Sun Hongwen Professor

1985-1989, Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Bachelor

1989-1991，Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Master in Analytical Chemistry 

1991-1994，Department of Environmental Science, Nankai University, Ph D in Environemntal Chemistry

Professor, Dean, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University

Environmental Chemistry for undergraduate students

Environmental Organic Chemistry for graduate students

1) Environmental Chemistry, mainly on emerging organic contaminants, including perfluorinated alkyl substances,plasticizers, retardants, artificial sweeteners, microplastics, etc.

2) Human exposure and health outcomes.

3) Remediation of polluted sites and argiculutral farmland.

Over 420 journal papers, among which over 260 SCI cited.Here list typical papers in recent five years. 

1. Hao Chen, Min Liu, G. Munoz, S. V. Duy, S. Sauvé, Yiming Yao, Hongwen Sun*, Jinxia Liu*. Fast generation of perfluoroalkyl acids from polyfluoroalkyl amine oxides in aerobic soils. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 2020, Online. cover paper

2. Peng Zhang, Lujuan Min, Jingchun Tang, M. K. Rafiq, Hongwen Sun*. Sorption and degradation of imidacloprid and clothianidin in Chinese paddy soil and red soil amended with biochars. Biochar, 2020, 2: 329-341

3. Dandan Li, J. W. O'Brien, B. J. Tscharke, P. M. Choi, F. A., J. Thompson, J. F. Mueller, Hongwen Sun*, K. V. Thomas*. Trends in artificial sweetener consumption: A 7-year wastewater-based epidemiology study in Queensland, Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 754: 142438

4. Peng Huang, Peng Zhang, Lujuan Min; Jingchun Tang; Hongwen Sun*. Synthesis of cellulose carbon aerogel via combined technology of wet ball-milling and TEMPO-mediated oxidation and its supersorption performance to ionic dyes. Bioresource Technology, 2020, 315: 123815

5. Hongkai Zhu; Fei Wang; Bing Li; Yao, Y.; Lei Wang; Hongwen Sun*. Accumulation and translocation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers into plant under multiple exposure scenarios. Environmental International, 2020, 143: 105947.

6. Lianying Zhang, Xiaoyu Duan, Weijie Sun, Hongwen Sun*. Perfluorooctane sulfonate acute exposure stimulates insulin secretion via GPR40 pathway. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 726:138498

7. Zhipeng Cheng, Yiming Yao, Hongwen Sun*. Comparative uptake, translocation and subcellular distribution of phthalate esters and their primary monoester metabolites in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa var. chinensis). Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 742: 140550.

8. Peng Zhang, Yifei Shao, Xuejing Xu, Peng Huang, Hongwen Sun*. Phototransformation of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter and the effects on photodegradation of imidacloprid in aqueous solution under ultraviolet light. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 724: 137913

9. Dandan Li, Yiming Yao, Hongwen Sun*, Yu Wang, Jian Pu, R. Calderón, A. C. Alder, K. Kannan. Artificial sweeteners in pig feed: A worldwide survey and a case study in pig farms in Tianjin, China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54：4059-4067

10. Peng Zhang, Aiju Liu, Peng Huang, Lujuan Min, Hongwen Sun*. Sorption and molecular fractionation of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter on ferrihydrite. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020, 392: 122260

11. Yishuang Duan, Hongwen Sun*, Yiming Yao, Yue Meng, Yongcheng Li. Distribution of novel and legacy per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances in serum and its associations with two glycemic biomarkers among Chinese adult men and women with normal blood glucose levels. Environment International, 2020, 134: 105295 

12. Peng Zhang, Peng Huang, Hongwen Sun,* Jianli Ma, Beixing Li. The structure of agricultural microplastics (PT, PU and UF) and their sorption capacities for PAHs and PHE derivates under various salinity and oxidation treatments. Environmental Pollution, 2020, 257: 113525

13. Peng Zhang, Peng Huang, Xuejing Xu, Hongwen Sun*, Bin Jiang, Yuhong Liao, Spectroscopic and molecular characterization of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter and the associations with soil microbial responses. Science of The Total Environment, 2020, 708: 134619

14. Longfei Zhao; Lili Rong; JIaping Xu; JIapan Lian; Lei Wang; Hongwen Sun*. Sorption of five organic compounds by polar and nonpolar microplastics. Chemosphere, 2020, 257: 127206

15. Dandan Li, J. W. O'Brien; B. J. Tscharke, P. P. Choi, Qiuda Zheng, F. Ahmed, J. Thompson, Jiaying Li, J. F. Mueller, Hongwen Sun*, T. V. Thomas*. National wastewater reconnaissance of artificial sweetener consumption and emission in Australia. Environmental International, 2020, 143:105963

16. Huimin cao, Cuiping Wang*, Haibin Liu, Weili Jia, Hongwen Sun*. Enzyme activities during Benzo[a]pyrene degradation by the fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae isolated from a polluted soil. Scientific Report, 2020, 10: 865

17. Yu Wang, Yiming Yao, Xiaoxin Han, Wenhui Li, Hongkai Zhu, Lei Wang,  Hongwen Sun*, K. Kannan*. Organophosphate di- and tri-esters in indoor and outdoor dust from China and its implications for human exposure. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 700: 134502

18. Weijie Sun, Xiaoyu Duan, Hao Chen, Lianying Zhang*, Hongwen Sun*. Adipogenic activity of 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate via peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ pathway. Science of The Total Environment, 2020, 711: 134810

19. Bin Wang, Xiaolei Qin; Nan Xiao, Yiming Yao*,Yishuang Duan, Xianfeng Cui,  Shuai Zhang, Haining Luo, Hongwen Sun. Phthalate exposure and semen quality in infertile male population from Tianjin, China: Associations and potential mediation by reproductive hormones. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 744: 140673

20. Zhipeng Cheng, Hongwen Sun, H. S. Sidhu, N. D. Sy, Jay Gan*. Metabolism of mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in Arabidopsis thaliana: Exploration of metabolic pathways by deuterium labeling. Environmental Pollution 2020, 265: 114886.

21. Zhonghui Lan, Yiming Yao*, JiaYao Xu, Hao Chen, Chao Ren, Xiangguang Fang, Kai Zhang, Litao Jin, Xia Hua, Alfredo C. Alder, Fengchang Wu, Hongwen Sun. Novel and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in a farmland environment: Soil distribution and biomonitoring with plant leaves and locusts. Environmental Pollution, 2020, 263: 114487

22. Mengqi Li, Yiming Yao*, Yu Wang, M. Bastiaensen, A. Covaci, Hongwen Sun. Organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in a Chinese population: Significance of hydroxylated metabolites and implication for human exposure. Environmental Pollution, 2020, 257: 113633

23. Bin Wang, Yiming Yao,* Hao Chen, Shuai Chang, Ying Tian, Hongwen Sun. Poly- perfluoroalkyl substances and the contribution of unknown precursors and short-chain (C2–C3) perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids at solid waste disposal facilities. Science of The Total Environment, 2020, 705: 135832

24. Xiaoying Li, Yishuang Duan, Hongwen Sun*, Peng Zhang, Jiaping Xu, Xia Hua, Litao Jin, Mengqi Li, Human exposure levels of PAEs in an e-waste recycling area: Get insight into impacts of spatial variation and manipulation mode, Environment International, 2019, 133: 105143

25. Yishuang Duan, Hongwen Sun*, Liping Han, Liming Chen. Association between phthalate exposure and glycosylated hemoglobin, fasting glucose, and type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case-control study in China. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 670: 41–49

26. Bing Li, Zhonghui Lan, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun,* Yiming Yao, Kai Zhang, Lusheng Zhu. The release and earthworm bioaccumulation of endogenous hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs) from expanded polystyrene foam microparticles. Environmental Pollution, 2019, 255: 113163

27. Jiayao Xu, Hongwen Sun*, Yanwei Zhang, A. C. Alder. Occurrence and enantiomer profiles of β-blockers in wastewater and a receiving water body and adjacent soil in Tianjin, China. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 650: 1122-1130

28. Lianying Zhang, Weijie Sun, Xiaoyu Duan, Yishuang Duan, Hongwen Sun*. Promoting differentiation and lipid metabolism are the primary effects for DINP exposure on 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Environmental Pollution, 2019, 255: 113154 

29. Wen Zhang, Yuan Lu, Hongwen Sun*, Yanwei Zhang, Meng Zhou, Qi Song, Yongchao Gao. Effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on pyrene adsorption and desorption in soils: The role of soil constituents. Chemosphere, 2019, 221: 203-211

30. Lu Zhang, Hongwen Sun*, Qi Wang, Hao Chen, Yiming Yao, Zhen Zhao, A. C. Alder. Uptake mechanisms of perfluoroalkyl acids with different carbon chain lengths (C2-C8) by wheat (Triticum acstivnm L.). Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 654: 19–27  

31. Yu Wang, Yiming Yao, Wenhui Li, Hongkai Zhu, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun^*, K. Kannan*. A nationwide survey of 19 organophosphate esters in soils from China: Spatial distribution and hazard assessment. Science of the Total Environment 2019, 671: 528-535

32. Hao Chen, Lu Zhang, Mengqi Li, Yiming Yao*, Zhen Zhao, Gabriel Munoz, Hongwen Sun*.Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in precipitation from Mainland China: Contributions of unknown precursors and short-chain (C2–C3) perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids. Water Research, 2019, 153: 169-177

33. Shiming Song#, Yishuang Duan#, Tao Zhang*, Bo Zhang, Zhen Zhao, Xueyuan Bai, Lei Xie, Yuan He, Ji-ping Ouyang, Xiongfei Huang, Hongwen Sun*. Serum concentrations of bisphenol A and its alternatives in elderly population living around e-waste recycling facilities in China. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2019, 169: 822–828

34. Qi Wang, M.M.P. Tsui, Yuefei Ruan, Huiju Lin, Zhen Zhao, Jonas P.H. Ku, Hongwen Sun, P. K.S. Lam*. Occurrence and distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the seawater and sediment of the South China sea coastal region. Chemosphere, 2019, 231: 468-477

35. Xia Hua, Jianbo Luo, Zhen Zhao*, Qi Wang, Hongwen Sun. Neutral polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances in surface water and sediment from the Haihe River and Dagu Drainage Canal deserve more attention. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019, 26: 32911–32918

36. Yan Ji, Yu Wang, Yiming Yao*, Chao Ren, Zhonghui Lan, Xiangguang Fang, Kai Zhang, Weijie Sun, A. C. Allder, Hongwen Sun. Occurrence of organophosphate flame retardants in farmland soils from Northern China: Primary source analysis and risk assessment. Environmental Pollution, 2019, 247: 832-838

37. Yu Wang, Wenhui Li, M. P. Martínez-Moral, Hongwen Sun, K. Kannan*, Metabolites of organophosphate esters in urine from the United States: Concentrations, temporal variability, and exposure assessment. Environment International, 2019, 122: 213-221

38. Weili Jia, Sheng Zhai, Chuanxin Ma, Huimin Cao, Cuiping Wang*, Hongwen Sun, Baoshan Xing. The role of different fractions of humic acid in the physiological response of amaranth treated with magnetic carbon nanotubes. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2019, 169: 848–855

39. Xinhao Ren, Fei Wang, Fengmei Cao, Junkang Guo, and Hongwen Sun*. Desorption of atrazine in biochar-amended soils: Effects of root exudates and the aging interactions between biochar and soil. Chemosphere, 2018, 212: 687-693

40. Zhonghui Lan, Meng Zhou, Yiming Yao, Hongwen Sun*. Plant uptake and translocation of perfluoroalkyl acids in a wheat–soil system. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018, 31:  30907–30916

41. Xinhao Ren, Fei Wang, Peng Zhang, Junkang Guo, and Hongwen Sun*. Aging effect of minerals on biochar properties and sorption capacities for atrazine and phenanthrene. Chemosphere, 2018, 206: 51-58.

42. Hongkai Zhu, Hongwen Sun*, Yiming Yao,  Zhiwei Gan, Yu Wang, K. Kannan. Legacy and alternative brominated flame retardants in outdoor dust and pine needles in mainland China: Spatial trends, dust-plant partitioning and human exposure. Environmental Pollution, 2018, 243:758-765

43. Peng Zhang, Hongwen Sun*, Lujuan Min, Chao Ren. Biochars change the sorption and degradation of thiacloprid in soil: Insights into chemical and biological mechanisms. Environmental Pollution 2018, 236: 158-167

44. Peng Zhang, Hongwen Sun*, Chao Ren, Lujuan Min, Huiming Zhang. Sorption mechanisms of neonicotinoids on biochars and the impact of deashing treatments on biochar structure and neonicotinoids. Environmental Pollution, 2018, 234: 812-820

45. Peng Zhang, Chao Ren, Hongwen Sun*, Lujuan Min. Sorption, desorption and degradation of neonocotinoids in four agricultural soils and their effects on soil microorganisms Science of the Total Environment, 2018, 615: 59-69

46. Yiming Yao#, Yangyang Zhao#, Hongwen Sun*, Shuai Chang, Lingyan Zhu, A. C. Alder. K. Kannan. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in indoor air and dust from homes and various microenvironments in China: Implications for human exposure. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52: 3156-3166

47. Yu Wang, Hongwen Sun*, Hongkai Zhu, Yiming Yao, Hao Chen, Chao Ren, Fengchang Wu, K. Kannan. Occurrence and distribution of organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) in soil and outdoor settled dust from a multi-recycling area in China. Science of the Total Environment, 2018, 625:1056-1064

48. Ting Wang, Hongwen Sun*, Xinhao Ren, Bing Li, Hongjun Mao. Adsorption of heavy metals from aqueous solution by UV-mutant Bacillus subtilis loaded on biochars derived from different stock materials. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2018, 148:285-292

49. Ying Tian, Yiming Yao, Shuai Chang, Zhen Zhao, Yangyang Zhao, Xiaojia Yuan, Fengchang Wu, Hongwen Sun*. Occurrence and phase distribution of neutral and ionizable per– and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the atmosphere and plant leaves around landfills: A case study in Tianjin，China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52: 1301-1310

50. Hongwen Sun*, Lizhong Zhu and Dongmei Zhou, POLSOIL: Research on soil pollution in China, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018, 25:1-3

51. Xinhao Ren, Hongwen Sun*, Fei Wang, Peng Zhang, Hongkai Zhu. Effect of aging in field soil on biochar's properties and its sorption capacity. Environmental Pollution, 2018, 242: 1880-1886

52. Xinhao Ren, Xiaojia Yuan, Hongwen Sun*. Dynamic changes in atrazine and phenanthrene sorption behaviors during the aging of biochar in soils. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018, 25: 81-90

53. Xiaoying Li, Hongwen Sun*, Yiming Yao, Zhen Zhao, Xiaolei Qin, Yishuang Duan, Lei Wang. Distribution of phthalate metabolites between paired maternal–fetal samples. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52: 6626–6635

54. Xiaoying Li, Lei Wang, A. G. Asimakopoulos, Hongwen Sun*, Zhen Zhao, Junjie Zhang, Lu Zhang, Qi Wang. Benzotriazoles and benzothiazoles in paired maternal urine and amniotic fluid samples from Tianjin, China. Chemosphere, 2018, 199: 524-530

55. Yishuang Duan, Yiming Yao, Bin Wang, Liping Han, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun*, Liming Chen. Association of urinary concentration of bisphenols with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case control study. Environmental Pollution 2018, 243:1719-1726

56. Hao Chen, Yiming Yao, Zhen Zhao*, Yu Wang, Qi Wang, Chao Ren, Bin Wang, Hongwen Sun*, A. C. Alder, K. Kannan. Multi-media distribution and transfer of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) surrounding two fluorochemical manufacturing facilities in Fuxin, China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52, 8263−8271

57. Fengmei Cao, Lei Wang, Xinhao Ren, Fengchang Wu, Hongwen Sun*, Shaoyong Lu*. The application of molecularly imprinted polymers in passive sampling for selective sampling perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in water environment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018, 25: 33309-33321

58. Fengmei Cao, Lei Wang, Yiming Yao, Fengchang Wu, Hongwen Sun*，Shaoyong Lu*.  Synthesis and application of a highly selective molecularly imprinted adsorbent based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes for selective removal of perfluorooctanoic acid. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 2018：4(5), 689-700.  

59. Xiangguang Fang, Qi Wang, Zhen Zhao* , Jianhui Tang, Chongguo Tian, Yiming Yao, Junchao Yu, Hongwen Sun. Distribution and dry deposition of alternative and legacy perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the air above the Bohai and Yellow Seas, China. Atmospheric Environment, 2018, 192 : 128-135

60. Qi Wang, Zhen Zhao*, Yuefei Ruan, Jun Li, Hongwen Sun, Gan Zhang. Occurrence and distribution of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in natural forest soils: A nationwide study in China. Science of the Total Environment, 2018, 645:596-602

61. Hongkai Zhu, Hongwen Sun*, Yiming Yao, Fei Wang, Yanwei Zhang, Xiaowei Liu. Fate and adverse effects of hexabromocyclododecane diastereoisomers (HBCDDs) in a soil-ryegrass pot system. Chemosphere, 2017, 184:452-459

62. Hongkai Zhu, Kai Zhang, Hongwen Sun*, Fei Wang, Yiming Yao. Spatial and temporal distributions of hexabromocyclododecanes in the vicinity of an expanded polystyrene material manufacturring plant in Tianjin, China. Environmental Pollution, 2017, 222, 338-347

63. Ting Wang, Hongwen Sun*, Xinhao Ren, Bing Li, Hongjun Mao. Evaluation of biochars from different stock materials as carriers of bacterial strain for remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7: 12114

64. Fei Wang, Hongwen Sun*, Xinhao Ren, Yarui Liu, Hongkai Zhu, Peng Zhang. Effects of humic acid and heavy metals on the sorption of polar and apolar organic pollutants onto biochars. Environmental Pollution, 2017, 231: 229-236

65. Fei Wang, Hongwen Sun*, Xinhao Ren, Kai Zhang, Sorption of naphthalene and its hydroxyl substitutes onto biochars in single-solute systems with propranolol as the co-solute. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017, 326: 281-291  

66. Ling Ma, Yarui Liu, Jiayao Xu, Hongwen Sun*, Hao Chen, Yiming Yao, Peng Zhang. Mass loading of typical artificial sweeteners in a pig farm and their dissipation and uptake by plants in neighboring farmland. Science of the Total Environment, 2017, 605-606: 735-744.

67. Bing Li, Hao Chen, Hongwen Sun*, Hongkai Zhu, Zhonghui Lan. Distribution, isomerization and enantiomer selectivity of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) diastereoisomers in different tissue and subcellular fractions of earthworms. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2017, 139, 326-334

68. Bing Li, Hongkai Zhu, Hongwen Sun*, Jiayao Xu. Effects of the amendment of biochars and carbon nanotubes on the bioavailability of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in soil to ecologically different species of earthworms. Environmental Pollution, 2017, 222:191-200

69. Fengmei Cao, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun*, Ying Tian, Fengchang Wu, Chaobing Deng, Qingwei Guo, Shaoyong Lu*. Synthesis and evaluation of molecularly imprinted polymers with binary functional monomers for the selective removal of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. Journal of Chromatography A, 2017, 1516: 42-53.

70. Yishuang Duan, Lei Wang, Liping Han*, Bin Wang, Hongwen Sun*, Liming Chen, Lingyan Zhu, Yi Luo. Exposure to phthalates in patients with diabetes and its association with oxidative stress, adiponectin, and inflammatory cytokines, Environmental International, 2017, 109: 53-63

71. Yiming Yao#, Shuai Chang#, Yangyang Zhao, Jianhui Tang*, Hongwen Sun*, Zhiyong Xie. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the urban, industrial, and background atmosphere of Northeastern China coast around Bohai Sea: Occurrence, partitioning, and seasonal variation. Atmospheric Environment, 2017, 167: 150-158

72. Yanwei Zhang, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun*, Tianqi Yao, Hongkai Zhu, JIaoyao Xu, Xiaowei Liu. Impacts of loach bioturbation on the selective bioaccumulation of HBCDD diastereoisomers and enantiomers by mirror carp. Chemosphere, 2016, 163: 471-479

73. Fei Wang, Xinhao Ren, Hongwen Sun*, Ling Ma, Hongkai Zhu, Jiayao Xu. Sorption of polychlorinated biphenyls onto biochars derived from corn straw and the effect of propranolol. Bioresource Technology, 2016, 219: 458–465

74. Cuiping Wang, Zhiyuan Zhang, Wei Xu, Hongwen Sun*. Electrokinetic-assisted bioremediation of field soil with historic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination. Environmental Engineering Science, 2016, 33:44-52

75. Bin Wang, Yangyang Zhao, Zhonghui Lan, Yiming Yao, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun*. Sampling methods of emerging organic contaminants in indoor air. Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2016 , 12: 13-22

76. Hongkai Zhu, Hongwen Sun*, Yanwei Zhang, Jiayao Xu, Bing Li, Qixing Zhou. Uptake pathway, translocation, and isomerization of hexabromocyclodo- decane diastereoisomers by wheat in closed chambers. Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50: 2652−2659

77. Yiming Yao, Shuai Chang, Hongwen Sun*, Zhiwei Gan, Hongwei Hu, Yangyang Zhao, Yufen Zhang, Neutral and ionic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in atmospheric and dry deposition samples over a source region (Tianjin, China). Environmental Pollution, 2016, 212:449-456

78. Yiming Yao, Hongwen Sun*, Zhiwei Gan, Hongwei Hu,Yangyang Zhao, Shuai Chang, Qixing Zhou. Nationwide Distribution of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in outdoor dust in mainland China from eastern to western area. Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50: 3676−3685

79. Xinhao Ren, Hongwen Sun*, Fei Wang, Fengmei Cao. The changes in biochar properties and sorption capacities after being cultured with wheat for 3 months. Chemosphere, 2016, 144: 2257-2263

80. Xinhao Ren, Pengzhang, Lijie Zhao, Hongwen Sun*. Sorption and degradation of carbaryl in soils amended with biochars: Influence of biochar type and content, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016 23: 2724-2734

81. Bing Li, Tianqi Yao, Hongwen Sun*, Yanwei Zhang, Jirui Yang. Diastereimer- and enantiomer-specific accumulation, depuration, bioisomerization, and metabolism of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in two ecologically different species of earthworms. Science of the Total Environment, 2016, 542: 427-434

82. Hongwei Hu, Yuanyuan Deng, Yunfei Fan, Pengfei Zhang, Hongwen Sun*, Zhiwei Gan, Hongkai Zhu, Yiming Yao. Effects of artificial sweeteners on metal bioconcentration and toxicity on a green algae Scenedesmus obliquus. Chemosphere, 2016, 150: 285-293

83. Fengmei Cao, Lei Wang, Xinhao Ren, Hongwen Sun*, Synthesis of a perfluorooctanoic acid molecularly imprinted polymer for the selective removal of perfluorooctanoic acid in an aqueous environment, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2016, DOI: 10.1002/APP.43192