Alan J. McAlees

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Alan J. McAlees is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan J. McAlees has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Organic Chemistry, 25 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 23 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Alan J. McAlees's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (23 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (20 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (14 papers). Alan J. McAlees is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (23 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (20 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (14 papers). Alan J. McAlees collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Sweden. Alan J. McAlees's co-authors include Robert McCrindle, Nicole Riddell, Gilles Arsenault, Christopher P. Higgins, Jennifer A. Field, Karl Oetjen, Simon C. Roberts, Krista A. Barzen-Hanson, Sarah Choyke and P. Lee Ferguson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Environmental Science & Technology and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Alan J. McAlees

100 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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Discovery of 40 Classes of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Historical Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFFs) and AFFF-Impacted Groundwater

2017 683 citations Krista A. Barzen-Hanson, Simon C. Roberts et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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Alan J. McAlees

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Guoqiang Shan China

Karen Y. Kwok China

Elena Polishchuk Canada

Heinz‐Peter Schuchmann Germany

Hermann H. Dieter Germany

Charuvila T. Aravindakumar India

Rudolf Criegee Germany

Kaya Forest Canada

Ravindra L. Arudi United States

Guoqiang Shan China

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Upadhyay, Srijana, Vinod K. Srivastava, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2025). Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Related Compounds Induce Nuclear Receptor 4A1 (NR4A1)-Dependent Carcinogenesis. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 38(4). 705–716. 1 indexed citations

McCrindle, Robert, et al.. (2018). Characterization of Nine Isomers in Commercial Samples of Perfluoroethylcyclohexanesulfonate and of Some Minor Components Including PFOS Isomers. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(17). 9937–9945. 18 indexed citations

Riddell, Nicole, Bert van Bavel, Ingrid Ericson Jogsten, et al.. (2017). Examination of technical mixtures of halogen-free phosphorus based flame retardants using multiple analytical techniques. Chemosphere. 176. 333–341. 14 indexed citations

Barzen-Hanson, Krista A., Simon C. Roberts, Sarah Choyke, et al.. (2017). Discovery of 40 Classes of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Historical Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFFs) and AFFF-Impacted Groundwater. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(4). 2047–2057. 683 indexed citations breakdown →

Riddell, Nicole, Bert van Bavel, Ingrid Ericson Jogsten, et al.. (2017). Coupling of supercritical fluid chromatography to mass spectrometry for the analysis of Dechlorane Plus: Examination of relevant negative ion atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mechanisms. Talanta. 171. 68–73. 4 indexed citations

Riddell, Nicole, Lauren Mullin, Bert van Bavel, et al.. (2016). Enantioselective Analytical- and Preparative-Scale Separation of Hexabromocyclododecane Stereoisomers Using Packed Column Supercritical Fluid Chromatography. Molecules. 21(11). 1509–1509. 3 indexed citations

Sundström, Maria, Jasna Bogdanska, Hung Viet Pham, et al.. (2012). Radiosynthesis of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorobutanesulfonate (PFBS), including solubility, partition and adhesion studies. Chemosphere. 87(8). 865–871. 30 indexed citations

Riddell, Nicole, Roland Becker, Brock Chittim, et al.. (2011). Preparation and X-ray structural characterization of further stereoisomers of 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane. Chemosphere. 84(7). 900–907. 7 indexed citations

Riddell, Nicole, Gilles Arsenault, Jeff Klein, et al.. (2009). Structural characterization and thermal stabilities of the isomers of the brominated flame retardant 1,2,5,6-tetrabromocyclooctane (TBCO). Chemosphere. 74(11). 1538–1543. 15 indexed citations

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Riddell, Nicole, Gilles Arsenault, Alan J. Lough, et al.. (2008). The three-dimensional structural characterization of hexachlorocyclopentenyl-dibromocyclooctane (HCDBCO). Chemosphere. 73(4). 479–483. 8 indexed citations

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Arsenault, Gilles, Brock Chittim, Alan J. McAlees, et al.. (2008). Identification of the minor components of Great Lakes DE-71™ technical mix by means of 1H NMR and GC/MS. Chemosphere. 73(1). S39–S43. 13 indexed citations

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Arsenault, Gilles, Brock Chittim, Jun Gu, et al.. (2008). Separation and fluorine nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic (19F NMR) analysis of individual branched isomers present in technical perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). Chemosphere. 73(1). S53–S59. 53 indexed citations

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Arsenault, Gilles, Alan J. McAlees, Robert McCrindle, & Nicole Riddell. (2007). Analysis of perfluoroalkyl anion fragmentation pathways for perfluoroalkyl carboxylates and sulfonates during liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry: evidence for fluorine migration prior to secondary and tertiary fragmentation. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 21(23). 3803–3814. 27 indexed citations

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Arsenault, Gilles, Brock Chittim, Alan J. McAlees, et al.. (2007). Mass spectral studies of native and mass‐labeled perfluorooctanesulfonamides. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 21(6). 929–936. 6 indexed citations

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Arsenault, Gilles, et al.. (2007). Some issues relating to the use of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) samples as reference standards. Chemosphere. 70(4). 616–625. 46 indexed citations

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Liu, Peng, John D. Goddard, Gilles Arsenault, et al.. (2007). Theoretical studies of the conformations and 19F NMR spectra of linear and a branched perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSAmide). Chemosphere. 69(8). 1213–1220. 19 indexed citations

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Arsenault, Gilles, Brock Chittim, Alan J. McAlees, & Robert McCrindle. (2007). Nuclear magnetic resonance spectral characterization and semi-empirical calculations of conformations of α- and γ-1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane. Chemosphere. 67(9). 1684–1694. 9 indexed citations

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Konstantinov, Alex, Gilles Arsenault, Brock Chittim, et al.. (2006). Characterization of mass-labeled [13C14]-decabromodiphenylethane and its use as a surrogate standard in the analysis of sewage sludge samples. Chemosphere. 64(2). 245–249. 14 indexed citations

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Khan, Shaheen, et al.. (2006). Structure-dependent Ah receptor agonist activities of chlorinated biphenylenes. Toxicology in Vitro. 20(7). 1234–1237. 5 indexed citations

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Arsenault, Gilles, G. Ferguson, Alan J. McAlees, Robert McCrindle, & Barbara L. Ruhl. (1991). Chloro[7(Z)-chloromethylene-4,4,8,8-tetramethyl-2,10-dithiaundec-5(Z)-en-5-yl-S,S]palladium(II). Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 47(8). 1729–1730. 3 indexed citations

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