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Dr Andrew Sweetman

Reader of Environmental Chemistry

  1. Published

    Evidence for Major Contributions of Unintentionally Produced PCBs in the Air of China: Implications for the National Source Inventory

    Zhao, S., Jones, K. C., Li, J., Sweetman, A. J., Liu, X., Xu, Y., Wang, Y., Lin, T., Mao, S., Li, K., Tang, J. & Zhang, G., 18/12/2019, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 4, p. 2163-2171 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Evaluating fugacity models for trace components in landfill gas.

    Shafi, S., Sweetman, A., Hough, R. L., Smith, R., Rosevear, A. & Pollard, S. J. T., 12/2006, In: Environmental Pollution. 144, 3, p. 1013-1023 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    European-scale modelling of concentrations and distribution of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the penta-BDE product.

    Sweetman, A. J., Jones, K. C. & Prevedouros, K., 1/11/2004, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 38, 22, p. 5993-6001 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Estrogens in municipal wastewater and receiving waters in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China: Occurrence and risk assessment of mixtures

    Lei, K., Lin, C-Y., Zhu, Y., Chen, W., Pan, H-Y., Sun, Z., Sweetman, A., Zhang, Q. & He, M-C., 5/05/2020, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 389, 10 p., 121891.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Estimation of production, consumption and emissions of pentabrominated diphenyl ether (PeBDE) in Europe: 1970-2000.

    Prevedouros, K., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 15/06/2004, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 38, 12, p. 3224-3231 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Estimation of PCDD/F distribution and fluxes in the Venice lagoon, Italy: combining measurement and modelling approaches.

    Dalla Valle, M., Marcomini, A., Sfriso, A., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 05/2003, In: Chemosphere. 51, 7, p. 603-616 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Estimating the aquatic emissions and fate of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) into the river Rhine

    Paul, A. G., Scheringer, M., Hungerbuhler, K., Loos, R., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 1/02/2012, In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 14, 2, p. 524-530 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Estimating overall persistence and long-range transport potential of persistent organic pollutants: a comparison of seven multimedia mass balance models and atmospheric transport models.

    Hollander, A., Scheringer, M., Shatalov, V., Mantseva, E., Sweetman, A. J., Roemer, M., Baart, A., Suzuki, N., Wegmann, F. & van de Meent, D., 2008, In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 10, 10, p. 1139-1147 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Estimating European historical production, consumption and atmospheric emissions of decabromodiphenyl ether

    Earnshaw, M., Jones, K. & Sweetman, A., 03/2013, In: Science of the Total Environment. 447, p. 133-142 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Environmental distributions of benzo[a]pyrene in China: current and future emission reduction scenarios explored using a spatially explicit multimedia fate model

    Zhu, Y., Tao, S., Price, O. R., Shen, H., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 1/12/2015, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 49, 23, p. 13868–13877 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Editorial.

    Jones, K. C., Sweetman, A. J. & Mackay, D., 03/2004, In: Environmental Pollution. 128, 1-2, p. 1-2 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Ecology of industrial pollution in China

    Yuan, J., Lu, Y., Wang, C., Cao, X., Chen, C., Cui, H., Zhang, M., Li, X., Johnson, A. C., Sweetman, A. J. & Du, D., 16/12/2020, In: Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 6, 1, 17 p., 1779010.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Drivers of contaminant levels in surface water of China during 2000-2030: Relative importance for illustrative home and personal care product chemicals

    Zhu, Y., Price, O. R., Kilgallon, J., Qi, Y., Tao, S., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 06/2018, In: Environment International. 115, p. 161-169 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) for in situ sampling of selected endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in waters

    Chen, W., Pan, S., Cheng, H., Sweetman, A. J., Zhang, H. & Jones, K. C., 15/06/2018, In: Water Research. 137, p. 211-219 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    DGT Passive Sampling for Quantitative in Situ Measurements of Compounds from Household and Personal Care Products in Waters

    Chen, W., Li, Y., Chen, C-E., Sweetman, A. J., Zhang, H. & Jones, K. C., 21/11/2017, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 51, 22, p. 13274-13281 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Development of diffusive gradients in thin-films with mixed binding gels for in situ monitoring of artificial sweeteners in waters †

    Ijaz, H., Zi, J-X., Liu, S-S., Cai, Q-S., Cheng, S-M., Zhao, Z-X., Ying, G-G., Sweetman, A. J. & Chen, C-E., 1/06/2023, In: Environmental Science: Advances. 2, 6, p. 837-847 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Development and validation of methods for the trace determination of PCBs in biological matrices.

    Thomas, G. O., Sweetman, A. J., Parker, C. A., Kreibich, H. & Jones, K. C., 05/1998, In: Chemosphere. 36, 11, p. 2447-2459 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Derivation and field testing of air-milk and feed-milk transfer factors for PCBs.

    Thomas, G. O., Sweetman, A. J., Lohmann, R. & Jones, K. C., 15/11/1998, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 32, 22, p. 3522-3528 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Declining PCB concentrations in the UK atmosphere: Evidence and possible causes.

    Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 1/03/2000, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 34, 5, p. 863-869 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Crop bioaccumulation and human exposure of perfluoroalkyl acids through multi-media transport from a mega fluorochemical industrial park, China

    Liu, Z., Lu, Y., Shi, Y., Wang, P., Jones, K. C., Sweetman, A. J., Johnson, A. C., Zhang, M. L., Zhou, Y., Su, C., Sarvajayakesavalu, S. & Khan, K., 09/2017, In: Environment International. 106, p. 37-47 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Coupling passive air sampling with emission estimates and chemical fate modeling for persistent organic pollutants : a feasibility study in Northern Europe.

    Gioia, R., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 1/04/2007, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 41, 7, p. 2165-2171 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Coupled production and emission of short chain perfluoroalkyl acids from a fast developing fluorochemical industry: evidence from yearly and seasonal monitoring in Daling River Basin, China

    Wang, P., Lu, Y., Wang, T., Zhu, Z., Li, Q., Meng, J., Su, H., Johnson, A. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 11/2016, In: Environmental Pollution. 218, p. 1234-1244 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Continuous Monitoring of PCDD/Fs in the UK Atmosphere : 1991-2008.

    Katsogiannis, A., Gioia, R., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 1/08/2010, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 44, 15, p. 5735-5740 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Continental scale passive air sampling of persistent organic pollutants using rapidly equilibrating thin films (POGs)

    Farrar, N. J., Prevedouros, K., Harner, T. & Sweetman, A. J., 11/2006, In: Environmental Pollution. 144, 2, p. 423-433 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Comparing measured and modelled PFOS concentrations in a UK freshwater catchment and estimating emission rates

    Earnshaw, M. R., Paul, A., Loos, R., Tavazzi, S., Paracchini, B., Scheringer, M., Hungerbühler, K., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 09/2014, In: Environment International. 70, p. 25-31 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    China begins to position for leadership on responsible risk-based global chemicals management

    Liu, Z., Wang, H., Carmichael, P. L., Deag, E. J., Duarte-Davidson, R., Li, H., Howe, P., Meng, W., Price, O. R., Shen, Y., Shore, R. F., Sweetman, A. J., Yan, Z., Zang, W. C., Undemann, E. & Jones, K. C., 2012, In: Environmental Pollution. 165, 0, p. 170-173 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Challenges in assessing the environmental fate and exposure of nano silver

    Whiteley, C. M., Valle, M. D., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 1/01/2011, In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 304, 1, 7 p., 012070.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Challenges in assessing release, exposure and fate of silver nanoparticles within the UK environment

    Whiteley, C. M., Valle, M. D., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A., 11/2013, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 15, 11, p. 2050-2058 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Can poly-parameter linear-free energy relationships (pp-LFERs) improve modelling bioaccumulation in fish?

    Zhao, S., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 01/2018, In: Chemosphere. 191, p. 235-244 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Can car air filters be useful as a sampling medium for air pollution monitoring purposes?

    Katsoyiannis, A., Birgul, A., Ratola, N., Cincinelli, A., Sweetman, A. & Jones, K. C., 1/11/2012, In: Environment International. 48, p. 65-70 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Forthcoming

    Bisphenol A sorption on commercial polyvinyl chloride microplastics: Effects of UV-aging, biofilm colonization and additives on plastic behavior in the environment

    Chen, X., Chen, C-E., Cheng, S. & Sweetman, A. J., 24/05/2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Environmental Pollution. p. 124218

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Atmospheric polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the United Kingdom

    Birgul, A., Katsoyiannis, A., Gioia, R., Crosse, J., Earnshaw, M., Ratola, N., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 10/2012, In: Environmental Pollution. 169, p. 105-111 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Atmospheric emissions of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and other persistent organic pollutants (POPs) during a major anthropogenic combustion event.

    Farrar, N. J., Smith, K. E. C., Lee, R. G. M., Thomas, G. O., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 15/03/2004, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 38, 6, p. 1681-1685 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Assessment of organic contaminant fate in waste water treatment plants : selected compounds and physicochemical properties.

    Alcock, R. E., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 04/1999, In: Chemosphere. 38, 10, p. 2247-2262 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Assessing the level and sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil and sediments along Jhelum riverine system of lesser Himalayan region of Pakistan

    Riaz, R., Ali, U., Li, J., Zhang, G., Alam, K., Sweetman, A. J., Jones, K. C. & Malik, R. N., 02/2019, In: Chemosphere. 216, p. 640-652 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Assessing residual status and spatial variation of current-use pesticides under the influence of environmental factors in major cash crop growing areas of Pakistan

    Ansari, S., Waheed, S., Ali, U., Jones, K. C., Sweetman, A. J., Halsall, C. & Malik, R. N., 12/2018, In: Chemosphere. 212, p. 486-496 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Applicability of western chemical dietary exposure models to the Chinese population

    Zhao, S., Price, O., Liu, Z., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 07/2015, In: Environmental Research. 140, p. 165-176 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. E-pub ahead of print

    An investigation into the effect of UV irradiation and biofilm colonization on adsorption and desorption behavior of polyurethane (PU) microplastics for bisphenol A (BPA)

    Chen, X. & Sweetman, A. J., 31/08/2024, In: Environmental Technology and Innovation. 35, 103662.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    An input-output balance study for PCBs in humans.

    Juan, C-Y., Thomas, G. O., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 07/2002, In: Environment International. 28, 3, p. 203-214 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    An assessment of the impacts of pesticide use on the environment and health of rice farmers in Sierra Leone

    Sankoh, A. I., Whittle, R. K., Semple, K. T., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 09/2016, In: Environment International. 94, p. 458-466 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Air-plant transfers of PCBs.

    Thomas, G., Sweetman, A., Lead, W. A. & Jones, K. C., 1997, In: Organohalogen Compounds. 33, p. 259-263 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  42. Published

    Air-pasture transfer of PCBs.

    Thomas, G. O., Sweetman, A. J., Ockenden, W. A., Mackay, D. & Jones, K. C., 1/04/1998, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 32, 7, p. 936-942 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Air-milk transfer of PCBs.

    Thomas, G. O., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 1998, In: Organohalogen Compounds. 36, p. 393-396 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Accounting for water levels and black carbon-inclusive sediment-water partitioning of organochlorines in Lesser Himalaya, Pakistan using two-carbon model

    Ali, U., Sweetman, A. J., Jones, K. C. & Malik, R. N., 1/09/2018, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25, 25, p. 24653-24667 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    A year-long passive sampling of phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals in the East River, South China

    Chen, C-E., Liu, Y-S., Dunn, R., Zhao, J-L., Jones, K. C., Zhang, H., Ying, G-G. & Sweetman, A. J., 1/10/2020, In: Environment International. 143, 9 p., 105936.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    A process-oriented inter-comparison of a box model and an atmospheric chemistry transport model : insights into model structure using -HCH as the modelled substance.

    Hansen, K. M., Prevedouros, K., Sweetman, A. J., Jones, K. C. & Christensen, J. H., 04/2006, In: Atmospheric Environment. 40, 12, p. 2089-2104 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    A passive sampler for in situ measurement of pharmaceutical and personal care ingredients in waters

    Chen, W., Chen, C-E., Zhang, H., Jones, K. C., Ying, G-G., Xu, N., Price, O. R., Li, H. & Sweetman, A. J., 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstract

  48. Published

    A new multimedia contaminant fate model for China: how important are environmental parameters in influencing chemical persistence and long-range transport potential?

    Zhu, Y., Price, O. R., Tao, S., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A., 08/2014, In: Environment International. 69, p. 18-27 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    A multimedia fate model to support chemical management in China: a case study for selected trace organics

    Zhu, Y., Price, O., Kilgallon, J., Rendal, C., Tao, S., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 5/07/2016, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 50, 13, p. 7001-7009 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    A mass balance of tri- to hexa-brominated diphenyl ethers in lactating cows.

    Kierkegaard, A., de Wit, C. A., Asplund, L., McLachlan, M. S., Thomas, G. O., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 1/04/2009, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 43, 7, p. 2602-2607 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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