Edited Volumes: *Corresponding author

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• [E11] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Brooks, B.W., Choi, K.-H., Zhang, X.-W. (Eds). (2023). Trajectories in Environmental Analysis and Assessment for Chemical Pollution. London, the Royal Society of Chemistry.  (Approved book proposal; completion date: August/September 2023).

• [E10] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Astudillo, J.C., Fang, J.K.H. Qiu, J.W., Takeuchi, I. (Eds.) (2023). The Second International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems (BECoME 2022). A special issue in Regional Studies in Marine Science, in press. 

• [E9] Strain, E.M.A., Airoldi, L., Leung, K.M.Y., O'Brien, A., While, C. (Eds.) (2022). Marine pollution - emerging issues and challenges. A virtual special issue in Frontiers in Marine Science, in press.

• [E8] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Lam, P.K.S., Chan, K.M., Lam, J.C.W., Richardson, B.J. (Eds.) (2021). The 9th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology. A virtual special issue in Marine Pollution Bulletin.

• [E7] Steinberg, P.D., Tanner, E., O’Neil, J.M., Gomes, A.S., Leung, K.M.Y.* (Eds.) (2020). World Harbour Project — Global harbours and ports: different locations, similar problems? Part II.  A virtual special issue in Regional Studies in Marine Science.

• [E6] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Merrington, G., Warne, M. St. J., Wenning, R.J., Wu, F.-C. (Eds.) (2018). Environmental quality benchmarks for aquatic ecosystem protection: Derivation and application. A special issue in Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25(4): 3038-3208.

• [E5] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Richardson, B.J., Au, D.W.T., Chan, K.M., Wong, C.K.C. (Eds.) (2017). The 8th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology. A special issue in Marine Pollution Bulletin 124(2):569-1110.

• [E4] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Hui, J.H.L., Chan, K.Y.K., Kwok, K.W.H. (Eds.) (2016). The First International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems (BECoME 2015). A special issue in Regional Studies in Marine Science 8(3): 371-522.

• [E3] Steinberg, P.D., Airoldi, L., Banks, J., Leung, K.M.Y.* (Eds.) (2016). World Harbour Project - Global harbours and ports: different locations, similar problems? A special issue in Regional Studies in Marine Science 8(2): 217-370.

• [E2] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Merrington, G., Warne, M.St.J., Wenning, R.J. (Eds.) (2014). Environmental quality benchmarks for protecting aquatic ecosystems. A special issue in Environmental Science and Pollution Research 21(1): 1-243.

• [E1] Wu, R.S.S.*, Richardson, B.J., Au, D.W.T., Shin, P.K.S., Leung, K.M.Y. (Eds.) (2014). The 7th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology. A special issue in Marine Pollution Bulletin 85(2): 315-830.

 

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Refereed Journal Articles: *Corresponding author

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Articles under review/ in submission:

• Zhao, Z., Bradford, T.E.*, Yung, M.N.N., Lau, E.T.C., Liu, P., Lo, C.C., Astudillo, J.C., Leung, K.M.Y.* (in preparation). Marine restoration through biofiltration: Selection of suitable bivalves under different salinities and microalgal food sources. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 

• 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.

• Lai, N.L.S., Zhang, X.-H., Sham, R.C.-T., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.*, Lam, J.C.W.* (in preparation). Assessment of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in a coastal marine food web. Journal of Hazardous Materials.   

• Wang, L., Li, Y.-A., Leung, K.M.Y., Sheng, G.-P.* (in preparation). Facet-dependent photodegradation of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes by hematite nanoparticles in river water under visible light. Environmental Science & Technology. 

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• Ying, T., Onofrio, N., Mei, L., Peng, H., Zhang, Z., Gu, M., Ma, C., Chen, Y., Leung, K.M.Y., Tang, C.Y., Voiry, D.*, Zeng, Z.-Y.* (under review). Vacancy functionalized MoS2 nanolaminated membranes for efficient sieving in forward osmosis. Nature Sustainability. 

• 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.* (under review). Global daily mask use estimation reflects its vital role in the epidemiological control despite polluting the environment. PNAS.

• 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.* (under review). Pharmaceutical residues in edible oysters along the Chinese coastline and associated risks to human health and wildlife at the enantiomeric level. Environmental Science & Technology. 

• Bao, Y., Ruan, Y., Wu, J., Wang, W.X., Leung, K.M.Y., Lee, P. K.H.* (under review). Metagenomics-based microbial ecological community threshold and indicators of anthropogenic disturbances in estuarine sediments. Environmental Science & Technology.

• Wang, Q., Ruan, Y.-F.*, Yuen, C.N.T., Lin, H.-J., Yeung, L.W.Y., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S.* (under review). Tracing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the aquatic environment: Target analysis and beyond. Trends in Analytical Chemistry.

• 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.* (under review). 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. 

• 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. (under review). Organophosphate esters in urban stormwater and wastewater: Influences of environmental and social factors, transformation characteristic, and ecological impacts. Water Research. 

• Zhou, G.J.*, Lai, R.W.S., Kim, M.S., Kim, M.S., Lee, Y.H., Lee, J.S., Leung, K.M.Y.* (major revision). Retinoic acids can hinder molting and development of the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus as revealed by transcriptomics.  Environmental Science & Technology. 

• Han, J.-R., Li, W.-X., Bao, S.-Y., Yang, Y., Zhang, X.-W.*, Zhang, X.-R.*, Zhang, T., Leung, K.M.Y. (under review). UV-based advanced oxidation processes in antibiotic resistance control: Efficiencies, influencing factors, and energy consumption. Engineering. 

• 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. (under review). Ocean stratification impacts on dissolved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): From global observation to deep learning. Environmental Science & Technology. 

• 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.* (under review). A review on the degradation mechanisms of organic UV filters in the water environment. Science of the Total Environment.

• Shen, M.-C., Liu, G.-J.*, Liu, R.-J., Zhou, L., Leung, K.M.Y., Yin, H., Hu, Y.-Y., Arif, M., Chen, Y., Zhou, J.-J. (under review). Integrated behavior and probabilistic risk assessment of PCBs adhering indoors and outdoors dust based on coupling morphological and elemental characterization: a case study in Hefei, China. Chemosphere.

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Published journal articles:

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2023/ in press

• [277] 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, in press. [IF: 11.357]

• [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, in press. [IF: 11.357]

• [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, 164254. [IF: 10.753]

• [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: 11.357]

• [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: 13.352]

• [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: 2.166]

• [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: 2.935] 

• [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: 5.965]

• [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: 5.895]

• [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: Not yet available as a new journal]

• [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: 14.224]

• [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: 10.753]

• [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: 2.166]

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2022

• [263] 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. [IF: 5.202]

• [262] 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. (2022). Adverse health effects and stresses on offspring due to paternal exposure to harmful substances. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2022.2129941 [IF: 11.75]

• [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. [IF: 10.753]

• [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. [IF: 4.240]

• [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. [IF: 13.400] 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. [IF: 9.304]

• [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. [IF: 10.753]

• [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] [IF: 10.753] 

• [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] [IF: 13.352]

• [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] [IF: 11.357]

• [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] [IF: 2.166] 

• [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. [IF: 9.988]  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. [IF: 14.224] 

• [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. [IF: 7.001]

• [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] [IF: 11.357]

• [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] [IF: 11.357]

• [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. [IF: 5.202]

• [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] [IF: 14.224]

• [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 [IF: 11.75] 

• [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] [IF: 5.247]

• [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 [IF: 11.357]

• [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. [IF: 11.357]

• [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: 11.889]

• [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] [IF: 7.129]

• [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. [IF: 7.001]

• [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. [IF: 14.224]

• [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] [IF: 12.779] 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] [IF: 11.558] 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

• [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 [IF: 11.357]

• [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 [IF: 10.753]

• [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 [IF: 10.753]

• [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] [IF: 12.834]

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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] [IF: 11.558] 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] [IF: 11.558]

• [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] [IF: 2.166] 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] [IF: 6.845] 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. [IF: 6.424]

• [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. [IF: 11.357]

• [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] [IF: 5.247] 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] [IF: 5.19]  

• [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] [IF: 10.753]  

• [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] [IF: 7.001]

• [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. [IF: 11.357]

• [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 [IF: 8.942]

• [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) [IF: 7.001]

• [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) [IF: 7.001]

• [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]  [IF: 6.548] 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. [IF: 7.001]

• [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] [IF: 3.084]

• [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. [IF: 14.224]

• [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. [IF: 14.224]

• [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] [IF: 6.909] - 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] [IF: 4.345]

• [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. [IF: 13.437]

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2020

• [208] Lee, J.H.W.*, Guo, J.H., Chan, T.S.N., Choi, D.K.W., Wang, W.P., Leung, K.M.Y. (2020). Real time forecasting and automatic species classification of harmful algal blooms (HAB) for fisheries management. Hydrolink 4: 109-113. [Open Access] [Non-SCI publication]

• [207] Farzana, S., Ruan, Y., Wang, Q., Wu, R., Kai, Z., Meng, Y., Leung, K.M.Y.*, Lam, P.K.S.* (2020). Developing interim water quality criteria for emerging chemicals of concern for protecting marine life in the Greater Bay Area of South China. Marine Pollution Bulletin 161: 111792. [IF: 5.553]

• [206] Huang, Q., Sham, R.C.T., Deng, Y., Mao, Y.-P., Wang, C.-X., Zhang, T.*, Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). Diversity of gut microbiomes in marine fishes is shaped by host-related factors. Molecular Ecology 29: 5019-5034. [Open Access] [IF: 6.185]

• [205] Gissi, F.*, Wang, Z., Batley, G., Leung, K.M.Y., Schlekat, C.E., Garman, E.R., Stauber, J.L. (2020). Deriving a guideline value for nickel in tropical and temperate marine waters. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 39: 2540-2551. [Open Access] [IF: 3.742]

• [204] Wang, Z.*, Yeung, K.W.Y., Zhou, G.J., Yung, M.M.N., Schlekat, C.E., Garman, E.R., Gissi, F., Stauber, J.L., Middleton, E.T., Wang, Y.Y.L., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). Acute and chronic toxicity of nickel on freshwater and marine tropical aquatic organisms. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 206: 111373. [IF: 6.291]

• [203] Lai, R.W.S., Yung, M.M.N., Zhou, G.J., He, Y.L., Ng, A.M.C., Djurišić, A.B., Shih, K.M., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). Temperature and salinity jointly drive the toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles: A challenge to environmental risk assessment under global climate change. Environmental Science: Nano 7: 2995-3006. [IF: 8.131] - [Selected as a Hot Paper by Editors]

• [202] Bradford, T.E., Astudillo, J.C.*, Lau, E.T.C., Perkins, M.J., Lo, C.C., Li, T.C.H., Ng, T.P.T., Strain, E.M.A., Steinberg, P.D., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). Provision of refugia and seeding with native bivalves can enhance biodiversity on vertical seawalls. Marine Pollution Bulletin 160: 111578.  [IF: 5.553] - CityU Press Release  [This work was reported by European Commission's Environmental News - Science for Environment Policy]

• [201] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Yeung, K.W.Y., You, J., Choi, K.H., Zhang, X.W., Smith, R., Zhou, G.J., Yung, M.M.N., Arias-Barreiro, C., An, Y.J., Burket, S.R., Dwyer, R., Goodkin, N., Hii, Y.S., Hoang, T., Humphrey, C., Iwai, C.B., Jeong, S.W., Juhel, G., Karami, A., Kyriazi-Huber, K., Lee, K.C., Lin, B.L., Lu, B., Martin, P., Nillos, M.G., Oginawati, K., Rathnayake, I.V.N., Risjani, Y., Shoeb, M., Tan, C.H., Tsuchiya, M.C., Ankley, G.T., Boxall, A.B.A., Rudd, M.A., Brooks, B.W. (2020). Towards sustainable environmental quality: Priority research questions for Asia. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 39: 1485–1505. [Open Access] [IF: 3.742]

• [200] Tao, L.S.R., Lau, D.C.P., Perkins, M.J., Hui, T.T.Y., Yau, J.K.C., Mak, Y.K.Y., Lau, E.T.C., Dudgeon, D., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). Stable-isotope based trophic metrics reveal early recovery of tropical crustacean assemblages following a trawl ban. Ecological Indicators 117: 106610. [IF: 4.958] 

• [199] Yeung, K.W.Y., Giesy, J.P., Zhou, G.J., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). Occurrence, toxicity and ecological risk of larvicidal oil in the coastal marine ecosystem of Hong Kong. Marine Pollution Bulletin 156: 111178. [IF: 5.553] - Press Release

• [198] Birch, G.F.*, Lee, J.-H., Tanner, E., Fortune, J., Munksgaard, N., Whitehead, J., Coughanowr, C., Agius, J., Chrispijn, J., Taylor, U., Wells, F., Bellas, J., Besada, V., Viñas, L., Soares-Gomes, A., Cordeiro, R. C., Machado, W., Santelli, R.E., Vaughan, M., Cameron, M., Brooks, P., Crowe, T., Ponti, M., Airoldi, L., Guerra, R., Puente, A., Gómez, A.G., Zhou, G.J., Leung, K.M.Y., Steinberg, P.D. (2020). Sediment metal enrichment and ecological risk assessment of ten ports and estuaries in the World Harbour Project. Marine Pollution Bulletin 155: 111129. [IF: 5.553]

• [197] Ruan, Y.F., Lin, H.J., Zhang, X.H., Wu, R.B., Zhang, K., Qiu, J.W., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, J.C.W.*, Lam, P.K.S.* (2020). Enantiomer-specific bioaccumulation and distribution of chiral pharmaceuticals in a subtropical marine food web. Journal of Hazardous Materials 3940: 122589. [IF: 10.588]

• [196] Sham, R.C.T., Ho, K.K.Y., Zhou, G.J., Li, Y., Wang, X.H., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). Occurrence and ecological risks of phenyltin compounds in the marine environment of Hong Kong. Marine Pollution Bulletin 154: 111093. [IF: 5.553]

• [195] Wong, S.W.Y., Zhou, G.J.*, Leung, P.T.Y., Han, J.H., Lee, J.S., Kwok, K.W.H., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). Sunscreens containing zinc oxide nanoparticles can trigger oxidative stress and toxicity to the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus. Marine Pollution Bulletin 154: 111078. [IF: 5.553]

• [194] Leung, K.M.Y.*, Lauenstein, G.G., Sheng, J.-Y. (2020). The fifth anniversary of Regional Studies in Marine Science. Regional Studies in Marine Sciences 35: 101257. (Editorial) [IF: 1.624]

• [193] Zhou, G.J.*, Lin, L., Li, X.Y., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). Removal of emerging contaminants during chemically enhanced primary sedimentation of sewage and acidogenic fermentation of sludge. Water Research 175: 115646. [IF: 11.236] - Press Release

• [192] Wong, S.W.Y., Zhou, G.J.*, Kwok, K.W.H., Djurisic, A.B., Han, J.H., Lee, J.S., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). In vivo toxicities of nine engineered nano metal oxides to the marine diatom Skeletonema costatum and rotifer Brachionus koreanus. Marine Pollution Bulletin 153: 110973. [IF: 5.553]

• [191] Sham, R.C.T., Tao, L.S.R., Mak, Y.K.Y., Yau, J.K.C., Wai, T.C., Ho, K.K.Y., Zhou, G.J., Li, Y.Y., Wang, X.H., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). Occurrence and trophic magnification profile of triphenyltin compounds in marine mammals and their corresponding food webs. Environment International 137: 105567. [Open Access] [IF: 9.621] - Press Release

• [190] Yeung, K.W.Y., Zhou, G.J.*, Hilscherova, K., Giesy, J.P., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2020). Current understanding on potential ecological risks of retinoic acids in aquatic environments. Environment International 136: 105464. [Open Access] [IF: 9.621]

• [189] Tanner, E.L.*, Steinberg, P.D., Soares-Gomes, A., Leung, K.M.Y. (2020). Introduction to the World Harbour Project Special Issue Part II - Global harbours and ports: Different locations, similar problems? Regional Studies in Marine Science 33: 100904. (Editorial) [IF: 1.624]

 

2019

• [188] Zhou, G.J.*, Lai, R.W.S., Sham, R.C.T., Lam, C.S., Yeung, K.W.Y., Astudillo, J.C., Ho, K.K.Y., Yung, M.M.N., Yau, J.K.C., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2019). Accidental spill of palm stearin poses relatively short-term ecological risks to a tropical coastal marine ecosystem. Environmental Science & Technology 53: 12269-12277. [IF: 9.028] - Press Release

• [187] Yan, W.T.*, Lau, C.P., Leung, K.M.Y., Davies, S.N.G. (2019). Problems and prospects of revitalizing marine pearl cultivation in highly urbanized coasts: A case from Tolo Harbour in Hong Kong. Regional Studies in Marine Science 31: 100756. [IF: 1.624]

• [186] Zhang, A.Q., Zhou, G.J.*, Lam, M.H.W., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2019). Toxicities of Irgarol 1051 derivatives, M2 and M3, to two marine diatom species. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 182: 109455. [IF: 6.291]

• [185] Wang, Z.*, Kwok, K.W.H., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2019). Comparison of temperate and tropical freshwater species’ acute sensitivities to chemicals: An update. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 15: 352-363. [IF: 2.992]

• [184] Perkins, M.J.*, Mak, Y.K.Y.,  Law, C.S.W., Tao, L.S.R., Yau, J.K.C., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2019). Length-weight relationships of 79 marine fish species from the coastal waters of Hong Kong. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 35: 779-788. [IF: 0.892]

• [183] Morris, R.L., Heery, E.C., Loke, L.H.L., Lau, E.T.C., Strain, E.M., Airoldi, L., Alexanders, K.A., Bishop, M.J., Coleman, R.A., Cordell, J.R., Dong, Y.W., Firth, L.B., Hawkins, S.J., Heath, T., Kokora, M., Lee, S.Y., Miller, J.K., Perkol-Finkel, S., Rella, A., Steinberg, P.D., Takeuchi, I., Thompson, R.C., Todd, P., Toft, J.D., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2019). Design options, implementation issues and evaluating success of ecologically-engineered shorelines.  Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 57: 169-228. [Open Access] [IF: 8.000]

• [182] Zhou, G.J.*, Li, X.Y., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2019). Retinoids and oestrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals in saline sewage treatment plants: Removal efficiencies and ecological risks to marine organisms. Environment International 127: 103-113. [Open Access] [IF: 9.621] - Press Release

• [181] Wang, Z., Ho, K.K.Y., Zhou, G.J., Yeung, K.W.Y., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2019). Effects of silver and zinc on tropical freshwater organisms: Implications on water quality guidelines and ecological risk assessment. Chemosphere 225: 897-905. [IF: 7.086]

• [180] Zhang, A.Q., Zhou, G.J.*, Lam, M.H.W., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2019). Toxicities of the degraded mixture of Irgarol 1051 to marine organisms. Chemosphere 225: 565-573. [IF: 7.086]

• [179] Lai, N.L.S., Kwok, K.Y., Wang, X.H., Yamashita, N., Liu, G.J., Leung, K.M.Y., Lam, P.K.S., Lam, J.C.W.* (2019). Assessment of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in aquatic environments of China (Pearl River Delta, South China Sea, Yellow River Estuary) and Japan (Tokyo Bay). Journal of Hazardous Materials 371: 288-294.[IF: 10.588]

• [178] Lau, E.T.C., Leung, K.M.Y.*, Karraker, N.E. (2019). Native amphibian larvae exhibit higher thermal tolerance but lower performance than their introduced predator Gambusia affinis. Journal of Thermal Biology 81: 154-161. [IF: 2.902]

• [177] Wang, Z.*, Lui, G.C.S., Burton, G.A., Jr., Leung, K.M.Y.* (2019). Thermal extremes driven by climate change can intensify chemical toxicity to freshwater organisms and hence impact their communities. Chemosphere 224: 256-264. [IF: 7.086]

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