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Dr John McAlister

Dr John McAlisterDr John McAlister

Msc, PhD

Current Research :
Environmental Change


Publications

Modelling the rapid retreat of building  sandstones. A case study from a polluted  marine environment. Geological Soc. London Special Publication, 2002, 205, 339- 354. B.J. Smith; A.V. Turkington; P.A. Warke; P.A.M. Basheer; J.J. McAlister; J. Meneely; J.M. Curran

The use of sequential extraction to examine iron and trace metal mobilisation and  case hardening of building sandstone: a preliminary investigation. Microchemical  J. 2003, 74, 5-18. J.J. McAlister; B.J. Smith; J.M. Curran.

Observations on the factors influencing stability of building stones following contour scaling: a case study of oolitic limestones from Budapest, Hungary, Building and Environment, 2003, 38, 1173-1183. B.J. Smith; A. Torok; J.J. McAlister; Y. Megarry.

The decay of coastal forts in southeast Brazil and its implications for the conservation of colonial built heritage, Environmental Geology, 2004, B.J. Smith; J.A. Baptista Neto; M.A.M. Silva; J.J. McAlister; P.A. Warke; J.M. Curran..
Concentration and bioavailability of heavy metals in sediments from Niteroi Harbour, (Guanabara Bay) S.E. Brazil, 2004, J. Coastal Research, 27(4) 811-817. J.A. Baptista-Neto; M. Crapez; J.J. McAlister; C.G. Vilela.

Benthic foraminifera distribution in high polluted sediments from Niteroi Harbor (Guanabara bay), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Science 2004, 76(1), 161-171. C.G. Vilela; D.S. Batista; J.A. Baptista-Neto, M. Crapez; J.J. McAlister.

Geochemical distribution and bioavailability of heavy metals and oxalate in street sediments from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a preliminary investigation, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2005, 27, 429-44. J.J. McAlister; B.J. Smith; J.A. Baptista-Neto; J.K. Simpson.

Post-depositional modification of atmospheric dust on a granite building in central Rio de Janeiro: implications for surface induration and subsequent stone decay, In press, Geol. Soc. Special Publication.

Analytical Techniques for Investigating Terrestrial Geochemical Sediments In (Eds.) S. McClaren and D. Nash, Chapter 13, J.J. McAlister; B.J. Smith In Press.

Surface modification of a granite building stone in central Rio de Janeiro, In Press, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias. J.A. Baptista Neto; B.J. Smith; J.J. McAlister.

Element partitioning and potential mobility within surface dusts on buildings in a polluted urban environment, J.J. McAlister, B.J. Smith & A. Torok, Atmospheric Environment, 2006, 40, 6780-6790.

RAE submissions (at this stage)

(1) Element partitioning and potential mobility within surface dusts on buildings in a polluted urban environment, J.J. McAlister, B.J. Smith & A. Torok, Atmospheric Environment, 2006, 40, 6780-6790.

(2) Geochemical distribution and bioavailability of heavy metals and oxalate in street sediments from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a preliminary investigation, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2005, 27, 429-44. J.J. McAlister; B.J. Smith; J.A. Baptista-Neto; J.K. Simpson.

(3) The use of sequential extraction to examine iron and trace metal mobilisation and  case hardening of building sandstone: a preliminary investigation. Microchemical  J. 2003, 74, 5-18. J.J. McAlister; B.J. Smith; J.M. Curran.

(4) Post-depositional modification of atmospheric dust on a granite building in central Rio de Janeiro: implications for surface induration and subsequent stone decay, B.J. Smith, J.J. McAlister & J. Baptista Neto, In press, Geol. Soc. Special Publication