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Zhanfei Liu is a researcher affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable emphasis on several subfields including Oceanography, Pollution, Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Molecular Biology.

Their research covers a range of topics related to marine and coastal environments, including:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

Zhanfei Liu has published in several frequent venues including:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Marine Chemistry
  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Liu demonstrate a focus on analytical methods, environmental impacts, and oceanographic processes. Some notable publications include:

  • "Membrane inlet mass spectrometry method (REOX/MIMS) to measure 15N-nitrate in isotope-enrichment experiments," 2021, Ecological Indicators
  • "Hitchhiking into the Deep: How Microplastic Particles are Exported through the Biological Carbon Pump in the North Atlantic Ocean," 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Effects of acidification on nitrification and associated nitrous oxide emission in estuarine and coastal waters," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Analytical and Computational Advances, Opportunities, and Challenges in Marine Organic Biogeochemistry in an Era of 'Omics'," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "The impacts of weathering on concentration and bioaccessibility of organic pollutants associated with plastic pellets (nurdles) in coastal environments," 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin

Liu frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Kaijun Lu
  • Jianhong Xue
  • Xiangtao Jiang
  • Amber K. Hardison
  • Jace Tunnell

The volume and diversity of Liu's publications reflect consistent contributions to understanding environmental processes and pollutant dynamics in marine systems. Their work integrates aspects of chemistry, biology, and ecology to study the impacts of pollution, especially microplastics and toxic organic compounds, on ocean and coastal ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • The weathering of oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: insights from the chemical composition of the oil from the sea surface, salt marshes and sediments

    Zhanfei Liu;Jiqing Liu;Qingzhi Zhu;Wei Wu

  • Health risk of heavy metals in food crops grown on reclaimed tidal flat soil in the Pearl River Estuary, China.

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  • Interactions between zooplankton and crude oil: toxic effects and bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Rodrigo Almeda;Zoe Wambaugh;Zoe Wambaugh;Zucheng Wang;Zucheng Wang;Cammie Hyatt

  • A Novel Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometer Method to Measure 15NH4+ for Isotope-Enrichment Experiments in Aquatic Ecosystems

    Guoyu Yin;Lijun Hou;Min Liu;Zhanfei Liu

  • Evaluating bacterial community structures in oil collected from the sea surface and sediment in the northern Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

    Zhanfei Liu;Jiqing Liu

  • Diverse, uncultivated bacteria and archaea underlying the cycling of dissolved protein in the ocean

    William D Orsi;Jason M Smith;Shuting Liu;Zhanfei Liu

  • Multivariate statistical approaches for the characterization of dissolved organic matter analyzed by ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry.

    Rachel L. Sleighter;Zhanfei Liu;Jianhong Xue;Patrick G. Hatcher

  • Hydrocarbon degradation and response of seafloor sediment bacterial community in the northern Gulf of Mexico to light Louisiana sweet crude oil.

    Hernando P. Bacosa;Hernando P. Bacosa;Deana L. Erdner;Brad E. Rosenheim;Prateek Shetty

  • Differentiating the roles of photooxidation and biodegradation in the weathering of Light Louisiana Sweet crude oil in surface water from the Deepwater Horizon site.

    Hernando P. Bacosa;Deana L. Erdner;Zhanfei Liu

  • Effects of crude oil exposure on bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and survival of adult and larval stages of gelatinous zooplankton.

    Rodrigo Almeda;Zoe Wambaugh;Zoe Wambaugh;Chao Chai;Chao Chai;Zucheng Wang;Zucheng Wang

  • Naturally Present Fatty Acids as Internal Calibrants for Fourier Transform Mass Spectra of Dissolved Organic Matter

    Rachel L. Sleighter;Georgina A. McKee;Zhanfei Liu;Patrick G. Hatcher

  • Membrane inlet mass spectrometry method (REOX/MIMS) to measure 15N-nitrate in isotope-enrichment experiments

    Xianbiao Lin;Kaijun Lu;Amber K. Hardison;Amber K. Hardison;Zhanfei Liu

  • Potential Environmental Factors Affecting Oil-Degrading Bacterial Populations in Deep and Surface Waters of the Northern Gulf of Mexico.

    Jiqing Liu;Hernando P. Bacosa;Zhanfei Liu

  • Oxygen consumption in the water column and sediments of the northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone

    Mark J. McCarthy;Stephen A. Carini;Zhanfei Liu;Nathaniel E. Ostrom

  • Concentrations and Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Coastal Sediments of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

    Zucheng Wang;Zucheng Wang;Zhanfei Liu;Kehui Xu;Lawrence M Mayer

  • Investigating the effect of ballasting by CaCO3 in Emiliania huxleyi: I. Formation, settling velocities and physical properties of aggregates

    Anja Engel;Anja Engel;Jennifer Szlosek;Lynn Abramson;Zhanfei Liu

  • Composition and degradation of marine particles with different settling velocities in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

    Madeleine Goutx;Stuart G. Wakeham;Cindy Lee;Marie Duflos

  • Distribution of PAHs in tissues of wetland plants and the surrounding sediments in the Chongming wetland, Shanghai, China.

    Zucheng Wang;Zhanfei Liu;Yi Yang;Tao Li

  • Natural sunlight shapes crude oil-degrading bacterial communities in northern Gulf of Mexico surface waters

    Hernando P. Bacosa;Zhanfei Liu;Deana L. Erdner

  • Why do POC concentrations measured using Niskin bottle collections sometimes differ from those using in-situ pumps?

    Zhanfei Liu;Gillian Stewart;J. Kirk Cochran;Cindy Lee

  • Seasonal trends in the pigment and amino acid compositions of sinking particles in biogenic CaCO3 and SiO2 dominated regions of the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean along 170°W

    Anitra E. Ingalls;Zhanfei Liu;Cindy Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Cindy Lee
Cindy Lee Stony Brook University
Wayne S. Gardner
Wayne S. Gardner The University of Texas at Austin
Patrick G. Hatcher
Patrick G. Hatcher Old Dominion University
Stuart G. Wakeham
Stuart G. Wakeham Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Anja Engel
Anja Engel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Mark J. McCarthy
Mark J. McCarthy Wright State University
Edward J. Buskey
Edward J. Buskey The University of Texas at Austin
Minhan Dai
Minhan Dai Xiamen University
Laodong Guo
Laodong Guo University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Nathaniel E. Ostrom
Nathaniel E. Ostrom Michigan State University

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