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Leo W.Y. Yeung

Leo W.Y. Yeung

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11767
World Ranking
9773
National Ranking
139

Overview

Leo W.Y. Yeung is a researcher affiliated with Örebro University in Sweden, specializing in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work centers predominantly on the study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their environmental impacts, with a significant focus on pollution and toxicology.

Their recent publications include the following notable papers:

  • "Nontargeted Identification and Temporal Trends of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in a Fluorochemical Industrial Zone and Adjacent Taihu Lake," 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Chronic feeding exposure to virgin and spiked microplastics disrupts essential biological functions in teleost fish," 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl-Contaminated Freshwater Impacts Adjacent Riparian Food Webs," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in sludge from wastewater treatment plants in Sweden - First findings of novel fluorinated copolymers in Europe including temporal analysis," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Legacy and Emerging Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in a Subtropical Marine Food Web: Suspect Screening, Isomer Profile, and Identification of Analytical Interference," 2023, Environmental Science & Technology

Their research topics cover a diverse array of environmental and chemical issues, specifically:

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Toxic organic pollutants impact
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Chemical analysis and environmental impact
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution

Yeung's scholarly output spans several subfields, including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental chemistry, atmospheric science, electrical and electronic engineering, and pollution.

Key publication venues for Yeung's work include:

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

Frequent collaborators in their research encompass:

  • Anna Kärrman
  • Rudolf Aro
  • Ingrid Ericson Jogsten
  • Ulrika Eriksson
  • Paul K.S. Lam

Beyond articles, Yeung has contributed to academic literature through book publications. One identified work is "Known and unknown PFAS in Norwegian adults: Temporal Trends and Sources," set to be published by TemaNord in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Removal of antibiotics from wastewater by sewage treatment facilities in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China.

    A. Gulkowska;H.W. Leung;M.K. So;S. Taniyasu

  • Worldwide Distribution of Novel Perfluoroether Carboxylic and Sulfonic Acids in Surface Water

    Yitao Pan;Hongxia Zhang;Qianqian Cui;Nan Sheng

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in human blood samples from China

    Leo W. Y. Yeung;M. K. So;Guibin Jiang;S. Taniyasu

  • Distribution of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in water, suspended particulate matter and sediment from Tokyo Bay, Japan.

    Lutz Ahrens;Sachi Taniyasu;Leo W.Y. Yeung;Leo W.Y. Yeung;Nobuyoshi Yamashita

  • Perfluorinated Compounds in Tap Water from China and Several Other Countries

    Yim Ling Mak;Sachi Taniyasu;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Guohui Lu

  • Trophic Magnification of Poly- and Perfluorinated Compounds in a Subtropical Food Web

    Eva I. H. Loi;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Sachi Taniyasu;Paul K. S. Lam

  • First Report on the Occurrence and Bioaccumulation of Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Trimer Acid: An Emerging Concern

    Yitao Pan;Hongxia Zhang;Qianqian Cui;Nan Sheng

  • Hexabromocyclododecane-induced developmental toxicity and apoptosis in zebrafish embryos

    Jun Deng;Liqin Yu;Chunsheng Liu;Ke Yu

  • Analysis of trifluoroacetic acid and other short-chain perfluorinated acids (C2–C4) in precipitation by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry: Comparison to patterns of long-chain perfluorinated acids (C5–C18)

    Sachi Taniyasu;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Leo W.Y. Yeung;Karen Y. Kwok

  • Partitioning Behavior of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds between Pore Water and Sediment in Two Sediment Cores from Tokyo Bay, Japan

    Lutz Ahrens;Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Sachi Taniyasu

  • Gene expression profiles in rat liver treated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

    Keerthi S. Guruge;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Noriko Yamanaka;Shigeru Miyazaki

  • Partitioning of perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctane sulfonamide (PFOSA) between water and sediment

    Lutz Ahrens;Leo W.Y. Yeung;Sachi Taniyasu;Paul K.S. Lam

  • Novel Chlorinated Polyfluorinated Ether Sulfonates and Legacy Per-/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Placental Transfer and Relationship with Serum Albumin and Glomerular Filtration Rate.

    Yitao Pan;Yingshuang Zhu;Tongzhang Zheng;Qianqian Cui

  • Perfluorinated compounds and total and extractable organic fluorine in human blood samples from China.

    Leo W. Y. Yeung;Yuichi Miyake;Sachi Taniyasu;Yuan Wang

  • Distribution and fate of perfluoroalkyl substances in municipal wastewater treatment plants in economically developed areas of China.

    Wei Zhang;Yating Zhang;Sachi Taniyasu;Leo W.Y. Yeung;Leo W.Y. Yeung

  • The occurrence of selected antibiotics in Hong Kong coastal waters.

    A. Gulkowska;Yuhe He;M.K. So;Leo W.Y. Yeung

  • A survey of perfluorinated compounds in surface water and biota including dolphins from the Ganges River and in other waterbodies in India.

    Leo W.Y. Yeung;Leo W.Y. Yeung;Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Sachi Taniyasu;Paul K.S. Lam

  • Organic fluorine content in aqueous film forming foams (AFFFs) and biodegradation of the foam component 6 : 2 fluorotelomermercaptoalkylamido sulfonate (6 : 2 FTSAS)

    Barbara Weiner;Barbara Weiner;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Erin B. Marchington;Lisa A. D'Agostino

  • Persistent toxic substances in remote lake and coastal sediments from Svalbard, Norwegian Arctic: levels, sources and fluxes.

    Liping Jiao;Gene J. Zheng;Gene J. Zheng;Tu Binh Minh;Bruce Richardson

  • Flux of perfluorinated chemicals through wet deposition in Japan, the United States, and several other countries.

    Karen Y. Kwok;Sachi Taniyasu;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Margaret B. Murphy

  • Perfluorinated acid isomer profiling in water and quantitative assessment of manufacturing source.

    Jonathan P. Benskin;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Sachi Taniyasu

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul K.S. Lam
Paul K.S. Lam Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Nobuyoshi Yamashita
Nobuyoshi Yamashita National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Sachi Taniyasu
Sachi Taniyasu National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Thanh Wang
Thanh Wang Linköping University
Scott A. Mabury
Scott A. Mabury University of Toronto
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Roland Kallenborn
Roland Kallenborn Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Kurunthachalam Kannan University at Albany, State University of New York
Lutz Ahrens
Lutz Ahrens Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
James Lam
James Lam University of Hong Kong

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