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Overview

Weiping Liu is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China, focusing on environmental science with extensive research contributions primarily in related subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, materials chemistry, molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability and the environment.

Their main field of study is Environmental Science, with a publication record of 230 papers. Within this domain, Weiping Liu has addressed various specialized topics, including:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Weiping Liu has contributed to a number of frequently used publication venues, such as:

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

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on environmental chemistry, pollution, and materials applied in environmental science. Notable publications include:

  • Sandwich structure stabilized atomic Fe catalyst for highly efficient Fenton-like reaction at all pH values (2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Sustainable self-cleaning evaporator for long-term solar desalination using gradient structure tailored hydrogel (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Prenatal and postnatal exposure to emerging and legacy per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances: Levels and transfer in maternal serum, cord serum, and breast milk (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Unexpected rise of ozone in urban and rural areas, and sulfur dioxide in rural areas during the coronavirus city lockdown in Hangzhou, China: implications for air quality (2020, Environmental Chemistry Letters)
  • The occurrence and sources of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in agricultural soils across China with an emphasis on unintentionally produced PCBs (2020, Environmental Pollution)

Weiping Liu collaborates regularly with several co-authors, showing sustained research partnerships. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Shaocai Yu
  • Mengying Li
  • Kashif Hayat
  • Pengfei Li
  • Lili Niu

Best Publications

  • Weakly Coordinating Directing Groups for Ruthenium(II)‐ Catalyzed CH Activation

    Suman De Sarkar;Weiping Liu;Sergei I. Kozhushkov;Lutz Ackermann

  • Enantioselectivity in environmental safety of current chiral insecticides

    Weiping Liu;Jianying Gan;Daniel Schlenk;William A. Jury

  • Manganese-Catalyzed C–H Activation

    Weiping Liu;Lutz Ackermann

  • Oxidative stress response and gene expression with atrazine exposure in adult female zebrafish (Danio rerio).

    Yuanxiang Jin;Xiangxiang Zhang;Linjun Shu;Lifang Chen

  • Fast and highly efficient removal of dyes under alkaline conditions using magnetic chitosan-Fe(III) hydrogel

    Chensi Shen;Yu Shen;Yuezhong Wen;Hongyu Wang

  • Oxidative removal of bisphenol A by manganese dioxide: efficacy, products, and pathways.

    Kunde Lin;Weiping Liu;Jay Gan

  • Fe-g-C3N4/graphitized mesoporous carbon composite as an effective Fenton-like catalyst in a wide pH range

    Jianqing Ma;Qunfeng Yang;Yuezhong Wen;Weiping Liu

  • Action mechanisms of acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides ☆

    Qingyan Zhou;Weiping Liu;Yongsong Zhang;Kevin K. Liu

  • Status of metal accumulation in farmland soils across China: from distribution to risk assessment.

    Lili Niu;Fangxing Yang;Chao Xu;Huayun Yang

  • Iron-catalyzed carbonylation-peroxidation of alkenes with aldehydes and hydroperoxides.

    Weiping Liu;Yuanming Li;Kaisheng Liu;Zhiping Li

  • Status of phthalate esters contamination in agricultural soils across China and associated health risks.

    Lili Niu;Yang Xu;Chao Xu;Lingxiang Yun

  • Combined effect of copper and cadmium on Chlorella vulgaris growth and photosynthesis-related gene transcription

    Haifeng Qian;Jingjing Li;Liwei Sun;Wei Chen

  • Effects of copper sulfate, hydrogen peroxide and N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine on oxidative stress and the expression of genes involved photosynthesis and microcystin disposition in Microcystis aeruginosa.

    Haifeng Qian;Shuqiong Yu;Zhengqi Sun;Xiucai Xie

  • Enantioselectivity in environmental risk assessment of modern chiral pesticides.

    Jing Ye;Meirong Zhao;Jing Liu;Weiping Liu;Weiping Liu

  • Cypermethrin has the potential to induce hepatic oxidative stress, DNA damage and apoptosis in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio).

    Yuanxiang Jin;Shanshan Zheng;Yue Pu;Linjun Shu

  • Particle Size-Specific Distributions and Preliminary Exposure Assessments of Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Office Air Particulate Matter

    Fangxing Yang;Jinjian Ding;Wei Huang;Wei Xie

  • Allelochemical stress causes oxidative damage and inhibition of photosynthesis in Chlorella vulgaris.

    Haifeng Qian;Xiaoyan Xu;Wei Chen;Hong Jiang

  • Highly efficient detoxification of Cr(VI) by chitosan–Fe(III) complex: Process and mechanism studies

    Chensi Shen;Hui Chen;Shaoshuai Wu;Yuezhong Wen

  • Manganese-catalyzed synthesis of cis-β-amino acid esters through organometallic C-H activation of ketimines.

    Weiping Liu;Daniel Zell;Michael John;Lutz Ackermann

  • Distribution and persistence of pyrethroids in runoff sediments.

    J. Gan;S. J. Lee;W. P. Liu;D. L. Haver

  • The chemodiversity of paddy soil dissolved organic matter correlates with microbial community at continental scales

    Hong-Yi Li;Hang Wang;Hai-Tiao Wang;Hai-Tiao Wang;Pei-Yong Xin

Frequent Co-Authors

Meirong Zhao
Meirong Zhao Zhejiang University of Technology
Shaocai Yu
Shaocai Yu Zhejiang University
Lutz Ackermann
Lutz Ackermann University of Göttingen
Zhiping Li
Zhiping Li Renmin University of China
John H. Seinfeld
John H. Seinfeld California Institute of Technology
Jay Gan
Jay Gan University of California, Riverside
Daniel Rosenfeld
Daniel Rosenfeld Hebrew University of Jerusalem
An Li
An Li University of Illinois at Chicago
Eric Lichtfouse
Eric Lichtfouse Aix-Marseille University
Yi-Fan Li
Yi-Fan Li Harbin Institute of Technology

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