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)
  • Genevieve Obermeyer (M.S., Environmental Toxicology program)
  • Kathryn Zimmermann (M.S., Environmental Toxicology program)

Representative Publications:

• Marr, L.C., K. Dzepina, J.L. Jimenez, F. Reisen, H.L. Bethel, J. Arey, J.S. Gaffney, N.A. Marley, L.T. Molina and M.J. Molina 2006. Sources and Transformations of Particle-Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Mexico City. Atm. Chem. Phys., 6, 1733-1745.
• Wang, L., J. Arey and R. Atkinson 2006. Kinetics and Products of Photolysis and Reaction with OH Radicals of a Series of Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds. Environ. Sci. Technol., 40, 5465-5471.
• Atkinson R. and J. Arey 2007. Mechanisms of the Gas-Phase Reactions of Aromatic Hydrocarbons and PAHs with OH and NO3 Radicals. Polycylic Aromatic Compounds, 27, 15-40.
• Wang, L., R. Atkinson and J. Arey 2007. Formation of 9,10-Phenanthrenequinone by Atmospheric Gas-phase Reactions of Phenanthrene. Atmos. Environ., 41, 2025-2035.
• Dzepina, K., J. Arey, L.C. Marr, D.R. Worsnop, D. Salcedo, Q. Zhang, L.T. Molina, M.J. Molina and J.L. Jimenez 2007. Detection of Particle-Phase Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Mexico City Using an Aerosol Mass Spectrometer. Int. J. Mass Spectrometry, 263, 152-170.
• Wang, L., R. Atkinson and J. Arey 2007. Dicarbonyl Products of the OH Radical-Initiated Reactions of Naphthalene and the C1- and C2-Alkylnaphthalenes. Environ. Sci. Technol., 41, 2803-2810.
• Gallagher, K. A. and J. Arey 2007. Synthesis and Identification of Dimethylnitronaphthalenes and Ethylnitronaphthalenes to Aid in their Analysis in Ambient Air. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 27, 211-237.

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

Fax:

• (951) 827-5004

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