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Dr Ron Beckett

Papers published

  1. Chantiwas, R.; Beckett, R.; Jakmunee, J.; McKelvie, I. D.; Grudpan, K. .Gravitational field-flow fractionation in combination with flow injection analysis or electrothermal AAS for size based iron speciation of particles, Talanta (2002), 58(6), 1375-1383.
  2. Crossan, Angus N.; Lee, Nanju; Sharma, Reshmi; Kennedy, Ivan R.; Beckett, Ronald.Assessment of the distribution of pesticides on soil particle fractions in simulated irrigation run-off using centrifugal SPLITT fractionation and ELISA, Analytica Chimica Acta (2002), 468(2), 199-208.
  3. Camerani, Maria Caterina; Steenari, Britt-Marie; Sharma, Reshmi; Beckett, Ronald. Cd speciation in biomass fly ash particles after size separation by centrifugal SPLITT, Fuel (2002), 81(13), 1739-1753.
  4. Khoshmanesh, Aazam; Hart, Barry T.; Duncan, Anabelle; Beckett, Ron. Luxury uptake of phosphorus by sediment bacteria, Water Research (2002), 36(3), 774-778 .
  5. Chen, Bailin; Beckett, Ronald. Development of SdFFF-ETAAS for characterising soil and sediment colloids, Analyst (2001), 126(9), 1588-1593.
  6. Chen, Bailin; Shand, Charles A.; Beckett, Ronald. Determination of total and EDTA extractable metal distributions in the colloidal fraction of contaminated soils using SdFFF-ICP-HRMS, Journal of Environmental Monitoring (2001), 3(1), 7-14 .
  7. Khoshmanesh, Aazam; Sharma, Reshmi; Beckett, Ronald., Biomass of sediment bacteria by sedimentation field-flow fractionation, Journal of Environmental Engineering (2001), 127(1), 19-25.
  8. Khoshmanesh Aazam; Hart Barry T; Duncan Anabelle; Beckett Ron. Luxury uptake of phosphorus by sediment bacteria, Water Research (2002), 36(3), 774-8.
  9. Leonard A W; Hyne R V; Lim R P; Leigh K A; Le J; Beckett R. Fate and toxicity of endosulfan in Namoi River water and bottom sediment, Journal of Environmental Quality (2001), 30(3), 750-9.
  10. Chen, B; Shand C A; Beckett R. Determination of total and EDTA extractable metal distributions in the colloidal fraction of contaminated soils using SdFFF-ICP-HRMS, Journal of Environmental Monitoring (2001), 3(1), 7-14.
  11. Lead, J., K.J. Wilkinson, E. Balnois, C. Larive, B. Cutak, S. Assemi and R. Beckett.  (2000). Diffusion coefficients and polydispersities of the Suwannee River Fulvic acid. Comparison of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, flow field-flow fractionation and atomic force microscopy. Environ. Sci. Technol. 34: 3508-3513.
  12. *Hasselloev, M., Lyven, B. and Beckett, R. (1999). Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation Coupled Online to Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry - New Possibilities for Studies of Trace Metal Adsorption onto Natural Colloids. Environmental Science and Technology. 33, 4528-4531.
  13. Pelakeni, C., Newcombe, G., Snoeyink, V. L., Hepplewaite, C., Assemi, S. and Beckett, R. (1999). Characterization of Natural Organic Matter Using High Performance Size Exclusion Chromatography, Environmental Science and Technology, 33, 2807-2813.
  14. McKinnon, I.R., Beckett, R., Udabage, P. and Augustin, M.A. (1999). The Use of Field Flow Fractionation in the Characterization of Casein Micelles. International Dairy Journal, 9, 391-392.
  15. *Ranville, J.F., Chittleborough, D.J., Shanks, F., Morrison, R.J.S., Harris, T., Doss, F. and Beckett, R. (1999). Development of Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass-Spectrometry for the Characterization of Environmental Colloids. Analytica Chimica Acta, 381, 315-329.
  16. Douglas, G.B., Hart, B.T., Beckett, R., Gray, C.M. and Oliver, R.L. (1999). Geochemistry of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) in the Murray-Darling River System: A Conceptual Isotopic/Geochemical Model for the Fractionation of Major, Trace and Rare Earth Elements. Aquatic Geochemistry, 5, 167-194.
  17. Khoshmanesh, A., Hart, B.T., Duncan, A. and Beckett, R. (1999). Biotic Uptake and Release of Phosphorus by a Wetland Sediment. Environmental Technology, 20, 85-91.
  18. Sharma, R. and Beckett, R. (1999). Applications of Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation in Microbiology. Recent Research Developments in Microbiology, 3, 175-193.
  19. Nguyen, M., Beckett, R., Pille, L. and Solomons, D.H. (1998). Determination of Thermal Diffusion Coefficient for Polydisperse Polymers and Microgels by ThFFF and SEC. Macromolecules, 31, 7003.
  20. Sharma, R.V., Edwards, R.T. and Beckett, R. (1998). Analysis of Bacteria in Aquatic Ecosystems using Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation: (I) Biomass Determination. Water Research , 32(5), 1497-1507.
  21. Sharma, R.V., Edwards, R.T. and Beckett, R. (1998). Analysis of Bacteria in Aquatic Ecosystems using Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation: (II) Physical Characterization of Cells.Water Research , 32(5), 1508-1514.
  22. Contado, C., Dondi, F., Beckett, R. and Giddings, J.C. (1997). Separation of Particulate Environmental Samples by SPLITT Fractionation using Different Operating Modes. Analytica Chimica Acta, 345, 99-110.
  23. Udabage, P., Sharma, R., Murphy, D., McKinnon, I. and Beckett, R. (1997). Size Distribution of Reconstituted Skim Milk using Field-Flow Fractionation. Journal of Microcolumn Separations, 9(8), 601-609.
  24. Newcombe, G., Drikas, M., Assemi, S. and Beckett, R. (1997). Influence of Characterised Natural Organic Material on Activated Carbon Adsorption: I. Characterisation of Concentrated Reservoir Water. Water Research, 31, 965-972.
  25. Beckett, R. and Giddings, J.C. (1997). Entropic Contribution to the Retention of Nonspherical particles in Field-Flow Fractionation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 186, 53-59.
  26. Beckett, R., Murphy, D., Tadjiki, S., Chittleborough, D. and Giddings, J.C. (1997). Determination of Thickness, Aspect Ratio and Size Distributions for Platey Particles using Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation and Electron Microscopy. Colloids and Surfaces A, 120, 17-26.
  27. Contado, C., Blo, G., Fagioli, F., Dondi, F. and Beckett, R. (1997). Characterisation of River Po Particles by Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation coupled to GFAAS and ICP-MS. Colloids and Surfaces A, 120, 47-59.
  28. Dunkel, M., Tri, N., Beckett, R. and Caldwell, K.D. (1997). Electrical Field-Flow Fractionation: A Tool for Characterization of Colloidal Adsorption Complexes. Journal of Microcolumn Separations, 9, 177-183.
  29. Grace, M.R., Hislop, T.M., Hart, B.T. and Beckett, R. (1997). Effects of Saline Groundwater on the Aggregation and Settling of Suspended Particles in a Turbid Australian River. Colloids and Surfaces A, 120, 123-141.
  30. Day, G.M., Hart, B.T., McKelvie, I.D. and Beckett, R. (1997). Influence of Natural Organic Matter on the Sorption of Biocides onto Goethite, I. ?-BHC and Atrazine. Environmental Technology, 18, 769-779.
  31. Day, G., Hart, B.T., McKelvie, I.D. and Beckett, R. (1997). Influence of Natural Organic Matter on the Sorption of Biocides onto Goethite, II. Glyphosate. Environmental Technology, 18, 781-794.
  32. van Berkel, J. and Beckett, R. (1997). Estimating the Effect of Particle Surface Coatings on the Adsorption of Orthophosphate using Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation. Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies, 20, 2647-2667.
  33. van Berkel, J. and Beckett, R. (1996). Determination of Adsorption Characteristics of the Nutrient Orthophosphate to Natural Colloids by Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation. Journal of Chromatography A, 733, 105-117.
  34. Ross, J., Boon, P.I., Sharma, R. and Beckett, R. (1996). Variations in the Fluorescence Intensity of Intact DAPI-stained Bacteria and their Implications for Rapid Bacterial Quantification. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 22, 283-287.
  35. Nguyen, M.T. and Beckett, R. (1996). Calibration Methods for Field-Flow Fractionation using Broad Standards: 1. Thermal Field-Flow Fractionation. Separation Science and Technology, 31, 291-317.
  36. Nguyen, M.T. and Beckett, R. (1996). Calibration Methods for Field-Flow Fractionation using Broad Standards: 2. Flow Field-Flow Fractionation. Separation Science and Technology, 31, 453-470.
  37. Douglas, G.B., Gray, C.M., Hart, B.T. and Beckett R. (1995). A Strontium Isotape Investigation of the Origin of Suspended Pariculate Matter (SPM) in the Murray-Darling River System, Australia. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 59, 3799-3815.
  38. Beckett, R., Jiang, Y., Liu, G., Moon, M.H. and Giddings, J.C. (1994). Separation and Behaviour of Nonspherical Particles in Sedimentation/Steric Field-Flow Fractionation. Particulate Science and Technology, 12, 89-113.
  39. Blanda, M., Reschiglian, P., Dondi, F. and Beckett, R. (1994). Characterization of Low-density Polybutadiene Latexes by Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation. Polymer International, 33, 61-69.
  40. Day, G.McD., Hart, B.T., McKelvie, I.D. and Beckett, R. (1994). Adsorption of Natural Organic Matter onto Goethite. Colloids and Surfaces  A, 89, 1-13.
  41. Murphy, D.M., Garbarino, J.R., Taylor, H.E., Hart, B.T. and Beckett, R. (1993). Determination of Size and Element Composition Distributions of Complex Colloids using Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation - Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. J.ournal of Chromatography, 642, 459-467.
  42. Sharma, R.V., Edwards, R.T. and Beckett, R. (1993). Physical Characterization and Quantification of Bacteria by Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 59(6), 1864-1875.
  43. Nguyen, M.T. and Beckett, R. (1993). Calibration of Thermal Field-Flow Fractionation Using Broad Molecular Weight Standards. Polymer International, 30, 337.
  44. Douglas, G.B., Beckett, R. and Hart, B.T. (1993). Fractionation and Concentration of Suspended Particulate Matter in Natural Waters. Hydrological Processes, 7, 177-191.
  45. Hart, B.T., Douglas, G. and Beckett, R., Van Put, A. and Van Grieken, R.E. (1993). Characterization of Suspended Particulate Matter in the Magela Creek System, Northern Australia. Hydrological Processes, 7, 105-118.
  46. Beckett, R., Wood, F.J., and Dixon, D.R. (1992). Size and Chemical Characterization of Pulp and Paper Mill Effluents by Flow Field-Flow Fractionation and Resin Adsorption Techniques. Environmental Technology, 13, 1129-1140.
  47. Dixon, D.R., Wood, F.J. and Beckett, R. (1992). Characterization of Organics in Pulp and Paper Mill Effluents Before and After Physiocochemical Treatment. Environmental Technology, 13, 1117-1127.
  48. Taylor, H.E., Garbarino, R., Hotchin, D.M. and Beckett, R. (1992). Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry for Use as an Element Specific Detector for Field Flow Fractionation Particle Separation. Analytical Chemistry, 64, 2036-2041.
  49. Beckett, R., Nicholson, G., Hotchin, D.M. and Hart, B.T. (1992). The Use of Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation to Study Suspended Particulate Matter. Hydrobiologia, 235/236, 697-710.
  50. Chittleborough, D.J., Hotchin, D.M. and Beckett, R. (1992). Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation: A New Technique for the Fractionation of Soil Colloids. Soil Science, 153, 341-348.
  51. Day, G., Beckett, R., Hart, B.T. and McKelvie, I.D. (1991). Characterization of Natural Organic Matter from four Victorian Freshwater Systems. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 42, 675-687.
  52. Beckett, R. (1991). Field-Flow Fractionation - Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry: A Powerful New Analytical Tool for Characterizing Macromolecules and Particles. Atomic Spectroscopy, 12, 228-332.
  53. Vicente-Beckett, V.A., Pascual, C.B., Kwan, C.S. and Beckett, R. (1991). Levels and Distribution of Trace Metals in Sediments of Laguna Lake (Philippines) and its Tributary Rivers. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 45, 101-116.
  54. Beckett, R., Ho. J., Yong, J. and Giddings, J.C. (1991). Measurement of Mass and Thickness of Adsorbed Films on Colloidal Particles by Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation. Langmuir, 7, 2040-2047.
  55. Beckett, R., Hotchin, D.M., Hart, B.T. (1990). Use of Field-Flow Fractionation to Study Pollutant-Colloid Interactions. Journal of Chromatography, 517, 435-447.
  56. Beckett, R. and Le, N.P. (1990). The Role of Organic Matter and Ionic Compositiion Determining the Surface Charge of Suspended Particles in Natural Waters. Colloids and Surfaces, 44, 35-49.
  57. Sinclair, P., Beckett, R. and Hart, B.T. (1989). Trace Elements in Suspended Particulate Matter from the Yarra River, Australia. Hydrobiologia, 176/177, 239-251.
  58. Hansen, ME., Giddings, J.C. and Beckett, R. (1989). Colloidal Characterization by Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation. VI Perturbations due to Overloading and Electrostatic Repulsion. Journal of colloid and Interface Science, 132, 300-312.
  59. Williams, P.S., Kellner, L., Beckett, R. and Giddings, J.C. (1988). Comparison of Experimental and Theoretical Fractionating Power for Exponential Field Decay Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation. The Analyst, 113, 1253-1259.
  60. Hansen, M.E., Giddings, J.C, Schure, M.R. and Beckett, R. (1988). Corrections for Secondary Relaxation in Exponentially Programmed Field-Flow Fractionation. Analytical Chemistry, 60, 1434-1442.
  61. Lee, S., Myers, M.N, Beckett, R. and Giddings, J.C. (1988). Particle Separation and Characterization by Sedimentation/Cyclical-Field Field-flow Fractionation. Analytical Chemistry, 60, 1129-1135.
  62. Beckett, R., Nicholson, G., Hart, B.T., Hansen, M.E and Giddings, J.C. (1988). Separation and Size Characterization of Colloidal Particles in River Water by Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation. Water Research, 22, 1535-1545.
  63. Williams, P.S., Giddings, J.C. and Beckett, R. (1987). Fractionating Power in Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation with Linear and Parabolic Field Decay Programming. Journal of Liquid Chromatography, 10, 1961-1998.
  64. Beckett, R. (1987). The Application of Field-Flow Fractionation Techniques to the Characterization of Complex Environmental Samples. Environmental Technology Letters, 8, 339-354.
  65. Beckett, R., Zhang, Jue and Giddings, J.C. (1987). Determination of Molecular Weight Distributions of Fulvic and Humic Acids Using Flow Field-Flow Fractionation. Environmental Science and Technology, 21, 289-295.
  66. Giddings, J.C., Williams, P.S. and Beckett, R. (1987). Fractionating Power in Programmed Field-Flow Fractionation: Exponential Sedimentation Field Decay. Analytical Chemistry, 59, 28-37.
  67. Hart, B.T. and Beckett, R. (1986). The Composition of Particulate Matter from the Magela Creek System, Northern Australia. Environmental Technology Letters, 7, 613-624.
  68. Beckett, R. (1984). Recent Developments in the Chemistry of Trace Metals in the Aquatic Environment. Bulletin of the National Research Council of the Philippines.
  69. Ellaway, M., Hart, B.T and Beckett, R. (1981). Trace Metals in Sediments from the Yarra River. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 33, 761-78.
  70. Beckett, R., Easton, A., Hart, B.T. and McKelvie, I.D. (1981). Water Movement and Salinity in the Yarra and Maribyrnong Estuaries. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 33, 401-15.
  71. Ellaway, M., Beckett, R. and Hart, B.T. (1980). Behaviour of Iron and Manganese in the Yarra Estuary. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 31, 597.
  72. Smith, T.D., Cookson, D.T., Pilbrow, J.R. and Beckett, R. (1975). An Alectron Spin Resonance Study of (N-2-Pyridylsalicylaldiminato)Copper(II) Nitrate. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 28, 1211.
  73. Beckett, R. and Hoskins, B.F. (1975). Crystal Structure of a Tetrahedral Zinc(II) Complex of a 1,3-Dithiolate: Bis(o-Ethylthioacetothioacetato)Zinc(II). Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 908.
  74. Beckett, R. and Hoskins, B.F. (1974). Square Planar Complexes of Pentane-2,4-Dithione(Dithioacetylacetone): Crystal Structures of the Cobalt(II) and Nickel(II) Derivatives. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 622.
  75. Beckett, R. and Hoskins, B.F. (1972). The Molecular Structure of Tris(Dithioacetylacetato)Rhodium(III). Inorganic and Nuclear Chemical Letters, 8, 683.
  76. Beckett, R. and Hoskins, B.F. (1972). Crystal and Molecular Structure of a  Trinuclear Copper(II) Complex: ?3-Hydroxo-Tri-?-(Pyridine-2-Carbaldehyde-Oximato)-?-Sulphato-Tri-Copper(II)-16.3 Water. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 291.
  77. Beckett, R. and Hoskins, B.F. (1972). The Crystal and Molecular Structure of Bis(O-Ethylthioacetothioacetato)Zinc(II). Inorganic and Nuclear Chemical Letters, 8, 679.
  78. Beckett, R., Heath, G.A., Hoskins, B.F., Kelly, B.P., Martin, R.L., Roos, I.A.G. and Weickhardt, P.L. (1970). X-ray Diffraction, Magnetic, ESR and Mossbauer Studies on the Low Spin Complex Tris (Dithioacetylacetonato) Iron(III). Inorganic and Nuclear Chemical Letters, 6, 257.
  79. Beckett, R., Cotton, R., Hoskins, B.F., Martin, R.L. and Vince, D.G. (1969). Magnetism and Structure of a Novel Trinuclear Cluster Compound of Divalent Copper. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 16, 356.
  80. Beckett, R. and Hoskins, B.F. (1967). The Structure of the Cobalt (II) Derivative of the Sulphur Chelate Dithioacetylacetone. Chemical Communications, 1967, 909-910.
     

  

 

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