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Xilong Wang

Xilong Wang

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Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
12604
World Ranking
8532
National Ranking
1492

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
71
Citations
15558
World Ranking
1622
National Ranking
157

Overview

Xilong Wang is affiliated with Peking University in China and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Pollution; Materials Chemistry; Water Science and Technology; and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's research addresses a range of significant environmental topics. These include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

Several frequent co-authors have collaborated extensively with Xilong Wang. These include Shu Tao, Junfeng Liu, Guofeng Shen, Jianmin Ma, and Xuejun Wang.

The scientist has published multiple papers in notable venues. The most frequent publication outlets for their work are:

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

Recent publications include the following:

  • "Residential solid fuel emissions contribute significantly to air pollution and associated health impacts in China," 2020, published in Science Advances
  • "Updated Global Black Carbon Emissions from 1960 to 2017: Improvements, Trends, and Drivers," 2021, published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Application of TiO2 nanoparticles to reduce bioaccumulation of arsenic in rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.): A mechanistic study," 2020, published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Control of both PM2.5 and O3 in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and the surrounding areas," 2020, published in Atmospheric Environment
  • "Removal of PAHs at high concentrations in a soil washing solution containing TX-100 via simultaneous sorption and biodegradation processes by immobilized degrading bacteria in PVA-SA hydrogel beads," 2020, published in Journal of Hazardous Materials

Best Publications

  • Health risks of heavy metals to the general public in Tianjin, China via consumption of vegetables and fish.

    Xilong Wang;T. Sato;Baoshan Xing;S. Tao

  • Sorption of four hydrophobic organic compounds by three chemically distinct polymers: role of chemical and physical composition.

    Xiaoying Guo;Xilong Wang;Xinzhe Zhou;Xiangzhen Kong

  • 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

  • Competitive sorption of pyrene, phenanthrene, and naphthalene on multiwalled carbon nanotubes.

    Kun Yang;Xilong Wang;Lizhong Zhu;Baoshan Xing

  • Black Carbon Emissions in China from 1949 to 2050

    Rong Wang;Shu Tao;Wentao Wang;Junfeng Liu

  • Residential solid fuel emissions contribute significantly to air pollution and associated health impacts in China.

    Xiao Yun;Guofeng Shen;Huizhong Shen;Wenjun Meng

  • 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

  • Emission Factors of Particulate Matter and Elemental Carbon for Crop Residues and Coals Burned in Typical Household Stoves in China

    Guofeng Shen;Yifeng Yang;Wei Wang;Shu Tao

  • Sorption of organic contaminants by carbon nanotubes: influence of adsorbed organic matter.

    Xilong Wang;Jialong Lu;Baoshan Xing

  • Field Measurement of Emission Factors of PM, EC, OC, Parent, Nitro-, and Oxy- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons for Residential Briquette, Coal Cake, and Wood in Rural Shanxi, China

    Guofeng Shen;Shu Tao;Siye Wei;Yuanchen Chen

  • Emissions of PAHs from Indoor Crop Residue Burning in a Typical Rural Stove: Emission Factors, Size Distributions, and Gas−Particle Partitioning

    Guofeng Shen;Wei Wang;Yifeng Yang;Junnan Ding

  • A comparative study on sorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) by chars, ash and carbon nanotubes.

    Xi Chen;Xinghui Xia;Xilong Wang;Jinping Qiao

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

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

  • Sorption and competition of aromatic compounds and humic acid on multiwalled carbon nanotubes.

    Xilong Wang;Shu Tao;Baoshan Xing

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

    Guofeng Shen;Shu Tao;Siye Wei;Yanyan Zhang

  • Energy and air pollution benefits of household fuel policies in northern China

    Wenjun Meng;Qirui Zhong;Yilin Chen;Huizhong Shen

  • 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

  • High-resolution mapping of combustion processes and implications for CO 2 emissions

    R. Wang;S. Tao;P. Ciais;P. Ciais;H. Z. Shen

  • Emission factors and particulate matter size distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from residential coal combustions in rural Northern China

    Guofeng Shen;Wei Wang;Yifeng Yang;Chen Zhu

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

    Yanxin Yu;Xilong Wang;Bin Wang;Shu Tao

Frequent Co-Authors

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

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