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Dr Andrew Sweetman

Reader of Environmental Chemistry

  1. Journal article
  2. Published

    Screening of benzodiazepines in thirty European rivers

    Fick, J., Brodin, T., Heynen, M., Klaminder, J., Jonsson, M., Grabicova, K., Randak, T., Grabic, R., Kodes, V., Slobodnik, J., Sweetman, A., Earnshaw, M., Barra Caracciolo, A., Lettieri, T. & Loos, R., 06/2017, In: Chemosphere. 176, p. 324-332 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Home produced eggs: An important pathway of human exposure to perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) around a fluorochemical industrial park in China

    Su, H., Shi, Y., Lu, Y., Wang, P., Zhang, M., Sweetman, A., Jones, K. & Johnson, A., 04/2017, In: Environment International. 101, p. 1-6 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Life cycle analysis of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts in China

    Meng, J., Lu, Y., Wang, T., Wang, P., Giesy, J. P., Sweetman, A. J. & Li, Q., 04/2017, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24, 12, p. 11254-11264 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Long-term temporal trends of PCBs and their controlling sources in China

    Zhao, S., Breivik, K., Liu, G., Zheng, M., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 7/03/2017, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 51, 5, p. 2838-2845 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Pollution pathways and release estimation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in central and eastern China

    Liu, Z., Lu, Y., Wang, P., Wang, T., Liu, S., Johnson, A. C., Sweetman, A. J. & Baninla, Y., 15/02/2017, In: Science of the Total Environment. 580, p. 1247-1256 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Persistent Organic Pollutants in sediment and fish in the River Thames catchment (UK)

    Lu, Q., Jürgens, M. D., Johnson, A. C., Graf, C., Sweetman, A. J., Crosse, J. D. & Whitehead, P., 15/01/2017, In: Science of the Total Environment. 576, p. 78-84 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published
  9. 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

  10. Published

    The TOMPs ambient air monitoring network: continuous data on UK air quality for over 20 years

    Graf, C., Katsoyiannis, A., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 10/2016, In: Environmental Pollution. 217, p. 42-51 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Regional multi-compartment ecological risk assessment: establishing cadmium pollution risk in the northern Bohai Rim, China

    Shi, Y., Lu, Y., Song, S., Johnson, A. C., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 09/2016, In: Environment International. 94, p. 283-291 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Published

    Risk assessment and source identification of perfluoroalkyl acids in surface and ground water: spatial distribution around a mega-fluorochemical industrial park, China

    Liu, Z., Lu, Y., Wang, T., Wang, P., Li, Q., Johnson, A. C., Sarvajayakesavalu, S. & Sweetman, A. J., 05/2016, In: Environment International. 91, p. 69-77 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs) in surface soils from coastal cities in North China: correlation between diastereoisomer profiles and industrial activities

    Zhang, Y., Li, Q., Lu, Y., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 04/2016, In: Chemosphere. 148, p. 504-510 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Tracking the global distribution of persistent organic pollutants accounting for e-waste exports to developing regions

    Breivik, K., Armitage, J. M., Wania, F., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 01/2016, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 50, 2, p. 798-805 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. 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

  18. Published

    System to control indoor air quality in energy efficient buildings

    Garcia Mandayo, G., Gonzalez-Chavarri, J., Hammes, E., Newton, H., Castro-Hurtado, I., Ayerdi, I., Knapp, H., Sweetman, A., Hewitt, C. N. & Castaño, E., 12/2015, In: Urban Climate. 14, 3, p. 475-485 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Exploring the fate, transport and risk of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in a coastal region of China using a multimedia model

    Liu, S., Lu, Y., Xie, S., Wang, T., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 12/2015, In: Environment International. 85, p. 15-26 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    The distribution of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the River Thames Catchment under the scenarios of climate change

    Lu, Q., Johnson, A. C., Juergens, M. D., Sweetman, A., Jin, L. & Whitehead, P., 15/11/2015, In: Science of the Total Environment. 533, p. 187-195 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. 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

  22. Published

    Measurements of persistent organic pollutants in Estonian ambient air (1990–2013)

    Roots, O., Lukki, T., Přibylová, P., Borůvková, J., Kukučka, P., Audy, O., Kalina, J., Klánová, J., Holoubek, I., Sweetman, A. J. & Schleicher, O., 22/05/2015, In: Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. 64, 2, p. 184-199 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Impacts of soil and water pollution on food safety and health risks in China

    Lu, Y., Song, S., Wang, R., Liu, Z., Meng, J., Sweetman, A. J., Jenkins, A., Ferrier, R. C., Li, H., Luo, W. & Wang, T., 04/2015, In: Environment International. 77, p. 5-15 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    A first European scale multimedia fate modelling of BDE-209 from 1970 to 2020

    Earnshaw, M., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 01/2015, In: Environment International. 74, p. 71-81 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

    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

  27. Published

    Using gridded multimedia model to simulate spatial fate of Benzo[α]pyrene on regional scale

    Liu, S., Lu, Y., Wang, T., Xie, S., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 02/2014, In: Environment International. 63, p. 53-63 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Field-testing a new directional passive air sampler for fugitive dust in a complex industrial source environment

    Ferranti, E., Fryer, M., Sweetman, A., Solera Garcia, M. A. & Timmis, R., 01/2014, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 16, 1, p. 159-168 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. 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

  30. Published

    Occurrence and risk assessment of organophosphorus and brominated flame retardants in the River Aire (UK)

    Cristale, J., Katsoyiannis, A., Sweetman, A. J., Jones, K. C. & Lacorte, S., 08/2013, In: Environmental Pollution. 179, p. 194-200 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. 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

  32. Published

    Gas evolution and syngas heating value from advanced thermal treatment of waste using microwave-induced plasma

    Lupa, C., Wylie, S., Shaw, A., Al-Shamma'a, A., Sweetman, A. & Herbert, B., 02/2013, In: Renewable Energy. 50, p. 1065-1072 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Industrial source identification and emission estimation of perfluorooctane sulfonate in China

    Xie, S., Wang, T., Liu, S., Jones, K. C., Sweetman, A. J. & Lu, Y., 02/2013, In: Environment International. 52, p. 1-8 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Twenty years of measurement of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in UK ambient air by nationwide air quality networks

    Brown, A. S., Brown, R. J. C., Coleman, P. J., Conolly, C., Sweetman, A. J., Jones, K. C., Butterfield, D. M., Sarantaridis, D., Donovan, B. J. & Roberts, I., 2013, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 15, 6, p. 1199-1215 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. Published

    The contribution of waste water treatment plants to PBDEs in ambient air

    Martellini, T., Jones, K. C., Sweetman, A., Giannoni, M., Pieri, F. & Cincinelli, A., 10/2012, In: Environmental Pollution. 169, p. 242-247 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Using passive air samplers to assess local sources versus long range atmospheric transport of POPs

    Halse, A. K., Schlabach, M., Sweetman, A., Jones, K. C. & Breivik, K., 10/2012, In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 14, 10, p. 2580-2590 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Experimental analysis of biomass pyrolysis using microwave-induced plasma

    Lupa, C., Wylie, S., Shaw, A., Al-Shamma'a, A., Sweetman, A. & Herbert, B., 05/2012, In: Fuel Processing Technology. 97, p. 79-84 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. 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

  41. Published

    Potential implications of future climate and land-cover changes for the fate and distribution of persistent organic pollutants in Europe

    Paul, A. G., Hammen, V. C., Hickler, T., Karlson, U. G., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 2012, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 21, 1, p. 64-74 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. 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.-G., 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

  43. Published

    The use of commercial and industrial waste in energy recovery systems - A UK preliminary study

    Lupa, C., Ricketts, L., Sweetman, A. & Herbert, B., 08/2011, In: Waste Management. 31, 8, p. 1759-1764 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. 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

  45. Published

    Spatial variability of POPs in European background air

    Halse, A. K., Schlabach, M., Eckhardt, S., Sweetman, A., Jones, K. & Breivik, K., 2011, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics . 11, 4, p. 1549-1564 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    PAH Molecular Diagnostic Ratios Applied to Atmospheric Sources: A Critical Evaluation Using Two Decades of Source Inventory and Air Concentration Data from the UK

    Katsoyiannis, A., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 2011, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 45, 20, p. 8897-8906 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Temporal Trends and Controlling Factors for Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the UK Atmosphere (1991-2008)

    Schuster, J. K., Gioia, R., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 1/11/2010, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 44, 21, p. 8068-8074 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. Published

    A first global production, emission and environmental inventory for perfluorooctane sulfonate.

    Paul, A. G., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 15/01/2009, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 43, 2, p. 386-392 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in global background soils.

    Nam, J. J., Sweetman, A. J. & Jones, K. C., 01/2009, In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 11, 1, p. 45-48 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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