Scholars

Mcdonald, Thomas

Professor

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Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals:

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t-mcdonald12332@tamu.edu

1 979 436 9425

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ORCID

0000-0003-0057-0997

UN Sustainable Development Goals:

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My research focuses on environmental chemistry, petroleum geochemistry, and general organic chemistry.

education and training

Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), Postdoctoral Training
Ph.D. in Oceanography, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1988
M.S. in Oceanography, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1982
B.S. in Marine Science, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1980

selected publications

Academic Articles149

Bell, J., Wen, Y., Ma, X., McDonald, T. J., Huang, C., & Sharma, V. K. (2022). Interaction of peracetic acid with chromium(III): Understanding degradation of coexisting organic pollutants in water.. J Hazard Mater. 438, 129537-129537.
Kirsch, K. R., McDonald, T. J., Newman, G. D., Xu, X., & Horney, J. A. (2022). Surveys of community garden affiliates and soils in Houston, Texas.. Environ Monit Assess. 194(5), 330.
Aly, N. A., Casillas, G., Luo, Y., McDonald, T. J., Wade, T. L., Zhu, R., ... Rusyn, I. (2021). Environmental impacts of Hurricane Florence flooding in eastern North Carolina: temporal analysis of contaminant distribution and potential human health risks.. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 31(5), 810-822.
Camargo, K., Sericano, J. L., Bhandari, S., Hoelscher, C., McDonald, T. J., Chiu, W. A., ... Knap, A. H. (2021). Corrigendum to "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon status in post-hurricane Harvey sediments: Considerations for environmental sampling in the Galveston Bay/Houston Ship Channel region" [Mar. Pollut. Bull. 162, (January 2021), 111872].. Mar Pollut Bull. 168, 112235-112235.
Roman-Hubers, A. T., Cordova, A. C., Aly, N. A., McDonald, T. J., Lloyd, D. T., Wright, F. A., ... Rusyn, I. (2021). Data Processing Workflow to Identify Structurally Related Compounds in Petroleum Substances Using Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry.. Energy Fuels. 35(13), 10529-10539.

Chapters8

Sharma, V. K., Sohn, M., & McDonald, T. J. (2019). Remediation of Selenium in Water: A Review. ADVANCES IN WATER PURIFICATION TECHNIQUES: MEETING THE NEEDS OF DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 203-218. Elsevier.

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Mcdonald, T. J., Kennicutt, M. C., Brooks, J. M., & Fay, R. R. (2013). Volatile organic compounds associated with petroleum seepage in surficial Gulf of Mexico Sediments. Whelan, J. K., & Farrington, J. W. (Eds.), Organic Matter: Productivity, Accumulation, and Preservation in Recent and Ancient Sediments. 433-452. Columbia University Press.
McDonald, S. J., Wade, T. L., Brooks, J. M., & Mcdonald, T. J. (1991). Assessing the Exposure of Fish to a Petroleum Spill in Galveston Bay, Texas. Wrobel, L. C., & Brebbia, C. A. (Eds.), Water Pollution: Modelling, Measuring and Prediction. 707-718. Springer Netherlands.
Kvenvolden, K. A., & Mcdonald, T. J. (1985). Gas Hydrates of the Middle America TrenchDeep Sea Drilling Project Leg 84. Orlofsky, S. (Eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Vol. 84. 667-682. U.S. Govt. Printing Office.
Brooks, J. M., Jeffrey, A., Mcdonald, T. J., Pflaum, R. C., & Kvenvolden, K. A. (1985). Geochemistry of Hydrate Gas and Water from Site 570, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 84. Orlofsky, S. (Eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Vol. 84. 699-703. U.S. Govt. Printing Office.
Jeffrey, A., Pflaum, R. C., Mcdonald, T. J., Brooks, J. M., & Kvenvolden, K. A. (1985). Isotopic Analysis of Core Gases at Sites 565-570, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 84. Orlofsky, S. (Eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Vol. 84. 719-726. U.S. Govt. Printing Office.
KENNICUTT, M. C., BROOKS, J. M., MCDONALD, T. J., & PFLAUM, R. C. (1985). NONVOLATILE ORGANIC-MATTER AT SITES-565-570, DEEP-SEA DRILLING PROJECT LEG-84. 705-717.
McDonald, T. J., Brooks, J. M., & Kennicult, M. C. (1984). EFFECTS OF DISPERSANTS ON INCORPORATION OF VOLATILE LIQUID HYDROCARBONS INTO THE WATER COLUMN.. 203-223.

Conference Papers33

Aldrett, S., Bonner, J. S., McDonald, T. J., Mills, M. A., & Autenrieth, R. L. (1997). Degradation of crude oil enhanced by commercial microbial cultures. 1997 INTERNATIONAL OIL SPILL CONFERENCE. 1997(1), 995-996.
McDonald, T. J., Aldrett, S., Bonner, J. S., Autenrieth, R. L., & Morris, P. J. (1997). Differential biodegradation of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. IN SITU AND ON-SITE BIOREMEDIATION, VOL 2. 4(2)(2), 213-218.
Page, C. A., Bonner, J. S., McDonald, T. J., & Autenrieth, R. L. (1997). Enhanced solubility of petroleum hydrocarbons using various biosurfactants. IN SITU AND ON-SITE BIOREMEDIATION, VOL 2. 4(2)(2), 569-574.
Stephens, F. L., Bonner, J. S., McDonald, T. J., Mills, M. A., & Autenrieth, R. L. (1997). Using an automated latroscan TLC/FID system to measure compositional hydrocarbons associated with petroleum biodegradation. PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTIETH ARCTIC AND MARINE OILSPILL PROGRAM (AMOP) TECHNICAL SEMINAR, VOLS 1 AND 2. 165-174.
Allan, K. A., Herbert, B. E., Morris, P. J., & McDonald, T. J. (1997). Biodegradation of petroleum in two soils: Implications for hydrocarbon bioavailability. IN SITU AND ON-SITE BIOREMEDIATION, VOL 5. 4(5)(5), 629-634.