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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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James N. Beck

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Also affiliated: McNeese State University (1987–1997); Nicholls State University (1997–2005); Texas A&M University (1973); Louisiana Tech University (1988)

21 h-index 87 pubs 1,199 cited

  • Louisiana
  • Animals
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Spectrophotometry, Atomic
  • Fresh Water
  • Water
  • Air Pollution, Radioactive
  • Arkansas
  • Radioisotopes
  • Air Pollutants
  • Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Fishes
  • Metals
  • Mollusca
  • Water Pollutants

Biography and Research Information

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James N. Beck's research has focused on environmental chemistry, particularly the analysis of trace metals and radioisotopes in various environmental matrices. His work has involved the study of aquatic ecosystems, including lakes and rivers in Louisiana, examining the distribution and correlation of heavy metals such as mercury and arsenic in fish, sediments, and other organisms. Beck has also investigated air pollution, specifically the atmospheric residence times of radon daughters.

His methodological approaches have included atomic spectroscopy, such as atomic absorption spectrometry, for the determination of metals. Recent publications indicate a continued interest in environmental monitoring, with a study on methane emissions from oil sands tailings ponds. Beck's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 21, with 98 publications and 1,309 citations. He has collaborated with several faculty members at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including K. G. W. Inn, Neal Sumerlin, P. K. Kuroda, and Muralidhara Gavini.

Metrics

  • h-index: 21
  • Publications: 87
  • Citations: 1,199

Selected Publications

  • Radionuclide sequential sampling of Spring 1974 and 1977 thunderstorms (2026)
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