I. Research Expertise
Ecological Risks of Organic Pollutants
Environmental Stable Isotopes
Ecotoxicological Risks of Micropollutants
Microbial Degradation of Organic Pollutants
Electrochemical Sensors/Electrocatalysis for Organic Pollutants
Ecotoxicology & QSAR of Emerging Contaminants
Ecological Economic Accounting & Sustainable Development
II. Teaching Courses
Environmental Ecology
Ecological Economics
III. Professional Experience
• 2010-Present
Associate Researcher/Researcher & Professor
Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
• 2008-2010
Postdoctoral Researcher
College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University
IV. Research Activities
(A) Funded Projects (Last 5 Years)
Shenzhen University Stabilization Support Program (No.20200811151825001)
"Interactions Between Microplastics and Organic Pollutants in Surface Waters"
2021/1-2023/12 (PI)
NSFC General Program (No.21876004)
"Mechanistic Study of Plasticizers/BFRs Degradation via C/H Stable Isotopes"
2019/1-2022/12 (PI)
Shenzhen R&D Funding
"Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis for Plasticizer Degradation"
2019/1-2020/12 (PI)
National Key R&D Program (2017YFC0505800)
"Coastal Zone Ecological Impact Mechanisms & Regulation"
2017/7-2020/12 (Subproject Leader)
National Key R&D Program (2017YFC0505700)
"Urbanization-Ecology Coupling Mechanisms"
2017/7-2020/12 (Subproject Leader)
(B) Selected Publications (Recent 5 Years)
l Qing-Xin Deng, Jin-Ru Feng, Pan-Pan Gao, Hong-Gang Ni*.Combined effects of vehicles and waste incineration on urban air halogenated and parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Environment International, 2023, 171, 107720.
l Jin-Ru Feng, Qing-Xin Deng, Shang-Kun Han, Hong-Gang Ni*. Use of nanoparticle-coated bacteria for the bioremediation of organic pollution: A mini review. Chemosphere,2023,313, 137391.
l Shu-Yan Ren and Hong-Gang Ni*. A method for measuring the emissions of in situ agricultural plastic film microplastics by ultraviolet and mechanical abrasion. Science of the Total Environment 2022, 819,152041.
l Qing Sun, Shu-Yan Ren and Hong-Gang Ni*. Effects of microplastic sorption on microbial degradation of halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water. Environmental Pollution, 2022, 313, 120238.
l Jin-Ru Feng, Qing-Xin Deng, Hong-Gang Ni*. Photodegradation of phthalic acid esters under simulated sunlight: Mechanism, kinetics, and toxicity change. Chemosphere 2022, 299, 134475.
l Shu-Yan Ren, Hong-Gang Ni*. A method for measuring the emissions of in situ agricultural plastic film microplastics by ultraviolet and mechanical abrasion. Science of the Total Environment 2022, 819, 152041.
l Qing Sun, A-Lan Yi, Hong-Gang Ni*. Evaluating scenarios for carbon reduction using different tableware in China. Science of the Total Environment 2021, 791, 148279.
l Qing Sun, Feng-Hui Lu, Hong-Gang Ni*. Microplastic-water partitioning of two states halogenated PAHs: Solute and sol. Environmental Research 2021, 202, 111634.
l Wan-Dong Yang, Qing Sun, Hong-Gang Ni*.Cost-benefit analysis of metal recovery from e-waste: Implications for international policy. Waste Management 2021, 123, 42–47.
l Shu-Yan Ren, Si-Fang Kong, Hong-Gang Ni*. Contribution of mulch film to microplastics in agricultural soil and surface water in China. Environmental Pollution 2021, 291, 118227.
l Jin-Ru Feng, Hong-Gang Ni*. A modified method to calculate dual-isotope slopes for the natural attenuation of organic pollutants in the environment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2021, 28, 30399.
l Jin-Ru Feng and Hong-Gang Ni*. A 2D CSIA-based math method to quantify degradation rate by C-H bond breaking. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 2022, 44(8), 2835-2842. DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-01045-3
l Qing Sun, Shu-Yan Ren, Hong-Gang Ni*. Incidence of microplastics in personal care products: An appreciable part of plastic pollution. Science of The Total Environment 2020, 742, 140218.
l Shu-Yan Ren, Qing Sun, Hong-Gang Ni*, Jianfeng Wang. A minimalist approach to quantify emission factor of microplastic by mechanical abrasion. Chemosphere 2019, 245, 125630.
l Xi-Ming Zeng, Hong-Gang Ni *, Hui Zeng. Is benzo[a]pyrene a reliable chemical indicator of social-economic development in China? Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 269, 122252.
l Yi-Bo Zhao, Pan-Pan Gao and Hong-Gang Ni*. A chemical time bomb: Future risks of microplastics. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2019, 230: 1-5.
l Yi-Bo Zhao, Guang-Zhou Wu, Yong-Xi Gong, Ming-Zheng Yang and Hong-Gang Ni*. Environmental benefits of electronic commerce over the conventional retail trade? A case study in Shenzhen, China. Science of the Total Environment 2019, 679, 378-386.
l Yu-Ye Qiu, Yong-Xi Gong and Hong-Gang Ni*. Contribution of soil erosion to PAHs in surface water in China. Science of the Total Environment 2019, 686, 497-504.
l Hong-Ying Li, Pan-Pan Gao, Hong-Gang Ni*. Emission characteristics of parent and halogenated PAHs in simulated municipal solid waste incineration. Science of the Total Environment 2019, 665, 11-17.
l Yi-Bo Zhao, Ming-Zheng Yang, Hong-Gang Ni*. An emergy-GIS method of selecting areas for sponge-like urban reconstruction. Journal of Hydrology 2018, 564, 640-650.
l Yi-Bo Zhao, Xu-Dong Lv, Hong-Gang Ni. Solvent-based separation and recycling of waste plastics: A review. Chemosphere 2018, 209, 707-720.
l Wen-Bo Shu, Yi-Bo Zhao, Hong-Gang Ni*, Hui Zeng. Size-dependent emission characteristics of airborne parent and halogenated PAHs from municipal solid waste incinerators in Shenzhen, China. Chemosphere 2018, 192, 250-257.
l Pan-Pan Gao, Yi-Bo Zhao, Hong-Gang Ni*. Incidence of real-world automotive parent and halogenated PAH in urban atmosphere. Environmental Pollution 2018, 237, 515-522.
l Yi-Bo Zhao, Pan-Pan Gao, Wan-Dong Yang, Hong-Gang Ni*.Vehicle exhaust: An overstated cause of haze in China. Science of the Total Environment 2018, 612, 490–491.
l Yue-Shan Zhu, Wan-Dong Yang, Xiu-Wen Li, Hong-Gang Ni*, Hui Zeng. Airborne particle-bound brominated flame retardants: Levels, size distribution and indoor-outdoor exchange. Environmental Pollution 2018, 233, 1104-1112.
V. Academic Services
l Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences, Editor;
l Toxics Special Issue “Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants in Aquatic Ecosystems”, Guest Editor;
l Science of the Total Environment,Editorial Board Member(2014-2016);
l Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,Editorial Board Member(2015-2017).