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Xiang-Rong Xu is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, specializing primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work encompasses a broad range of subfields including Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Biomaterials, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's research addresses multiple topics, with particular attention to Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry.

Notable recent publications by Xiang-Rong Xu include:

  • "Occurrence, bioaccumulation, fate, and risk assessment of novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) in aquatic environments - A critical review," 2021, Water Research
  • "Global transportation of plastics and microplastics: A critical review of pathways and influences," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Microplastics in mangrove sediments of the Pearl River Estuary, South China: Correlation with halogenated flame retardants' levels," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Microplastic pollution around remote uninhabited coral reefs of Nansha Islands, South China Sea," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Microplastics in global bivalve mollusks: A call for protocol standardization," 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials

Xiang-Rong Xu frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Shan Liu, Rui Hou, Lang Lin, Hengxiang Li, and Qian-Yi Huang.

The researcher's work is regularly published in several scientific venues, notably:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Resources and biological activities of natural polyphenols.

    An-Na Li;Sha Li;Yu-Jie Zhang;Xiang-Rong Xu

  • Antioxidant capacities and total phenolic contents of 62 fruits

    Li Fu;Bo-Tao Xu;Xiang-Rong Xu;Ren-You Gan

  • Heavy metal pollution in coastal areas of South China: a review

    Shuai-Long Wang;Xiang-Rong Xu;Yu-Xin Sun;Jin-Ling Liu

  • Degradation of azo dye Orange G in aqueous solutions by persulfate with ferrous ion

    Xiang-Rong Xu;Xiang-Zhong Li

  • Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in an urban river: A case study in the Pearl River along Guangzhou City, China

    Lang Lin;Lin-Zi Zuo;Jin-Ping Peng;Li-Qi Cai

  • Antioxidant capacities and total phenolic contents of 56 vegetables

    Gui Fang Deng;Xi Lin;Xiang Rong Xu;Li Li Gao

  • Antibiotics in typical marine aquaculture farms surrounding Hailing Island, South China: Occurrence, bioaccumulation and human dietary exposure

    Hui Chen;Shan Liu;Xiang-Rong Xu;Shuang-Shuang Liu

  • Microplastics in oysters Saccostrea cucullata along the Pearl River Estuary, China.

    Heng-Xiang Li;Li-Sha Ma;Lang Lin;Zhi-Xin Ni

  • Phenolic Compounds and Bioactivities of Pigmented Rice

    Gui-Fang Deng;Xiang-Rong Xu;Yuan Zhang;Dan Li

  • Total phenolic contents and antioxidant capacities of 51 edible and wild flowers

    An-Na Li;Sha Li;Hua-Bin Li;Dong-Ping Xu

  • Potential of Fruit Wastes as Natural Resources of Bioactive Compounds

    Gui-Fang Deng;Chen Shen;Xiang-Rong Xu;Ru-Dan Kuang

  • Sorption and desorption of phenanthrene on biodegradable poly(butylene adipate co-terephtalate) microplastics.

    Lin-Zi Zuo;Heng-Xiang Li;Lang Lin;Yu-Xin Sun

  • Degradation of dyes in aqueous solutions by the Fenton process

    Xiang-Rong Xu;Hua-Bin Li;Wen-Hua Wang;Ji-Dong Gu

  • Microplastics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Xiamen coastal areas: Implications for anthropogenic impacts

    Guowen Tang;Mengyang Liu;Qian Zhou;Haixia He

  • Tissue distribution, bioaccumulation characteristics and health risk of antibiotics in cultured fish from a typical aquaculture area.

    Hui Chen;Shan Liu;Xiang-Rong Xu;Zeng-Hui Diao

  • Sorption and desorption of antibiotic tetracycline on marine sediments

    Xiang-Rong Xu;Xiao-Yan Li

  • Antioxidant Capacities and Total Phenolic Contents of 56 Wild Fruits from South China

    Li Fu;Bo-Tao Xu;Xiang-Rong Xu;Xin-Sheng Qin

  • Comparative study of Rhodamine B degradation by the systems pyrite/H2O2 and pyrite/persulfate: Reactivity, stability, products and mechanism

    Zeng-Hui Diao;Jin-Jun Liu;Yong-Xia Hu;Ling-Jun Kong

  • Reduction of hexavalent chromium by ascorbic acid in aqueous solutions.

    Xiang Rong Xu;Hua Bin Li;Xiao Yan Li;Ji Dong Gu

  • Bentonite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron/persulfate system for the simultaneous removal of Cr(VI) and phenol from aqueous solutions

    Zeng-Hui Diao;Xiang-Rong Xu;Dan Jiang;Ling-Jun Kong

  • Insights into the simultaneous removal of Cr6+ and Pb2+ by a novel sewage sludge-derived biochar immobilized nanoscale zero valent iron: Coexistence effect and mechanism.

    Zeng-Hui Diao;Zeng-Hui Diao;Jian-Jun Du;Dan Jiang;Ling-Jun Kong

Frequent Co-Authors

Hua-Bin Li
Hua-Bin Li Sun Yat-sen University
Bi-Xian Mai
Bi-Xian Mai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ji-Dong Gu
Ji-Dong Gu Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Xiao-Jun Luo
Xiao-Jun Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guang-Guo Ying
Guang-Guo Ying South China Normal University
Xiao-yan Li
Xiao-yan Li University of Hong Kong
Shen Yu
Shen Yu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian-Liang Zhao
Jian-Liang Zhao South China Normal University
Ren-You Gan
Ren-You Gan Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hefa Cheng
Hefa Cheng Peking University

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