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China
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
98
Citations
31578
World Ranking
419
National Ranking
51

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  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Bi-Xian Mai is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has an extensive publication record focused on Environmental Science. Their research spans several specialized subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, and Ecology.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Effects and Risks of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Research, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, and Mercury Impact and Mitigation Studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Bi-Xian Mai include:

  • Antibiotics and Food Safety in Aquaculture, 2020, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer of Organophosphate Esters in Tropical Marine Food Web, South China Sea, 2020, Environment International
  • Spatial Distribution, Bioconversion and Ecological Risk of PCBs and PBDEs in the Surface Sediment of Contaminated Urban Rivers: A Nationwide Study in China, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Spatiotemporal Distribution, Partitioning Behavior and Flux of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Water and Sediment from Poyang Lake, China, 2022, Chemosphere
  • Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria in Polluted Urban Rivers Employ Novel Bifunctional Reductive Dehalogenases to Dechlorinate Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Tetrachloroethene, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bi-Xian Mai include:

  • Xiao-Jun Luo
  • Yan-Hong Zeng
  • Xiaobo Zheng
  • Chenchen Huang
  • Qihong Lu

The scientist regularly publishes in several key journals and venues highly relevant to environmental research and pollution studies, including:

  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Bi-Xian Mai's research contributes to understanding pollutant behavior, ecological risks, and toxicological effects within aquatic and terrestrial environments. Their work involves analysis of chemical contaminants such as PCBs, PBDEs, antibiotics, organophosphate esters, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances through field studies and laboratory analyses. The scientist's comprehensive approach aligns with current environmental challenges related to pollution, chemical exposure, and ecosystem health.

Best Publications

  • Distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediments of the Pearl River Delta and adjacent South China Sea.

    Bixian Mai;Shejun Chen;Xiaojun Luo;Laiguo Chen

  • Chlorinated and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in riverine and estuarine sediments from Pearl River Delta, China.

    Bi-Xian Mai;Jia-Mo Fu;Guo-Ying Sheng;Yue-Hui Kang

  • Persistent organic pollutants in environment of the Pearl River Delta, China: an overview

    Jiamo Fu;Bixian Mai;Guoying Sheng;Gan Zhang

  • Emission factors for carbonaceous particles and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from residential coal combustion in China.

    Yingjun Chen;Guoying Sheng;Xinhui Bi;Yanli Feng

  • Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the coastal region off Macao, China: assessment of input sources and transport pathways using compositional analysis.

    Bixian Mai;Shihua Qi;Eddy Y. Zeng;Qingshu Yang

  • Sedimentary Records of DDT and HCH in the Pearl River Delta, South China

    Gan Zhang;Andrew Parker;Alan House;Bixian Mai

  • Antibiotics and Food Safety in Aquaculture.

    Jiemin Chen;Runxia Sun;Runxia Sun;Changgui Pan;Yue Sun

  • Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in wild aquatic species from an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling site in South China

    Jiang-Ping Wu;Xiao-Jun Luo;Ying Zhang;Yong Luo

  • Enhanced photocatalytic performance of nanosized coupled ZnO/SnO2 photocatalysts for methyl orange degradation

    Cun Wang;Cun Wang;Xinming Wang;Bo-Qing Xu;Jincai Zhao

  • Occurrence of brominated flame retardants other than polybrominated diphenyl ethers in environmental and biota samples from southern China.

    Tian Shi;She-Jun Chen;Xiao-Jun Luo;Xiu-Lan Zhang

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in South China maternal and fetal blood and breast milk

    Xinhui Bi;Weiyue Qu;Guoying Sheng;Guoying Sheng;Wenbing Zhang

  • Distribution and sources of organic carbon, nitrogen and their isotopes in sediments of the subtropical Pearl River estuary and adjacent shelf, Southern China

    Jianfang Hu;Ping'an Peng;Guodong Jia;Bixian Mai

  • Concentration levels, compositional profiles, and gas-particle partitioning of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the atmosphere of an urban city in South China.

    Lai-Guo Chen;Bi-Xian Mai;Xin-Hui Bi;She-Jun Chen

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organochlorine pesticides in water columns from the Pearl River and the Macao harbor in the Pearl River Delta in South China

    Xiaojun Luo;Bixian Mai;Qingshu Yang;Qingshu Yang;Jiamo Fu

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in road and farmland soils from an e-waste recycling region in Southern China: concentrations, source profiles, and potential dispersion and deposition.

    Yong Luo;Xiao-Jun Luo;Zhen Lin;She-Jun Chen

  • Heavy metals in food, house dust, and water from an e-waste recycling area in South China and the potential risk to human health

    Jing Zheng;Ke-hui Chen;Xiao Yan;She-Jun Chen

  • Contents and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorine pesticides in vegetable soils of Guangzhou, China

    Laiguo Chen;Yong Ran;Baoshan Xing;Bixian Mai

  • Spatial distribution and vertical profile of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, tetrabromobisphenol A, and decabromodiphenylethane in river sediment from an industrialized region of South China.

    Xiu-Lan Zhang;Xiao-Jun Luo;She-Jun Chen;Jiang-Ping Wu

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in watershed soils of the Pearl River Delta, China: occurrence, inventory, and fate.

    Meng-Yao Zou;Yong Ran;Jian Gong;Bi-Xian Mai

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in suspended particulate matter and sediments from the Pearl River Estuary and adjacent coastal areas, China.

    Xiao-Jun Luo;She-Jun Chen;Bi-Xian Mai;Qing-Shu Yang;Qing-Shu Yang

  • Persistent Halogenated Compounds in Waterbirds from an e-Waste Recycling Region in South China

    Xiao-jun Luo;Xiu-lan Zhang;Juan Liu;Jiang-ping Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiao-Jun Luo
Xiao-Jun Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
She-Jun Chen
She-Jun Chen South China Normal University
Guoying Sheng
Guoying Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiamo Fu
Jiamo Fu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Eddy Y. Zeng
Eddy Y. Zeng South China University of Technology
Xiang-Rong Xu
Xiang-Rong Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Taicheng An
Taicheng An Guangdong University of Technology
Gan Zhang
Gan Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xinming Wang
Xinming Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xianzhi Peng
Xianzhi Peng Chinese Academy of Sciences

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