W. R. Pinnock wpinnock@uwimona.edu.jm B.Sc. (General), M.Sc., U.W.I., Ph.D. Dundee, U.K. Senior Lecturer (Physical)

1. Chemistry of cementitious materials, especially in use of red mud as building material, and in development of sulfate resistant cements.

2. Radon precursors in local building materials and particularly in setting appropriate limits on these precursors for radiological protection purposes.

3. Atmospheric pollutants in urban atmosphere: occurrence and health effects. (NO₂, SO₂, O₃, volatile organics).

• W. Pinnock, "Measurement of Radioactivity in Jamaican Building Materials and Gamma Dose Equivalents in a Prototype Red Mud House", Journal of Health Physics Vol 61 No 5, pp 647-651 (1991)

• W. Pinnock and J. N. Gordon , "Assessment of Strength Development in Bayer Process Residues", Journal of Material Sciences Vol 27 pp 692-696 (1992)

• W. Pinnock, J.Gordon, and M. Moore, "Preliminary Investigation of Strength Development in Jamaican Red Mud Composites", Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 18 No. 6 pp 71-379, 1996.

• W. Pinnock, and R. Singh, "Use of Passive Monitors to Measure Atmospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Levels", Jamaican Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 7& 8, pp 13-21 (1996 and 1997).

• W. Pinnock, "Radon Levels and Related Doses in a Prototype Jamaican House Constructed with Bauxite Waste Blocks", Radiation Protection Dosimetry. Vol 81 No 4, pp291-300, (1999).

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