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Mark Baskaran is a researcher affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Health Professions, with a total of 32, 27, and 16 publications in these areas respectively.

The subfields of study where Baskaran has contributed include Atmospheric Science, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Geochemistry and Petrology. Their research covers specific topics such as Radioactivity and Radon Measurements, Radioactive Contamination and Transfer, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, and Heavy Metals in Environment.

Recent publications by Baskaran reflect a focus on environmental radioactivity and contaminant mobility. Selected papers include:

  • "A global dataset of atmospheric 7Be and 210Pb measurements: annual air concentration and depositional flux" (2021, Earth System Science Data)
  • "Variability in 210Pb and 210Po partition coefficients (Kd) along the US GEOTRACES Arctic transect" (2020, Marine Chemistry)
  • "Investigation of pollutant metals in road dust in a post-industrial city: Case study from Detroit, Michigan" (2022, Frontiers in Environmental Science)
  • "Geochemical mobility of 137Cs in marine environments based on laboratory and field studies" (2022, Chemical Geology)
  • "Quantification of Po-210 and Pb-210 as tracer of sediment resuspension rate in a shallow riverine system: Case study from southeast Michigan, USA" (2020, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity)

The main publication venues for Baskaran's work include the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Journal of Paleolimnology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Frontiers in Marine Science, and Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Baskaran are:

  • Jinlong Wang
  • Jinzhou Du
  • Fule Zhang
  • Qiangqiang Zhong
  • Yali Wang

Best Publications

  • Handbook of environmental isotope geochemistry

    Mark Baskaran

  • Po-210 and Pb-210 as atmospheric tracers and global atmospheric Pb-210 fallout: A Review

    M. Baskaran

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017

    Reiner Schlitzer;Robert F. Anderson;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Maeve Lohan

  • Historical contamination of PAHs, PCBs, DDTs, and heavy metals in Mississippi River Delta, Galveston Bay and Tampa Bay sediment cores

    P.H Santschi;B.J Presley;T.L Wade;B Garcia-Romero

  • Atmospheric depositional fluxes of 7Be and 210Pb at Galveston and College Station, Texas

    M. Baskaran;Charles H. Coleman;Peter H. Santschi

  • 210Pb-derived chronology and the fluxes of 210Pb and 137Cs isotopes into continental shelf sediments, East Chukchi Sea, Alaskan Arctic

    M. Baskaran;A.S. Naidu

  • Sediment chronology in San Francisco Bay, California, defined by 210Pb, 234Th, 137Cs, and 239,240Pu

    C.C. Fuller;A. van Geen;M. Baskaran;R. Anima

  • Isotopic evidence for the contemporary origin of high-molecular weight organic matter in oceanic environments

    Peter H. Santschi;Laodong Guo;M. Baskaran;Susan Trumbore

  • Scavenging of thorium isotopes by colloids in seawater of the Gulf of Mexico

    M Baskaran;P.H Santschi;G Benoit;G Benoit;B.D Honeyman;B.D Honeyman

  • Thorium speciation in seawater

    P.H. Santschi;J.W. Murray;M. Baskaran;C.R. Benitez-Nelson

  • The importance of colloids and mires for the transport of uranium isotopes through the Kalix River watershed and Baltic Sea

    D. Porcelli;P. S. Andersson;G. J. Wasserburg;Johan Ingri

  • Ra and Rn isotopes as natural tracers of submarine groundwater discharge in Tampa Bay, Florida

    Peter W. Swarzenski;Chris Reich;Kevin D. Kroeger;Mark Baskaran

  • Radon: A Tracer for Geological, Geophysical and Geochemical Studies

    Mark Baskaran

  • Depositional characteristics of 7Be and 210Pb in southeastern Michigan

    D. McNeary;M. Baskaran

  • A search for the seasonal variability on the depositional fluxes of 7Be and 210Pb

    M. Baskaran

  • The transport of U- and Th-series nuclides in sandy confined aquifers

    B.C. Reynolds;B.C. Reynolds;G.J. Wasserburg;M. Baskaran

  • Geochronology of sediments in the Sabine-Neches estuary, Texas, U.S.A.

    Mahalingam Ravichandran;Mahalingam Baskaran;Peter H. Santschi;Thomas S. Bianchi

  • Residence time of arctic haze aerosols using the concentrations and activity ratios of 210Po, 210Pb and 7Be

    M. Baskaran;Glenn E. Shaw

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2014

    Edward Mawji;Reiner Schlitzer;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Cyril Abadie

  • A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems

    Michiel M. Rutgers van der Loeff;Manmohan M. Sarin;Mark Baskaran;Claudia R. Benitez-Nelson

Frequent Co-Authors

Don Porcelli
Don Porcelli University of Oxford
Peter H. Santschi
Peter H. Santschi Texas A&M University
Peter W. Swarzenski
Peter W. Swarzenski International Atomic Energy Agency
Thomas S. Bianchi
Thomas S. Bianchi University of New Hampshire
Thomas M. Church
Thomas M. Church University of Delaware
Pere Masqué
Pere Masqué Edith Cowan University
Laura F. Robinson
Laura F. Robinson University of Bristol
Michiel M Rutgers van der Loeff
Michiel M Rutgers van der Loeff Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Jingfeng Wu
Jingfeng Wu University of Miami
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons Texas A&M University

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