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Overview

Kurunthachalam Kannan is affiliated with the University at Albany, State University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a strong focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pollution, and Atmospheric Science.

The research topics frequently addressed by Kannan include effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, toxic organic pollutants impact, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, birth, development, and health, air quality and health impacts, health, environment, and cognitive aging, as well as carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Kannan are:

  • A Review of Human Exposure to Microplastics and Insights Into Microplastics as Obesogens (2021) published in Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Occurrence of Polyethylene Terephthalate and Polycarbonate Microplastics in Infant and Adult Feces (2021) published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • A review of environmental occurrence, toxicity, biotransformation and biomonitoring of volatile organic compounds (2021) published in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
  • Remediation of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminated soils - To mobilize or to immobilize or to degrade? (2020) published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Concentrations of bisphenol A and its alternatives in paired maternal-fetal urine, serum and amniotic fluid from an e-waste dismantling area in China (2020) published in Environment International

Kannan frequently publishes in several venues, notably:

  • Environment International (47 publications)
  • Environmental Research (34 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (30 publications)
  • Environmental Science & Technology (27 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (24 publications)

Collaborations form an important part of Kannan's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Leonardo Trasande (61 joint publications)
  • Emily S. Barrett (54 joint publications)
  • Morgan Robinson (48 joint publications)
  • Sheela Sathyanarayana (42 joint publications)
  • Hongkai Zhu (35 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment: Terminology, classification, and origins

    Robert C Buck;James Franklin;Urs Berger;Jason M Conder

  • Global distribution of perfluorooctane sulfonate in wildlife.

    John P. Giesy;Kurunthachalam Kannan

  • Bisphenol Analogues Other Than BPA: Environmental Occurrence, Human Exposure, and Toxicity-A Review.

    Da Chen;Da Chen;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Hongli Tan;Zhengui Zheng

  • Perfluorochemical surfactants in the environment.

    John P. Giesy;Kurunthachalam Kannan

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in human blood from several countries.

    Kurunthachalam Kannan;Simonetta Corsolini;Jerzy Falandysz;Gilberto Fillmann

  • A global survey of perfluorinated acids in oceans.

    Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Sachi Taniyasu;Yuichi Horii

  • Concentrations and profiles of bisphenol A and other bisphenol analogues in foodstuffs from the United States and their implications for human exposure.

    Chunyang Liao;Kurunthachalam Kannan

  • Mass Loading and Fate of Perfluoroalkyl Surfactants in Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Ewan Sinclair;Kurunthachalam Kannan

  • Analysis of fluorotelomer alcohols, fluorotelomer acids, and short- and long-chain perfluorinated acids in water and biota

    Sachi Taniyasu;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Man Ka So;Anna Gulkowska

  • A Review of Biomonitoring of Phthalate Exposures

    Yu Wang;Hongkai Zhu;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Kurunthachalam Kannan

  • Accumulation of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate in Marine Mammals

    Kurunthachalam Kannan;Jaana Koistinen;Kimberlee Beckmen;Thomas Evans

  • Bisphenol S in Urine from the United States and Seven Asian Countries: Occurrence and Human Exposures

    Chunyang Liao;Fang Liu;Husam Alomirah;Vu Duc Loi

  • Halogenated flame retardants: do the fire safety benefits justify the risks?

    Susan D. Shaw;Arlene Blum;Roland Weber;Kurunthachalam Kannan

  • Perfluorinated Compounds in Aquatic Organisms at Various Trophic Levels in a Great Lakes Food Chain

    Kurunthachalam Kannan;Lin Tao;Ewan Sinclair;Stephanie D Pastva

  • Dioxin-like and non-dioxin-like toxic effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): implications for risk assessment.

    John P. Giesy;Kurunthachalam Kannan

  • A survey of perfluorooctane sulfonate and related perfluorinated organic compounds in water, fish, birds, and humans from Japan.

    Sachi Taniyasu;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Yuichi Horii;Nobuyasu Hanari

  • Bisphenol s, a new bisphenol analogue, in paper products and currency bills and its association with bisphenol a residues.

    Chunyang Liao;Fang Liu;Kurunthachalam Kannan

  • A Survey of Phthalates and Parabens in Personal Care Products from the United States and Its Implications for Human Exposure

    Ying Guo;Kurunthachalam Kannan

  • Analytical Methods for Detection of Selected Estrogenic Compounds in Aqueous Mixtures

    Shane A. Snyder;Timothy L. Keith;David A. Verbrugge;Erin M. Snyder

  • Occurrence of eight bisphenol analogues in indoor dust from the United States and several Asian countries: implications for human exposure.

    Chunyang Liao;Fang Liu;Ying Guo;Hyo Bang Moon

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorinated hydrocarbons in marine mammals, fishes, and birds from coasts of the Baltic and the Mediterranean Seas.

    Kurunthachalam Kannan;Simonetta Corsolini;Jerzy Falandysz;Günter Oehme

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Shinsuke Tanabe
Shinsuke Tanabe Ehime University
Nobuyoshi Yamashita
Nobuyoshi Yamashita National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Germaine M. Buck Louis
Germaine M. Buck Louis George Mason University
Hyo-Bang Moon
Hyo-Bang Moon Hanyang University
Chunyang Liao
Chunyang Liao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sachi Taniyasu
Sachi Taniyasu National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Jerzy Falandysz
Jerzy Falandysz Medical University of Lodz
Jong Seong Khim
Jong Seong Khim Seoul National University
Haruhiko Nakata
Haruhiko Nakata Kumamoto University

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