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Overview

Wenxin Liu is affiliated with Peking University in China and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Insect Science, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Genetics.

Among their main research topics are:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

Liu has contributed to multiple publications over the years, with recent notable papers including:

  • Distribution characteristics of microplastics in agricultural soils from the largest vegetable production base in China, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Spatial Distributions, Compositional Profiles, Potential Sources, and Influencing Factors of Microplastics in Soils from Different Agricultural Farmlands in China: A National Perspective, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Effects of anthropogenic discharge and hydraulic deposition on the distribution and accumulation of microplastics in surface sediments of a typical seagoing river: The Haihe River, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Distribution, partitioning behavior, and ecological risk assessment of phthalate esters in sediment particle-pore water systems from the main stream of the Haihe River, Northern China, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Spatial distribution and risk assessment of 11 organophosphate flame retardants in soils from different regions of agricultural farmlands in mainland China, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Liu include Shu Tao, Bingjun Han, Liyuan Chen, Yang Liu, and Yu Lu.

The scientist regularly publishes in journals such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • Global atmospheric emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from 1960 to 2008 and future predictions.

    Huizhong Shen;Ye Huang;Rong Wang;Dan Zhu

  • Emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in China.

    Shanshan Xu;Wenxin Liu;Shu Tao

  • Distribution characteristics of microplastics in agricultural soils from the largest vegetable production base in China

    Lu Yu;JiaoDi Zhang;Yang Liu;LiYuan Chen

  • Quantifying the rural residential energy transition in China from 1992 to 2012 through a representative national survey

    S. Tao;M. Y. Ru;M. Y. Ru;W. Du;X. Zhu

  • Source diagnostics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons based on species ratios: a multimedia approach.

    Zhang Xl;Tao S;Liu Wx;Yang Y

  • Black Carbon Emissions in China from 1949 to 2050

    Rong Wang;Shu Tao;Wentao Wang;Junfeng Liu

  • Quantification of global primary emissions of PM2.5, PM10, and TSP from combustion and industrial process sources.

    Ye Huang;Huizhong Shen;Han Chen;Rong Wang

  • Urbanization-induced population migration has reduced ambient PM2.5 concentrations in China.

    Huizhong Shen;Shu Tao;Yilin Chen;Philippe Ciais;Philippe Ciais

  • Characteristics and oxidative potential of atmospheric PM2.5 in Beijing: Source apportionment and seasonal variation.

    ShuangYu Yu;WeiJian Liu;YunSong Xu;Kan Yi

  • Organochlorine pesticides contaminated surface soil as reemission source in the Haihe Plain, China.

    Shu Tao;Wenxin Liu;Yao Li;Yu Yang

  • Emissions of Parent, Nitro, and Oxygenated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Residential Wood Combustion in Rural China

    Guofeng Shen;Shu Tao;Siye Wei;Yanyan Zhang

  • Contamination of phthalate esters, organochlorine pesticides and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in agricultural soils from the Yangtze River Delta of China.

    Jianteng Sun;Lili Pan;Yu Zhan;Hainan Lu

  • Oxidative potential of ambient PM2.5 in the coastal cities of the Bohai Sea, northern China: Seasonal variation and source apportionment.

    WeiJian Liu;YunSong Xu;WenXin Liu;QingYang Liu

  • Emission of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Indoor Straw Burning and Emission Inventory Updating in China

    Yanxu Zhang;Han Dou;Biao Chang;Zhicheng Wei

  • Trend in global black carbon emissions from 1960 to 2007.

    Rong Wang;Shu Tao;Huizhong Shen;Ye Huang

  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Residues in Human Milk, Placenta, and Umbilical Cord Blood in Beijing, China

    Yanxin Yu;Xilong Wang;Bin Wang;Shu Tao

  • Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in north China: a winter-time study.

    Shuzhen Liu;Shu Tao;Wenxin Liu;Yanan Liu

  • Global lung cancer risk from PAH exposure highly depends on emission sources and individual susceptibility

    Huizhong Shen;Shu Tao;Junfeng Liu;Ye Huang

  • Occurrence and characteristics of microplastics in the Haihe River: An investigation of a seagoing river flowing through a megacity in northern China

    Yang Liu;JiaoDi Zhang;ChuanYang Cai;Yong He

  • Pollutant emissions from improved coal- and wood-fuelled cookstoves in rural households.

    Guofeng Shen;Yuanchen Chen;Chunyu Xue;Nan Lin

  • Reductions in Emissions of Carbonaceous Particulate Matter and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Combustion of Biomass Pellets in Comparison with Raw Fuel Burning

    Guofeng Shen;Shu Tao;Siye Wei;Yanyan Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu Tao
Shu Tao Peking University
Xilong Wang
Xilong Wang Peking University
Huizhong Shen
Huizhong Shen Southern University of Science and Technology
Yuanchen Chen
Yuanchen Chen Zhejiang University of Technology
Ye Huang
Ye Huang Peking University
Guofeng Shen
Guofeng Shen Peking University
Bengang Li
Bengang Li Peking University
Wei Li
Wei Li Tsinghua University
Baoshan Xing
Baoshan Xing University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bin Wang
Bin Wang Peking University

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