425
National Ranking
803

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John R. Dean is affiliated with Northumbria University in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the field of environmental science. Their research covers a range of subfields including pollution, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, ecology, pharmacology, and environmental engineering.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably:

  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

Dean has contributed articles to a variety of publication venues. Frequent places of publication include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Separations
  • Geosciences
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Frontiers in Chemistry

Some recent research papers by John R. Dean are:

  • "Microfiber release from real soiled consumer laundry and the impact of fabric care products and washing conditions," 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Opium Alkaloids in Harvested and Thermally Processed Poppy Seeds," 2020, published in Frontiers in Chemistry
  • "The occurrence and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, bisphenol A and organophosphate flame retardants in indoor dust and soils from public open spaces: Implications for human exposure," 2020, published in Environmental Pollution
  • "The impact of fabric conditioning products and lint filter pore size on airborne microfiber pollution arising from tumble drying," 2022, published in PLoS ONE
  • "A critical evaluation of the use and 'misuse' of As and Pb bioaccessibility data in human health risk assessments," 2020, published in Environmental Research

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Some of their frequent co-authors include:

  • Shara Ahmed
  • Catherine Nicholson
  • Justin J. Perry
  • Samantha L. Bowerbank
  • Simon R. Rutter

John R. Dean was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1963.

Best Publications

  • Determination of mercury in environmental and biological samples using pyrolysis atomic absorption spectrometry with gold amalgamation

    Claire T Costley;Katharine F Mossop;John R Dean;Louise M Garden

  • Uptake of heavy metals by vegetable plants grown on contaminated soil and their bioavailability in the human gastrointestinal tract

    Marisa Intawongse;John R Dean

  • In-vitro testing for assessing oral bioaccessibility of trace metals in soil and food samples

    Marisa Intawongse;John R. Dean

  • Extraction methods for environmental analysis

    John R. Dean

  • Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds Produced by Bacteria Using HS-SPME-GC–MS

    Emma Tait;John D. Perry;Stephen P. Stanforth;John R. Dean

  • Extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from contaminated soil using soxhlet extraction, pressurised and atmospheric microwave-assisted extraction, supercritical fluid extraction and accelerated solvent extraction

    Nor'ashikin Saim;John R Dean;Md.Pauzi Abdullah;Zuriati Zakaria

  • Extraction of organic pollutants from environmental matrices: selection of extraction technique

    John R Dean;Guohua Xiong

  • Critical Review: Analytical Extraction of Additives From Polymers

    Harold J. Vandenburg;Anthony A. Clifford;Keith D. Bartle;John Carroll

  • Development and application of an inhalation bioaccessibility method (IBM) for lead in the PM10 size fraction of soil.

    Ndokiari Boisa;Nwabueze Elom;John R. Dean;Michael E. Deary

  • Use of the physiologically-based extraction test to assess the oral bioaccessibility of metals in vegetable plants grown in contaminated soil

    Marisa Intawongse;John R. Dean

  • Extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from highly contaminated soils using microwave energy

    Ian J. Barnabas;John R. Dean;Ian A. Fowlis;Susan P. Owen

  • Estimation of daily intake of potentially toxic elements from urban street dust and the role of oral bioaccessibility testing

    Alexander Okorie;Jane Entwistle;John R. Dean

  • Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban street dust: implications for human health.

    Damien Lorenzi;Jane A. Entwistle;Mark Cave;John R. Dean

  • Approaches to assess the oral bioaccessibility of persistent organic pollutants: A critical review

    John R. Dean;Renli Ma

  • Application of high-performance liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to the investigation of cadmium speciation in pig kidney following cooking and in vitro gastro-intestinal digestion

    Helen M. Crews;John R. Dean;Les Ebdon;Robert C. Massey

  • Determination of triazine herbicides in environmental samples

    John R. Dean;George Wade;Ian J. Barnabas

  • An Experimental Design Approach for the Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Highly Contaminated Soil Using Accelerated Solvent Extraction

    Norashikin Saim;John R. Dean;Md. Pauzi Abdullah;Zuriati Zakaria

  • Practical Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy

    John R. Dean

  • Supercritical fluid extraction of analytes from environmental samples. A review

    Ian J. Barnabas;John R. Dean;S. P. Owen

  • Extraction of hexaconazole from weathered soils: A comparison between Soxhlet extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, supercritical fluid extraction and accelerated solvent extraction

    S. Frost;John Dean;Ken Evans;Kevin Harradine

  • Pressurised fluid extraction

    John Dean;Renli Ma

  • Supercritical Fluid Extraction

    John R Dean

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Cave
Mark Cave British Geological Survey
Les Ebdon
Les Ebdon Plymouth University
Janusz Pawliszyn
Janusz Pawliszyn University of Waterloo
Keith D. Bartle
Keith D. Bartle University of Leeds
Nestor Etxebarria
Nestor Etxebarria University of the Basque Country
Paul Brewer
Paul Brewer Aberystwyth University
Mark G. Macklin
Mark G. Macklin University of Lincoln
Yong Qing Fu
Yong Qing Fu Northumbria University
Glen McHale
Glen McHale University of Edinburgh
Joseph Wang
Joseph Wang University of California, San Diego

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