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Yawei Wang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research contributions are primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a notable focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, Pollution, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, including:

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

Yawei Wang has published extensively, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Environmental Science & Technology (26 publications)
  • Journal of Environmental Sciences (10 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (9 publications)
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (9 publications)
  • Water Research (6 publications)

Selected recent papers include:

  • A review of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in the environment: Analysis, occurrence and risk assessment, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Water-solid contact electrification causes hydrogen peroxide production from hydroxyl radical recombination in sprayed microdroplets, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Occurrence and Distribution of Disinfection Byproducts in Domestic Wastewater Effluent, Tap Water, and Surface Water during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in China, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Bohai Sea and its inflow rivers, 2021, Environment International
  • The occurrence of PFAS in human placenta and their binding abilities to human serum albumin and organic anion transporter 4, 2021, Environmental Pollution

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Guibin Jiang, Yong Liang, Lixia Zhao, Anen He, and Juan Li. Coauthor collaboration counts range from 20 to 71 publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships within the environmental sciences community.

Best Publications

  • Perspectives on the Inclusion of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate into the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

    Thanh Wang;Yawei Wang;Chunyang Liao;Yaqi Cai

  • A review of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in the environment: Analysis, occurrence and risk assessment.

    Xin Wang;Qingqing Zhu;Xueting Yan;Yawei Wang

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ether in the East Asian environment: A critical review

    Yawei Wang;Guibin Jiang;Paul K S Lam;An Li

  • Use of scalp hair as indicator of human exposure to heavy metals in an electronic waste recycling area

    Thanh Wang;Jianjie Fu;Yawei Wang;Chunyang Liao

  • Optimization and microbial community analysis of anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and sewage sludge based on microwave pretreatment

    Junya Zhang;Chen Lv;Juan Tong;Jianwei Liu

  • Debromination of decabrominated diphenyl ether by resin-bound iron nanoparticles.

    An Li;Chao Tai;Zongshan Zhao;Yawei Wang

  • Evaluation of Soxhlet extraction, accelerated solvent extraction and microwave-assisted extraction for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in soil and fish samples.

    Pu Wang;Qinghua Zhang;Yawei Wang;Thanh Wang

  • Metagenomic Analysis Revealing Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs) and Their Genetic Compartments in the Tibetan Environment

    Baowei Chen;Ke Yuan;Xin Chen;Ying Yang

  • Microwave-acid pretreatment: A potential process for enhancing sludge dewaterability.

    Jibao Liu;Yuansong Wei;Kun Li;Juan Tong

  • Organophosphate Esters in Sediment of the Great Lakes

    Dandan Cao;Jiehong Guo;Yawei Wang;Zhuona Li

  • Distribution and trophic transfer of short-chain chlorinated paraffins in an aquatic ecosystem receiving effluents from a sewage treatment plant.

    Lixi Zeng;Thanh Wang;Pu Wang;Qian Liu

  • Spatial and vertical distribution of short chain chlorinated paraffins in soils from wastewater irrigated farmlands.

    Lixi Zeng;Thanh Wang;Wenya Han;Bo Yuan

  • Distribution of perfluorooctane sulfonate and other perfluorochemicals in the ambient environment around a manufacturing facility in China

    Yawei Wang;Jianjie Fu;Thanh Wang;Yong Liang

  • Differential Accumulation and Elimination Behavior of Perfluoroalkyl Acid Isomers in Occupational Workers in a Manufactory in China

    Yan Gao;Jianjie Fu;Huiming Cao;Yawei Wang

  • E-waste recycling induced polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzo-furans pollution in the ambient environment.

    Hanxia Liu;Qunfang Zhou;Yawei Wang;Qinghua Zhang

  • Concentrations, profiles and gas-particle partitioning of PCDD/Fs, PCBs and PBDEs in the ambient air of an E-waste dismantling area, southeast China

    LI YingMing;Jiang GuiBin;Wang YaWei;Wang Pu

  • Occurrence of perfluorinated compounds in fish from Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

    Yali Shi;Yuanyuan Pan;Ruiqiang Yang;Yawei Wang

  • Occurrence, temporal trends, and half-lives of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in occupational workers in China.

    Jianjie Fu;Yan Gao;Lin Cui;Thanh Wang

  • Perchlorate in sewage sludge, rice, bottled water and milk collected from different areas in China

    Yali Shi;Ping Zhang;Yawei Wang;Jianbo Shi

  • Influence of E-Waste Dismantling and Its Regulations: Temporal Trend, Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metals in Rice Grains, and Its Potential Health Risk

    Jianjie Fu;Aiqian Zhang;Thanh Wang;Guangbo Qu

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and organochlorine pesticides in sewage sludge of wastewater treatment plants in China.

    Yawei Wang;Qinghua Zhang;Jianxia Lv;An Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Guibin Jiang
Guibin Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Thanh Wang
Thanh Wang Linköping University
Jianjie Fu
Jianjie Fu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qinghua Zhang
Qinghua Zhang Southwest Jiaotong University
Yong Liang
Yong Liang Jianghan University
An Li
An Li University of Illinois at Chicago
Yuansong Wei
Yuansong Wei Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zongwei Cai
Zongwei Cai Hong Kong Baptist University
Qunfang Zhou
Qunfang Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guangbo Qu
Guangbo Qu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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