Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in a subtropical river-mangrove estuary-bay system

Xingwei Xie, Yonglong Lu*, Pei Wang, Haojie Lei, Zian Liang Science of The Total Environmenthttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162492Published: 10 June 2023AbstractPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a large and complex class of synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial and domestic products. This study compiled and analyzed the distribution and composition of PFASs in mar...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in marine organisms along the coast of China

Xingwei Xie, Yonglong Lu, Pei Wang, Haojie Lei, Nengwang Chen, Zian Liang, Xudong Jiang, Jialong Li, Zhiwei Cao, Jieming Liao, Kongming LiJournal of Hazardous Materialshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132937Published: 15 February 2024AbstractMangrove estuaries are one of the most economically valuable and biologically diverse coastal ecosystems. However, knowledge of emerging pollutants i...

Priority Actions for Enhancing Global Change Program to Provide Global Sustainable Solutions

YONGLONG LU, BOJIE FU, TANDONG YAO, AND DAHE QINECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITYhttps://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/ehs.0143Published: 15 November 2023AbstractIn the divided changing world, there is a pressing need for a global science program to promote the delivery of sustainable development goals (SDGs), even though Future Earth is an international science program that was launched to st...

Simultaneous Measurement of Trace Levels of Hg, As, Sb, and Bi in Coastal Seawater with a Multichannel Chemical Vapor Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometer

Luodan Chen, Qinling Lin, Dongxing Yuan, and Zhenbin Gong*Analytical ChemistryPublished: October 10, 2023https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02755AbstractTrace levels of Hg, As, Sb, and Bi in coastal seawater have been simultaneously detected by a laboratory-built multichannel chemical vapor generation coupled to an atomic fluorescence spectrometer. The system was configured with a built-in ...

Redox Property of Coordinated Iron Ion Enables Activation of O2 via in-situ Generated H2O2 and Additionally Added H2O2 in EDTA-Chelated Fenton Reaction

Yuan Gao, Pengyi Wang, Yu Chu, Fan Kang, Yue Cheng, Eveliina Repo, Mingbao Feng, Xin Yu, Huabin ZengWater Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120826Published: 3 November 2023AbstractThe Fenton system was a generation system of reactive oxygen species via the chain reactions, which employed H2O2 and O2 as radical precursors and Fe2+/Fe3+ as electron-donor/acceptor for triggering or ter...

Towards Citizen Science-Based Ocean Acidification Observations Using Smartphone Devices

Hangqian Li, Shulu Zheng, Qiao-Guo Tan, Liyang Zhan, Todd R. Martz, and Jian Ma*Analytical Chemistryhttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03720Published: 21 September 2023AbstractpH is a key parameter in many chemical, biological, and biogeochemical processes, making it a fundamental aspect of environmental monitoring. Rapid and accurate seawater pH measurements are essential for effective oce...

Emerging contaminants in the water environment: Disinfection-induced viable but non-culturable waterborne pathogens

Chengsong Ye, Chenlan Chen, Ranwen Ou, Mingbao Feng, Xin Yu* Journal of Hazardous Materialshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132666Published: 5 January 2024AbstractDisinfection is essential for the control of waterborne pathogens (WPs), especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. WP can enter the viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state to evade disinfection, seriously threatening water safety....

Solar/periodate-triggered rapid inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa by interrupting the Calvin-Benson cycle

Chengsong Ye, Chenlan Chen, Kaiting Zhang, Xu Wu, Wei-Feng Cai, Mingbao Feng, Xin Yu* Environment Internationalhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108204Published: October 2023AbstractFrequent outbreak of cyanobacteria is a serious problem for drinking water treatment. The microcystins released from Microcystis aeruginosa (M. aeruginosa) could cause irreversible damage to human health. Cataly...

Application of poly (diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride) as for-ward osmosis draw agent: the quantified effect of osmotic pressure and viscosity

Mengyu Tang, Yanyan Chen, Hao Xie, Qingcheng Chen, Xin Yu, and Ranwen Ou*ACS EST Waterhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00300Published: 27 July 2023AbstractIn this study, four poly(diallyl dimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) with different molecular weights are applied for forward osmosis concentration of high-salinity wastewater; meanwhile, the quantified effect of osmotic pressure ...

Hidden risks: Simulated leakage of domestic sewage to secondary water supply systems poses serious microbiological risks

Dong Hu, Xiang Li, Jie Zeng, Xinyan Xiao, Wenya Zhao, Jiakang Zhang, Xin Yu* Water Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120529Published: 1 October 2023AbstractThere are continuous reports about the pollution of the secondary water supply systems (SWSSs), among which domestic sewage leakage is the most serious. In this study, a pilot experiment lasting 70 days was conducted to explore t...