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Ronald Hites

Ronald Hites

Distinguished Professor


Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968
B.A., Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1964

Professional Experience

  • Distinguished Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1989-present
  • Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs and of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1979-1989
  • Associate and Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1972-1979
  • Research Staff, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1969-1972
  • National Academy of Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow, Agricultural Research Service, Peoria, Illinois, 1968-1969

Awards, Honors & Certifications

  • American Chemical Society Fellow, 2009-present
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1996-present
  • SPEA Teaching Award, Undergraduate Instruction, 2007
  • President, International Association for Great Lakes Research, 2008-2009
  • Associate Editor, Environmental Science and Technology, 1990 to present
  • Institute of Scientific Information, A Highly Cited Author in Environmental Science or Engineering
  • Board of Directors, Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 1997-2000

Professional Interest
Applying organic analytical chemistry techniques to the analysis of trace levels of toxic pollutants, such as polybrominated flame retardants and polychlorinated biphenyls and pesticides, with a focus on understanding the behavior of these compounds in the atmosphere and in the Great Lakes

Current Projects
The Hites' Laboratory

Selected Publications
Full Vita

  • Brominated flame retardants in serum from the general population in northern China, Environmental Science and Technology, in press; with L. Y. Zhu and B. L. Ma.
  • Partial pressures of PCB-11 in air from several Great Lakes sites, Environmental Science and Technology, in press; with I. Basu, K. A. Arnold, and M. Venier.
  • Rate constants for the gas-phase β-myrcene + OH and isoprene + OH reactions as a function of temperature, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 41, 407-413 (2009); with A. M. Turner.
  • Flame retardants in the atmosphere near the Great Lakes, Environmental Science and Technology, 42, 4745-4751 (2008); with M. Venier.
  • Electron impact and electron capture negative ionization mass spectra of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers, Environmental Science and Technology, 42, 2243-2252 (2008).
  • Dechlorane Plus in tree bark from the northeastern United States, Environmental Science and Technology, 42, 31-36 (2008); with X. H. Qiu.
  • Deposition versus photochemical removal of PBDEs from Lake Superior air, Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 6725-6731 (2007); with J. D. Raff
  • Elevated PBDE levels in pet cats: Sentinels for humans? Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 6350-6356 (2007); with J. Dye, M. Venier, L. Y. Zhu, C. R. Ward, and L. S. Birnbaum
  • Dechlorane Plus and other flame retardants in a sediment core from Lake Ontario, Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 6014-6019 (2007); with X. H. Qiu and C. H. Martin.
  • Elements of Environmental Chemistry (a textbook), John Wiley & Sons, April 2007
  • Measurement of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and metabolites in mouse plasma after exposure to a commercial pentabromo diphenyl ether mixture, Environmental Health Perspectives, 115, 1052-1058 (2007); with X. Qiu, M. Mercado-Feliciano, and R. M. Bigsby
  • Temporal and spatial trends of atmospheric polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations near the Great Lakes, Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 1131-1136 (2007); with P. Sun, P. Blanchard, and K. A. Brice
  • Chiral pesticides in the atmosphere, Atmospheric Environment, 41, 768-775 (2007); with M. Venier
  • Atmospheric organochlorine pesticide concentrations near the Great Lakes: Temporal and spatial trends, Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 6587-6593 (2006); with P. Sun, P. Blanchard, and K. A. Brice
  • Trends in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in the Great Lakes atmosphere, Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 6221-6227 (2006); with P. Sun, P. Blanchard, and K. A. Brice
  • Gas-phase reactions of polybrominated diphenyl ethers with OH radicals, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 110, 10783-10792 (2006); with J. Raff
  • Brominated flame retardants in tree bark from North America, Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 3711-3716 (2006); with L. Y. Zhu
  • Consumption advisories for salmon based on risk of cancer and non-cancer health effects, Environmental Research, 101, 263-274 (2006); with X. Huang, J. A. Foran, M. C. Hamilton, B. A. Knuth, S. J. Schwager, D. O. Carpenter
  • Risks and benefits of seafood consumption, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30, 438-439 (2006); with J. A. Foran, D. O. Carpenter, D. H. Good, M. C. Hamilton, B. A. Knuth, S. J. Schwager
  • Temporal and spatial trends of organochlorine pesticides in Great Lakes precipitation, Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 2135-2141 (2006); with P. Sun, S. Backhus, and P. Blanchard
  • Dechlorane Plus, a chlorinated flame retardant, in the Great Lakes, Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 1184-1189 (2006); with E. Hoh and L. Y. Zhu
  • Temporal trends of polychlorinated biphenyls in precipitation and air at Chicago, Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 1178-1183 (2006); with P. Sun and I. Basu
  • Annual variations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in precipitation collected near the Great Lakes, Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 696-701 (2006); with P. Sun, S. Backhus, and P. Blanchard
  • “Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes,” Handbook in Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 5, Part N, Springer-Verlag: Berlin & Heidelberg, Germany, 430 pp. (2006); R. A. Hites, editor