Michael B. Parsons

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

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Michael B. Parsons is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael B. Parsons has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 24 papers in Pollution and 11 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Michael B. Parsons's work include Heavy metals in environment (24 papers), Arsenic contamination and mitigation (19 papers) and Mine drainage and remediation techniques (18 papers). Michael B. Parsons is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (24 papers), Arsenic contamination and mitigation (19 papers) and Mine drainage and remediation techniques (18 papers). Michael B. Parsons collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Michael B. Parsons's co-authors include Heather E. Jamieson, Nadine M. Piatak, Robert R. Seal, Stephen Walker, J B Percival, Antonio Lanzirotti, Marco T. Einaudi, Dennis K. Bird, Charles N. Alpers and Sue Walker and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Michael B. Parsons

35 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Characteristics and environmental aspects of slag: A review

2014 525 citations Nadine M. Piatak, Michael B. Parsons et al. Applied Geochemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael B. Parsons Canada	18	761	674	466	381	287	37	1.8k
Christian Maurice Sweden	18	873 1.1×	1.5k 2.2×	410 0.9×	363 1.0×	438 1.5×	66	2.5k
Malcolm W. Clark Australia	27	444 0.6×	516 0.8×	250 0.5×	213 0.6×	389 1.4×	87	2.5k
Doğan Paktunç Canada	27	1.1k 1.4×	412 0.6×	189 0.4×	667 1.8×	120 0.4×	70	2.2k
Jūratė Kumpienė Sweden	24	884 1.2×	1.8k 2.7×	742 1.6×	347 0.9×	257 0.9×	70	3.1k
R. J. Bowell United Kingdom	22	1.2k 1.6×	567 0.8×	222 0.5×	424 1.1×	176 0.6×	76	2.4k
Biswajit Paul India	18	450 0.6×	312 0.5×	213 0.5×	312 0.8×	150 0.5×	58	1.4k
Hubert Bril France	26	769 1.0×	897 1.3×	251 0.5×	225 0.6×	70 0.2×	45	1.7k
Yannick Mamindy‐Pajany France	19	468 0.6×	334 0.5×	238 0.5×	186 0.5×	230 0.8×	47	1.2k
Bernhard Dold Switzerland	26	1.7k 2.3×	550 0.8×	143 0.3×	845 2.2×	437 1.5×	58	2.5k
Matthew B.J. Lindsay Canada	22	791 1.0×	249 0.4×	137 0.3×	410 1.1×	183 0.6×	57	1.4k

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Jamieson, Heather E., et al.. (2025). Mobility of cobalt in mine waste: Evidence from a historic silver mining district in Canada. Applied Geochemistry. 181. 106296–106296. 3 indexed citations

Jamieson, Heather E., et al.. (2025). Arsenic fate in the historic Cobalt Mining Camp, Ontario: Geochemical, mineralogical, and vegetation-related controls on metal(loid) mobility. The Science of The Total Environment. 997. 180171–180171.

Galloway, Jennifer M., Michael B. Parsons, Omid H. Ardakani, et al.. (2024). Organic matter is a predominant control on total mercury concentration of near-surface lake sediments across a boreal to low Arctic tundra transect in northern Canada. The Science of The Total Environment. 954. 176466–176466. 6 indexed citations

Jamieson, Heather E., Michael B. Parsons, Matthew I. Leybourne, et al.. (2024). Occurrence and mobility of thiolated arsenic in legacy mine tailings. The Science of The Total Environment. 929. 172596–172596. 2 indexed citations

Brenan, James M., et al.. (2023). Sources of geogenic arsenic in well water associated with granitic bedrock from Nova Scotia, Canada. The Science of The Total Environment. 887. 163943–163943. 4 indexed citations

Parsons, Michael B., et al.. (2022). Mediation of arsenic mobility by organic matter in mining-impacted sediment from sub‐Arctic lakes: implications for environmental monitoring in a warming climate. Environmental Earth Sciences. 81(4). 137–137. 6 indexed citations

Parsons, Michael B., et al.. (2019). Influence of late-Holocene climate change on the solid-phase speciation and long-term stability of arsenic in sub-Arctic lake sediments. The Science of The Total Environment. 709. 136115–136115. 12 indexed citations

Galloway, Jennifer M., Graeme T. Swindles, Heather E. Jamieson, et al.. (2017). Organic matter control on the distribution of arsenic in lake sediments impacted by ~ 65 years of gold ore processing in subarctic Canada. The Science of The Total Environment. 622-623. 1668–1679. 53 indexed citations

Jamieson, Heather E., et al.. (2017). Arsenic mobility in weathered gold mine tailings under a low-organic soil cover. Environmental Earth Sciences. 76(22). 18 indexed citations

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Parsons, Michael B., et al.. (2015). Impact of historical gold mining activities on marine sediments in Wine Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. Atlantic Geology. 51(1). 344–344. 8 indexed citations

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Piatak, Nadine M., Michael B. Parsons, & Robert R. Seal. (2014). Characteristics and environmental aspects of slag: A review. Applied Geochemistry. 57. 236–266. 525 indexed citations breakdown →

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Beauchemin, Suzanne, et al.. (2012). Downstream changes in antimony and arsenic speciation in sediments at a mesothermal gold deposit in British Columbia, Canada. Applied Geochemistry. 27(10). 1953–1965. 22 indexed citations

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Desbarats, A. J., Michael B. Parsons, J B Percival, Suzanne Beauchemin, & Y. T. John Kwong. (2011). Geochemistry of mine waters draining a low-sulfide, gold-quartz vein deposit, Bralorne, British Columbia. Applied Geochemistry. 26(12). 1990–2003. 17 indexed citations

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Jamieson, Heather E., et al.. (2008). Characterization of multiple secondary minerals in arsenic-rich gold mine tailings. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 72(12). 2 indexed citations

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Fortin, Danielle, et al.. (2008). Factors Affecting Methylmercury Levels in Surficial Tailings from Historical Nova Scotia Gold Mines. Geomicrobiology Journal. 25(2). 112–129. 9 indexed citations

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Laird, Brian, et al.. (2007). Gastrointestinal Microbes Increase Arsenic Bioaccessibility of Ingested Mine Tailings Using the Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem. Environmental Science & Technology. 41(15). 5542–5547. 83 indexed citations

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Parsons, Michael B. & R E Cranston. (2006). Influence of lead smelter emissions on the distribution of metals in marine sediments from Chaleur Bay, eastern Canada. Geochemistry Exploration Environment Analysis. 6(2-3). 259–275. 16 indexed citations

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Jamieson, Heather E., et al.. (2006). Mineralogy and bioaccessibility of arsenic-bearing secondary phases in gold mine tailings. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 70(18). A289–A289. 4 indexed citations

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Smith, Paul K., et al.. (2005). Field Trip B5: Geology and Environmental Geochemistry of Lode Gold Deposits in Nova Scotia. 1 indexed citations

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Parsons, Michael B. & J B Percival. (2005). Mercury: Sources, Measurements, Cycles and Effects. 63 indexed citations

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