Janet Arey

Research Chemist and Professor

• Department of Environmental Sciences and Air Pollution Research Center
• University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
• Phone: (951) 827-3502
• FAX: (951) 827-5004
• janet.arey@ucr.edu

Specialization:

• Environmental chamber studies simulating atmospheric reactions of organic compounds including those of biogenic and anthropogenic origin; the identification of product species using chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques; the identification of mutagenic products formed through atmospheric reactions of compounds such as the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; ambient measurements of organic compounds.

Research Group:

• Graduate Students

  • Noriko Nishino (Ph.D., Environmental Toxicology program)
  • Kathryn Zimmermann (M.S., Environmental Toxicology program)

Representative Publications:

• Atkinson, R., J. Arey and S.M. Aschmann 2008. Atmospheric Chemistry of Alkanes: Review and Recent Developments. Atmospheric Environment, 47, 5859-5871.
• Jordan, C., P. Ziemann, R. Griffin, Y. Lim, R. Atkinson and J. Arey 2008. Modeling SOA Formation from OH Reactions with C8 - C17 n-Alkanes. Atmospheric Environment, 42, 8015-8026.
• Nishino, N., R. Atkinson, and J. Arey 2008. Formation of Nitro-products from the Gas-phase OH Radical-initiated Reactions of Toluene, Naphthalene and Biphenyl: Effect of NO₂ Concentration. Environ. Sci. Technol., 42, 9203-9209.
• Arey, J, G. Obermeyer, S.M. Aschmann, S. Chattopadhyay, R.D. Cusick and R. Atkinson 2009. Dicarbonyl Products of the OH Radical-Initiated Reaction of a Series of Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Environ. Sci. Technol., 43, 683-689.
• Nishino, N., J. Arey, and R. Atkinson 2009. Formation and Reactions of 2-Formylcinnamaladehyde in the OH Radical-Initiated Reaction of Naphthalene. Environ. Sci. Technol., 43, 1349-1353.
• Nishino, N., J. Arey, and R. Atkinson 2009. Rate Constants for the Gas-Phase Reactions of OH Radicals with a Series of C6-C14 Alkenes at 299 ± 2 K. J. Phys. Chem. A., 113, 852-857.
• Wang, L., S. M. Aschmann, R. Atkinson, and J. Arey 2009. Effect of NO₂ Concentration on Product Yields of the Gas-Phase NO₃ Radical-Initiated Reaction of Ethyl- and Dimethyl-Naphthalenes. Environ. Sci. Technol., 43, 2766-2772.
• Mason, S. A., J. Arey and R. Atkinson 2009. Rate Constants for the Gas-Phase Reactions of NO₃ Radicals and O₃ with C6-C14 1-Alkenes and 2-Methyl-1-Alkenes at 296 ± 2 K. J. Phys. Chem. A, 113, 5649-5656.

Courses Taught:

• Environmental Science 102, Introduction to Atmospheric Science
• Environmental Toxicology 200L, Analysis and Identification of Environmental Toxicants

Graduate Program Affiliations and Research Focus Areas:

• Research Focus Areas

  • Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology

• Programs

  • Environmental Sciences
  • Environmental Toxicology

Links:

Address:

• Air Pollution Research Center
• University of California, Riverside
• Riverside, CA 92521

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