Chen Wei Professor

 2018-                  Advisory board member, EnvironmentalScience: Nano

Fate and transport of organic chemicals in soil, sediment and water; Soil and groundwater remediation; Nanotechnologies for water treatment and remediation

Funded Research Projects

1) “Nanotechnology for in situ Remediation of Groundwater at Contaminated Sites,” National Natural Science Foundation of China (2202010200), ￥2,770,000, 2021/01-2025/12.

2) “Accumulation, Health Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Contaminated Sites: Characterization and Predictive Models,” the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2019YFC1804200), ￥1,580,000, 2020/01-2023/12.

3) “Effects of Nanoplastics on Transport of Organic Contaminants in Saturated Porous Media,” National Natural Science Foundation of China, ￥650,000, 2019/01-2022/12.

4) “Environmental Interfacial Chemistry of Organic Contaminants,” National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (21425729), ￥4,000,000, 2015/01-2019/12.

5) “Transport, Transformation, and Fate of Engineered Nanomaterials in the Environment,” Ministry of Science and Technology (2014CB932001), ￥4,510,000, 2014/01-2018/12.

6) “Effect of Engineered Nanomaterials on Interfacial Processes of Organic Contaminants in Aquatic Environments,” National Natural Science Foundation of China (21237002), ￥3,000,000, 2013/01-2017/12.

7) “Effect of Stable Carbon Nanoparticle Suspension on the Transport of Organic Contaminants in Saturated Porous Media,” National Natural Science Foundation of China (21177063), ￥700,000, 2012/01-2015/12.

8) “Effects of Morphology and Surface Chemistry of Water Stable Fullerene Nanoparticles on Contaminant–Fullerene Interactions,” National Natural Science Foundation of China (21150110140), ￥200,000, 2011/07-2012/06.

9) “Polar Organics–Carbon Nanotube Interactions and Its Effect on Irreversible Adsorption,”National Natural Science Foundation of China (20977050), ￥360,000, 2010/01-2012/12.

10) “Removal of Water-Borne Cyanobacterial Toxin and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds with Innovative Nanotechnologies,” Ministry of Education (708020), ￥400,000, 2009/01-2011/12.

11) “Collaborative Study on Sediment Quality Criteria and In Situ Remediation Technologies,” Ministry of Science and Technology (2009DFA91910), ￥1,000,000, 2009/01-2010/12.

12) “Field Demonstration of In Situ Remediation Technologies for Contaminated Sediment at DaguWastewaterDischargeCanal,” Tianjin Science and Technology Commission (08FDZDSF03400),￥3,000,000, 2008/10-2010/12.

13) “Remediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soil in Oil Field Area: Technologies and Field Demo,” Ministry of Science and Technology (2007AA061200), ￥6,840,000, 2007/07-2010/12.

14) “Transport and Transformation of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Soil and Impact on Groundwater,” National Natural Science Foundation of China (0637030), ￥2,000,000, 2007/01-2010/12.

15) “In Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sediment with Reactive Capping,” Tianjin Science and Technology Commission (07JCZDJC01900),￥500,000, 2007/04-2010/03.

16) “Mechanism of Abiotic Degradation of Adsorbed 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane,” Ministry of Education (20060055035), ￥60,000, 2007/01-2009/12.

17) “Environmental Standards and Pollution Control Technologies for Typical Organic Contaminants in Soils and Sediments in Tianjin,”Tianjin Science and Technology Commission (06TXTJJC14000),￥1,000,000, 2006/01-2009/06.

18) “Reactivity of Organic Pollutants Sequestered in Soil and Sediment,” National Natural Science Foundation of China (20577024), ￥260,000, 2006/01-2008/12.

19）“Bioavailability of Organic Pollutants Sequestered in Soil and Sediment,” Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation (101081), $20,000, 2005/07-2008/06.

20） “Bioavailability of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Soil and Sediment,”National Natural Science Foundation of China (20407013),￥250,000,2005/01-2007/12.

21）“Bioavailability of Organic Pollutants in Soil/Sediment,” Ministry of Education (105044), ￥100,000, 2005/01-2007/12.

1)         Ma, Pengkun; Yang, Cuiyi; Zhu, Meiling; Fan, Lihua; Chen, Wei*. 2021, “Leaching of Organic Carbon Enhances Mobility of Biochar Nanoparticles in Saturated Porous Media,” Environmental Science: Nano, in press.

2)         Juan Ma; Xinlei Liu; Yi Yang; Jiahuang Qiu; Zheng Dong; Quanzhong Ren; Yi Y. Zuo; Tian Xia; Wei Chen*; Sijin Liu*. 2021, “Binding of Benzo[a]pyrene Alters the Bio-reactivity of Fine Biochar Particles towards Macrophages Leading to Deregulated Macrophagic Defense and Autophagy,” ACS Nano, 15, 6, 9717–9731.

3)         Yanfeng Wang; Yeming Xu; Shangshang Dong; Peng Wang; Wei Chen; Zhenda Lu; Deju Ye; Bingcai Pan; Di Wu; Chad Vecitis; Guandao Gao*. 2021, “Ultrasonic activation of inert poly(tetrafluoroethylene) enables piezocatalytic generation of reactive oxygen species,” Nature Communications, 12, 3508.

4)         Zhao, Mengting; Zhang, Tong; Yang, Xinlin; Liu, Xinlei; Zhu, Dongqiang; Chen, Wei*. 2021, “Sulfide Induces Physical Damages and Chemical Transformation of Microplastics via Radical Oxidation and Sulfide Addition,” Water Research, 197, 117100.

5)         Tian, Li; Guan, Wenyu; Ji, Yunyun; He, Xin; Chen, Wei; Alvarez, Pedro; Zhang, Tong*. 2021, “Microbial methylation potential of mercury sulfide particles dictated by surface structure,” Nature Geoscience, 14: 409-416.

6)         Pei, Xule; Zhang, Tong; Zhong, Jingyi; Chen, Zaihao; Jiang, Chuanjia*; Chen, Wei. 2021, “Substoichiometric titanium oxide Ti₂O₃ exhibits greater efficiency in enhancing hydrolysis of 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane than TiO₂ nanomaterials,” Science of the Total Environment, 774, 145705.

7)         Liu, Xinlei; Ma, Juan; Ji, Rong; Wang, Songfeng; Zhang, Qiurong; Zhang, Chengdong; Liu, Sijin*; Chen, Wei*. 2021, “Biochar Fine Particles Enhance Uptake of Benzo(a)pyrene to Macrophages and Epithelial Cells via Different Mechanisms,” Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 8, 3, 218–223.

8)         Chang, Qing; Zhang, Zhanhua; Ji, Yunyun; Tian, Li; Chen, Wei; Zhang, Tong*. 2020, “Natural Organic Matter Facilitates formation and Microbial Methylation of Mercury Selenide Nanoparticles,” Environmental Science: Nano, 8: 67-75.

9)         Fu, Di; Duan, Lin*; Jiang, Chuanjia; Zhang, Tong; Chen, Wei*. 2020, “Nanostructured Manganese Oxides Exhibit Facet-Dependent Oxidation Capabilities,” Environmental Science: Nano, 7: 3840 - 3848.

10)      Liu, Mingyang; Yu, Qilin; Chen, Wei; Liu, Xiangsheng; Alvarez, Pedro. 2020, “Engineering of CoSe2 Nanosheets via Vacancy Manipulation for Efficient Cancer Therapy,” ACS Applied Bio Materials, 3, 11, 7800–7809.

11)      Liu, Xinlei; Gharasoo, Mehdi; Shi, Yu; Sigmund, Gabriel; Hüffer, Thorsten; Duan, Lin; Wang, Yongfeng; Ji, Rong*; Hofmann, Thilo; Chen, Wei*. 2020, “Key Physicochemical Properties Dictating Gastrointestinal Bioaccessibility of Microplastics-Associated Organic Xenobiotics: Insights from a Deep Learning Approach,” Environmental Science & Technology, 54, 19, 12051-12062.

12)      Sergi Garcia-Segura, Xiaolei Qu, Pedro J.J. Alvarez, Brian P. Chaplin, Wei Chen, John C Crittenden, Yujie Feng, Guandao Gao, Zhen He, Chia-Hung Hou, Xiao Hu, Guibin Jiang, Jae-Hong Kim, Jiansheng Li, Qilin Li, Jie Ma, Jinxing Ma, Alec Brockway Nienhauser, Junfeng Niu, Bingcai Pan, Xie Quan, Filippo Ronzani, Dino Villagran, T. David Waite, W. Shane Walker, Can Wang, Michael S. Wong, Paul Westerhoff. 2020, “Opportunities for Nanotechnology to Enhance Electrochemical Treatment of Pollutants in Potable Water and Industrial Wastewater - A perspective,” Environmental Science: Nano, 7, 2178–2194.

13)      Shen, Zelin; Zhang, Zhanhua; Li, Tong; Yao, Qingqian; ZHANG, TONG*; Chen, Wei. 2020, “Facet-Dependent Adsorption and Fractionation of Natural Organic Matter on Crystalline Metal Oxide Nanoparticles,” Environmental Science & Technology, 54, 14, 8622–8631.

14)      Li, Tong; Zhong, Wen; Jing, Chuanyong; Li, Xuguang, Zhang, Tong; Jiang, Chuanjia*; Chen, Wei*. 2020, “Enhanced Hydrolysis of p-Nitrophenyl Phosphate by Iron (Hydr)oxide Nanoparticles: Roles of Exposed Facets,” Environmental Science & Technology, 54, 14, 8658–8667.

15)      Yu,Qilin; Wu,Guizhu; Zhang, Tong; Zhao, Xudong; Zhou, Zhen; Liu, Lu^*; Chen, Wei^*; Alvarez, Pedro^*. 2020, “Targeting specific cell organelles with different-faceted nanocrystals that are selectively recognized by organelle-targeting peptides,” Chemical Communications, 56,7613 - 7616.

16)      Ma, Pengkun; Chen, Wei*. 2020, “Sulfide Reduction Can Significantly Enhance Transport of Biochar Fine Particles in Saturated Porous Medium,” Environmental Pollution, 263, 114445.

17)      Qi, Yu; Zhang, Tong*;Jing, Chuanyong; Liu, Sijin; Zhang, Chengdong; Alvarez, Pedro*; Chen, Wei. 2020, “Nanocrystal Facet Modulation to Enhance Transferrin Binding and Cellular Delivery,” Nature Communications, 11, 1262.

18)      Wang, Fanfan; Liu, Xinlei; Li, Xuguang; Jiang, Chuanjia; Zhang, Tong*; Chen, Wei. 2020, “Sulfide and ferrous iron preferentially target specific surface O-functional groups of graphene oxide: Implications for accumulation of contaminants,” Environmental Science: Nano, 7, 462–471. (Hot article)

19)      Du, Tingting; Shi, Guoliang; Liu, Fangfei; Zhang, Tong*; Chen, Wei. 2019, “Sulfidation of Ag and ZnO Nanomaterials Significantly Affects Protein Corona Composition: Implications for Human Exposure to Environmentally Aged Nanomaterials,” Environmental Science & Technology, 53, 24, 14296−14307.

20)      Nicholas K. Geitner; Christine Ogilvie Hendren; Geert Cornelis; Ralf Kaegi; Jamie R. Lead; Gregory V. Lowry; Iseult Lynch; Bernd Nowack; Elijah Petersen; Emily Bernhardt; Scott Brown; Wei Chen; Camille de Garidel-Thoron; Jaydee Hanson; Stacey Harper; Kim Jones; Frank von der Kammer; Alan Kennedy; Justin Kidd; Cole Matson; Chris D. Metcalfe; Joel Pedersen; Willie J. G. M. Peijnenburg; Joris T. K. Quik; Sónia M. Rodrigues; Jerome Rose; Phil Sayre; Marie Simonin; Claus Svendsen; Robert Tanguay; Nathalie Tefenkji; Tom van Teunenbroek; Gregory Thies; Yuan Tian; Jacelyn Rice; Amalia Turner; Jie Liu; Jason Unrine; Marina Vance; Jason C. White; Mark R. Wiesner. 2019, “Harmonizing across environmental nanomaterial testing media for increased comparability of nanomaterial datasets,”Environmental Science: Nano, 7, 1, 13−36.

21)      Pei, Xule; Jiang, Chuanjia*; Chen, Wei. 2019, “Enhanced hydrolysis of 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane by multi-walled carbon nanotube/TiO₂ nanocomposites: the synergistic effect,” Environmental Pollution, 255, 1, 113211.

22)      Liu, Xinlei; Ouyang, Wanyue; Tian, Yingze; Feng, Yinchang; Zhang, Tong*; Chen, Wei. 2019, “Incorporating bioaccessibility into health risk assessment of heavy metals in particulate matteroriginated from different sources of atmospheric pollution,” Environmental Pollution, 254, B, 113113.

23)      Zhang, Yahui; Yuan, Yi; Chen, Wei; Fan, Jie; Lv, Hong; Wu, Qingsheng. 2019, “Integrated nanotechnology of synergism-sterilization and removing-residues for neomycin through nano-Cu₂O,” Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 183, 110371.

24)      Du, Tingting; Adeleye, Adeyemi; Zhang, Tong; Yang, Nan; Hao, Rongjie; Li, Yao*; Song, Weihua; Chen, Wei*. 2019, “Effects of ozone and produced hydroxyl radical on the transformation of graphene oxide in aqueous media,” Environmental Science: Nano, 6, 8, 2484−2494.

25)      Bai, Jinwu; Li, Yun; Wei, Pengkun; Liu, Jiandang*; Chen, Wei*; Liu, Lu*. 2019, “Enhancement of Photocatalytic Activity of Bi₂O₃–BiOI Composite Nanosheets through Vacancy Engineering,” Small, 15, 23, 1900020.

26)      Liu, Jin; Zhang, Tong; Tian, Lili; Liu, Xinlei; Qi, Zhichong; Ma, Yini; Ji, Rong*; Chen, Wei*. 2019, “Aging Significantly Affects Mobility and Contaminant-mobilizing Ability of Nanoplastics in Saturated Loamy Sand,” Environmental Science & Technology, 53, 10, 5805−5815.

27)      Li, Tong; Shen, Zelin; Shu, Yiling; Li, Xuguang; Jiang, Chuanjia*;Chen, Wei*. 2019, “Facet-dependent evolution of surface defects in anatase TiO₂ by thermal treatment: implications for environmental applications of photocatalysis,”Environmental Science: Nano, 6, 1740–1753. (Hot article)

28)      Zhang, Tong; Lowry, Gregory*; Capiro, Natalie; Chen, Jianmin; Chen, Wei; Chen, Yongsheng; Dionysiou, Dionysios; Elliott, Daniel; Ghoshal, Subhasis; Hofmann, Thilo; Hsu-Kim, Heileen; Hughes, Joseph; Jiang, Chuanjia; Jiang, Guibin; Jing, Chuanyong; Kavanaugh, Michael; Li, Qilin; Liu, Sijin; Ma, Jie; Pan, Bingcai; Phenrat, Tanapon; Qu, Xiaolei; Quan, Xie; Saleh, Navid; Vikesland, Peter; Wang, Qiuquan; Westerhoff, Paul; Wong, Michael; Xia, Tian; Xing, Baoshan; Yan, Bing; Zhang, Lunliang; Zhou, Dongmei; Alvarez, Pedro.2019, “In situ remediation of subsurface contamination: Opportunities and challenges for nanotechnology and advanced materials,”Environmental Science: Nano, in press.

29)      Qi, Yu; Chen, Wenshan; Liu, Fangfei; Liu, Jing; Zhang, Tong*;Chen, Wei*. 2019, “Aggregation morphology is a key factor determining protein adsorption on graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide nanomaterials,”Environmental Science: Nano, 6, 1303–1309.

30)      Xia, Tianjiao; Ma, Pengkun; Qi, Yu; Zhu, Lingyan; Qi, Zhichong; Chen, Wei*. 2019, “Transport and Retention of Reduced Graphene Oxide Materials in Saturated Porous Media: Synergistic Effects of Enhanced Attachment and Particle Aggregation,” Environmental Pollution, 247, 383–391.

31)      Qi, Zhichong; Du, Tingting; Ma, Pengkun; Liu, Fangfei; Chen, Wei*. 2019, “Transport of Graphene Oxide in Saturated Quartz Sand Containing Iron Oxides,” Science of the Total Environment, 657, 1450–1459.

32)      Liu, Xinlei; Ji, Rong; Shi, Yu; Wang, Fang*; Chen, Wei. 2019, “Release of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Biochar Fine Particles in Simulated Lung Fluids: Implications for Bioavailability and Risks of Airborne Aromatics,” Science of the Total Environment, 655, 1159–1168.

33)      Wang, Qianwu; Zhou, Huaxi; Liu, Xinlei; Li, Tong; Jiang, Chuanjia; Song, Weihua*;Chen, Wei*. 2018, “Facet-dependent Generation of Superoxide Radical Anions by ZnO Nanomaterials under Simulated Solar Light,”Environmental Science: Nano, 5, 2864–2875.

34)      Duan, Lin; Zhang, Tong; Song, Weihua; Jiang, Chuanjia, Hou, Yan; Zhao, Weilu; Chen, Wei*, Alvarez, Pedro. 2018, “Photolysis of Graphene Oxide in the Presence of Nitrate: Implications for Graphene Oxide Integrity in Water and Wastewater Treatment,”Environmental Science: Nano, 6, 136 - 145.

35)      Zhao, Huiru; Zhang, Chengdong; Wang, Yaqi; Chen, Wei; Alvarez, Pedro. 2018, “Self-Damaging Aerobic Reduction of Graphene Oxide by Escherichia coli: Role of GO-Mediated Extracellular Superoxide Formation,” Environmental Science & Technology, in press.

36)      Sigmund, Gabriel; Jiang, Chuanjia; Hofmann, Thilo*; Chen, Wei*. “Environmental Transformation of Natural and Engineered Carbon Nanoparticles and Implications for the Fate of Organic Contaminants,” Environmental Science: Nano, 2018, 5, 2500 - 2518.

37)      Du, Tingting; Adeleye, Adeyemi; Zhang, Tong; Jiang, Chuanjia; Zhang, Min; Wang, Huihui; Li, Yao; Keller, Arturo A.; Chen, Wei. 2018, “Influence of Light Wavelength on the Photoactivity, Physicochemical Transformation, and Fate of Graphene Oxide in Aqueous Media,” Environmental Science: Nano, in press.

38)      Liu, Sijin*; Lv, Yonglong; Chen, Wei*. 2018, “Bridge Knowledge Gaps in Environmental Health and Safety for Sustainable Development of Nano-industries,” Nano Today, 23, 11-15.

39)      Zhang, Ping*; Zhang, Nan; Li, Zhejun; Yean, Sujin; Li, Hualin; Shipley,                          Heather; Kan, Amy; Chen, Wei*; Tomson, Mason. 2018, “Identification of a New High-molecular-weight Fe-citrate Species at Low Citrate-to-Fe Molar Ratios: Impact on Arsenic Removal with Ferric Hydroxide,” Chemosphere, in press.

40)      Wu, Yakun; Wang, Fanfan; Wang, Shunhao; Ma, Juan; Xu, Ming; Gao, Ming; Liu, Rui; Chen, Wei*; Liu, Sijin*. 2018, “Reduction of Graphene Oxide Alters Its Cyto-Compatibility Towards Primary and Immortalized Macrophages,”Nanoscale, 10, 14637-14650.

41)      Sun, Binbin; Zhang, Yinqing; Chen, Wei; Wang, Kunkun; Zhu, Lingyan. 2018, “Concentration dependent effects of bovine serum albumin on graphene oxide colloidal stability in aquatic environment,” Environmental Science & Technology, 52, 13, 7212−7219.

42)      Liu, Yun; Qi, Yu; Yin, Chunyang; Wang, Shunhao; Zhang, Shuping; Xu, An; Chen, Wei*; Liu, Sijin*. 2018, “Bio-transformation of Graphene Oxide in Lung Fluids Significantly Enhances Its Photothermal Efficacy,”Nanotheranostics, 2(3): 222-232.

43)      Guo, Sheng-qi; Zhu, Xiao-he; Zhang, Hai-jun; Gu, Bing-chuan; Chen, Wei*; Liu, Lu*; Alvarez, Pedro*. 2018, “Improving Photocatalytic Water Treatment through Nanocrystal Engineering: Mesoporous Nanosheet-Assembled 3D BiOCl Hierarchical Nanostructures That Induce Unprecedented Large Vacancies,” Environmental Science & Technology, in press.

44)      Qi, Yu; Liu, Yun; Xia, Tian; Xu, An; Liu, Sijin*; Chen, Wei*. 2018, “Biotransformation of Graphene Oxide in Lung Fluids Significantly Alters Its Inherent Properties and Bioactivities towards Immune Cells,”NPG Asia Materials, 10: 385–396.

45)      Li, Xuguang; Li, Tong; Zhang, Tong; Gu, Cheng; Zheng, Shourong; Zhang, Haijun; Chen, Wei*. 2018, “Nano-TiO2-Catalyzed Dehydrochlorination of 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane: Roles of Crystalline Phase and Exposed Facets,” Environmental Science & Technology, 52(7):4031-4039.

46)      Liu, Jin; Ma, Yini; Zhu, Dongqiang; Xia, Tianjiao; Qi, Yu; Yao, Yao; Guo, Xiaoran; Ji, Rong*; Chen, Wei*. 2018, “Polystyrene Nanoplastics-enhanced Contaminant Transport: Role of Irreversible Adsorption in Glassy Polymeric Domain,” Environmental Science & Technology, 52, 2677−2685.

47)      Zhu, Jianqiang; Xu, Ming; Wang, Fanfan; Gao, Ming; Zhang, Zhihong; Xu, Yong; Chen, Wei*; Liu, Sijin*. 2018, “Low-dose exposure of graphene oxide significantly increases metal toxicity to macrophages by altering their cellular priming state,”Nano Research, 11(8): 4111–4122.

48)      Yu, Qilin; Zhang, Bing; Li, Jianrong; Du, Tingting; Yi, Xiao; Li, Mingchun^*; Chen, Wei^*; Alvarez, Pedro. 2017, “Graphene oxide significantly inhibits cell growth at sublethal concentrations by causing extracellular iron deficiency,” Nanotoxicology,11(9-10), 1102-1114.

49)      Yin, Chunyang; Zhao, Weilu; Liu, Rui; Liu, Rong; Wang, Zhe; Zhu, Lingyan; Chen, Wei*; Liu, Sijin*. 2017, “TiO₂ Particles in Seafood and Surimi Products: Attention Should be Paid to Their Exposure and Uptake through Foods”, Chemosphere, 188, 541-547.

50)      Zodrow, Katherine; Li, Qilin; Buono, Regina; Chen, Wei; Daigger, Glen; Dueñas-Osorio, Leonardo; Elimelech, Menachem; Huang, Xia; Jiang, Guibin; Kim, Jae-Hong; Logan, Bruce; Sedlak, David; Westerhoff, Paul; Alvarez, Pedro. 2017, “Advanced Materials, Technologies, and Complex Systems Analyses: Emerging Opportunities to Enhance Urban Water Security,” Environmental Science & Technology, 51, 10274−10281.

51)      Geitner, Nicholas; Zhao, Weilu; Ding, Feng; Chen, Wei; Wiesner, Mark. 2017, “Mechanistic Insights from Discrete Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Pesticide-Nanoparticle Interactions,” Environmental Science & Technology, 51(15):8396-8404.

52)      Qi, Yu; Xia, Tianjiao; Li, Yao; Duan, Lin; Chen, Wei. 2017, Reply to the 'Comment on Colloidal stability of reduced graphene oxide materials prepared using different reducing agents,'Environmental Science: Nano, 4, 2421 - 2422.

53)      Wang, Lilin; Zhu, Dongqiang; Chen, Jingwen; Chen, Yongsheng; Chen, Wei. 2017, “Enhanced Adsorption of Aromatic Chemicals to Boron and Nitrogen Co-doped Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes,” Environmental Science: Nano, 4, 558-564.

54)      Xia, Tianjiao; Qi, Yu; Liu, Jing; Qi, Zhichong; Chen, Wei; Wiesner, Mark. 2017, “Cation-Inhibited Transport of Graphene Oxide Nanomaterials in Saturated Porous Media: The Hofmeister Effects,” Environmental Science & Technology, 51 (2), 828–837.

55)      Li, Yao; Yang, Nan; Du, Tingting; Xia, Tianjiao; Zhang, Chengdong; Chen, Wei. 2016, “Chloramination of Graphene Oxide Significantly Affects Its Transport Properties in Saturated Porous Media,” NanoImpact, accepted.

56)      Shi, Xiaomei; Li, Zaixing; Chen, Wei; Qiang, Liwen; Xia, Junchao; Chen, Meng; Zhu, Lingyan; Alvarez, Pedro. 2016, “Fate of TiO₂ Nanoparticles Entering Sewage Treatment Plants and Bioaccumulation in Fish in the Receiving Streams,” NanoImpact, accepted.

57)      Lu, Taotao; Xia, Tianjiao; Qi, Yu; Zhang, Chengdong; Chen, Wei. 2017, “Effects of Clay Minerals on Transport of Graphene Oxide in Saturated Porous Media,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 36(3), 655–660.

58)      Hou, Lei; Fortner, John; Wang, Ximeng; Zhang, Chengdong; Wang, Lilin; Chen, Wei. 2017, “Complex Interplay between Formation Routes and Natural Organic Matter Modification Controls Capabilities of C₆₀ Nanoparticles (nC₆₀) to Accumulate Organic Contaminants,” Journal of Environmental Sciences, 51, 315–323.

59)      Qi, Yu; Xia, Tianjiao; Li, Yao; Duan, Lin; Chen, Wei. 2016, “Colloidal Stability of Reduced Graphene Oxide Materials Prepared Using Different Reducing Agents,” Environmental Science: Nano, 3, 1062–1071.

60)      Li, Yao; Yang, Nan; Du, Tingting; Wang, Xinzhe; Chen, Wei. 2016, “Transformation of Graphene Oxide by Chlorination and Chloramination: Implications for Environmental Transport and Fate,” Water Research, 103:416-423.

61)      Duan, Lin; Wang, Zhongyuan; Hou, Yan; Wang, Zepeng; Guao, Guandao; Chen, Wei; Alvarez, Pedro. 2016, “The Oxidation Capacity of Mn₃O₄ Nanoparticles is Significantly Enhanced by Anchoring Them onto Reduced Graphene Oxide to Facilitate Regeneration of Surface-Associated Mn(III),” Water Research, 103:101-108.

62)      Li, Xuguang; Chen, Weifeng; Zhang, Chengdong; Li, Yao; Wang, Fanfan; Chen, Wei. 2016, “Enhanced Dehydrochlorination of 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane by Graphene-Based Nanomaterials,” Environmental Pollution, 214:341-348.

63)      Xu, Ming; Zhu,Jianqiang; Wang, Fanfan; Xiong,Yunjing; Wu, Yakun; Wang, Qiuquan; Weng, Jian;Zhang, Zhihong; Chen, Wei; Liu,Sijin. 2016, “Improved In Vitro and In Vivo Biocompatibility of Graphene Oxide through Surface Modification: Poly(Acrylic Acid)-Functionalization is Superior to PEGylation,” ACS Nano, 10(3):3267-3281.

64)      Wang, Fanfan; Duan, Lin; Wang, Fang; Chen, Wei. 2016, “Environmental Reduction of Carbon Nanomaterials Affects Their Capabilities to Accumulate Aromatic Compounds,” NanoImpact, 1:21-28.

65)      Zuo, Linzi; Ai, Jing; Fu, Heyun; Chen, Wei; Zheng, Shourong; Xu, Zhaoyi; Zhu, Dongqiang. 2016, “Enhanced Removal of Sulfonamide Antibiotics by KOH-activated Anthracite Coal: Batch and Fixed-bed Studies,” Environmental Pollution, 211:425-34.

66)      Liu, Lu; Sun, Mei-Qing; Zhang, Haijun; Yu, Qilin; Li, Mingchun; Qi, Yu; Zhang, Chengdong; Gao, Guandao; Yuan, Ying-Jin; Zhai, Huanhuan; Chen, Wei; Alvarez, Pedro. 2016, “Facet Energy and Reactivity versus Cytotoxicity: the Surprising Behavior of CdS Nanorods,” Nano Letters, 16(1):688-694.

67)      Xia, Tianjiao; Fortner, John; Zhu, Dongqiang; Qi, Zhichong; Chen, Wei. 2015, “Transport of Sulfide-Reduced Graphene Oxide in Saturated Quartz Sand: Cation-Dependent Retention Mechanisms,” Environmental Science & Technology, 49(19): 11468-11475..

68)      Zhang, Chengdong; Chen, Silong; Alvarez, Pedro; Chen, Wei. 2015, “Reduced Graphene Oxide Enhances Horseradish Peroxidase Stability by Serving as Radical Scavenger and Redox Mediator,” Carbon, 94, 531–538.

69)      Wang, Fanfan; Wang, Fang; Gao, Guandao; Chen, Wei. 2015, “Transformation of Graphene Oxide by Ferrous Iron: Environmental Implications,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34 (9), 1975–1982.

70)      Pan, Meilan; Zhang, Haijun; Gao, Guandao; Liu, Lu; Chen, Wei. 2015, “Facet-Dependent Catalytic Activity of Nanosheets-Assembled BiOI Microspheres in Degradation of Bisphenol A,” Environmental Science & Technology, 49 (10), 6240–6248.

71)      Wang, Fanfan; Wang, Fang; Zhu, Dongqiang; Chen, Wei. 2015, “Effects of Sulfide Reduction on Adsorption Affinities of Colloidal Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles for Phenanthrene and 1-Naphthol,” Environmental Pollution, 196, 371–378.

72)      Fu, Heyun; Qu, Xiaolei; Chen, Wei; Zhu, Dongqiang. 2014, “Transformation and Destabilization of Graphene Oxide in Reducing Aqueous Solutions Containing Sulfide,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33 (12), 2647–2653.

73)      Qi, Zhichong; Zhang, Lunliang; Chen, Wei. 2014, “Transport of Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles in Saturated Sandy Soil,” Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 16 (10), 2268–2277.

74)      Qi, Zhichong; Hou, Lei; Zhu, Dongqiang; Ji, Rong; Chen, Wei. 2014, “Enhanced Transport of Phenanthrene and 1-Naphthol by Colloidal Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles in Saturated Soil,” Environmental Science & Technology, 48, 10136–10144.

75)      Wang, Bingyu; Chen, Wei; Fu, Heyun; Qu, Xiaolei; Zheng, Shourong; Xu, Zhaoyi; Zhu, Dongqiang. 2014, “Comparison of Adsorption Isotherms of Single-Ringed Compounds between Carbon Nanomaterials and Porous Carbonaceous Materials over Six-Order-of-Magnitude Concentration range,” Carbon, 79, 203–212.

76)      Chen, Weifeng; Li, Yao; Zhu, Dongqiang; Zheng, Shourong; Chen, Wei. 2014, “Dehydrochlorination of Activated Carbon-Bound 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane: Implications for Carbonaceous Material-Based Soil/Sediment Remediation,” Carbon, 78, 578–588.

77)      Zhang, Chengdong; Chen, Wei; Alvarez, Pedro. 2014, “Manganese Peroxidase Degrades Pristine but Not Surface-Oxidized (Carboxylated) Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes,” Environmental Science & Technology, 48, 7918–7923.

78)      Mauter, Meagan; Alvarez, Pedro; Burton, G. Allen; Cafaro, Diego; Chen, Wei; Gregory, Kelvin; Jiang, Guibin; Li, Qilin; Pittock, Jamie; Reible, Danny; Schnoor, Jerald. 2014, “Regional Variation in Water-Related Impacts of Shale Gas Development and Implications for Emerging International Plays,” Environmental Science & Technology, 48, 8298–8306.

79)      Chen, Weifeng; Zhu, Dongqiang; Zheng, Shourong; Chen, Wei. 2014, “Catalytic Effects of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes on Dehydrochlorination of 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane,” Environmental Science & Technology, 48, 3856–3863.

80)      Duan, Lin; Li, Lingfang; Xu, Zhu; Chen, Wei. 2014, “Adsorption of Tetracycline to Nano-NiO: Effect of Co-existing Cu(II) Ion and Environmental Implications,” Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 16, 1462–1468.

81)      Liu, L.; Sun, M.; Li, Q.; Zhang, H.; Alvarez, P.; Liu, H.; Chen, W. 2014, “Genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of CdS nanomaterials to mice: comparison between nanorods and nanodots,” Environmental Engineering Science, 31(7): 373-380.

82)      Qi, Z.; Zhang, L.; Wang, F.; Hou, L.; Chen, W. 2014, “Factors controlling transport of graphene oxide nanoparticles in saturated sand columns,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33, 5, 998–1004.

83)      Wang, L.; Hou, L.; Wang, X.; Chen, W. 2014, “Effects of Preparation Method and Humic-Acid Modification on Mobility and Contaminant-Mobilizing Capability of Fullerene Nanoparticles (nC₆₀),” Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 16, 1282–1289.

84)      Fu, H.; Guo, Y.; Chen, W.; Gu, C.; Zhu, D. 2014, “Reductive Dechlorination of Hexachloroethane by Sulfide in Aqueous Solutions Mediated by Graphene Oxide and Carbon Nanotubes,” Carbon, 72, 74–81.

85)      Wang, F.; Ji, R.; Jiang, Z.; Chen, W. 2014, “Species-Dependent Effects of Biochar Amendment on Bioaccumulation of Atrazine in Earthworms,” Environmental Pollution, 186, 241–247.

86)      Wang, F.; Haftka, J.; Sinnige, T.; Hermens, J.; Chen, W. 2014, “Adsorption of Polar, Nonpolar, and Substituted Aromatics to Colloidal Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles,” Environmental Pollution, 186, 226–233.

87)      Xie, M.; Chen, W.; Xu, Z.; Zheng, S.; Zhu, D. 2014, “Adsorption of Sulfonamides to Demineralized Pine Wood Biochars Prepared under Different Thermochemical Conditions,” Environmental Pollution, 186, 187–194.

88)      Zhang, D.; Hou, L.; Zhu, D.; Chen, W. 2014, “Synergistic Role of Different Soil Components in Slow Sorption Kinetics of Polar Organic Contaminants,” Environmental Pollution, 184, 123–130.

89)      Xie, M.; Lv, D.; Shi, X.; Wan, Y.; Chen, W.; Mao, J.; Zhu, D. 2013, “Sorption of Monoaromatic Compounds to Heated and Unheated Coals, Humic Acid, and Biochar: Implication for Using Combustion Method to Quantify Sorption Contribution of Carbonaceous Geosorbents in Soil,” Applied Geochemistry, 35, 289–296.

90)      Zhang, C.; Luo, S.; Chen, W. 2013, “Activity of Catalase Adsorbed to Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Carbon Nanotube Surface Properties,” Talanta113, 142–147.

91)      Hou, L.; Zhu, D.; Wang, X.; Wang, L.; Zhang, C.; Chen, W. 2013, “Adsorption of Phenanthrene, 2-Naphthol, and 1-Naphthylamine to Colloidal Oxidized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Humic Acid and Surfactant Modification,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32, 3, 493–500.

92)      Wang, L.; Fortner, J.; Hou, L.; Zhang, C.; Kan, A.T.; Tomson, M.B.; Chen, W. 2013, “Contaminant-Mobilizing Capability of Fullerene Nanoparticles (nC₆₀): Effect of Solvent-Exchange Process in nC₆₀ Formation,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32, 2, 329–336.

93)      Ji, L.; Chen, W.; Xu, Z.; Zheng, S.; Zhu, D. 2013, “Graphene Nanosheets and Graphite Oxide as Promising Adsorbents for Removal of Organic Contaminants from Aqueous Solution,” Journal of Environmental Quality, 42, 1, 191–198.

94)      Zhang, L.; Hou, L.; Wang, L.; Kan, A.T.; Chen, W.; Tomson, M.B. 2012, “Transport of Fullerene Nanoparticles (nC₆₀) in Saturated Sand and Sandy Soil: Controlling Factors and Modeling,” Environmental Science & Technology, 46, 13, 7230–7238.

95)      Wang, L.; Huang, Y.; Kan, A.T.; Tomson, M.B.; Chen, W. 2012, “Enhanced Transport of 2,2',5,5'-Polychlorinated Biphenyl by Natural Organic Matter (NOM) and Surfactant-Modified Fullerene Nanoparticles (nC₆₀),” Environmental Science & Technology, 46, 10, 5422–5429.

96)      Lv, D.; Wan, Y.; Shi, X.; Xu, H.; Chen, W.; Zhu, D. 2012, “Effect of Heat Treatment on Sorption of Polar and Nonpolar Compounds to Montmorillonites and Soils,” Journal of Environmental Quality, 41, 4, 1284–1289.

97)      Zhang, L.; Zhu, D.; Wang, H.; Hou, L.; Chen, W. 2012, “Humic Acid-Mediated Transport of Tetracycline and Pyrene in Saturated Porous Media,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31, 3, 534–541.

98)      Wang, F.; Zhu, D.; Chen, W. 2012, “Effect of Copper Ion on Adsorption of Chlorinated Phenols and 1-Naphthylamine to Surface-Modified Carbon Nanotubes,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31, 1, 100–107.

99)      Ge, M.; Liu, L.; Chen, W.; Zhou, Z. 2012, “Sunlight-driven degradation of Rhodamine B by peanut-shaped porous BiVO₄ nanostructures in the H₂O₂-containing system,” CrystEngComm, 14(3), 1038–1044.

 Tang, H.; Zhu, D.; Li, T.; Kong, H.; Chen, W. 2011, “Reductive Dechlorination of Activated Carbon-Adsorbed Trichloroethylene by Fe(0): Carbon as Electron Shuttle,” Journal of Environmental Quality, 40, 6, 1878–1885.

 Zhang, L.; Wang, L.; Zhang, P.; Kan, A.T.; Chen, W.; Tomson, M.B. 2011, “Facilitated Transport of 2,2’,5,5’-Polychlorinated Biphenyl and Phenanthrene by Fullerene Nanoparticles through Sandy Soil Columns,” Environmental Science & Technology, 45, 4, 1341–1348.

Berlin, J.; Yu, J.; Lu, W.; Walsh, E.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, P.; Chen, W.; Kan, A.; Wong, M.; Tomson, M.; Tour, J. 2011, “Engineered Nanoparticles for Hydrocarbon Detection in Oil-field Rocks,” Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 2, 505–509.

 Lian, F.; Huang, F.; Chen, W.; Xing, B.; Zhu, L. 2011, “Sorption of Apolar and Polar Organic Contaminants by Waste Tire Rubber and Its Chars in Single- and Bi-solute Systems,” Environmental Pollution 159, 4, 850–7.

 Ge, M.; Li, Y.; Liu, L.; Zhou, Z.; Chen, W. 2011, “Bi₂O₃-Bi₂WO₆ Composite Microspheres: Hydrothermal Synthesis and Photocatalytic Performances,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115, 13, 5220–5225.

 Ji, L.; Chen, W.; Bi, J.; Zheng, S.; Xu, Z.; Zhu, D.; Alvarez, P. 2010, “Adsorption of Tetracycline on Single-walled and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes as Affected by Aqueous Solution Chemistry,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29, 12, 2713–2719.

Yang, W.; Kan, A.; Chen, W.; Tomson, M. 2010, “pH-Dependent Effect of Zinc on Arsenic Adsorption to Magnetite Nanoparticles,” Water Research, 44, 19, 5693–5701.

 Wang, L.; Zhu, D.; Duan, L.; Chen, W. 2010, “Adsorption of Single-Ringed N- and S-Heterocyclic aromatics on Carbon Nanotubes,” Carbon, 48, 13, 3906–3915.

Qi, Y.; Chen, W. 2010, “Comparison of Earthworm Bioaccumulation between ReadilyDesorbable and Desorption-Resistant Naphthalene: Implications for Biouptake Routes,” Environmental Science & Technology, 44, 1, 323–328.

 Zhang, D.; Zhu, D.; Chen, W. 2010, Response to Comment on “Sorption of Nitroaromatics to Soils: Comparison of the Importance of Soil Organic Matter versus Clay,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29, 5, 1022–1024.

Zhang, Z.; Li, M.; Chen, W.; Zhu, S.; Liu, N.; Zhu, L. 2010, “Immobilization of Lead and Cadmium from Aqueous Solution and Contaminated Sediment Using Nano-Hydroxyapatite,” Environmental Pollution, 158, 2, 514-519.

Ji, L.; Chen, W.; Xu, Z.; Zheng, S.; Zhu, D. 2009, “Adsorption of Sulfonamide Antibiotics to Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes,” Langmuir, 25, 19, 11608-11613.

Chen, W.; Duan, L.; Wang, L.; Zhu, D. 2009, Response to Comment on “Adsorption of Hydroxyl- and Amino-Substituted Aromatics to Carbon Nanotubes,” Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 9, 3400–3401.

 Ji, L.; Chen, W.; Duan, L.; Zhu, D. 2009, “Mechanisms for Strong Adsorption of Tetracycline to Carbon Nanotubes: A Comparative Study Using Activated Carbon and Graphite as Adsorbents,” Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 7, 2322–2327.

Zhang, D.; Zhu, D.; Chen, W. 2009, “Sorption of Nitroaromatics to Soils: Comparison of the Importance of Soil Organic Matter versus Clay,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 28, 7, 1447-1454.

  Chen, W.; Hou, L.; Luo, X.; Zhu, L. 2009, “Effects of Chemical Oxidation on Sorption and Desorption of PAHs in Typical Chinese Soils,” Environmental Pollution, 157, 1894–1903.

 Yang, W.; Zhang, J.; Zhang, C.; Zhu, L.; Chen, W. 2009, “Sorption and Resistant Desorption of Atrazine in Typical Chinese Soils,” Journal of Environmental Quality, 38, 1, 171-179.

 Chen, W.; Duan, L.; Wang, L.; Zhu, D. 2008, “Adsorption of Hydroxyl- and Amino-Substituted Aromatics to Carbon Nanotubes,” Environmental Science & Technology, 42, 18, 6862-6868.

Chen, J.; Chen, W.; Zhu, D. 2008, “Adsorption of Nonionic Aromatic Compounds to Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Aqueous Solution Chemistry,” Environmental Science & Technology, 42, 19, 7225-7230.

Duan, L.; Zhang, N.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, C.; Zhu, L.; Chen, W. 2008, “Release of Hexachlorocyclohexanes from Historically and Freshly Contaminated Soils in China: Implications for Fate and Regulation,” Environmental Pollution, 156, 753-759.

Liu, L.; Zhao, Y.; Wang, Y.; Duan, Y.; Gao, G.; Chen, W. 2008, “Directed Synthesis of Hierarchical Nano-Structured TiO₂ Catalysts and Their Morphology-Dependent Photocatalysis for Phenol Degradation,” Environmental Science & Technology, 42, 7, 2342-2348.

 Chen, W.; Cong, L.; Hu, H.; Zhang, P.; Li, J.; Feng, Z.; Kan, A.; Tomson, M. 2008, “Release of Adsorbed Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons under Cosolvent Treatment: Implications for Availability and Fate,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27, 1, 112-118.

Yang, W.; Duan, L.; Zhang, N.; Zhang, C.; Shipley, H.; Kan, A.; Tomson, M.; Chen, W. 2008, “Resistant Desorption of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Typical Chinese Soils: Implication for Long-Term Fate and Soil Quality Standards,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27, 1, 235-242.

 Chen, W.; Duan L.; Zhu, D. 2007, “Adsorption of Polar and Nonpolar Organic Chemicals to Carbon Nanotubes,” Environmental Science & Technology, 41, 24, 8295-8300.

Beckles, D.; Chen, W.; Hughes, J. 2007, “Bioavailability of PAHs Sequestered in Sediment: Microbial Study and Model Prediction,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 26, 5, 878-883.

Zhu, X.; Zhu, L.; Li, Y.; Duan, Z.; Chen, W.; Alvarez, P. 2007, “Developmental Toxicity in Zebrafish (danio rerio) Embryos after Exposure to Manufactured Nanomaterials: Buckminsterfullerene Aggregates (nC₆₀) and Fullerol,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 26, 5, 976-979.

Chen, W.; Lakshmanan, K.; Kan, A.T.; Tomson, M.B. 2004, “A Program for Evaluating Dual-Equilibrium Desorption Effect on Remediation,” Ground Water, 42, 620-624.

Chen, W.; Kan, A.T.; Newell, C.J.; Moore, E.M.; Tomson, M.B. 2002, “More Realistic Soil Cleanup Standards with Dual-Equilibrium Desorption,” Ground Water, 40, 153-164.

 Chen, W.; Kan, A.T.; Tomson, M.B. 2001, “Modeling Irreversible Sorption of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Natural Sediments,” in Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic Chemicals I, Fate and Exposure, American Chemical Society.

Kan, A.T.; Chen, W.; Tomson, M.B. 2001, “Resistant Desorption Kinetics of Chlorinated Organic Compounds from Contaminated Soil and Sediment,” in Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic Chemicals I, Fate and Exposure, American Chemical Society.

Chen, W.; Kan, A.T.; Tomson, M.B. 2000, Response to Comment on “Irreversible Adsorption of Chlorinated Benzenes to Natural Sediments – Implication for Sediment Quality Criteria,” Environmental Science & Technology,34, 4250-4251.

 Chen, W.; Kan, A.T.; Tomson, M.B. 2000, “Irreversible Adsorption of Chlorinated Benzenes to Natural Sediments – Implication for Sediment Quality Criteria,” Environmental Science & Technology, 34, 385-392.

Chen, W.; Kan, A.T.; Fu, G.; Tomson, M.B. 2000, “Factors Affecting the Release of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants from Natural Sediments,” Environmental Toxicology andChemistry, 19, 2401-2408.

Kan, A.T.; Chen, W.; Tomson, M.B. 2000, “Desorption Kinetics of Neutral Hydrophobic Organic Compounds from a Field Contaminated Sediment,” Environmental Pollution, 108, 81-89.

Chen, W.; Kan, A.T.; Fu, G.; Vignona, L.C.; Tomson, M.B. 1999, “Adsorption-Desorption Behaviors of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds in Sediments of Lake Charles, Louisiana,  USA,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,18, 1610-1616.

Kan, A.T.; Fu, G.; Hunter, M.; Chen, W.; Ward, C.H.; Tomson, M.B. 1998, “Irreversible Sorption of Neutral Hydrocarbons to Sediments: Experimental Observations and Model Predictions,” Environmental Science & Technology, 32, 892-902.