Publications

Pre-prints

  1. Chirsir, P, Palm EH, Baskaran, S, Schymanski, EL, Wang, Z, Wolf, R, Hale, SE, Arp, HPH. (2024). Grouping strategies for assessing and managing persistent and mobile substances. ChemRxiv doi: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-tn5t5-v2

Scientific Publications

  1. Arp, HP, Wolf, R, Hale, SE, Baskaran, S, et al. (2023). Letter to the editor regarding Collard et al. (2023): “Persistence and mobility (defined as organic-carbon partitioning) do not correlate to the detection of substances found in surface and groundwater: Criticism of the regulatory concept of persistent and mobile substances”. Sci. Total Environ. 906, 165927. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165927
  2. Baskaran, S, Wania, F. (2023). Applications of the octanol–air partitioning ratio: a critical review. Environ. Sci.: Atmos.. 3(7), 1045-1065. doi: 10.1039/D3EA00046J
  3. Baskaran, S, Lei, YD, Wania, F. (2023). Expanding the applicability range of the generator column technique to measure the octanol–air partition ratio of volatile compounds. J. Chem. Eng. Data. 68(1), 118–126. doi: 10.1021/acs.jced.2c00422
  4. Baskaran, S, Podagatlapalli, A, Sangion A, Wania, F. (2022). Predicting the temperature dependence of the octanol-air partition ratio: A new model for estimating ΔU°OA.J. Solution Chem.. doi: 10.1007/s10953-022-01214-7
  5. Li L, Zhang, Z, Men, Y, Baskaran, S, Sangion, A, Wang, S, Arnot, J, Wania, F. (2022). Retrieval, selection, and evaluation of chemical property data for assessments of chemical emissions, fate, hazard, exposure, and risks. ACS Environ. Au. doi: 10.1021/acsenvironau.2c00010
  6. Baskaran, S, Lei, YD, Wania, F. (2021). Response to comment on "A database of experimentally derived and estimated octanol-air partition ratios (KOA)" [J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 51, 026101 (2022)]. J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data. 51, 026102. doi: 10.1063/5.0090020.
  7. Wania, F, Lei, YD, Baskaran, S, Sangion, A. (2021). Assessing the bioaccumulation potential of organic chemicals in air-breathing organisms using predicted partitioning and biotransformation properties. Integr. Environ. Assess. Manag. doi: 10.1002/ieam.4555.
  8. Baskaran, S, Lei, YD, Wania, F. (2021). Reliable prediction of the octanol-air partition ratio. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 40(11), 3166-3180. doi: 10.1002/etc.5201).
  9. Baskaran, S, Lei, YD, Wania, F. (2021). A database of experimentally derived and estimated octanol-air partition ratios (KOA). J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data. 50, 043101. doi: 10.1063/5.0059652. Editor's Pick
  10. Lei, YD, Baskaran, S, Wania, F. (2019). Measuring the octan-1-ol air partition coefficient of volatile organic chemicals with the variable phase ratio head space technique. J. Chem. Eng. Data. doi: 10.1021/acs.jced.9b00235.
  11. Baskaran, S, Armitage, JM, Wania, F. (2019). Model-based explorations of the variability in lake trout BAFs influenced by physiology and trophic relationships. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 38(4), 831-840. doi: 10.1002/etc.4368.

Policy Memos & Reports

  1. Baskaran, S., Maddiboina, D., Kum., J.J.Y., Reuben, R., Kharas, K., Bukuroshi, E., Lim, I., Narayanam, B.K.B. (2021). Improving the accessibility of federal graduate research awards in Canada. J. Sci. Policy Gov. 18(4). doi: 10.38126/JSPG180405.
  2. Wilcox, A, Bukuroshi, E, So, R, Baskaran, S, Qaiser, F. (2021). Empty Labs, Bleak Futures. The Wildlife Professional, 15(2), 36-39. [Link]
  3. Toronto Science Policy Network. (2020). The Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Graduate Students across Canada. https://tspn.ca/covid19-report. (Project Supervisor, see report for detailed contributions)

Opinion Pieces

  1. Baskaran, S, Dhanyasri, M, Kum, JJY, Laframboise, S, Sathiyaseelan, P, Rilling, M, Qaiser, F, Trinh, A-K, McGuirk, S. Canadian Science Policy Centre. Intersections Between Next Generation Researchers and Science Policy in Canada – Past, Present and Future [Link]
  2. Baskaran, S. (2021). Student-run groups: connecting early career researchers to science and policy. In Allen, K, Simon-Kumar, N, and Mills, G. (Eds.) Building Back Wiser: Knowledge, Policy and Public in Dialogue Viewpoints. International Network for Government Advice, p. 50. [Link]
  3. Baskaran, S, Dakessian, M, Maddiboina, D, Sathiyaseelan, P, Trinh, A-K. (2021). The need for sustainable federal support for equity, diversity, and inclusion in research. Canadian Science Policy Centre. [Link]
  4. Qaiser, F, Garnett, S, McGuirk, S, Girling, K, Gruosso, T, Telfer, F, Sung, M, Heer, T, Baskaran, S. (2020). What’s next for research trainees in Canada after the pandemic? University Affairs. [Link]
  5. Qaiser, F, Garnett, S, Telfer, F, Gruosso, T, Fong, B, Baskaran, S, Gibbs, K. (2019). #VoteScience: Lessons learned and building science advocacy beyond the election cycle. Canadian Science Policy Centre. [Link]
  6. Baskaran, S. (2019). Students engaging in science policy. International Association for Great Lakes Research Lakes Letter - Summer 2019, p. 6. [Link]