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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
5989
World Ranking
7199
National Ranking
709

Best Publications

  • A review of the removal of microplastics in global wastewater treatment plants: Characteristics and mechanisms

    Weiyi Liu;Jinlan Zhang;Hang Liu;Xiaonan Guo

  • Exposure level of carbon monoxide and respirable suspended particulate in public transportation modes while commuting in urban area of Guangzhou, China

    L.Y Chan;W.L Lau;S.C Zou;Z.X Cao

  • Distribution and ecosystem risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Luan River, China

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  • Brominated flame retardants (BFRs): A review on environmental contamination in China

    Gang Yu;Qingwei Bu;Qingwei Bu;Zhiguo Cao;Xinming Du

  • Distribution patterns of brominated, chlorinated, and phosphorus flame retardants with particle size in indoor and outdoor dust and implications for human exposure

    Zhiguo Cao;Fuchao Xu;Adrian Covaci;Min Wu

  • Ecological risk of heavy metals in sediments of the Luan River source water

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  • Enhanced removal of methylparaben mediated by cobalt/carbon nanotubes (Co/CNTs) activated peroxymonosulfate in chloride-containing water: Reaction kinetics, mechanisms and pathways

    Jianbiao Peng;Zhexi Wang;Shiyin Wang;Jin Liu

  • Particle size: a missing factor in risk assessment of human exposure to toxic chemicals in settled indoor dust.

    Zhi-Guo Cao;Gang Yu;Yong-Shan Chen;Qi-Ming Cao

  • Characterization and human exposure assessment of organophosphate flame retardants in indoor dust from several microenvironments of Beijing, China

    Min Wu;Gang Yu;Zhiguo Cao;Dongkui Wu

  • Photoaging enhanced the adverse effects of polyamide microplastics on the growth, intestinal health, and lipid absorption in developing zebrafish.

    Xingli Zhang;Mengli Xia;Jingyi Zhao;Zhiguo Cao

  • Spatial distribution and health risk of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water of the Luanhe River Basin, China.

    Yongli Li;Jingling Liu;Zhiguo Cao;Chao Lin

  • Differences in the seasonal variation of brominated and phosphorus flame retardants in office dust

    Zhiguo Cao;Fuchao Xu;Adrian Covaci;Min Wu

  • An investigation of the leaf retention capacity, efficiency and mechanism for atmospheric particulate matter of five greening tree species in Beijing, China

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  • Photo-Oxidative Degradation Mitigated the Developmental Toxicity of Polyamide Microplastics to Zebrafish Larvae by Modulating Macrophage-Triggered Proinflammatory Responses and Apoptosis

    Wei Zou;Mengli Xia;Kai Jiang;Zhiguo Cao

  • Characterization of diazotrophic root endophytes in Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis)

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  • Occurrence of organophosphorus flame retardants on skin wipes: Insight into human exposure from dermal absorption.

    Xiaotu Liu;Gang Yu;Zhiguo Cao;Bin Wang

  • An ionic liquid functionalized polymer for simultaneous removal of four phenolic pollutants in real environmental samples.

    Guifen Zhu;Guohao Cheng;Tong Lu;Zhiguo Cao

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water from three estuaries of China: Distribution, seasonal variations and ecological risk assessment

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  • Mechanisms influencing the BFR distribution patterns in office dust and implications for estimating human exposure.

    Zhiguo Cao;Gang Yu;Yongshan Chen;Cong Liu

  • Spatial, seasonal and particle size dependent variations of PAH contamination in indoor dust and the corresponding human health risk.

    Zhiguo Cao;Mengmeng Wang;Qiaoying Chen;Chunyou Zhu;Chunyou Zhu

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