Position
▪ Professor (201909–Current): Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Email: zhenwang@stu.edu.cn; Tel: 86-754-86502866
Research Interest
▪ Ecotoxicology and Health Risk, Environmental Quality Criteria, Marine Ecology, Ecological Restoration, Eco-Microbiology, Green Chemistry
Education
▪ PhD in Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment (201105–201511), The University of Hong Kong; Research areas: Ecotoxicology, Water Quality Management, Ecological Risk Assessment
Publications (* Corresponding author; # co-first author)
(1) Zhang, Y., Liu, Y.*, Hong, W., Wen, J., Hua, F., Liu, W., Wang, Z.*, 2025. Application of water pollution virtual disposal cost approach for environmental damage value quantification of oil removal and cleaning wastewater. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4412574/v1.
(2) Jin, X., Fan, Z., Luo, Q., Huang, L., Huang, J.*, Wang, Z.*, 2025. Spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of dissolved oxygen and its driving factors in gate-controlled seagoing rivers in dry and wet years. China Environmental Science. (in Chinese). 金晓玥, 范中亚, 罗千里, 黄露, 黄菊*, 王振*. 枯丰水年闸控入海河流溶解氧时空分布特征及其驱动因素. 中国环境科学. DOI: 10.19674/j.cnki.issn1000-6923.20250114.011.
(3) Guo, X., Gong, X., Wang, J., Nguyen, T.-D., Kazmi, S.S.U.H., Mo, J., Hua, F., Liu, W., Wang, Z.*, 2025. Temperature-dependent toxicity and mechanisms of florfenicol on the embryonic development of marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 289: 117687. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.117687.
(4) Wu, B., Hong, M., Wu, Q., Li, X., Zhao, Y., Wang, S.*, Wang, Z., 2025. New Schiff base covalently bonded graphene oxide for removing chromium(VI) from surface runoff. Environmental Research 264: 120360. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120360.
(5) Guo, L., Wen, Y., Li, F., Tang, C., Yang, Y, Wang, S.*, Wang, Z., He, S., 2024. A novel approach for oil/water separation: Integrating nano-ZnO with graphene oxide membranes via dopamine and KH550. Surfaces and Interfaces 51: 104727. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2024.104727.
(6) Lin, Y.#, Du, H.#, Ye, Z., Wang, S., Wang, Z., Liu, X.*, 2024. Protein disulfide isomerase and its potential function on endoplasmic reticulum quality control in diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 93: 137-150. DOI: 10.32604/phyton.2023.044996.
(7) Ohore, O.E., Zhang, J., Ifon, B.E., Kumwimba, M.N., Mu, X., Kuang, D., Wang, Z., Gu, J.-D., Yang, G.*, 2024. Microbial phylogenetic divergence between surface-water and sedimentary ecosystems drove the resistome profiles. Science of the Total Environment 915: 170122. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170122.
(8) Noman, M., Kazmi, S.S.U.H.*, Saqib H.S.A., Fiaz, U., Pastorino, P., Barcelò, D., Tayyan, M., Liu, W., Wang, Z., Yaseen, Z.M.*, 2024. Harnessing probiotics and prebiotics as eco-friendly solution for cleaner shrimp aquaculture production: A state of the art scientific consensus. Science of the Total Environment 915: 169921. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.169921.
(9) Guo, X.#, Chen, H.#, Tong, Y.#, Wu, X., Tang, C., Qin, X., Guo, J., Li, P., Wang, Z., Liu, W., Mo, J.*, 2024. A review on the antibiotic florfenicol: Occurrence, environmental fate, effects, and health risks. Environmental Research 224: 117934. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117934.
(10) Kazmi, S.S.U.H.*, Saqib, H.S.A., Pastorino, P., Grossart, H.-P., Yaseen, Z.M., Abualreesh, M.H., Liu, W., Wang, Z.*, 2023. Influence of the antibiotic nitrofurazone on community dynamics of marine periphytic ciliates: Evidence from community-based bioassays. Science of the Total Environment 904: 166687. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166687.
(11) Ohore, O.E., Ifon, B.E., Wang, Y., Kazmi, S.S.U.H., Zhang, J., Sanganyado, E., Jiao, X., Liu, W., Wang Z.*, 2023. Vertical changes in water depth and environmental variables drove the antibiotics and antibiotic resistomes distribution, and microbial food web structures in the estuary and marine ecosystems. Environment International 178: 108118. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108118.
(12) Luo, H., Ma, W., Fang, H., Liu, Z., Kazmi, S.S.U.H., Fan, Y., Wang, Z., Liu, X.*, 2023. bZIPs regulate laminarin metabolism via the circadian rhythms in diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Ecological Indicators 150: 110210. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110210.
(13) Sun, J., Yuan, Y., Cai, L., Zeng, M, Li, X., Yao, F., Chen, W., Huang, Y., Shafiq, M., Xie, Q., Zhang, Q., Wong, N., Wang, Z., Jiao, X.*, 2023. Metagenomic evidence for antibiotics-driven co-evolution of microbial community, resistome and mobilome in hospital sewage. Environmental Pollution 327: 121539. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121539.
(14) Ma, W.#, Du, H.#, Kazmi, S.S.U.H., Chen, J., Chen, W., Fan, Y., Liu, Z., Luo, H., Fang, H., Wang, Z.*, Liu, X.*, 2023. UBC gene family and their potential functions on the cellular homeostasis under the elevated pCO2 stress in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Ecological Indicators 148: 110106. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110106.
(15) Kazmi, S.S.U.H., Saqib, H.S.A., Warren, A., Wang, Z.*, Pastorino, P., Barcelò, D., Gorava, M.U., Samreen, Liu, W., Xu, H.*, 2023. Antibiotic nitrofurazone drives the functional dynamics of periphytic protozoan fauna in marine environments. Science of the Total Environment 874: 162405. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162405.
(16) Yang, J., Wang, Y.Y.L., Kazmi, S.S.U.H., Mo, J, Fan, H., Wang, Y., Liu, W., Wang, Z.*, 2023. Evaluation of in vitro toxicity information for zebrafish as a promising alternative for chemical hazard and risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment 872: 162262. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162262.
(17) Wang, Y.Y.L., Cai, Y.-E., Kazmi, S.S.U.H., Yang, J., Wang, Y.*, Li, P., Liu, W., Wang, Z.*, 2023. Temperature-dependent effects of neonicotinoids on the embryonic development of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Frontiers in Marine Science 9: 1101737. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.1101737.
(18) Ohore, O.E., Wang, Y., Wei, Y., Sanganyado, E., Shafiq, M., Jiao, X., Nwankwegu, A.S., Liu, W., Wang Z.*, 2023. Ecological mechanisms of sedimental microbial biodiversity shift and the role of antimicrobial resistance genes in modulating microbial turnover. Journal of Environmental Management 325: 116547. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116547.
(19) Li, A.J.#, Si, M.#, Yin, R., Qiu, R., Li, H., Yao, F., Yu, Y., Liu, W., Wang, Z.*, Jiao, X.*, 2022. Detection of neonicotinoid insecticides and their metabolites in human cerebrospinal fluid. Environmental Health Perspectives 130(12): 127702. DOI: 10.1289/EHP11374.
(20) Fan, H.#, Wang Y. #, Liu, X., Wang, Y.Y.L., Kazmi, S.S.U.H., Ohore, O.E., Liu, W., Wang, Z.*, 2022. Derivation of predicted no-effect concentrations for thirty-five pharmaceuticals and personal care products to freshwater ecosystem. Frontiers in Marine Science 9: 1043792. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.1043792.
(21) Ohore, O.E., Wei, Y., Wang, J., Wang, Y., Ifon, B.E., Liu, W., Wang Z.*, 2022. Vertical characterisation of phylogenetic divergence of microbial community structures, interaction, and sustainability in estuary and marine ecosystems. Science of the Total Environment 851: 158369. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158369.
(22) Kazmi, S.S.U.H., Wang, Y.Y.L., Cai, Y.-E., Wang, Z.*, 2022. Temperature effects in single or combined with chemicals to the aquatic organisms: An overview of thermo-chemical stress. Ecological Indicators 143: 109354. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109354.
(23) Ohore, O.E., Wei, Y., Wang, Y., Nwankwegu, A.S., Wang, Z.*, 2022. Tracking the influence of antibiotics, antibiotic resistomes, and salinity gradient in modulating microbial community assemblage of surface water and the ecological consequences. Chemosphere 305: 135428. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135428.
(24) Zhou, Z., Bai, Y., Su, T., Zhang, D., Wang, Z., Begnaud, F., Gimeno, S.*, You, J.*, 2022. Investigations on the fish acute toxicity of fragrance ingredients, involving Chinese fish species and zebrafish embryos. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 41: 2305-2317. DOI: 10.1002/etc.5415.
(25) Wang, Y.Y.L.#, Xiong, J. #, Ohore, O.E., Cai, Y.-E., Fan, H., Sanganyado, E., Li, P., You, J., Liu, W., Wang Z.*, 2022. Deriving freshwater guideline values for neonicotinoid insecticides: Implications for water quality guidelines and ecological risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment 828: 154569. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154569.
(26) Ohore, O.E., Qin, Z., Sanganyado, E., Wang, Y., Jiao, X., Liu, W., Wang, Z.*, 2022. Ecological impact of antibiotics on bioremediation performance of constructed wetlands: Microbial and plant dynamics, and potential antibiotic resistance genes hotspots. Journal of Hazardous Materials 424: 127495. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127495.
(27) Wang, Z.*, Wang, Y.Y.L., Scott, W.C., Williams, E.S., Ciarlo, M., DeLeo, P., Brooks, B.W.*, 2021. Comparative influences of dermal and inhalational routes of exposure on hazards of cleaning product ingredients among mammalian model organisms. Environment International 157: 106777. DOI: j.envint.2021.106777.
(28) Wang, Y.Y.L.#, Li, P.#, Ohore, O.E., Wang, Y., Zhang, D, Bai, Y., Su, T, You, J., Jin X., Liu, W., Wang, Z.*, 2021. Life stage and endpoint sensitivity differences of fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) to chemicals with various modes of action. Environmental Pollution 290: 117995. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117995.
(29) Bai, Y., Lian, D., Su, T., Wang, Y.Y.L., Fan, H., Zhang, D. *, Wang, Z., Gimeno, S., You, J., 2021. Species and life stage sensitivity of Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) to chemical exposure: A critical review. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 40: 2680-2692. DOI: 10.1002/etc.5165.
(30) Cai, L., Sun, J., Yao, F., Yuan, Y., Zeng, M. Zhang, Q., Xie, Q., Wang, S., Wang, Z., Jiao, X.*, 2021. Antimicrobial resistance bacteria and genes detected in hospital sewage may provide valuable information in reflecting clinical antimicrobial resistance. Science of the Total Environment 795: 148815. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148815.
(31) Su, T., Lian, D., Bai, Y., Wang, Y.Y.L., Zhang, D.*, Wang, Z.*, You, J., 2021. The feasibility of the zebrafish embryo as a promising alternative for acute toxicity tests using various fish species: A critical review. Science of the Total Environment 787: 147705. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147705.
(32) Garman, E.M*, Schlekat, C.E., Middleton, E., Merrington, G., Peters, A., Smith, R., Stauber, J.L., Leung, K.M., Gissi, F., Binet, M.T., Adams, M.S., Gillmore, M.L., Golding, L.A., Jolley, D., Wang, Z., Reichelt-Brushett, A. 2021, Development of a bioavailability-based risk assessment framework for nick in Southeast Asia and Melanesia. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 17: 802-813. DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4384.
(33) Wang, Z.*, Yeung, K.W.Y., Zhou, G., Yung, M.M.N., Schlekat, C.E., Garman, E.R., Gissi, F., Stauber, J.L., Middleton, E.T., Wang, Y.Y.L., Leung, K.M.Y.*, 2020. Acute and chronic toxicity of nickel on freshwater and marine tropical aquatic organisms. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 206: 111373. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111373.
(34) Gissi, F.*, Wang, Z., Batley, G., Leung, K.M.Y., Schlekat, C.E., Garman, E.R., Stauber, J.L., 2020. Deriving a chronic guideline value for nickel in tropical and temperate marine waters. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 39(12), 2540-2551. DOI: 10.1002/etc.4880.
(35) Fink, R.#, Wang, Z. #, Oder, M., Brooks, B.W.*, 2020. Balancing chemical function with reduced environmental health hazards: A joint probability approach to examine antimicrobial product efficacy and mammalian toxicity. Journal of Cleaner Production 262: 121323. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121323.
(36) Wang, Z., Berninger, J.P., You, J.*, Brooks, B.W., 2020. One uncertainty factor does not fit all: Identifying mode of action and species specific acute to chronic ratios for aquatic life. Environmental Pollution 262: 114262. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114262.
(37) Wang, Z.*, Ho, K.K.Y., Zhou, G.J., Yeung, K.W.Y., Leung, K.M.Y.*, 2019. Effects of silver and zinc on tropical freshwater organisms: Implications on water quality guidelines and ecological risk assessment. Chemosphere 225: 897-905. DOI: j.chemosphere.2019.03.092.
(38) Wang, Z., Dinh, D., Scott, W.C., Williams, E.S., Ciarlo, M., DeLeo, P., Brooks, B.W.*, 2019. Critical review and probabilistic health hazard assessment of cleaning product ingredients in all-purpose cleaners, dish care products, and laundry care products. Environment International 125: 399-417. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.079.
(39) Wang, Z., Brooks, B.W., Zeng, E.Y., You, J.*, 2019. Comparative mammalian hazards of neonicotinoid insecticides among exposure durations. Environment International 125: 9-24. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.040.
(40) Wang, Z.*, Liu, G.C.S., Burton, G.A., Jr., Leung, K.M.Y.*, 2019. Thermal extremes can intensify chemical toxicity to freshwater organisms and hence exacerbate their impact to the biological community. Chemosphere 224: 256-264. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.02.103.
(41) Wang, Z.*, Kwok, K.W.H., Leung, K.M.Y., 2019. Comparison of temperate and tropical freshwater species’ acute sensitivities distributions to chemicals: An update. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 15(3): 352-363. DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4122.
(42) Shi, J., Li, X., He T., Wang, J., Wang, Z, Li, P., Lai, Y., Sanganyado, E., Liu, W.*, 2018. Integrated assessment of heavy metal pollution using transplanted mussels in eastern Guangdong, China. Environmental Pollution 243: 601-609. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.006.
(43) Xiong, J., Wang, Z., Ma, X., Li, H., You, J.*, 2019. Occurrence and risk of neonicotinoid insecticides in surface water in a rapidly developing region: Application of polar organic chemical integrative samplers. Science of the Total Environment 648: 1305-1312. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.256.
(44) Mu, Y. #, Wang, Z#, Wu, F.*, Zong, B., Yang, M., Sun, F., Feng, C., Jin, X., Leung, K.M.Y.*, Giesy, J.P., 2018. Model for predicting toxicities of metals and metalloids in coastal marine environments worldwide. Environmental Science & Technology 52(7): 4199-4206. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06654.
(45) Wang, Z., Scott, W.C., Williams, E.S., Ciarlo, M., DeLeo, P., Brooks, B.W.*, 2018. Identification of novel uncertainty factors and thresholds of toxicological concern for health hazard and risk assessment: Application to cleaning product ingredients. Environment International 113: 357-376. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.02.011.
(46) DeLeo, P.C.*, Ciarlo, M., Pacelli, C., Greggs, W., Williams, E.S., Scott, W.C., Wang, Z., Brooks, B.W., 2018. Cleaning product ingredient safety: What is the current state of availability of information regarding ingredients in products and their function? ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 6(2): 2094-2102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03510.
(47) Obiakor, M.O., Tighe, M., Wang, Z., Ezeonyejiaku, C.D., Pereg, L., Wilson, S.C.*, 2017. The relative sensitivity of freshwater species to antimony(III): Implications for water quality guidelines and ecological risk assessments. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24(32): 25276-25290. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0168-y.
(48) Saari, G.N., Wang, Z., Brooks, B.W.*, 2018. Revisiting inland hypoxia: diverse exceedances of dissolved oxygen thresholds for freshwater aquatic life. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25(4): 3139-3150. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8908-6.
(49) Wang, Z.*, Meador, J.P., Leung, K.M.Y.*, 2016. Metal toxicity to freshwater organisms as a function of pH: A meta-analysis. Chemosphere 144: 1544-1552. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.10.032.
(50) Wang, Z., Leung, K.M.Y.*, 2015. Effects of unionised ammonia on tropical freshwater organisms: Implications on temperate-to-tropic extrapolation and water quality guidelines. Environmental Pollution 205: 240-249. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.05.045.
(51) Jin, X., Liu, F., Wang, Y.*, Zhang, L., Li, Z., Wang, Z., Giesy, J.P., Wang, Z., 2015. Probabilistic ecological risk assessment of copper in Chinese offshore marine environments from 2005 to 2012. Marine Pollution Bulletin 94(1-2): 96-102. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.005.
(52) Zhou, G.*, Wang, Z., Lau, E.T.C., Xu, X., Leung, K.M.Y.*, 2014. Can we predict temperature-dependent chemical toxicity to marine organisms and set appropriate water quality guidelines for predicting marine ecosystems under different thermal scenarios? Marine Pollution Bulletin 87(1-2): 11-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.08.003.
(53) Wang, Z., Jin, X.*, Wang, Z., 2014. Taxon-specific sensitivity differences of copper to aquatic organisms. Asian Journal of Ecotoxicology 9: 640-646. (In Chinese) 王振, 金小伟*, 王子健, 2014. 铜对水生生物的毒性: 类群敏感度特异性分析. 生态毒理学报 9:640-646.
(54) Wang, Z., Kwok, K.W.H., Lui, G.C.S., Zhou, G., Lee, J.S., Lam, M.H.W., Leung, K.M.Y.*, 2014. The difference between temperate and tropical saltwater species’ acute sensitivity to chemicals is relatively small. Chemosphere 105: 31-43. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.10.066.
(55) Wang, Z., Zheng, S.*, Liu, W., Chen, B., Liu, Z., Huang, H., Yu, W., Ma, Z., 2010. Acute toxic effects of the water accommodated fraction of crude oil on Hapalogenys nitens zygotes and larvae. Journal of Oceanography in Taiwan Strait 29: 367-372. (In Chinese) 王振, 郑森林*, 刘文华, 陈彬, 刘正华, 黄浩, 俞炜炜, 马致远, 2010. 原油水溶性成份对斜带髭鲷受精卵孵化及仔鱼的急性毒性效应. 台湾海峡 29:367-372. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-8160.2010.03.010.
(56) Zheng, S.*, Chen, B., Wang, Z., Qiu, X., Yu, X., Freestone, D., Liu, Z., Huang, H., Yu, W., Xu, X., 2010. Reproductive toxic effects of sublethal cadmium on the marine polychaete Perineris nuntia. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 73(6): 1196-1201. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.05.022.
Patents
(1) 一种降解抗生素的三角褐指藻突变株及其构建方法与应用; 中国发明专利; 发明人：刘晓娟，杜华，王树启，王振，叶智涛，黄微；申请时间：2023.8.10；申请号：202311009286.5.
(2) 一种炔雌醇及其降解产物的定性分析方法；中国发明专利；发明人：王振，吴小敏，王裕文，刘晓娟；申请时间：2023.3.13；申请号：202310238335.6.
(3) 一种基于超高效液相色谱法检测微藻中炔雌醇的方法；中国发明专利；发明人：王振，吴小敏，王裕文，刘晓娟；申请时间：2023.3.13；申请号：202310239413.4.
(4) 一种脑脊液中新烟碱类杀虫剂及其代谢产物的检测方法；中国发明专利；发明人：李晶，魏鑫，潘亚男，司梦雅，涂海欣，张珍岩，银仁莉，王裕文，李沛然，林泽，王振，焦晓阳；授权时间：2022.7.26；专利号ZL202110984087.0.
(5) 一种沙蚕养殖装置，中国实用新型专利；发明人：王振，范海林，王玉琳；授权时间：2021.12.17；专利号：ZL202120518304.2.
