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Daoji Li is affiliated with East China Normal University in China and specializes in environmental science. Their research predominantly addresses issues around pollution, with a strong focus on microplastics and plastic pollution. Their scholarly output includes a substantial body of work on topics like recycling and waste management techniques, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, as well as specialized areas such as marine biology and environmental chemistry.

The scientist's main fields of study encompass:

  • Environmental Science

The subfields Daoji Li concentrates on include:

  • Pollution
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Water Science and Technology

Key topics in their research are:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions

The scientist has contributed to several notable publications, including:

  • "Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment," 2022, published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Terrestrial plants as a potential temporary sink of atmospheric microplastics during transport," 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Pelagic microplastics in surface water of the Eastern Indian Ocean during monsoon transition period: Abundance, distribution, and characteristics," 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Global inventory of atmospheric fibrous microplastics input into the ocean: An implication from the indoor origin," 2020, published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Coastal ocean dynamics reduce the export of microplastics to the open ocean," 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent venues for Daoji Li's publications reveal an emphasis on environmental and pollution-related journals, with the most active presence in:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Water Research
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Environmental Pollution

Collaboration is a significant feature of Daoji Li's work. Regular co-authors include Lixin Zhu, Nian Wei, Changjun Li, Kai Liu, and Feng Zhang, with multiple joint publications contributing to their research footprint.

Best Publications

  • Microplastics in Taihu Lake, China

    Lei Su;Yingang Xue;Lingyun Li;Dongqi Yang

  • Suspended microplastics in the surface water of the Yangtze Estuary System, China: First observations on occurrence, distribution

    Shiye Zhao;Lixin Zhu;Teng Wang;Daoji Li

  • Source and potential risk assessment of suspended atmospheric microplastics in Shanghai

    Kai Liu;Xiaohui Wang;Tao Fang;Pei Xu

  • Microplastics in mussels along the coastal waters of China

    Jiana Li;Xiaoyun Qu;Lei Su;Weiwei Zhang

  • Microplastics in sediments of the Changjiang Estuary, China.

    Guyu Peng;Bangshang Zhu;Dongqi Yang;Lei Su

  • Microplastic in three urban estuaries, China

    Shiye Zhao;Lixin Zhu;Daoji Li

  • Microplastics in freshwater river sediments in Shanghai, China: A case study of risk assessment in mega-cities.

    Guyu Peng;Pei Xu;Bangshang Zhu;Mengyu Bai

  • Microplastic risk assessment in surface waters: A case study in the Changjiang Estuary, China.

    Pei Xu;Guyu Peng;Lei Su;Yongqiang Gao

  • Consistent Transport of Terrestrial Microplastics to the Ocean through Atmosphere

    Kai Liu;Tianning Wu;Xiaohui Wang;Zhangyu Song

  • Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment

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  • Microscopic anthropogenic litter in terrestrial birds from Shanghai, China: Not only plastics but also natural fibers.

    Shiye Zhao;Lixin Zhu;Daoji Li

  • Microplastic-associated bacterial assemblages in the intertidal zone of the Yangtze Estuary

    Peilin Jiang;Shiye Zhao;Lixin Zhu;Daoji Li

  • Photochemical dissolution of buoyant microplastics to dissolved organic carbon: Rates and microbial impacts.

    Lixin Zhu;Shiye Zhao;Thais B. Bittar;Aron Stubbins

  • Accurate quantification and transport estimation of suspended atmospheric microplastics in megacities: Implications for human health.

    Kai Liu;Xiaohui Wang;Nian Wei;Zhangyu Song

  • Atmospheric microplastic over the South China Sea and East Indian Ocean: abundance, distribution and source.

    Xiaohui Wang;Changjun Li;Kai Liu;Lixin Zhu

  • Oxygen depletion off the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Estuary

    Daoji Li;Jing Zhang;Daji Huang;Ying Wu

  • An approach for extraction, characterization and quantitation of microplastic in natural marine snow using Raman microscopy

    Shiye Zhao;Shiye Zhao;Meghan Danley;J. Evan Ward;Daoji Li

  • Analysis of suspended microplastics in the Changjiang Estuary: Implications for riverine plastic load to the ocean.

    Shiye Zhao;Tao Wang;Lixin Zhu;Pei Xu

  • The ocean's ultimate trashcan: Hadal trenches as major depositories for plastic pollution

    Guyu Peng;Richard Bellerby;Feng Zhang;Xuerong Sun

  • Isotope variability of particulate organic matter at the PN section in the East China Sea

    Y. Wu;J. Zhang;D.J. Li;H. Wei

  • Food-web transfer of microplastics between wild caught fish and crustaceans in East China Sea.

    Feng Zhang;Xiaohui Wang;Jiayi Xu;Lixin Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jing Zhang
Jing Zhang East China Normal University
Huahong Shi
Huahong Shi East China Normal University
Zhanjiang Liu
Zhanjiang Liu Syracuse University
Hui Wu
Hui Wu East China Normal University
Joji Ishizaka
Joji Ishizaka Nagoya University
John L. Zhou
John L. Zhou University of Technology Sydney
Aron Stubbins
Aron Stubbins Northeastern University
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Richard G. J. Bellerby
Richard G. J. Bellerby East China Normal University
Rong Wang
Rong Wang Nanyang Technological University

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