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Articles under review/ in submission:

  • Xu, Z.H., Shi, D., Wang, Y.*, Feng, C.L., Chen, Y.Q., Nam, S.H., An, Y.J., Leung, K.M.Y., Wu, F.C.* (in preparation). Technical study on the national mandatory standards in Korea: Evaluation and implication for advancing the water quality management system. Environmental Pollution. 

  • Huang, Q, Li, L.-G., Deng, Yu, Leung, K.M.Y., Zhang, T.* (in preparation). Community-based quantitative microbial source tracking across diverse environments using machine-learning classification. Environmental Science & Technology.

  • Li, X.S., Shiu, K.C.H., Xuan, D.X., Lo, C.C., Astudillo, J.C., Leung, K.M.Y., Poon, C.S.* (in preparation). Marine bio-colonization performance of eco-friendly concrete prepared with seawater, sea sand and solid wastes. Coastal Engineering. 

  • Wang, Q., Shao, Y.T., Jin, L.J., Xie, N.Y., Yao, S.C., Zhang, Y.T., Lai, H., Li, G.F., Leung, K.M.Y., Ruan, Y.F.* (in preparation). Trophic magnification of C6−36 chlorinated paraffins (CPs) in a marine food web: Unexpectedly extreme bioaccumulation of long-chain CPs. Environment International.  

  • Xu, W.K., Wang, Q.*, Yao, S.C., Xie, N.Y., Jin, L.J., Shao, Y.T., Zhang, L., Liu, M.Y., Wei, G., Chen, X.G., Leung, K.M.Y., Ruan, Y.F.* (in preparation). Occurrence and distribution of C6-C40 chlorinated paraffins in deep-sea sediments from Indian Ocean Basins. Environmental Pollution. 

  • Wang, Q., Ruan, Y.F.*, Huang, G.L., Jin, L.J., Shao, Y.T., Lao, J.Y., Zhang, K., Wu, J.X., Leung, K.M.Y., Huang, B.S., Lam, P.K.S.* (in preparation). Assessing health risks to cetaceans from extensive per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance discharge in the northern South China Sea. Environment International.  

  • Huang, Y.L., Zhang, X.L.*, Zhang, Y., Leung, K.M.Y. (in preparation). Money makes the world go around? The long-term effectiveness of payment for ecosystem services Environmental Politics. 

  • Ahmad, M., Wang, Q., Li, J., Xie, N.Y., Shah, S.A.U.R., Quan, Y.F., Chen, Q.Q., Hao, Y.L.*, Leung, K.M.Y.*, Chen, L.G.* (in preparation). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis): Implications for endocrine and lipid metabolism disruption. Environmental Science & Technology. 

  • Zhao, R.J., Kang, B., Ng, J.W.Y., Xu, N., Chen, Y.F., Lam, V.T.T., Yeung, Y.H., Li, L.W.H., Leung, K.M.Y.*, Yan, M.* (in preparation). Revealing seasonal variations of fish community in a complex coastal ecosystem: Insights from environmental DNA metabarcoding and conventional surveys. ICES Journal of Marine Science.

  • Lin, H.J., Miao, Y.H., Cao, Y.R., Nah, T., Leung, K.M.Y., Lee, P.K.H.* (in preparation). Environmental drivers of phthalate esters, alternative phthalates, and phthalate monoesters in landfill PM2.5: Insights from seasonal trends and explainable machine learning. Journal of Hazardous Materials.  

  • Lai, R.W.S.*, Xie, M.Y., Astudillo, J.C., Bradford, T.E., Lo, C.C., Qian, D., Yan, M., Leung, K.M.Y., Hou, P., Zhu, X.W., Lee, S.M.Y., Lam, C.C., Li, Y.J., Lu, X.X. (in preparation). Greening grey infrastructure: how to design and assess coastal eco-engineering interventions? Coastal Engineering. 

  • Jimenez, P.J., Hong, Y.Y., Chu, W.C., Bravo, H., Khan, N., Baker, D.M., Leung, K.M.Y., Yokoyama, Y., Yasuhara, M.* (in preparation). Shells for understanding subtidal ecosystem history: a conservation baseline. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 

  • Yeung, L.T.C.*, Chan, M.H.C., Li, S.J., Chan, J.T.C., Tse, I.W.Y., Lee, L.K.W., Leung, K.M.Y., Cheang, F.C.C., Chui, A.P.Y.* (in preparation). Development and validation of a qPCR assay for detecting Hippocampus kuda (common seahorse) eDNA in Hong Kong and the West Pacific Ocean. Environmental DNA.

  • Wang, Y.L., Li, H.X., Li, X., Zhang, Q., Xu, X.T., Liang, B., Wang, Z., Giesy, J.P., Leung, K.M.Y., He, Y.H.* (in preparation). Liquid crystal monomers disrupt the gut-liver axis in sebrafish through bile acid-mediated metabolic reprogramming and microbiota dysbiosis. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology.

  • Adedipe, D.T., Chen, C.*, Chun, Y.K., Ng, C.O., Ko, C.C.*, Fang, J.K.H., Zhao, Q.H., Jia, R.L., Lai, K.Q., Liu, M., Lao, J.Y., Bradford, T.E., Leung, K.M.Y.* (in preparation). Laboratory and field-based validations of novel passive samplers for monitoring of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in rivers and estuaries. Water Research. 

  • Yang, G., Lin, J.Y., Wang, M.H., Zhu, B., Magnuson, J.T., Wang, Z.Y., Xu, E.G.B., Leung, K.M.Y., Liu, C.S., Zheng, G.M., Zheng, Y., Schlenk, D., Tao, S., Sun, K., Zheng, C.M., Qiu, W.H.* (under review). Global actions curb PFOS, yet unregulated PFAS emerge as ecological risks. Science. 

  • Lao, J.Y., Jing, L., Huang, G.L., Liang, W.Z., Zeng, E.Y.P., Lam, P.K.S., Leung, K.M.Y.* (under review). Historical trends, pandemic-driven surge, and toxicity profiles of quaternary ammonium compounds in urban estuarine sediments: Implications for post-pandemic pollution control. Environmental Science & Technology. 

  • Xie, N.Y., Wang, Q., Du, S.C., Bao, Y.Y., Shao, Y.T., Jin, L.J., Yang, Y., Yan, M., Lee, P.K.J., Leung, K.M.Y., Ruan, Y.F.* (under review). Chronic exposure to chiral venlafaxine alters gut microbial community and host health in marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma). Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 

  • Wang, Y.L., Li, H.X., Zhang, Q., Ye, Z.T., Gong, X., Xu, X.T., Wang, Z., Liang, B., Giesy, J.P., Leung, K.M.Y., He, Y.H.* (under review). Fluorinated and cyano-substituted liquid crystal monomers induce distinct hepatic steatosis and bile acid dysregulation via structure-dependent bioaccumulation. Eco-Environment & Health.

  • Li, H.X., Chang, E.E.S., Li, X., Choi, Z.Y.K., Kwok, J.Y.Y., Liu, H.F., Pang, S.Y.Y., Luo, I.L.Y., Weng, K.Y.P., Liu, J.H., Luo, Y., Wang, Y.L., Sun, J.J., Xu, S.T., Tao, D.Y., Wu, F.C., Choi, K.H., Giesy, J.P., Ng, R.C.L., Cresswell-Appel, S., Leung, K.M.Y., Ho, P.W.L.*, He, Y.H.* (under review). Screen-emitted liquid crystal monomers as neurotoxicants linked to Parkinson’s Disease. Nature. 

  • Ma, O.K.F., Gillespie, L., Wang. P.L., Wong, C., Zhou, G.J., Leung, K.M.Y., Iyaswamy, A., Ho, P.W.L., Li, M., Chan, K.H., Ng, R.C.L.* (under review). An orally active apelin receptor agonist improves Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognitive functions by restoring microglial metabolism. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy.

  • Yan, Z.F., Feng, C.L., Jin, X.W.*, Leung, K.M.Y., Wu, F.C.* (under review). Rethinking chemical risk in a changing climate: A dynamic assessment framework for emerging contaminants. Eco-Environment & Health. 

  • Chee, S.Y.*, Bradford, T.E., Firth, L.B., Gillis, L.G., Leung, K.M.Y., Mohd Nor, S.A., Reimer, J.D., Strain, E.M.A., Syed Azhar, S.N.D., Then, A.Y.H., Yee, J.C. (under review). Marine microclimates as climate refugia: A framework for biodiversity persistence and coastal resilience under global change. Marine Environmental Research.

  • Luo, J., Xie, N.Y., Yao, S.C., Zhu, X.S., Deng, W.J., Leung, K.M.Y., Ruan, Y.F. (under review). Occurrence and environmental fate of PFAS in mangrove ecosystems: Current evidence and future directions. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 

  • Xu, X.T., Jin, Q.Q., Sun, J.J., Zhan, Y.T., Tong, X.E., Zhuang, Y.J., Ming, W.K., Tam, H.L.C., Ren, Y., Kannan, K., Leung, K.M.Y., He, Y.H.* (under review). Spatiotemporal dynamics of party drug consumption during a major holiday period in Hong Kong: A wastewater-based epidemiologic assessment. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 

  • Huang, Y.L., Zhang, X.L.*, Sheng, X.S., Shen, L.Y., Leung, K.M.Y. (under review). Breaking disposable cutlery habits in urban food delivery: Heterogeneity effects through trajectory analysis. Habitat International.

  • Wu, Y., Gao, Y., Liu, X.B., Podgorski, J., Berg, M., Leung, K.M.Y., Lin, C., Wang, Z.Y., Gergely, M., Huang, Q.S.*, Zhu, Y.G.* (under review). Global PFAS burdens in water and fish reveal persistent dietary exposure risks. Nature Food.

  • Yuan, Y.W., Cheng, J.W., Li, Z.H., He, Y.H., Leung, K.M.Y., Giesy, J.P., Mu, Y.S.* (under review). Environmental persistence, bioaccumulation, toxicity and priority of fluorinated liquid crystal monomers. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 

  • Vargas, C.A.*, Lardies, M.A., Lagos, N.A., Leppes, N., Segovia, N.I., Castillo, N., Barra, R.O., Leung, K.M.Y., Chen, C., Gelcich, S. (under review). Seascape connectivity drives antibiotic spillover and sublethal biological costs across coexisting marine food-production sectors. Scientific Reports. 

  • Li, H.X., Wang, Y.L., Xiao, Y., Zhang, Q., Li, X., Luo, Yi, Wang, Z., Tong, X.E., Mu, Y.S., Su, G.Y., Lavado, R., Giesy, J.P., Leung, K.M.Y., He, Y.H.* (under review). Structure-dependent neurodevelopmental toxicity of priority liquid crystal monomers in early-life-stage zebrafish. Environmental Health Perspectives. 

  • Huang, Y.L., Zhang, X.L.*, Sheng, X.S., Shen, L.Y., Leung, K.M.Y. (under review). Heterogeneous responses to plastic cutlery reduction interventions in online food delivery: A trajectory-based analysis. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 

  • Huang, Y.L., Zhang, X.L.*, Sheng, X.S., Shen, L.Y., Leung, K.M.Y. (under review). Context-enabled sustainable consumption: How habit and motivation shape cutlery choices in online food delivery. International Journal of Consumer Studies. 

  • Ma, X.Y., Yang, G., Wang. M.H., Xu, B.T., Leung, K.M. Y., Wang, T.Y., Magnuson, J.T., Xu, E.G.B., Schlenk, D., Wang, Z.Y., Tian, Y.*, Qiu, W.H.*, Zheng, C.M. (under review). High-resolution global reconstruction reveals persistent and unequal coastal PFOS pollution. Science. 

  • Xie, Y., Chu, C., Lai, C., Astudillo, J.C., Minuti, J., Cornet, J.E., Cheung, S.S.Y., Mak, Y.M., Gallacher, D., Bradford, T.E., Hawkins, S.J., Leung, K.M.Y.* (under review). World’s largest eco-engineered shoreline boosts marine biodiversity. Nature.

  • Li, H.X., Li, X., Zhang, H., Heldman, S., Xiao, Y., Liu, Q.F., Liang, B., Tong, X.E., Kassotis, C., Mu, Y.S., Leung, K.M.Y., He, Y.H.* (under review). Sublethal toxicity of prioritized liquid crystal monomers at environmentally relevant concentrations: Molecular initiating events, metabolic disruption, and mixture effects. Environmental Science & Technology.

  • Zhao, M.H., Ip, J.C.H., How, C.M., Peng, Y.B., Loke, H.X., Heung, B.Y.W., Lai, V.C.S., Yan, M., Leung, K.M.Y., Qiu, J.W.*  (under review). A comparative assessment of eDNA metabarcoding and bottom trawling in revealing fine-scale seasonal and spatial patterns of estuarine fish diversity. Environmental DNA.

  • Wang, Q., Saho, Y.T., Jin, L.J., Yao, S.C., Zhang, Y.T., Xie, N.Y., Tee, K., Xu, S.P.,  Leung, K.M.Y., Ruan, Y.F.* (under review). Persistent Organic Pollutants versus their alternatives in the eastern Pearl River Estuary, South China: Distribution, predominance shift, and risk prioritization. Journal of Hazardous Materials.

  • Zheng, W.K., Sun, M.Z., Zhang, Y, Yan, R.X., Hu, H.L., Zhou, Y., Yang, Q.T., Fang, J.Y., An, A.K.J., Tang, C.Y., Yuan, Z.G., Leung, K.M.Y., Huang, B.L.*, Zheng, Z.Y.* (under review). Surface charge regulated MoS2 membrane for induced agglomeration and efficient removal of nano-pollutants. Nano Letters. 

  • Li, X.T., Zuo, Y.P., Zhang, X.R., Shan, J.Q., Leung, K.M.Y., Liu, B., Strasser, P., Fisher, A., Zhu, Z.L.*, Wang, X.* (under review). Electrochemical pathways for nitrate conversion to ammonia: Addressing chemical processes and approaches. Energy and Environmental Science. 

  • Zhang, M.H., Zhang, Y.J., Wang, K.T.M., He, Y.H., Leung, K.M.Y., Tong, X.E.* (under review). Revealing the spatiotemporal drivers of coastal deoxygenation with a novel AI reconstruction framework. Environmental Science & Technology Letters.

  • Ying, T., Xiong, Y., Si, T., Yang, R.J., Yan, R.X., Zheng, W.K., Hu, H.L., Zhou, Y., Xu, X.T., Yao, X., Voiry, D., Tang C.Y., Leung, K.M.Y., Fan, J.*, Zeng, Z.Y.* (under review). Deciphering Selective Ion Transport in the Microenvironment of Functionalized MoS2 Nanolaminates. Journal of American Chemical Society. 

  • He, J.M., Li, C.Y., Wang, S.Q., Chung, J.T.H., Chen, P.L., Ou, F.Z., Chan, L.L., Wu, J.J., Leung, K.M.Y., Qin, X., Kwong, S.T.W.* (under review). Empowering coral reef monitoring and conservation with deep learning-based coral image segmentation. Information Science. 

  • Huang, Q, Chen, Y.Q., Leung, K.M.Y.*, Zhang, T.* (under review). Exploring eukaryotic biodiversity in subtropical coastal sediments using a dual approach of eDNA metabarcoding and metagenomic sequencing. Journal of Environmental Sciences.

  • Yang, K., Liu, H.M., Chen, Y.F., Zhao, R.J., Lam, V.T.T., Kang, B., Shao, W.H., Lin, H.M., Xu, N., Chen, J.H., Wen, X.Y., Wang, Y., F.C., Wu, Leung, K.M.Y., Ruan, Y.F., Yan, M.* (major revision). Conservation of protected endemic fishes in the Yangtze River: Habitats, threats, and protection. Water Biology and Security.  

  • Chan, M.H.C., Yeung, L.T.C., Chan, J.T.C., Chan, M.H.F., Tse, I.W.Y., Choy, M.H.M., Leung, K.M.Y., Ip, J.C.H.*, Cheang, F.C.C.*, Chui, A.P.Y.* (under review). First systematic eDNA metabarcoding study of seahorses and pipefish (Syngnathidae) in coastal ecosystems of Hong Kong. Environmental DNA.

  • He, J., He, S., Wang, J.J., He, Y.H., Leung, K.M.Y., Wu, F.C.* (major revision). Environmental health risks of indoor liquid crystal monomer emissions and pathways to preventive strategies. Nature Communications. 

  • Huang, Y.L., Sheng, X.S., Shen, L.Y., Zhang, X.L.*, Leung, K.M.Y. (under review). The dynamic roles of conscious motivation and unconscious habit in shaping pro-environmental behaviors. Journal of Environmental Management. 

  • Feng, Y., Savoca, M.S., Yang, G., Dong, Z.M., Letcher, R.J., Magnuson, J.T., Liu, C.S., Cherry, J.A., Leung, K.M.Y., Zheng, C.M., Qiu, W.H.* (under review). Global long-term threats of PFAS to cetacean species: An individual-based modeling study on population viability. One Earth.

  • Zhou, Y., Wang, Y.*, Peijnenburg, W.J.G.M., Vijver, M.G., Leung, K.M.Y., Balraadjsing, S., Zhao, X.L., Fan, W.H.*, Wu, F.C.* (major revision). Integrating functional genomic descriptors into explainable learning models for cross-aquatic species prediction of metal-containing nanomaterials ecotoxicity. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. ​​​

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Published journal articles:

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2026/ in press

  • [384] Zhu, G.B.*, Su, J.Q., Lv, M., Zhou, X.F., Zhang, W.J., Li, M.K., Wang, T.T., Guo, J., Liao, H., Qian, H.F., Dong, H.Y., Deng, X.M., Tang, Z.Y., Li, C., Li, Q.L., Jiang, J.D., Liu, J., Wang, X.M., Shi, W., Wang, Y.F., Xu, Y.Y., Sun, Q., Wang, S.Y., Du, D.B., Duan, X.L., Gao, M., Han, Z.M., Liu, C.L., Peijnenburg, W., Qi, F., El-Din, M.G., Leung, K.M.Y. , Zhao, X.L., Song, Z.M., Zhang, D., Wang, Z.W., Häggblom, M.M., Jin, X.W., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Ying, G.G., Baker, S., Liu, S.J., Boxall, A.B.A., Larsson, D.G.J., Wu, F.C., Brooks, B.W., Zhu, Y.-G.* (2026). Tackling pharmaceutical pollution under the One Health framework. The Innovation,101507. [IF: 39.5]

  • [383] Mei, L., Sun, M.Z., Yang, R.J., Ying, T., Yan, R.X., Zheng, W.K., Zhang, Y., Hu, H.L., Zhang, Z., Voiry, D., Leung, K.M.Y., Tang, C.Y., Huang, B.L.*, Zeng, Z.Y.* (2026). High efficiency gold extraction by 2D metallic 1T/1T′ phase transition metal dichalcogenides. Nature Communications, in press. [IF: 15.7]

  • [382] Liu, Y.J., Chen, Z.L., Zhang, Z.K., Sachs, J.P., Lonborg, C., Yi, Y.B., Cai, R.H., Ye, M., Liu, M.Y., Adyele, T.M., Leung, K.M.Y., He, D.* (2026). Decoding molecular fingerprints of halogenated organic compounds generated from the photodegradation of microplastics in sunlit seawater. Chemical Engineering Journal 544: 178815. [IF: 12.5]

  • [381] Li, F.Y., Yang, Z.D., Li, T.Y., Lao, J.Y., Leung, K.M.Y., Cheng, X.Y.; Wan, Z.Z., Liang, Y., Ruan, T.*, Jiang, G.B.* (2026). Quaternary ammonium compounds in paired indoor dust and human urine: Suspect screening and exposure associations. Environmental Pollution 406: 128615. [IF: 7.3]

  • [380] Bradford, T.E., Astudillo, J.C., Lai, C., Leung, R.W.S., Minuti, J., Morris, R.L., Hawkins, S.J., Chan, J.K.Y., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2026) Eco-engineered vertical seawalls with augmented habitat heterogeneity can create a novel and biodiverse ecosystem in a coastal megacity. Marine Environmental Research 220: 108184. [IF: 3.2]

  • [379] Zhou, G.J.*, Lai, R.W.S., Kim, M.S., Kim, M.S., Lee, Y.H., Lee, J.S., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2026). Retinoic acids can hinder molting and development of the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus in the coastal environment. Journal of Hazardous Materials 513: 142521. [IF: 11.3]

  • [378] Bao, Y.Y., Ho, Y.W., Shen, Z.Y., Fang, J.K.H.*, Lam, E.Y., Leung, K.M.Y., Lee, P.K.H.* (2026). Seasonal divergence between microbiomes on microplastics and natural particles increases with rising water temperatures in urban rivers. Environmental Science & Technology 60: 14712–14725. [IF: 11.3]

  • [377] Lai, R.W.S.*, Luo, Q., Adedipe, D.T., Zhou, G.J., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2026). Ecotoxicities of four prevalent antibiotics to saltwater species and their ecological risks in global estuaries. Environmental Pollution 401, 128309. [IF: 7.3]

  • [376] Boxall, A.B.A.*, Amerasinghe, P., Beckenham, S., Bertram, M.G., Gaw, S., Gray, A.D., Kidd, K., Langan, L.M., Leung, K.M.Y., Manera, J.L., Miglioranza, K.S.B., Oldenkamp, R., Brooks, B.W.* (2026). Environmentally safe and just pharmacy: A framework and action plan for operating within the earth system boundary for novel entities. Environmental Science & Technology 60: 13804–13816. [IF: 11.3]

  • [375] Chan, S.S.W., Lee, G.Y., Leung, P.T.Y.*, Wai, T.C., Liu, M., Yan, M.*, Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S. (2026). Seasonal growth of macroalgae (Sargassum) shapes juvenile fish assemblages on subtropical reefs. ICES Journal of Marine Science 83(5): fsag083. [IF: 3.4]

  • [374] Lin, D., Liu, Y., Liu, X.H., Du, S.A., Leung, K.M.Y., Zhu, Y.G., Wu, F.C.*, Zhu, D.* (2026). Urban wetlands as hotspots of antibiotic resistomes and their potential viral transmission. Nature Cities, 3: 405-415. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-026-00433-z  [a new journal without IF] Media reports: Bioengineers.org

  • [373] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Khim, J.S., Fang, J.K.H., He, Y.H. (2026). ICMPE turns pearl: Celebrating 30 years of achievements. Marine Pollution Bulletin 227: 119613. [IF: 4.9] (Editorial) 

  • ​​[372] Minuti, J.J.*, Chu, C., Leung, K.M.Y. (2026). Balancing urbanization and ocean sustainability: the evolution of eco-shorelines in Hong Kong. Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability 4: 1704716. [a new journal without IF]

  • [371] Zhao, P.*, Yang, H.J., Jiang, H.Y., Ji, X.R., Xie, Y., Liu, C.S., Minuti, J.J., Bradford, T.E., Leung, K.M.Y. (2026). Evaluating ecological concrete cubes with recycled oyster shell aggregates for oyster reef restoration. Marine Environmental Research 218: 107971. [IF: 3.2]

  • [370] Mei, L., How, C.M., Sun, M.Z., Huang, B.L., Zeng, Z.Y.*, Qiu, J.W.*, Leung, K.M.Y.* (2026). A tailored MoS2 membrane with strong DNA binding capability enhances aquatic biota detection through environmental DNA metabarcoding. National Science Review 13: nwag055. [IF: 17.1] - News: EurekAlert! 

  • [369] Zhao, R.J., Lam, V.T.T., Chen, Y.F.,, Kang, B., Leung, K.M.Y.*, Yan, M.* (2026). Significance of rare species in evaluating marine conservation effects on fish community using Hill numbers. ICES Journal of Marine Science 85(3): fsag035. [IF: 3.4]

  • [368] Luo, Q., Huang, G.L., Lao, J.-Y.*, Xu, S.P., Kwok, J.K., Chen, C., Adedipe, D.T., Jing, L., Wen, X.H., Shao, C.T., Xie, J.X., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2026). Uncovering prevalence of environmentally mobile pharmaceuticals and their priority control strategies in urban river-estuary continuum of Hong Kong. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology 8: 1435-1444. [IF: 8.2] Media reports: EurekAlert!; WeChat Post; ScienceNet 

  • [367] Firth, L.B.*, ....Leung, K.M.Y. et al. (2026). Micro-refuges or ecological traps: evaluating the role of rock pools in sustaining intertidal biodiversity across latitudes. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 35: e70208. [IF: 6.0]. 

  • [366] Tao, D.Y., Li, C.Z., Sun, Y.J., Ruan, Y.F., Jin, Q.Q., Sun, J.J., Lu, Y.C., Kot, B.C.W., Lam, P.K.S., Wu, F.C., He, J., Giesy, J.P., Kannan, K., Liang, B., Liu, W.H., Zhang, L., Mu, Y.S., Leung, K.M.Y., He, Y.H.* (2026). Liquid crystal monomers released from LCD displays accumulate in endangered marine cetaceans triggering health concerns. Environmental Science & Technology 60: 7437–7448. [IF: 11.3] [Open Access] - CityUHK Press Release; Overseas Media Reports: The Guardian; Euro.news; The Independent; The Telegraph; SCITW; Hong Kong Media Reports: SCMP; Mingpao; On.CC; QQ.COM

  • ​​[365] Jiang, Y., Kwok, M.S., Liu, M.Y.*, Leung, K.M.Y.* (2026). Health risks of exposure to organotin compounds via seafood consumption after their legal ban. Marine Pollution Bulletin 226: 119345. [IF: 4.9]

  • [364] Yuen, C.N.T., Yeung, L.W.Y., Wang, Q., Ruan, Y.F.*, Lam, P.K.S., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2026). Revealing overlooked per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Pearl River Estuary using a comprehensive analytical approach. Environmental Pollution 395: 127762. [IF: 7.3]

  • [363] Wang, M.X., Wang, C.X., Yang, X.L., Mu, Y.S.*, Zhao, X.L.*, Wu, F.C., Leung, K.M.Y., Shin, H.M., Sayes, C.M., Giesy, J.P. (2026). Machine-learning-accelerated prediction of water quality criteria for microplastics. ACS ES&T Water 6: 732–744.  [IF: 4.3]

  • [362] Kim, M.G., Lim, Y.K., Kim, Y.N., Cha, J., Liu, X.W., Chan, L.L., Leung, K.M.Y., Baek, S.H.*, Hong, S.J.* (2026). Passive sampling and molecular networking for surveillance of lipophilic marine biotoxins along the south coast of Korea. Harmful Algae 153: 103067. [IF: 4.5]

  • [361] Zhang, K., Cheng, M.C.Y., Liu, M.Y.*, Xu, S.P., Ma, Y., Chau, H.S., Cao, Y.R., Yan, M., Sun, S.W.C., Yang, R.R., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2026). Seasonal variations in the abundance and distribution of small-sized microplastics in Hong Kong’s marine waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin 225: 119200. [IF: 4.9]

  • [360] Tao, D.Y., Li, H.X., Li, X., Wang, Y.L., Zhan, Y.T., Jin, Q.Q., Kannan, K., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S., He, Y.H.* (2026). Analytical advances and challenges in environmental monitoring of Liquid crystal monomers: A comprehensive review. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 195: 118569. [IF: 12.0]

  • [359] Liu, Q.H., Yuan, L.*, Li, Z.H., Leung, K.M.Y., Sheng, G.P.* (2026). Environmental co-exposure to roxarsone and heavy metals drives bacterial antibiotic multidrug resistance via genetic and phenotypic adaptations. Water Research 288 (Part B): 124682. [IF: 12.4] 

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2025

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  • [341] Bu, C.C., Chen, C.*, Fu, X.T., Zhang, W.W., Zhang, R., Hua, Y., Jia, R.L., Ruan, Y.F., Leung, K.M.Y., Ma, L.M.* (2025). Spatial distribution, phase partitioning, and ecological risk assessment of typical pesticides in Yangtze River Basin. Journal of Hazardous Materials 494: 138674. [IF: 11.3]

  • [340] Huang, Y.L., Zhang, X.L.*, Sheng, X.S., Shen, L.Y., Leung, K.M.Y. (2025). Habit-based interventions for maintaining reduction in disposable cutlery usage: A longitudinal experiment. Waste Management 203: 114862. [IF: 7.1]  

  • [339] Chen, H.G., Astudillo, J.C., Chow, C.L., Leung, K.M.Y.*, Lau, D.* (2025). Upcycling used engine oil into concrete: Ecological and mechanical performances in coastal applications. Construction and Building Materials 483: 141605. [IF: 8.0]  

  • [338] Jian, Y., Kwok, W.M.S., Lin, H.J., Leung, R.W.S., Xu, S.P., Astudillo, J.C., Liu, M.Y.*, Leung, K.M.Y.* (2025). Positive impacts of the legislation on organotins contamination in the marine environment of Hong Kong. Environment International 199: 109486. [IF: 9.7] Local news report in Ming Pao. 

  • [337] Zhao, R.J., Lam, V.T.T., Chen, Y.F., Sit, J.Y.F., Li, J.L., Leung, K.M.Y., Meng, Y.* (2025). A pilot study of fish biodiversity with a highlight of chondrichthyans in Hong Kong waters using environmental DNA metabarcoding. Regional Studies in Marine Science 86, 104194. [IF: 2.4]

  • [336] Wang, Q., Ruan, Y.F.*, Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S. (2025). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the marine environment: An overview and prospects. Marine Pollution Bulletin 216: 117993. [IF: 4.9]

  • [335] Huang, Y.L., Zhang, X.L.*, Leung, K.M.Y.*, Bradford, T., Astudillo, J.C., Sheng, X.S. (2025). Does changing behavioral intentions engender actual behavior change? The context of coastal ecological engineering. Marine Pollution Bulletin 216: 117978. [IF: 4.9]

  • [334] Bradford, T.E., Astudillo, J.C.*, Lai, C., Leung, R.W., Minuti, J.J., Hawkins, S.J., Morris, R.L., Chan, J.K.Y., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2025). Greening of grey and murky harbours: enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem functioning on artificial shorelines. Marine Pollution Bulletin 216, 117961. [IF: 4.9] 

  • [333] Xu, S.P., Zhang, K., Lao, J.Y., Wang, Q., Jiang, Y., Li, C., Kwok, J.K., Cao, G.D., Chen, C., Deng, Y., Leung K.M.Y.* (2025). Rubber-derived chemicals in urban sewer networks and receiving waters: Fingerprints, driving factors and ecological impacts. Water Research 282: 123629. [IF: 12.4]

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  • [331] Wang, Q., Ruan, Y.F.*, Shao, Y.T., Jin, L.J., Xie, N.Y., Yang, X.Q., Hong, Y.Y., Wang, H., Tsujimoto, A., Yasuhara, M., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S. (2025). Spatiotemporal trend of PFAS in estuarine sediments: Insights into chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonate transformation. Environmental Science & Technology 59: 7377–7388. [IF: 11.3] 

  • [330] Li, J., Wang, Q., Hu, C.Y., Sun, B.J., Yang, Z.X., Zhou, B.S., Leung, K.M.Y., Chen L.G.* (2025). Effects of chemical speciation on chronic thyroid toxicity of representative perfluoroalkyl acids. Environmental Science & Technology 59: 6959–6970. [IF: 11.3]

  • [329] Tee, K.A., Xie, M.Y., Jin, L.J., Kot, B.C.W., Tsui, M.T.K., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S., Ruan, Y.F.* (2025). Exposure and tissue distribution analyses of brominated flame retardants in Neophocaena phocaenoides through physiologically based toxicokinetic (PBTK) modeling. Aquatic Toxicology 283, 107353. [IF: 4.3]

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2024

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  • [293] Song, F.H., Li, T.T., Hur, J., Chow, A.T.S., Leung, K.M.Y., Wu, F.C. (2024). Wildfire-derived pyrogenic organic matter posing overlooked emerging risks to aquatic ecosystems. Environmental Science & Technology 58: 11209–11212. [IF: 11.3] 

  • [292] He, C., Yin, Z.Y., Stocchino, A.*, He, Y.H., Leung, K.M.Y., De Leo, F., Yin, Z.Y., Jin, Y.F. (2024). Risk assessment of e-waste - Liquid crystal monomers re-suspension caused by coastal dredging operations. Science of the Total Environment 933: 173176. [IF: 8.0]

  • [291] Zhang, Y., Jiang, F., Li, F., Lu, S., Liu, Z., Wang, Y., Chi, Y., Jiang, C., Zhang, L., Chen, Q., He, Z., Zhao, X.L., Qiao, J., Xu, X., Leung, K.M.Y., Liu, X., Wu, F.C.* (2024). Global daily mask use estimation in the pandemic and its post environmental health risks: Analysis based on a validated dynamic mathematical model. Journal of Hazardous Materials 473: 134572. [IF: 11.3]

  • [290] Wu, R.B., Sin, E.Y.Y., Cai, L., Wang, Y.J., Hu, M.H., Liu, X.S., Xu, W.Z., Kwan, K.Y., Goncalves, D., Chan, B.K.K., Zhang, K., Chui, A., Chua, S.L., Fang, J.K.H.*, Leung, K.M.Y.* (2024). Pharmaceutical residues in edible oysters along the coasts of the East and South China Seas and associated health risks to humans and wildlife. Environmental Science & Technology 58: 5512–5523. [Open Access] [IF: 11.3]

  • [289] Firth, L.,  Bone, J., Bartholomew, A., Bishop, M.J., Bugnot, A., Bulleri, F., Chee, S.-Y.,  Claassens, L., Dafforn, K.A., Fairchild, T.P., Hall, A.E., Hanley, M.E., Komyakova, V.,  Lemasson, A.J., Loke, L.H.L., Mayer-Pinto, M., Morris, R.L., Naylor, L., Perkins, M.J., Pioch, S., Porri, F., O'Shaughnessy, K.A., Schaefer, N., Strain, E.A., Toft, J.D., Waltham, N., Aguilera, M., Airoldi, L., Bauer, F., Brooks, P., Burt, J., Clubley, C., Cordell, J., Espinosa, F., Evans, A., Farrugia-Drakard, V., Froneman, W., Griffin, J., Hawkins, S.J., Heery, E., Herbert, R., Jones, E., Leung, K.M.Y., Moore, P., Sempere-Valverde, J., Sengupta, D., Sheaves, M., Swearer, S., Thompson, R.C., Todd, P., Knights, A.M. (2024). Coastal greening of grey infrastructure: an update on the state-of-the-art. Maritime Engineering (Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers), https://doi.org/10.1680/jmaen.2023.003 [IF: 3.6]

    • This paper was awarded the Halcrow Prize by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in the UK in April 2025. Annually, the Halcrow Prize is awarded to authors from both industry and academia who have produced a publication in one of the ICE journals judged by their peers to be of exceptional quality and benefit to the civil engineering, construction and materials science community. 

  • [288] Huang, Y.L., Zhang, X.L.*, Sheng, X.S., Wang, Y., Leung, K.M.Y. (2024). The impact of payment for ecosystem service schemes on participants’ motivation: A global assessment. Ecosystem Services 65: 101595 [IF: 6.6]

  • [287] Bao, Y., Ruan, Y., Wu, J., Wang, W.X., Leung, K.M.Y., Lee, P. K.H.* (2024). Metagenomics-based microbial ecological community threshold and indicators of anthropogenic disturbances in estuarine sediments. Environmental Science & Technology 58: 780–794. [IF: 11.3]

  • [286] Han, J.-R., Li, W.-X., Bao, S.-Y., Yang, Y., Zhang, X.-W.*, Zhang, X.-R.*, Zhang, T., Leung, K.M.Y. (2024). UV-based advanced oxidation processes for antibiotic resistance control: Efficiency, influencing factors, and energy consumption. Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2023.09.021 [IF: 11.6] 

  • [285] Sun, J., Rene, E.R., Tao, D.-Y., Lu, Y.-C., Jin, Q.-Q., Lam, J.C.H., Leung, K.M.Y., He, Y.-H.* (2024). Degradation of organic UV filters in the water environment: A concise review on the mechanism, toxicity, and technologies. Journal of Hazardous Materials 463: 132822. [IF: 11.3]

  • [284] Lin, H.J., Li, X.X., Qin, X., Cao, Y.R., Ruan, Y.R., Leung, M.K.H., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S., He, Y.H.* (2024). Particle size-dependent and route-specific exposure to liquid crystal monomers in indoor air: Implications for human health risk estimations. Science of the Total Environment 908: 168328. [IF: 8.0]

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Book Chapters

2023

  • [283] Wang, L., Zhou, J.C., Li, Z.H., Zhang, X., Leung, K.M.Y., Yuan, L.*, Sheng, G.-P.* (2023). Facet-specific photocatalytic degradation of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes by hematite nanoparticles in aquatic environments. Environmental Science & Technology  57: 21835–21845. [IF: 11.3]

  • [282] Wang, Q., Ruan, Y.-F.*, Yuen, C.N.T., Lin, H.-J., Yeung, L.W.Y., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2023). Tracing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the aquatic environment: Target analysis and beyond. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 169, 117351 [Open Access] [IF: 12.0]

  • [281] Liu, M.-Y., Zheng, H.-W., Cai, M.-G.*, Leung, K.M.Y., Yan, M., Zhang, Z.-F., Zhang, K., Chen, M., Ke, H.-W. (2023). Ocean stratification impacts on dissolved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): From global observation to deep learning. Environmental Science & Technology 57: 18339-18349 [IF: 11.3]

  • [280] Shu, Y.L., Wang, Q., Hong, P., Ruan, Y.F., Lin, H.J., Xu, J., Zhang, H.J., Deng, S.T., Wu H.L.*, Chen, L.G.*, Leung, K.M.Y.* (2023). Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) surveillance in Bufo gargarizans from inlet watersheds of Chaohu Lake, China: Tissue distribution and bioaccumulation potential. Environmental Science & Technology 57: 13148–13160 [IF: 11.3]

  • [279] Lao, J.-Y., Xu, S.P., Zhang, K.*, Lin, H.-J., Cao, Y.R., Wu, R.B., Tao, D.Y., Ruan, Y.F., Leung, K.M.Y.*, Lam, P.K.S. (2023). A new perspective to understand and prioritize the ecological impacts of organophosphate esters and transformation products in urban stormwater and sewage effluents. Environmental Science & Technology 57: 11656–11665 [IF: 11.3] 

  • [278] Wang, Q., Ruan, Y.-F.*, Jin, L.-J., Kot, B.C.W., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2023). Temporal trends and suspect screening of halogenated flame retardants and their metabolites in blubbers of cetaceans stranded in Hong Kong waters during 2013−2020. Environmental Science & Technology 57: 9298–9308 [Open Access] [IF: 11.3]

  • [277] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Astudillo, J.C., Fang, J.K.H. Qiu, J.W., Takeuchi, I. (2023). The Second International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems (BECoME 2022). Regional Studies in Marine Science 63: 103039. [Editorial] [IF: 2.4]

  • [276] Wang, Q., Ruan, Y.-F.*, Jin, L.-J., Tao, L.S.R., Lai, H., Li, G.-F., Yeung, L.W.Y., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2023). Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in a subtropical marine food web: Suspect screening, isomer profile, and identification of analytical interference. Environmental Science & Technology 57: 8355–8364. [Open Access] [IF: 11.3]

  • [275] Lai, R.W.S.*, Zhou, G.J., Yung, M.M.N., Djurišić, A.B., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2023). Interactive effects of temperature and salinity on toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles towards the marine mussel Xenostrobus securis. Science of the Total Environment 889: 164254. [IF: 8.0]

  • [274] Song, F.-H., Li, T.-T., Wu, F.-C.*, Leung, K.M.Y., Hur, J., Zho, L.-F., Bai, Y.-C., Zhao, X.-L., He, W., Ruan, M.-Q. (2023). Temperature-dependent molecular evolution of biochar-derived dissolved black carbon and its interaction mechanism with polyvinyl chloride microplastics. Environmental Science & Technology 7: 7285–7297. [IF: 11.3]

  • [273] Zhao, L.-H., Teng, M.-M.*, Zhao, X.-L., Li, Y.X., Sun, J.-Q., Zhao, W.-T., Ruan Y.-F., Leung, K.M.Y. , Wu, F.-C. (2023). Insight into the binding model of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances to proteins and membranes. Environment International 175: 107951. [Open Access] [IF: 9.7]

    • This paper was awarded the Environment International 2025 Most Cited Paper Award by Elsevier in April 2025.

  • [272] Cheung, C.Y., Leung, R.K.L., Law, C.S.W., Cheng, M.C.F., Leung, P.T.Y., Astudillo, J.C.*, Leung, K.M.Y.* (2023). Juvenile fish communities in coastal soft-bottom and shallow water habitats at the Tolo Harbour and Channel in Hong Kong, South China. Regional Studies in Marine Science 62: 102917.  [IF: 2.4]

  • [271] Li, A.J., Lai, R.W.S.*, Zhou, G.-J., Leung, P.T.Y., Zeng, E.Y., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2023). Joint effects of temperature and copper exposure on developmental and gene-expression responses of the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus. Ecotoxicology 32: 336-343. [IF: 2.7] 

  • [270] Dai, M.H., Zhao, Y.Y., Chai, F., Chen, M.R., Chen, N.W., Chen, Y.M., Cheng, D.Y., Gan, J.P., Guan, D.B., Hong, Y.Y., Huang, J.L., Lee, Y.T., Leung, K.M.Y., Lim P.E., Lin S.J. Lin, X., Liu, X., Liu, Z.Q., Luo, W., Meng, F.F., Sangmanee, C., Shen, Y., Uthaipan, K., Talaat, W.I.A.W., Wan, X.H.S., Wang, C., Wang, D.Z., Wang, G.Z., Wang, S.L., Wang, Y.M., Wang, Y.T., Wang, Z., Wang Z.X., Xu, Y.P., Yang, J.Y.T., Yang, Y., Yasuhara, M., Yu, D., Yu, J.M., Yu, L.Q., Zhang, Z.K., Zhang, Z.L. (2023). Persistent eutrophication and hypoxia in the coastal ocean. Cambridge Prism: Coastal Future 1: e19, https://doi.org/10.1017/cft.2023.7 [IF: Not yet available as a new journal]

  • [269] Hu, C.G., Yue, F.G., Zhan, H.C., Leung, K.M.Y., Zhang, R.Q., Gu, W.H., Liu, H.W., Chen, A.F., Cao, Y., Wang, X.M.*, Xie, Z.Q.* (2023). Homologous series of n-alkanes and fatty acids in the summer atmosphere from the Bering Sea to the western North Pacific. Atmospheric Research 285: 106633. [IF: 4.4]

  • [268] Sun, J.-Q., Teng, M.-M., Zhu, W.-T., Leung, K.M.Y., Wu, F.-C.* (2023). Paternal inheritance is an important, but overlooked, factor affecting the adverse effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on subsequent generations. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 71: 991-993. [IF: 6.2]

  • [267] Lao, J.Y., Huang, G.L., Zhang, K., Wang, Q., Xu, S.P., Ruan, Y.F.*, Wu, J.X., Leung, K.M.Y., Zeng, E.Y., Huang, B.S., Lam, P.K.S.* (2023). Anthropogenic impacts on organophosphate ester loads to an urban estuary in South China. ACS ES&T Water 3: 203-212. [IF: 4.3]

  • [266] Yan, Z.-F., Feng, C.-L.*, Leung, K.M.Y., Lui, Y., Wang, J.D., Jin, X.W., Wu, F.-C.* (2023). Insights into the geographical distribution, bioaccumulation characteristics and ecological risks of organophosphate esters. Journal of Hazardous Materials 445: 130517. [IF: 11.3]

  • [265] Hu, C.-G., Zhan, H., Gu, W., Liu, H., Zhang, R., Chen, A., Yue, F., Leung, K.M.Y., Wang, X., Xie, Z.-Q.* (2023). Spatiotemporal distribution and influencing factors of secondary organic aerosols in the summer atmosphere from the Bering Sea to the western North Pacific. Science of the Total Environment 859: 160138. [IF: 8.0]

  • [264] Au, M.F.F., Au, H.M., Chu, W.K.V., Kwok, C.K., Cheung, S.G., Leung, K.M.Y., Qiu, J.W.* (2023). Spatial distribution, abundance, seasonality and environmental relationship of amphioxus in subtropical Hong Kong waters. Regional Studies in Marine Science 57: 102726. [IF: 2.4]

  • [263] Sun, J.-Q., Teng, M.-M., Wu, F.-C.*, Zhao, X.-L., Li, Y.-X., Zhou, L.-H., Zhao, W.-T., Lai, K.P., Leung, K.M.Y., Giesy, J.P. (2023). Adverse health effects and stresses on offspring due to paternal exposure to harmful substances. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology  53: 1059-1084. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2022.2129941 [IF: 13.2]​​

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2022

  • [262] Lai, R.W.S., Zhou, G.J.*, Kang, H.-M., Jeong, C.-B., Djurišić, A.B., Lee, J.-S., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2022). Contrasting toxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics to the rotifer Brachionus koreanus in the presence of zinc oxide nanoparticles and zinc ions. Aquatic Toxicology 253: 106332. 

  • [261] Hu, C.-G., Wei, Z.-X., Zhan, H.-C., Gu, W.-H., Liu, H.-W., Chen, A., Jiang, B., Zhang, R.-Q., He, P.-Z., Fan, S.D., Yue, F.-G., Leung, K.M.Y., Wang, X.-M., Xie, Z.-Q.* (2022). Molecular characteristics, sources and influencing factors of isoprene and monoterpenes secondary organic aerosol tracers in the marine atmosphere over the Arctic Ocean. Science of the Total Environment 158645. 

  • [260] Yeung, K.W.Y., Zhou, G.-J., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2022). Degradation and transformation of all-trans-retinoic acid in seawater: Implications on its fate and risk in the marine environment. Environmental Chemistry 19: 228-235. 

  • [259] Zhang, K., Xu, S.-P., Zhang, Y.-N., Lo, Y.K., Liu, M.-Y., Ma, Y., Chau, H.S., Cao, Y.-R., Xu, X.-Y., Wu, R.-B., Lin, H.-J., Lao, J.-Y., Tao, D.-Y., Lau, F.T.K., Chiu, S.C., Wong, G.T.N., Lee, K., Ng, D.C.M., Cheung, S.G.,  Leung, K.M.Y.*, Lam, P.K.S.* (2022). A systematic study of microplastic occurrence in the urban water networks of a metropolis. Water Research 223: 118992.  News Reports on this Research: SCMP1/ SCMP2/ RTHK/ ON.CC/ Singtao/ Wenweipo1/ Wenweipo2/ Takungpao/ Mingpao

  • [258] Ho, P.W.L.*, Chang, E.E.-S., Leung, C.-T., Liu, H.-F., Malki, Y., Pang, S.Y.Y., Choi, Z.Y.K., Liang, Y.-M., Lai, R.W.S., Ruan, Y.-F., Leung, K.M.Y., Yung, S., Mak, J.C.W., Kung, M.H.W., Ramsden, D.B., Ho, S.L.* (2022). Long-term inhibition of mutant LRRK2 hyper-kinase activity reduced brain α-synuclein oligomers without peripheral adverse effects. npj Parkinson's Disease 8: 115. 

  • [257] Shen, M.-C., Liu, G.-J.*, Zhou, L., Yin, H., Arifa, M., Leung, K.M.Y. (2022). Spatial distribution, driving factors and health risks of fine particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from indoors and outdoors in Hefei, China. Science of the Total Environment 851: 158148. 

  • [256] Cao, Y.-R., Lin, H.-J., Wang, Q., Li, J., Liu, M.-Y., Zhang, K.*, Xu, S.-P., Huang, G.-L., Ruan, Y.-F., Wu, J.-X., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2022). Significant riverine inputs of typical plastic additive-phthalate esters from the Pearl River Delta to the northern South China Sea. Science of the Total Environment 849: 157744. [Open Access]  

  • [255] Lin, H.-J., Lao, J.-Y., Wang, Q., Ruan, Y.-F.*, He, Y.-H., Lee, P.K.H., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2022). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the atmosphere of waste management infrastructures: Uncovering secondary fluorotelomer alcohols, particle size distribution, and human inhalation exposure. Environment International 167, 107434. [Open Access] 

  • [254] Lao, J.-Y., Lin, H., Ruan, Y.-F.*, Leung, K.M.Y., Zeng, E.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2022). Insights into the atmospheric persistence, transformation, and health implications of organophosphate esters in urban ambient air. Environmental Science & Technology 56: 12003–12013. [Open Access] 

  • [253] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Khim, J.S., Staneva, J. (2022). A time for rejuvenation of the journal after the first seven years. Regional Studies in Marine Science 55: 102577. [Editorial] 

  • [252] Cao, Y.-R., Xu, S.-P., Zhang, K.*, Lin, H.-J., Wu, R.-B., Lao, J.Y., Tao, D.-Y., Liu, M.-Y., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2022). Spatiotemporal occurrence of phthalate esters in stormwater drains of Hong Kong, China: Mass loading and source identification. Environmental Pollution 308: 119683.  News Reports on this Research: ON.CC/ SKY/ Mingpao/ HK01/

  • [251] Lao, J.-Y., Wu, R.-B., Cui, Y.-S., Zhou, S.-W., Ruan, Y.-F.,*, Leung, K.M.Y., Wu, J.-X., Zeng, E.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2022). Significant input of organophosphate esters through particle-mediated transport into the Pearl River Estuary, China. Journal of Hazardous Materials 438: 129486. 

  • [250] Yeung, K.W.Y., Ho, K.K.Y., Zhou, G.J.*, Ruan, Y.F., Lam, P.K.S., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2022). Spatiotemporal variations of retinoic acids and their metabolites in the marine environment of Hong Kong. Marine Pollution Bulletin 181: 113878. 

  • [249] Xu, Z., Wang, Y.*, Wu, F.-C.*, Feng, C.-L., Cheng, Y.-H., Dong, Z.-M., Kidd, K.A., Brooks, B.W., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2022). Sturgeons are biodiversity priorities needing special protection from chemicals and waste.  Environmental Science and Technology 56: 9847-9850. [Viewpoint] 

  • [248] Zhao, X.-L.*, Wang, J.-Y., Leung, K.M.Y., Wu, F.-C.* (2022). Color: An important but overlooked factor for plastic photoaging and microplastic formation. Environmental Science & Technology 56: 9161–9163. [Viewpoint] 

  • [247] Li, A.J., Zhou, G.-J.*, Lai, R.W.S., Leung, P.T.Y., Wu, C.C., Zeng, E.Y., Lui, G.C.S., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2022). Extreme cold or warm events can potentially exacerbate chemical toxicity to the marine medaka fish Oryzias melastigma. Aquatic Toxicology 249: 106226. 

  • [246] Tao, D.-Y., Jin, Q.-Q., Ruan, Y.-F., Zhang, K., Zhan, Y.-T., Wu, J.-X., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S., He, Y.-H.* (2022). Widespread occurrence of emerging e-waste contaminants - liquid crystal monomers in sediments of the Pearl River Estuary, China. Journal of Hazardous Materials 437: 129377. [Open Access] 

  • [245] Lao, J.-Y., Ruan, Y.-F.*, Leung, K.M.Y., Zeng, E.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2022). Review on age-specific exposure to organophosphate esters: Multiple exposure pathways and microenvironments. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2022.2087428  

  • [244] Strain, E.M.A., Lai, R.W.S., White, C., Piarulli, S., Leung, K.M.Y., Airoldi, L., O'Brien, A. (2022). Marine pollution: emerging issues and challenges. Frontiers in Marine Science 9: 918984. [Open Access] [Editorial] 

  • [243] Wang, Q., Ruan, Y.-F., Jin, L.-J., Lin, H.-J., Yan, M., Gu, J.R., Yuen, C., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2022). Tissue-specific uptake, depuration kinetics, and suspected metabolites of four emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in marine medaka. Environmental Science & Technology 56: 6182–6191 

  • [242] Song, F.-H., Li, T.-T., Wu, F.-C.*, Leung, K.M.Y., Bai, Y.-C., Zhao, X.-L. (2022). Dynamic evolution and covariant response mechanism of volatile organic compounds and residual functional groups during the real-time pyrolysis of coal and biomass fuels. Environmental Science & Technology 56: 5409–5420. 

  • [241] Hong, P., Zhang, K., Dai, Y., Yuen, C.N.T., Gao, Y.-X., Gu, Y.-L., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2022). Application of aerobic denitrifier for simultaneous removal of nitrogen, zinc, and bisphenol A from wastewater. Bioresource Technology 354: 127192. [IF: 11.4]

  • [240] Yeung, K.W.Y., Lai, R.W.S., Zhou, G.J.*, Leung, K.M.Y.* (2022). Concentration-response of six marine species to all-trans retinoic acids and its ecological risk to the marine environment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 235: 113455. [Open Access] 

  • [239] Chen, C.-Z., Chen, L., Huang, Q.-H.*, Zhang, W., Leung, K.M.Y. (2022). Pulsed distribution of organotin in the turbidity maximum zone of the Yangtze Estuary throughout a tidal cycle. Marine Pollution Bulletin 178: 113600. 

  • [238] Cao, Y.-R., Lin, H.-J., Zhang, K.*, Xu, S.-P., Yan, M., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2022). Microplastics: A major source of phthalate esters in aquatic environments. Journal of Hazardous Materials 432: 128731. 

  • [237] Wilkinson, J.L.*, Boxall, A.B.A., Kolpin, D., Leung, K.M.Y., Lai, R.W.S. et al. (127 authors in total) (2022). Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 19(8): e2113947119 [Open Access]  News Reports on this Research in Hong Kong: SCMP/ HK01/ On CC/ Sky Post/ Wenweipo/ RTHK Backchat/ SCMP Editorial; New Reports Worldwide (Examples): The Guardian/ BBC 

    • This paper was awarded the 2022 Cozzarelli Prize of PNAS (in the Category VI: Applied Biological, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences) on 30 April 2023. The annual Cozzarelli Prize aims to recognize the best paper in PNAS for each of the six subject categories ( https://www.pnas.org/post/update/2022-cozzarelli-prize-recipients ). This work also received the “2022 International Collaboration of the Year” Award from The Times Higher Education.​

  • [236] Tao, D.-Y., Zhang, K.*, Xu, S.-P., Lin, H.-J., Liu, Y., Kang, J.-L., Yim, T.W., Giesy, J.P., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2022). Microfibers released into the air from a household tumble dryer. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 9: 120-126 [Open Access]  News Reports on this Research: The Guardian/ Daily Mail/ The Independent/ iNews/ Channel News/ CBC Radio/ News Hub/ SciTech Daily/ Techzle/ EcoWatch/ ZME Science/ Technology Networks/ Techno Trenz/ The Stars/ COSMOS/ Earth.com/ Korean DAUM/ Japan COURRIER/ Scientias/ E&T Magazine/ Ecotextile/ Brinkwire/ Nation of Change/ Russia Lenta/ hvg.hu/ Die Presses/ ladepeche.fr/ visao.sapo.pt/ Elespectador/ tag43.it / Science News for Students/ News in Hong Kong: On CC/ Sky Post/ HK01

    • This paper was specially mentioned in a Focus article in Environmental Health Perspectives "An Ill Wind? Growing Recognition of Airborne Nano- and Microplastic Exposures"  https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP12662  (EHP Vol. 131, No. 4) [April 2023]​

    • It was also featured in the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) Review  23(2): 16-21 [March 2023]. 

  • [235] Yang, Y., Zhang, X.-R.*, Jiang, J.-Y., Han, J.-R., Li, W.-X., Li, X.-Y., Leung, K.M.Y., Snyder, S.A., Alvarez, P.J.J. (2022). Which micropollutants in water environments deserve more attention globally? Environmental Science & Technology 56: 13-29 

    • This paper was selected as one of the recipients of the 2022 ES&T Best Paper Award [April 2024].

  • [234] Wang, L., Yuan, L., Li, Z.-H., Zhang, X., Leung, K.M.Y., Sheng, G.-P.* (2022). Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) associated antibiotic resistance genes in activated sludge along the AAO process: Distribution and microbial secretors. Science of the Total Environment 816: 151575 

  • [233] Cao, Y.-R., Li, J., Wu, R.-B., Lin, H.-J., Lao, J.-Y., Zhang, K.*, Ruan, Y.-F., Wu, J.-X., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2022). Phthalate esters in seawater and sediment of the Northern South China Sea: Occurrence, distribution and ecological risks. Science of the Total Environment 811: 151412 

  • [232] Wang, X.-L., Wu, F.-C.*, Zhao, X.L.*, Zhang, X., Wang, J.Y., Niu, L., Liang, W-Q., Leung, K.M.Y., Giesy, J.P. (2022). Enlightenment of COVID-19 pandemic: Roles of environmental factors in the future public health emergency response. Engineering 8: 108-115. [Open Access] 

 

2021

  • [231] Sun, J., Yang, S., Zhou, G.J., Zhang, K., Lu, Y., Jin, Q., Lam, P.K.S., Leung, K.M.Y., He, Y.* (2021). Release of microplastics from disposal surgical masks and their adverse impacts on the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 12: 1065–1070 [Open Access] SCMP News Report/ Report 1/ Report 2/ Report 3/ Report 4/ Report 5/ Report 6/ Report 7/ CityU Press Release

  • [230] Zhou, G.J.*, Ho, K.K.Y., Ip, J.C.H., Liu, S., Hu, J.Y., Giesy, J.P., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2021). Insights into the possible influence of natural retinoic acids on imposex induction in female marine gastropod. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 8: 1002-1008. [Open Access] 

  • [229] Wong, K.J.H.*, Tao, L.S.R., Leung, K.M.Y. (2021). Subtidal crabs of Hong Kong: Brachyuran (Crustacea: Decapoda) from benthic trawl surveys conducted by the University of Hong Kong, 2012 to 2018. Regional Studies in Marine Science 48: 102013. [Open Access] News Report 1/ Report 2/ Report 3/ Report 4

  • [228] Mak, Y.K.Y., Tao, L.S.R.*, Ho, V.C.M., Dudgeon, D., Cheung, W.W.L., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2021). Initial recovery of demersal fish communities in coastal waters of Hong Kong, South China, following a trawl ban. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 32: 989-2007. [Open Access] SCMP News Report / CityU Press Release 

  • [227] Sun, F.-H., Mu, Y.-S.,  Leung, K.M.Y., Su, H.-L., Wu, F.-C.*, Chang, H. (2021). China is establishing its water quality standards for enhancing protection of aquatic life in freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Science and Policy 124: 413-422. 

  • [226] Li, J., Ruan, Y.F.*, Mak, Y.L., Zhang, X.H., Lam, J.C.W., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (2021). Occurrence and trophodynamics of marine lipophilic phycotoxins in a subtropical marine food web. Environmental Science & Technology 55: 6917–6925. 

  • [225] Tao, L.S.R., Ho, V.C.M., Mak, Y.K.Y., Sham, R.C.T., Yau, J.K.C., Hui, T.T.Y., Lau, D.C.P., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2021). Improvements of population fitness and trophic status of a benthic predatory fish following a trawling ban. Frontiers in Marine Science 8: 614219. [Open Access] SCMP News Report / CityU Press Release

  • [224] Mu, Y.-S.*, Shao, M.-C., Zhong, B.-Q., Zhao, Y.-Q., Leung, K.M.Y., Giesy, J.P., Ma, J., Wu, F.-C.*, Zeng, F.-G. (2021). Transmission of SARS−CoV−2 virus and ambient temperature: A critical review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28: 37051–37059. [Open Access]   

  • [223] Ip, J.C.H., Leung, P.T.Y., Qiu, J.W., Lam, P.K.S., Wong, C.K.C., Chan, L.L., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2021). Transcriptomics reveal triphenyltin-induced molecular toxicity in the marine mussel Perna viridis. Science of the Total Environment  790: 148040. [Open Access]  

  • [222] Wu, R.S.S., Leung, S.F., Lee, S.Y., Leung, K.F., Shin, P.K.S., Chan, L., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2021). Tearful at the falling of a star: In memory of Professor Brian Morton (10th August 1942 – 28th March 2021). Marine Pollution Bulletin 172: 112481. (Editorial) [Open Access] 

  • [221] Lai, R.W.S., Kang, H.-M., Zhou, G.J.*, Yung, M.N.M., He, Y.L., Ng, A.M.C., Li, X.Y., Djurišić, A.B., Lee, J.S., Leung, K.M.Y.*  (2021). Hydrophobic surface coating can reduce toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles to the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus. Environmental Science & Technology 55: 6917-6925. 

  • [220] Yeung, K.W.Y., Zhou, G.J.*, Ruan, Y.F., Lam, P.K.S., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2021). Occurrence of retinoic acids and their metabolites in sewage treatment plants and their removal efficiencies by chemically enhanced primary treatment and secondary biological treatment. Chemosphere 280: 130745 

  • [219] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Lam, P.K.S., Chan, K.M., Lam, J.C.W., Richardson, B.J. (2021). Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the ICMPE. Marine Pollution Bulletin 167: 112353. (Editorial) 

  • [218] Wu, R.S.S., Giesy, J.P., Richardson B.J., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2021). In memory of Dr Doris Au (29 April 1965 - 7 February 2020). Marine Pollution Bulletin 167: 112278. (Editorial)

  • [217] Wang, Z., Leung, K.M.Y.*, Sung, Y.H., Dudgeon, D., Qiu, J.W.* (2021). Recovery of tropical marine benthos after a trawl ban demonstrates linkage between abiotic and biotic changes. Communications Biology 4: 212. [Open Access] SCMP News Report / CityU Press Release

  • [216] Svavarsson, J., Guls, H.D.*, Sham, R.C.T., Leung, K.M.Y., Halldórsson, H.P. (2021). Pollutants from shipping - New environmental challenges in the subarctic and the Arctic Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin 164: 112004. 

  • [215] Garman, E.R.*, Schlekat, C.E., Middleton, E., Merrington, G., Peters, A., Smith, R., Stauber, J.L., Gissi, F., Binet, M., Leung, K.M.Y., Gilmore, M., Golding, L., Jolley, D., Wang, Z., Reichelt-Brushett, A. (2021). Development of a bioavailability-based risk assessment framework for nickel in Southeast Asia and Melanesia. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 17: 802-813. [Open Access] 

  • [214] Sun, B., Liu, J., Zhang, Y.-Q., Leung, K.M.Y., Zeng, E.Y.* (2021). Leaching of polybrominated diphenyl ethers from microplastics in fish oil: Kinetics and bioaccumulation. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 406: 124726. 

  • [213] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Sheng, J.-Y., Khim, J.S. (2021). Changing for improvement and advancement. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 41: 101596. (Editorial) [IF: 2.166]

  • [212] Sham, R.C.T., Ho, K.K.Y., Hui, T.T.Y., Zhou, G.J., Chan, J.K.Y., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2021). Tissue distribution of triphenyltin compounds in marine teleost fishes. Journal of Hazardous Materials 401, 123426. 

  • [211] Strain, E.M., Steinberg, P.D., Vozzo, M., Johnston, E.L., Abbiati, M., Aguilera, M., Airoldi, L., Augirre, D., Ashton, G., Bernardi, M., Brooks, P., Chan, B.K.K., Chee, S.Y., Coutinhosa, R., Crowe, T., Davey, A, Firth, L., Fraser, C., Hanley, M., Hawkins, S., Knick, K., Lau, E.T.C., Leung, K.M.Y., McKenzie, C., MacLeod, C., Mafanya, S., Mancuso, F., Messano, L.V.R., Ng, T.P.T., O'Shannessy, K., Pattrick, P., Perkins, M.J., Perkol-Finkel, S., Porri, F., Ross, D., Ruiz, G., Sella, I., Seitz, R., Shirazi, R., Thiel, M., Thompson, R., Yee, J., Zabin, C., Bishop, M.J. (2021). A global analysis of complexity–biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures. Global Ecology and Biogeography 30: 140-153. [Open Access] - CityU Press Release

  • [210] Tao, L.S.R., Lui, G.C.S., Wong, K.J.H., Hui, T.T.Y., Mak, Y.K.Y., Sham, R.C.T., Yau, J.K.C., Cheung, W.W.L., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2021). Does trawl ban policy benefit commercially important Decapoda and Stomatopoda in Hong Kong? Ecosystems 24: 1157-1170. [Open Access] 

  • [209] Chan, K.H.*, Ng, R.C.L.*, Jian, M., Bunting, M., Ma, O.K.F., Kwan, J.S.C., Zhou, G.J., Senthilkumar, K., Lyaswamy, A., Li, M., Leung, K.M.Y., Durairajan, S.S.K., Lam, K.S.L., Chung, S.K., Festenstein, R. (2021). Chronic oral administration of AdipoRon reverses cognitive impairments and ameliorates neuropathology in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model. Molecular Psychiatry 26: 5669–5689.

 

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Refereed Book-Chapters:

  • [B13] Liu, M.-Y., Qadeer, A.*, Kirsten, K., Ajmal, Z., Leung, K.M.Y. (2022). Occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A special reference to their monitoring, distribution, and environmental fate. In: Emerging Aquatic Contaminants: One Health Framework for Risk Assessment and Remediation in the Post COVID-19 Anthropocene, Mohapatra, S. (eds), Elsevier, London.  

  • [B12] Ho, K.K.Y., Cheung, M.S., Leung, H.Y.M., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). Vignette 8.2: The use of neogastropods as indicator of tributyltin contamination along the South China coast. In: Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology, 5th Edition, Newman, M.C. (eds), CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp, 240-243. [Invited article]

  • [B11] Zhou, G.J.*, Leung, K.M.Y. (2018). The genetic makeup of marine organisms to determine who is a winner or a loser under global climate change. In: 1000 Selected Problems in Sciences: Ocean Since, Science Press. pp. 1162-1165. [in Chinese]. [Invited article]

  • [B10] Ho, K.K.Y.*, Leung, K.M.Y. (2017). Current status of organotin contamination and imposex in neogastropods along coastal marine environments of Southeast Asia and China. In: Biological Effects of Organotins, Horiguchi, T. (eds), Springer. pp 123-147. [Invited article]

  • [B9] Yung, M.M.N., Mouneyrac, C., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2015). Ecotoxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles in the marine environment. In: Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology, Bhushan, B. (eds), Springer. pp 1-17, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6178-0_100970-1. [Invited article]

  • [B8] Newman, M.C.*, Leung, K.M.Y. (2011). Mercury by the numbers. In: Mercury Pollution: A Transdisciplinary Treatment, Zuber, S.L., Newman, M.C. (eds), CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp. 51-69. [Invited article]

  • [B7] Berthet, B*, Leung, K.M.Y., Amiard-Triquet, C. (2011). Inter- and intraspecific variability of tolerance: Implications for bioassays and biomonitoring. In: Tolerance to Environmental Contaminants, Amiard-Triquet, C., Rainbow, P.S., Romeo, M. (eds), CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp. 49-84. [Invited article]

  • [B6] Mouneyrac, C.*, Leung, P.T.Y., Leung, K.M.Y. (2011). Cost of tolerance. In: Tolerance to Environmental Contaminants, Amiard-Triquet, C., Rainbow, P.S., Romeo, M. (eds), CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp. 265-297. [Invited article]

  • [B5] Cheung, M.S., Leung, H.Y.M., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2010/2014). Vignette 8.2: The use of neogastropods as indicator of tributyltin contamination along the South China coast. In: Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology, 3rd/4th Edition, Newman, M.C. (eds), CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp.222-226. [Invited article]

  • [B4] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Dudgeon, D. (2008). Ecological risk assessment and management of exotic organisms associated with aquaculture activities. In: Understanding and Applying Risk Analysis in Aquaculture, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 519, Bondad-Reantaso, M.G.; Arthur, J.R. & Subasinghe, R.P. (eds), FAO, Rome. pp. 67-100. [Invited article]

  • [B3] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Chu, J.C.W., Wu, R.S.S. (2003). Reducing nitrogen pollution loading from fish farming by changing feeding practices: An example from Hong Kong. In: Perspectives on Marine Environmental Change in Hong Kong and Southern China, 1977-2001: Proceedings of an International Workshops Reunion Conference, 22-26 October 2001, Morton, B. (eds), Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. pp. 545-556.

  • [B2] Lai, C.H., Tsui, J.C.Y., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2003). Distribution and demography of Stomatopoda in the subtidal marine environment of Hong Kong. In: Turning the Tides - A Festschrift in Honour of Professor Brian Morton, Shin, P.K.S. (eds), The Marine Biological Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. pp. 159-183.

  • [B1] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Wheeler, J.R., Morritt, D., Crane, M. (2001). Endocrine disruption in fishes and invertebrates: Issues for saltwater ecological risk assessment. In: Coastal and Estuarine Risk Assessment, Newman, M.C., Roberts, Jr., M.H. & Hale, R.C. (eds.), Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton. pp. 189-216.

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Other Publications:

  • [O11] Hatje, V., Rayfuse, R., Polejack, P., Goddard, C., Jiang, C., Jones, D., Faloutsos, D., Fiedler, H., Akrofi, J., Sheps, K., Leung, K., Pinheiro, L.M., Pradhan, M., Castrillejo, M., Bustamante, P., Kershaw, P., Zitoun, R., Silva, S., & Kiefer, T. (2024). Ocean Decade Vision 2030 White Papers – Challenge 1: Understand and Beat Marine Pollution. Paris, UNESCO-IOC. (The Ocean Decade Series, 51.1). https://doi.org/10.25607/6m86-s908 (UNESCO IOC/2024/ODS/51.1).​

  • [O10] Liu, X.J., Hou, P., Hu, X.Z., Chen, J.A., Zhang, P., Zhu, X.W., Wang, Q., Leung, K.M.Y. (2023). Numerical simulation of wind wave process of super typhoon "Mangkhut". Journal of Changsha University of Science & Technology (Natural Science) 20(4): 117-126. (In Chinese; 刘晓建，侯堋，胡晓张，陈俊昂，张鹏, 朱小伟, 王强,  梁美仪.  超强台风“山竹”风浪过程数值模拟研究 [J]. 长沙理工大学学报（自然科学版), 2023, 20(4): 117-126.)

  • [O9] Chan, J.K.Y.*, Cheng, I.N.Y., Kong, S.S.Y., Leung, K.M.Y. (2018). Use of online platform for student learning in higher education: The use of YouTube and Facebook as assessment tools. Conference paper No. AE454-2B-3 (Session 2, pp. 92-101) presented at the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) Conference 2018, March 2018, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan.

  • [O8] Leung, P.T.Y., Mak, S.S.T., Ip, J.C.H., Yau, C., Lai, V.C.S., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2014). Survey of Juvenile Fish Resources at the Three Marine Parks at Northeast Hong Kong. Final Report to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD/SQ/99/12), the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P.R. China.

  • [O7] Leung, K.M.Y.* (2012). Teamwork will move mountains: A tale from SETAC Asia/Pacific. SETAC Globe 13(6):Article 1.

  • [O6] 方超，王新红*，谢卫，梁美仪，洪华生 (2009). TBT在疣荔枝螺（Thais clavigera）“汤”暴露方式下的代谢动力学过程研究。 持久性有机污染物论坛2009暨第四届持久性有机污染物全国学术研讨会论文集。

  • [O5] Close, J.*, Ip, J., Leung, K.M.Y., Bao, V.W.W., Lam, K.H. * (2006). PV-powered biological wastewater treatment for urban & rural applications. Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion 1-2: 2339-2342.

  • [O4] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Lui, K.K.Y., Wai, T.C., Cheung, A.Y.T., Chan, B.K.K., Yau, C. (2006). Study on the Soft Shore in Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park. Final Report to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD/SQ/2/05), the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P.R. China.

  • [O3] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Lam, P.K.S. (2004). Marine ecological risk assessments are not straightforward! SETAC Globe 5(1):35-36.

  • [O2] Leung, K.M.Y.* (2003). A book review for "Waters in Peril", by Bendell-Young, L. & P. Gallaugher (eds) (2001). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 248 pp. Hydrobiologia 493:204-206.

  • [O1] Wheeler, J.R., Sorokin, N., Leung, K.M.Y., Morritt, D., Crane, M.*, Cole, S., Mitchell, R., Holmes, D., Pugh, M., Whitehouse, P. (2001). Marine Risk Assessment and Ecosystem Dynamics: Comparison of Marine and Freshwater Data and Test Methods. Final Report for the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC), Report No. CEFIC LRI ECO 1b.

Other Publications

State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution and Department of Chemistry 

City University of Hong Kong

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