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Research output per year
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Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4696-5708
Scopus Author ID: 57202961387
ResearcherID: R-1323-2018
Google Scholar Profile: vN4HvYgAAAAJ
Biography
Yuefei Ruan received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Nankai University in 2011 and 2014, respectively. She obtained her PhD degree and completed her postdoc training at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) in 2017 and 2019, respectively, supervised by Prof. Paul Kwan-sing Lam. Then she joined State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP), CityU as Research Fellow until 2021. She is currently working as Research Assistant Professor at SKLMP, holding a concurrent appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry (CHEM), CityU.
Editor or Editorial Membership
- Journal: Marine Environmental Research, Role: Associate Editor;
- Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin, Role: Guest Editor;
- Journal: Discover Oceans, Role: Editorial Board Member.
Projects
- Environment and Conservation Fund, the Government of Hong Kong SAR
Environmental Research Project, “Evaluating trophodynamic impacts of halogenated flame retardants and their metabolites as new pollutants in resident cetaceans and their preys”. Project No. 2024-35, HK$499,000; effective 01 May 2025 → 30 Apr 2027 (On-going)
- National Key Research and Development Program of China (國家重點研發計劃)
Young Scientists Fund (青年科學家項目), “長江保護珍稀瀕危物種水質基準制定技術 (Technology for establishing water quality criteria for the protection of rare and endangered species in the Yangtze River)”. Project No. 2022YFC3204800, CN¥800,000; effective 01 Nov 2022 → 31 Oct 2025 (On-going)
- Environment and Conservation Fund, the Government of Hong Kong SAR
Environmental Research Project, “Comprehensive risk assessment on Indo-Pacific finless porpoises exposed to plastic chemical additives using physiologically-based toxicokinetic modelling and suspect screening”. Project No. 2021-45, HK$498,000; effective 01 Apr 2022 → 31 Mar 2024 (Completed)
- Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (廣東省基础與應用基础研究基金委員會)
General Program of the Natural Science Fund (自然科學基金面上項目), “新型全氟和多氟烷基物質在海水青鳉內的富集與淨化毒效學研究 (Investigation on uptake and depuration toxicokinetics of novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in marine medaka)”. Project No. 2021A1515012048, CN¥100,000; effective 01 Jan 2021 → 31 Dec 2023 (Completed)
- Environmental Protection Department of the Government of Hong Kong SAR
Contract Research, “Provision of services for laboratory analysis of toxic substances in marine environmental samples”. Project No. 22-02349, HK$980,000; effective 30 Aug 2022 → 27 Feb 2024 (Completed)
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission (深圳市科技創新委員會)
General Program of the Natural Science Fund [基礎研究(自然科學基金)面上項目], “新型全氟和多氟烷基物質在珠江口沉積物及豚類樣品中的非靶標篩選鑒定 (Suspect discovery of novel perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in sediments and cetaceans from the Pearl River Estuary)”. Project No. JCYJ20190812155805559, CN¥300,000; effective 25 May 2020 → 31 May 2023 (Completed)
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) (南方海洋科學與工程廣東省實驗室(廣州))
Collaborative Research Fund, “Non-target screening and ecological risk assessment of emerging chemicals of concern in marine cetaceans from the South China Sea”. Project No. SMSEGL20SC02 (HKB_L20190004), HK$1,200,000; effective 01 Aug 2019 → 31 Dec 2022 (Completed)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 國家自然科學基金委員會)
Young Scientists Fund (青年科學基金項目), “美托洛爾和文拉法辛對映體在海水青鱂內的富集及全生命週期毒性研究 (Exposure to enantiomers of metoprolol and venlafaxine in marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma): Bioaccumulation and full life-cycle toxicological investigations)”. Project No. 41806125, CN¥300,000; effective 01 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2021 (Completed)
- National Key Research and Development Program of China (國家重點研發計劃)
Cooperation on Scientific and Technological Innovation in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan (港澳臺科技創新合作重點專項), “亞熱帶香港水域海洋與河口食物網中手性鹵化阻燃劑研究：富集特徵、營養轉移及源辨識 (Accumulation profiles, trophic transfer, and source identification of chiral halogenated flame retardants in marine and estuarine food webs in subtropical Hong Kong waters)”. Project No. 2017YFE0190300, HK$1,152,000; effective 01 May 2018 → 31 Dec 2020 (Completed)
Research Interests/Areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Emerging Chemicals of Concern
- Marine Pollution
- Ecotoxicology
- Environmental Risk Assessment
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research output
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Characterizing Seasonal Patterns, Gas-Particle Partitioning, and Potential Sources of Airborne Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Japan
Asakawa, D. (Co-first Author), Lin, H. (Co-first Author), Ruan, Y., Taniyasu, S., Yeung, L. W. Y., Tojo, T., Ichihara, M., Yamazaki, E., Hanari, N., Lam, P. K. S. & Yamashita, N., 18 Mar 2025, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 59, 10, p. 5145-5154Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Decoding historical and emerging environmental concerns of C6−36 chlorinated paraffins: Insights from marine sediment cores in the Pearl River Estuary
Shao, Y., Wang, Q., Tee, K. A., Jin, L., Yang, X., Hong, Y., Wang, H., Tsujimoto, A., Yasuhara, M., Leung, K. M. Y., Lam, P. K. S. & Ruan, Y., 1 Feb 2025, In: Environmental Pollution. 366, 125435.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Distinct binding affinity of perfluoroalkyl acids to plant and animal proteins revealed by dialysis experiments, fluorescence spectroscopy, and QSAR modeling
Zhou, Y. (Co-first Author), Liu, Y. (Co-first Author), Yuan, X., Ruan, Y. & Chen, H., Feb 2025, In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 291, 117902.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Enhanced Detection of Enrofloxacin in Seawater Using a Newly Selected Aptamer on a Graphite Oxide-Based Biosensor
Lam, S. Y. (Co-first Author), Li, P. (Co-first Author), Jin, L., Chan, H. Y., Ruan, Y., Kwok, C. K. & Lo, P. K., 1 Apr 2025, In: Analytical Chemistry. 97, 12, p. 6735-6744Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Exposure and tissue distribution analyses of brominated flame retardants in Neophocaena phocaenoides through physiologically based toxicokinetic (PBTK) modeling
Tee, K. A., Xie, M.-Y., Jin, L., Kot, B. C. W., Tsui, M. T. K., Leung, K. M. Y., Lam, P. K. S. & Ruan, Y., Jun 2025, In: Aquatic Toxicology. 283, 107353.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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JRFS: Identification of Priority Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in Marine Cetaceans from the Coastal South China Sea
RUAN, Y. P. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
15/05/25 → …
Project: Research
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ECF: Environment and Conservation Fund - Evaluating Trophodynamic Impacts of Halogenated Flame Retardants and their Metabolites as New Pollutants in Resident Cetaceans and their Preys
RUAN, Y. P. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), WANG, Q. (Co-Investigator) & YAN, M. (Co-Investigator)
1/05/25 → …
Project: Research
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MOST-KRD-SRI: 长江保护珍稀濒危物种水质基准制定技术
RUAN, Y. P. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/11/22 → …
Project: Research
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GDOTH-HK-ExtU-Lead: 南海海岸带变化与物质迁移
RUAN, Y. P. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator) & LAM, K. S. P. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/20 → …
Project: Research
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SKL: State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health (SKLMEH)
LEUNG, M. Y. K. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), CAI, W. (Co-Investigator), CHAN, L. L. (Co-Investigator), CHAN, C. K. (Co-Investigator), CHENG, S. H. (Co-Investigator), CHEUNG, S. G. (Co-Investigator), CHEUNG, Y. H. R. (Co-Investigator), HE, Y. (Co-Investigator), KO, C. C. V. (Co-Investigator), KONG, Y. C. R. (Co-Investigator), KOT, B. C. W. (Co-Investigator), KWOK, C. K. (Co-Investigator), LAM, J. (Co-Investigator), LEE, P. K. H. (Co-Investigator), LEUNG, K. H. M. (Co-Investigator), LO, P. K. P. (Co-Investigator), LU, Z. (Co-Investigator), LY, T. H. (Co-Investigator), NAH, E. M. T. (Co-Investigator), RUAN, Y. P. (Co-Investigator), TAM, F. Y. N. (Co-Investigator), WANG, W. (Co-Investigator), WONG, C. Y. A. (Co-Investigator), WU, J. (Co-Investigator), YAN, M. (Co-Investigator), YANG, M. (Co-Investigator), YE, R. (Co-Investigator), YU, K. N. P. (Co-Investigator), ZENG, Z. (Co-Investigator) & ZHANG, X. (Co-Investigator)
9/04/10 → …
Project: Research
Prizes
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National Postgraduate Scholarship of China
RUAN, Y. P. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing
RUAN, Y. (Recipient), 31 Oct 2018
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Professor Rudolf Wu Award for the Best Student Oral Presentation
Ruan, Y. (Recipient), 24 Jun 2016
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Activities
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Marine Pollution Bulletin (Journal)
RUAN, Y. (Guest Editor)
28 May 2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › RGC 61 - Journal editor
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2025 Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences
RUAN, Y. (Moderator)
14 Jan 2025Activity: Organizing or Participating in a conference / an event › Conference / Symposium
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Bioaccumulation assessment of emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in marine ecosystem: Field investigation and toxicokinetic experiment
RUAN, Y. (Speaker)
14 Jan 2025Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Presentation
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National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
RUAN, Y. (Visiting Researcher)
11 Nov 2024 → 27 Dec 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Contaminants of emerging concern in the coastal ecosystem of the northern South China Sea
RUAN, Y. (Invited Speaker)
23 Sept 2024Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Presentation
Thesis
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Stereoisomeric Patterns of Brominated Flame Retardants and Pharmaceutically Active Compounds in Biotic and Abiotic Samples from the Pearl River Estuary, South China
RUAN, Y. P. (Author), LAM, K. S. P. (Supervisor), 21 Aug 2017Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis