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Overview

Thomas F. Parkerton is affiliated with ExxonMobil in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work focuses on the intersections of toxicology, pollution, and ecological impacts, with a substantial emphasis on the effects of toxic organic pollutants and aquatic environments.

The main fields of study associated with Parkerton include Environmental Science, with a specialization in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Oceanography. This range reflects a multidisciplinary approach addressing environmental contaminants and their biological impacts.

Key research topics covered in Parkerton's work are:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Their publication record includes papers such as:

  • "Toxicity of two representative petroleum hydrocarbons, toluene and phenanthrene, to five Atlantic coral species," 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Oil Irradiation Experiments Document Changes in Oil Properties, Molecular Composition, and Dispersant Effectiveness Associated with Oil Photo-Oxidation," 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Recommendations for improving the reporting and communication of aquatic toxicity studies for oil spill planning, response, and environmental assessment," 2023, Aquatic Toxicology
  • "Bridging the lab to field divide: Advancing oil spill biological effects models requires revisiting aquatic toxicity testing," 2023, Aquatic Toxicology
  • "Assessing the Toxicity of Individual Aromatic Compounds and Mixtures to American Lobster (Homarus americanus) Larvae Using a Passive Dosing System," 2021, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Parkerton include Aaron D. Redman, Benjamin de Jourdan, Andrew P. Negri, Diane L. Brinkman, and Daniel J. Letinski. This network indicates active collaboration within environmental toxicology and aquatic effects research communities.

The most common venues for Parkerton's publications are Marine Pollution Bulletin, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Aquatic Toxicology, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Best Publications

  • The environmental fate of phthalate esters: A literature review

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  • An equilibrium model of organic chemical accumulation in aquatic food webs with sediment interaction

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  • Aquatic toxicity of eighteen phthalate esters

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  • Passive sampling methods for contaminated sediments: Scientific rationale supporting use of freely dissolved concentrations

    Philipp Mayer;Thomas F Parkerton;Rachel G Adams;John G Cargill

  • A database of fish biotransformation rates for organic chemicals.

    Jon A. Arnot;Don Mackay;Thomas F. Parkerton;Mark Bonnell

  • Base-line model for identifying the bioaccumulation potential of chemicals

    S Dimitrov;N Dimitrova;T Parkerton;M Comber

  • A proposed multigeneration protocol for Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) to evaluate effects of endocrine disruptors.

    P.J. Patyna;R.A. Davi;T.F. Parkerton;R.P. Brown

  • Workgroup Report: Review of Fish Bioaccumulation Databases Used to Identify Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic Substances

    Anne V. Weisbrod;Lawrence P. Burkhard;Jon Arnot;Ovanes Mekenyan

  • Guidance for improving comparability and relevance of oil toxicity tests.

    Aaron D. Redman;Thomas F. Parkerton

  • Evaluation of Bioaccumulation Using In Vivo Laboratory and Field Studies

    Annie V Weisbrod;Kent B Woodburn;Albert A Koelmans;Thomas F Parkerton

  • PETROTOX: an aquatic toxicity model for petroleum substances.

    Aaron D. Redman;Thomas F. Parkerton;Joy A. McGrath;Dominic M. Di Toro

  • Polyacrylate-Coated SPME Fibers as a Tool To Simulate Body Residues and Target Concentrations of Complex Organic Mixtures for Estimation of Baseline Toxicity

    Eric M. J. Verbruggen;Wouter H. J. Vaes;Thomas F. Parkerton;Joop L. M. Hermens

  • Validation of the narcosis target lipid model for petroleum products: Gasoline as a case study

    Joy A. McGrath;Thomas F. Parkerton;Ferdi L. Hellweger;Dominic M. Di Toro

  • The primary aerobic biodegradation of gasoline hydrocarbons.

    Roger C. Prince;Thomas F. Parkerton;Carolyn Lee

  • Review of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) sediment quality guidelines for the protection of benthic life.

    Joy A McGrath;Namita Joshua;Amanda S Bess;Thomas F Parkerton

  • Comparing laboratory and field measured bioaccumulation endpoints.

    Lawrence P Burkhard;Jon A Arnot;Michelle R Embry;Kevin J Farley

  • Application of the narcosis target lipid model to algal toxicity and deriving predicted-no-effect concentrations.

    Joy A. McGrath;Thomas F. Parkerton;Dominic M. Di Toro

  • Physical-Chemical Properties and Evaluative Fate Modelling of Phthalate Esters

    Ian T. Cousins;Donald Mackay;Thomas F. Parkerton

  • A risk assessment of selected phthalate esters in North American and Western European surface waters.

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  • An assessment of the toxicity of phthalate esters to freshwater benthos. 2. Sediment exposures.

    Daniel J. Call;Dean A. Cox;Dianne L. Geiger;Kristen I. Genisot

  • Improving the Quality and Scientific Understanding of Trophic Magnification Factors (TMFs)

    Lawrence P. Burkhard;Katrine Borgå;David E. Powell;Pim Leonards

  • A kinetic model for predicting biodegradation

    S Dimitrov;T Pavlov;D Nedelcheva;P Reuschenbach

  • A novel passive dosing system for determining the toxicity of phenanthrene to early life stages of zebrafish.

    Josh D. Butler;Thomas F. Parkerton;Daniel J. Letinski;Gail E. Bragin

  • Passive sampling methods for contaminated sediments: Scientific rationale supporting use of freely dissolved concentrations

    Philipp Mayer;Thomas F Parkerton;John G Cargill;Jay Gan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon A. Arnot
Jon A. Arnot University of Toronto
Dominic M. Di Toro
Dominic M. Di Toro University of Delaware
Donald Mackay
Donald Mackay Trent University
Beate I. Escher
Beate I. Escher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Philipp Mayer
Philipp Mayer Technical University of Denmark
Frank A. P. C. Gobas
Frank A. P. C. Gobas Simon Fraser University
Roger C. Prince
Roger C. Prince ExxonMobil (United States)
Jay Gan
Jay Gan University of California, Riverside
Jing You
Jing You Jinan University

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