WILLIAM F. CARROLL, JR.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

 

1.      B. Carroll, “Chlorine—It Sort of Picked Me.” J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 86, 1133.

 

2.     S. Bohmer, W. Carroll, E. Fiani, H. Hartenstein, U. Karl, “Benefits and Trade-offs Between Reductions of Greenhouse Gases and Unintentionally Produced Persistent Organic Pollutants” Organohalogen Compounds 2009, 71, 1520-1525

 

3.     S. Bohmer, W. Carroll, E. Fiani, H. Hartenstein, U. Karl, “Benefits and Trade-offs between Energy Conservation and Releases of Unintentionally Produced Persistent Organic Pollutants” A report to the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility, United Nations Environment Programme, 2009

 

4.      H. Fiedler, T. T. Zhang, G. Yu, G. Solorzano Ochoa, S. Marklund, B. K. Gullett, D. Touati, W. F. Carroll Jr., “Emissions of PCDD/PCDF from burning of waste from developing countries.” Organohalogen Compounds, 2009, 71, 2961-2965

 

5.      T. T. Zhang, S. Wang, S. Marklund, B. K. Gullett, D. Touati, W. F. Carroll, G. Yu, H. Fiedler, “Emission of PCDD/Fs from Open Burning of Municipal Solid Waste in China: Field Test,” Organohalogen Compounds, 2009, 71, 2933-2935.

 

6.      W. F. Carroll, Jr., “Green Chemistry: Science or Regulation?” Closing Presentation, American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Summer School, Golden, CO, July 29, 2009.

 

7.      W. F. Carroll, Jr. and K. Sherman, “Why Chemistry?” Chapter 2 in “Chemistry in the National Science Education Standards: Models for Meaningful Learning in the High School Chemistry Classroom (2nd ed).”  American Chemical Society, 2008.

 

8.      W. F. Carroll, Jr., “Chemistry’s Long Tail” Chem Eng News, July 9, 2007 p.44-45

 

9.      “Guidelines on Best Available Techniques and Provisional Guidance on Best Environmental Practices Relevant to Article 5 and Annex C of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants,” Chapters VI(a) and VI(f), United Nations Environment Programme, 2007.

 

10.  L. H. Newton and W. F. Carroll, “Chlorine Sunrise,” Chapter 7, pp. 116-140, in Watersheds 4: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics (Fourth Edition), Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2006.  Lisa H. Newton et al, eds.

 

11.  W. F. Carroll, Jr. and D. A. Raber, “The Chemistry Enterprise in 2015,” American Chemical Society, 2005.  Accessible at http://www.billcarroll.org/News/chem_enterprise.pdf

 

12.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., “Sustainability Through Green Chemistry, Green Engineering and Commodity Chemicals,” in “Environmental Studies: Implications for Sustainability,” Florida Tech-Budapest University of Technology and Economics, G. Nelson and I. Hronszky, editors, 2005

 

13.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., “A Year for Opportunity” Chem. Eng. News January 3, 2005, p. 3

 

14.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., “Do We Have a Future, Or What?” Keynote Presentation, Society of Plastics Engineers Vinyltec, Chicago, 2002.

 

15.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., "The Relative Contribution of Wood and Poly(vinyl chloride) to Emissions of PCDD and PCDF from House Fires," Chemosphere  2001, 45, 1173-1180.

 

16.  W. F. Carroll, Jr. and D. Eckstein, "Vinyl Chloride in Rural Water from Pre-1977 Applications of PVC Pipe," Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology 2001, 7, 43-50.

17.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., T. C. Berger, F. E. Borrelli, P. J. Garrity, R. A. Jacobs, J. Ledvina, J. W. Lewis, R. L. McCreedy, T. P. Smith, D. R. Tuhovak and A. F. Weston, “Characterization of Emissions of Dioxins and Furans from Ethylene Dichloride, Vinyl Chloride Monomer and Polyvinyl Chloride Facilities in the United States.   Consolidated Report,” Chemosphere 2001, 43, 689-700.

 

18.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., T. C. Berger, F. E. Borrelli, R. A. Jacobs, J. Ledvina, J. W. Lewis, R. L. McCreedy, T. P. Smith, D. R. Tuhovak and A. F. Weston, “Characterization of Emissions of Dioxins and Furans from Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) Vinyl Chloride (VCM) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Facilities in the United States.  IV. Consolidated Report,” Organohalogen Compounds 1999, 41, 31-34.

 

19.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., T. C. Berger, F. E. Borrelli, J. W. Lewis, R. L. McCreedy, T. P. Smith, D. R. Tuhovak and A. F. Weston, “Characterization of Emissions of Dioxins and Furans from Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) Vinyl Chloride (VCM) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Facilities in the United States.  III. Oxychlorination Catalyst,” Organohalogen Compounds 1999, 41,133-136.

 

20.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., F. E. Borrelli, P. J. Garrity, R. A. Jacobs, J. W. Lewis, R. L. McCreedy and A. F. Weston, “Characterization of Emissions of Dioxins and Furans from Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) Vinyl Chloride (VCM) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Facilities in the United States.  I. Resin, Treated Wastewater and Ethylene Dichloride,” Chemosphere 1998, 37, 1957-1972.

 

21.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., F. E. Borrelli, R. A. Jacobs, J. W. Lewis, R. L. McCreedy D. R. Tuhovak and A. F. Weston, “Characterization of Emissions of Dioxins and Furans from Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) Vinyl Chloride (VCM) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Facilities in the United States.  II, IIa Wastewater Treatment Solids and Aqueous Hydrochloric Acid,” Organohalogen Compounds 1997, 32, 447-450.

 

22.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., “Environmental Hormones:  Fallout from ‘Our Stolen Future,’” Polymer News 1996, 21, 366-369.

 

23.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., “Environmental Hormones:  Fallout from ‘Our Stolen Future,’” Proceedings, Society of Plastics Engineers Philadelphia Section Regional Technical Conference 1996, 133.

 

24.  W. F. Carroll, Jr.  “Correlation of Chlorine in Feedstock with Dioxin Emission Factors from Various Forms of Combustion.  A Reanalysis,” Organohalogen Compounds 1996, 27, 122-125.

 

25.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., F. E. Borrelli, P. J. Garrity, R. A. Jacobs, J. W. Lewis, R. L. McCreedy and A. F. Weston, “Characterization of Emissions of Dioxins and Furans from Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) Vinyl Chloride (VCM) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Facilities in the United States.  I. Resin, Treated Wastewater and Ethylene Dichloride,” Organohalogen Compounds 1996, 27, 62-67.

 

26.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., "Is PVC in House Fires the Great Unknown Source of Dioxin?" Fire and Materials, 1996, 20, 161-166.

 

27.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., “Chlorine in the Service of Man,” from the symposium “A World Without Chlorine” Chemistry Section, American Association for the Advancement of Science, February 18, 1995, Atlanta Georgia.

 

28.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., "Recycling Post-consumer PVC Bottles: Technology and Market Development," J. Vinyl Tech. 1994, 16, 169-176.

 

29.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., "How the Anti-Chlorine Hysteria Threatens the Gravure Industry" Gravure 1994, 8, Summer, 47-49.

 

30.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., R. G. Elcik and D. Goodman, “Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)” Chapter 6 in Plastics Recycling: Products and Processes; Raymond J. Ehrig, Editor, Hanser, Munich, Germany, 1992, 133-150.

 

31.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., "Vinyl Recycling: An Update," J. Vinyl Tech. 1991, 13, 96-100.

 

32.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., "Vinyl Recycling--The First Year."  Proceedings, Society of Plastics Engineers Recycling Division Regional Technical Conference 1990, 131.

 

33.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., "Vinyl Recycling--The First Year."  Proceedings, Society of Plastics Engineers Vinyl Division Regional Technical Conference 1990, 59.

 

34.  D. Goodman, W. F. Carroll, Jr., J. J. Beitel "Flammable Liquids in Plastic Containers: Small Scale Burn Tests," J. Fire Sci. 1989, 7, 367-385.

 

35.  D. Goodman and W. F. Carroll, Jr., “Recycling PVC Bottles,” Proceedings, Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference 1989, 765-766

 

36.  R. T. Gottesman, W. F. Carroll, Jr., and L. Fishbein, "Vinyl Industry Response to Concerns about PVC in Municipal Waste" Energy Progress 1988, 8,148-153.

 

37.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., M. M. Hirschler, and G. F. Smith, "Kinetic Modeling of Generation and Decay of HCl from Burning PVC" J. Vinyl Tech. 1988, 10, 106-110.

 

38.  W. F. Carroll, Jr. and S. T. Fitzpatrick, "Novel Polyvinyl Chloride Suspension Polymerization Process and Product Having Improved Plasticizer Absorption"  U.S. Patent 4,732,954, March 22, 1988.

 

39.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., S. T. Fitzpatrick, J. M. Ogorzalek, and E. P. Tefft, "Novel Polyvinyl Chloride Suspension Polymerization Process and Product Having Improved Plasticizer Absorption"  U.S. Patent 4,732,953, March 22, 1988.

 

40.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., "PVC and Incineration" J. Vinyl Tech. 1988, 10, 90-94.

 

41.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., "Chemistry of Fire" Chapter 2 of Managing Support Systems, International Society of Fire Service Instructors Fire Officer Series, Book 2, Ashland, MA, 1988.

 

42.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., "PVC and Incineration" Proceedings, Society of Plastics Engineers Vinyl Division Regional Technical Conference 1987, 134

 

43.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., M. M. Hirschler, G. F. Smith, "Kinetic Modeling of Generation and Decay of HCl from Burning PVC" Proceedings, Society of Plastics Engineers Vinyl Division Regional Technical Conference 1987, 76.

 

44.  J. J. Beitel, C. A. Bertelo, W. F. Carroll, Jr., A. F. Grand, M. M. Hirschler, and G. F. Smith,  "Hydrogen Chloride Transport and Decay in a Large Apparatus. II.  Variables Affecting Hydrogen Chloride Decay."  J. Fire Sci. 1987, 5, 105-145.

 

45.  J. J. Beitel, C. A. Bertelo, W. F. Carroll, Jr., A. F. Grand, R. O. Gardner, M. M. Hirschler, and G. F. Smith, "Hydrogen Chloride Transport and Decay in Large Apparatus I.  Decomposition of Poly(Vinyl Chloride) Wire Insulation in a Plenum by Current Overload,"  J. Fire Sci. 1986, 4, 15-41.

 

46.  C. A. Bertelo, W. F. Carroll, Jr., M. M. Hirschler, G. F. Smith, "Thermal Decomposition of Poly(vinyl chloride):  Kinetics of Generation and Decay of Hydrogen Chloride in Large and Small Systems and the Effect of Humidity,"  Fire Safety Science: Proceedings of the First International Symposium 1986, 1079-1088.

 

47.  C. A. Bertelo, W. F. Carroll, Jr., M. M. Hirschler, G. F. Smith, “Hydrogen chloride generation and decay from the thermal decomposition of poly(vinyl chloride) wire insulation,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Safety 1986, 11, 192-204.

 

48.  R. C. DeWald, L. H. Hart, and W. F. Carroll, Jr., "PVC Microdispersion Polymerization.  I.  Origin of Droplet Families,"  J. Polymer Sci., Polymer Chem. Ed. 1984, 22, 2923-2930.

 

49.  R. C. DeWald, L. H. Hart, and W. F. Carroll, Jr., "PVC Microdispersion Polymerization.  II.  Particle and Droplet Growth as a Function of Conversion."  J. Polymer Sci., Polymer Chem. Ed. 1984, 22,  2931-2939.

 

50.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., D. G. Peters, "Low-Temperature Polarography of Alkyl Halides in Dimethylformamide," J. Electrochem. Soc. 1980, 127, 2594-2599.

 

51.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., and D. G. Peters, "Electrolytic Reduction of 1,4-Dihalonorbornanes at Mercury Electrodes in Dimethylformamide.  Evidence for [2.2.1]Propellane as an Intermediate."  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 4127-4134.

 

52.  D. G. Peters, W. F. Carroll, Jr., D. M. La Perriere, B. C. Willett, "Electrochemistry of Allenes and Cumulenes, Chapter 12 in "The Chemistry of Ketenes, Allenes and Related Compounds," Saul Patai, Editor, John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., Chichester, 1980.

 

53.  D. M. La Perriere, W. F. Carroll, Jr., B. C. Willett, E. C. Torp, and D. G. Peters, "Radicals and Carbanions as Intermediates in the Electrochemical Reduction of 1-Iododecane at Mercury.  Effect of Potential, Electrolysis Time, and Water Concentration on the Mechanism."  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1979, 101, 7561-7568.

 

54.  D. M. La Perriere, B. C. Willett, W. F. Carroll, Jr., E. C. Torp, and D. G. Peters, "The n-Value for Electrochemical Reduction of 1-Iododecane Depends on Electrolysis Time."  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1978, 100, 6293-6294.

 

55.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., and D. G. Peters, "Electrochemical Reduction of 1-Iodonorbornane and 1-Bromonorbornane at a Mercury Cathode in Dimethylformamide," J. Org. Chem. 1978, 43, 4633-4637.

 

56.  W. F. Carroll, Jr., and D. G. Peters, "[2.2.1] Propellane. Generation upon electrolytic reduction of 1,4-dihalonorbornanes."  Tetrahedron Lett. 1978, 3543-3546.

 

57.  W. F. Carroll, Jr. and D. G. Peters, “Electrochemical Reduction of 1,4-Dihalonorbornanes,”  Abstracts of papers of the American Chemical Society Meeting 1977 (Sep), 174, 183.

 

58.  E. J. Panek and W. F. Carroll, Jr., “Use of Lithium Dialkylamides as One-Electron Reducing Agents,”  Abstracts of papers of the American Chemical Society Meeting 1975, 169, 20.