(*corresponding author)

• Wang Q, Ruan Y*, Shao Y, Jin L, Yang X, Hong Y, Wang H, Tsujimoto A, Yasuhara M, Leung KMY, Lam PKS, 2025. Spatiotemporal trend of PFAS in estuarine sediments: Insights into chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonate transformation. Environmental Science & Technology, 59(14), 7377−7388.
• Chen C, Bu C, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Xu S, Hua Y, Jia R, Lin H, Wang X, Gan Z, Xiong X, Ma L, Leung KMY, Ruan Y*, 2025. Occurrence and ecological risks of pharmaceuticals along the Yangtze River Basin of China: Insights from target analysis and suspect screening strategy. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 495, 138935.
• Shao Y, Wang Q, Tee KA, Jin L, Yang X, Hong Y, Wang H, Tsujimoto A, Yasuhara M, Leung KMY, Lam PKS, Ruan Y*, 2025. Decoding historical and emerging environmental concerns of C6−36 chlorinated paraffins: Insights from marine sediment cores in the Pearl River Estuary. Environmental Pollution, 366, 125435.
• Tee KA, Xie MY, Jin L, Kot BCW, Tsui MTK, Leung KMY, Lam PKS, Ruan Y*, 2025. Exposure and tissue distribution analyses of brominated flame retardants in Neophocaena phocaenoides through physiologically based toxicokinetic (PBTK) modeling. Aquatic Toxicology, 283, 107353.
• Chen C#, Yi H#, Xu S, Zhang Y, Zhao Q, Jia R, Bu C, Qin X, Bi S, Ma L, Li G*, Leung KMY*, Ruan Y*, 2025. Occurrence and ecological risks of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in three National Aquatic Germplasm Resources Reserves in the South China Sea. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 7, 1787−1797.
• Wang Q, Ruan Y*, Shao Y, Jin L, Xie N, Yan M, Chen L, Schlenk D, Leung KMY, Lam PKS, 2024. Stereoselective bioconcentration and neurotoxicity of perfluoroethylcyclohexane sulfonate in marine medaka. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(29), 12933−12942.
• Lao JY, Huang G, Wu R, Liang W, Xu S, Luo Q, Zhang K, Jin L, Jing L, Ruan Y*, Leung KMY*, Lam PKS, 2024. Aggravating pollution of emerging aryl organophosphate esters in urban estuarine sediments of South China. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(30), 13415−13425.
• Liu Y, Wang Q, Ma L, Jin L, Zhang K, Tao D, Wang W-X, Lam PKS, Ruan Y*, 2023. Identification of key features relating to the coexistence mechanisms of trace elements and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in marine mammals. Environment International, 178, 108099.
• Wang Q, Ruan Y*, Yuen CNT, Lin H, Yeung LWY, Leung KMY, Lam PKS*, 2023. Tracing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the aquatic environment: Target analysis and beyond. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 169, 117351.
• Lao JY, Ruan Y*, Leung KMY, Zeng EY, Lam PKS*, 2023. Review on age-specific exposure to organophosphate esters: Multiple exposure pathways and microenvironments. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 53(7), 803−826.
• Wang Q, Ruan Y*, Jin L, Kot BCW, Leung KMY, Lam PKS*, 2023. Temporal trends and suspect screening of halogenated flame retardants and their metabolites in blubbers of cetaceans stranded in Hong Kong waters during 2013−2020. Environmental Science & Technology, 57(25), 9298−9308.
• Wang Q, Ruan Y*, Jin L, Tao LS, Lai H, Li G, Yeung LWY, Leung KMY, Lam PKS*, 2023. Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in a subtropical marine food web: Suspect screening, isomer profile, and identification of analytical interference. Environmental Science & Technology, 57(22), 8355−8364.
• Jin L, Wang Q, Yan M, Gu J, Zhang K*, Lam PKS, Ruan Y*, 2023. Enantio-specific uptake and depuration kinetics of chiral metoprolol and venlafaxine in marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma): Tissue distribution and metabolite formation. Environmental Science & Technology, 57(11), 4471−4480.
• Ruan Y, Sun H*, Lu Y, Zhang Y, Xu J, Zhu H, He Y, 2022. Evaluating phospholipid− and protein−water partitioning of two groups of chemicals of emerging concern: Diastereo- and enantioselectivity. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 430, 128499.
• Li J, Ruan Y*, Wu R, Cui Y, Shen J, Mak YL, Wang Q, Zhang K, Yan M, Wu J, Lam PKS, 2022. Occurrence, spatial distribution, and partitioning behavior of marine lipophilic phycotoxins in the Pearl River Estuary, South China. Environmental Pollution, 310, 119875.
• Wu R, Ruan Y*, Huang G, Li J, Lao JY, Lin H, Liu Y, Cui Y, Zhang K, Wang Q, Wu J, Huang B, Yan M, Lam PKS*, 2022. Source apportionment, hydrodynamic influence, and environmental stress of pharmaceuticals in a microtidal estuary with multiple outlets in South China. Environmental Science & Technology, 56(16), 11374−11386.
• Wang Q, Ruan Y*, Jin L, Lin H, Yan M, Gu J, Yuen CN, Leung KMY, Lam PKS*, 2022. Tissue-specific uptake, depuration kinetics, and suspected metabolites of three emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in marine medaka. Environmental Science & Technology, 56(10), 6182−6191.
• Lao JY, Lin H, Qin X, Ruan Y*, Leung KMY, Zeng EY, Lam PKS*, 2022. Insights into the atmospheric persistence, transformation, and health implications of organophosphate esters in urban ambient air. Environmental Science & Technology, 56(17), 12003−12013.
• Lin H, Lao JY, Wang Q, Ruan Y*, He Y, Lee PKH, Leung KMY, Lam PKS*, 2022. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the atmosphere of waste management infrastructures: Uncovering secondary fluorotelomer alcohols, particle size distribution, and human inhalation exposure. Environment International, 167, 107434.
• · Lao JY, Wu R, Cui Y, Zhou S, Ruan Y*, Leung KMY, Wu J, Zeng EY, Lam PKS*, 2022. Significant input of organophosphate esters through particle-mediated transport into the Pearl River Estuary, China. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 438, 129486.
• · Li J, Ruan Y*, Mak YL, Zhang K, Leung KMY, Lam JCW, Lam PKS*, 2021. Occurrence and trophodynamics of marine lipophilic phycotoxins in a subtropical marine food web. Environmental Science & Technology, 55(13), 8829−8838.
• Wang Q, Ruan Y*, Jin L, Zhang X, Li J, He Y, Wei S, Lam JCW, Lam PKS*, 2021. Target, nontarget, and suspect screening and temporal trends of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in marine mammals from the South China Sea. Environmental Science & Technology, 55(2), 1045−1056.
• Feng H, Cheng Y, Ruan Y*, Tsui MMP, Wang Q, Jin J, Wu R, Zhang H, Lam PKS, 2021. Occurrence and spatial distribution of legacy and novel brominated flame retardants in seawater and sediment of the South China Sea. Environmental Pollution, 271, 116324.
• Ruan Y, Lin H, Zhang X, Wu R, Zhang K, Leung KMY, Lam JCW*, Lam PKS*, 2020. Enantiomer-specific bioaccumulation and distribution of chiral pharmaceuticals in a subtropical marine food web. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 394, 122589.
• Ruan Y, Wu R, Lam JCW*, Zhang K, Lam PKS*, 2019. Seasonal occurrence and fate of chiral pharmaceuticals in different sewage treatment systems in Hong Kong: Mass balance, enantiomeric profiling, and risk assessment. Water Research, 149, 607−616.
• Ruan Y, Zhang K, Lam JCW*, Wu R, Lam PKS*, 2019. Stereoisomer-specific occurrence, distribution, and fate of chiral brominated flame retardants in different wastewater treatment systems in Hong Kong. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 374, 211−218.
• Ruan Y, Zhang X, Qiu JW, Leung KMY, Lam JCW*, Lam PKS*, 2018. Stereoisomer-specific trophodynamics of the chiral brominated flame retardants HBCD and TBECH in a marine food web, with implications for human exposure. Environmental Science & Technology, 52(15), 8183−8193.
• Ruan Y, Lam JCW*, Zhang X, Lam PKS*, 2018. Temporal changes and stereoisomeric compositions of 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and 1,2-dibromo-4-(1,2-dibromoethyl)cyclohexane (TBECH) in marine mammals from the South China Sea. Environmental Science & Technology, 52(5), 2517−2526.