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Transcriptomic analysis reveals the endocrine toxicity of tributyltin and triphenyltin on the whelk Reishia clavigera and mechanisms of imposex formation by Chi-Ho Ip, Jack, T. Y. Leung, Priscilla, K. Y. Ho, Kevin, Qiu, Jian-Wen, M. Y. Leung, Kenneth

“…[Display omitted] •120-day tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT) exposure to Reishia clavigera.•TPT displayed a stronger potency for inducing imposex and…”
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Toxicities of nano zinc oxide to five marine organisms: influences of aggregate size and ion solubility by Wong, Stella W. Y., Leung, Priscilla T. Y., Djurišić, A. B., Leung, Kenneth M. Y.

“…Nano zinc oxide (nZnO) is increasingly used in sunscreen products, with high potential of being released directly into marine environments. This study…”
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Long-Term Spatio-Temporal Trends of Organotin Contaminations in the Marine Environment of Hong Kong by Ho, Kevin K Y, Zhou, Guang-Jie, Xu, Elvis G B, Wang, Xinhong, Leung, Kenneth M Y

“…Hong Kong imposed a partial restriction on application of organotin-based antifouling paints in 1992. Since September 2008, the International Maritime…”
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Metallic 1T/1T′ phase TMD nanosheets with enhanced chemisorption sites for ultrahigh-efficiency lead removal by Mei, Liang, Sun, Mingzi, Yang, Ruijie, Zhang, Yaqin, Zhang, Yuefeng, Zhang, Zhen, Zheng, Long, Chen, Ye, Zhang, Qinghua, Zhou, Jiang, Zhu, Ye, Leung, Kenneth M. Y., Zhang, Wenjun, Fan, Jun, Huang, Bolong, Zeng, Xiao Cheng, Shin, Hyeon Suk, Tang, Chuyang Y., Gu, Lin, Voiry, Damien, Zeng, Zhiyuan

“…Two-dimensional (2D) materials, as adsorbents, have garnered great attention in removing heavy metal ions (HMIs) from drinking water due to their extensive…”
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Occurrence of Halogenated Flame Retardants in Sediment off an Urbanized Coastal Zone: Association with Urbanization and Industrialization by Liu, Hui-Hui, Hu, Yuan-Jie, Luo, Pei, Bao, Lian-Jun, Qiu, Jian-Wen, Leung, Kenneth M. Y, Zeng, Eddy Y

“…To examine the impacts of urbanization and industrialization on the coastal environment, sediment samples were collected from an urbanized coastal zone (i.e.,…”
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Deterred but not preferred: Predation by native whelk Reishia clavigera on invasive bivalves by Astudillo, Juan C, Bonebrake, Timothy C, Leung, Kenneth M Y

“…This study tested the potential bio-control role of the common native predatory whelk Reishia clavigera on the invasive bivalves Xenostrobus securis and…”
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Temperature-dependent toxicities of four common chemical pollutants to the marine medaka fish, copepod and rotifer by Li, Adela J., Leung, Priscilla T. Y., Bao, Vivien W. W., Yi, Andy X. L., Leung, Kenneth M. Y.

“…We hypothesize that chemical toxicity to marine ectotherms is the lowest at an optimum temperature (OT) and it exacerbates with increasing or decreasing…”
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Acute toxicities of five commonly used antifouling booster biocides to selected subtropical and cosmopolitan marine species by Bao, Vivien W.W., Leung, Kenneth M.Y., Qiu, Jian-Wen, Lam, Michael H.W.

“…► Tributyltin was not the most toxic antifouling biocides for 12 marine species. ► Irgarol was more toxic than TBT on the growth of autotrophic species. ►…”
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The copepod Tigriopus: A promising marine model organism for ecotoxicology and environmental genomics by Raisuddin, Sheikh, Kwok, Kevin W.H., Leung, Kenneth M.Y., Schlenk, Daniel, Lee, Jae-Seong

“…There is an increasing body of evidence to support the significant role of invertebrates in assessing impacts of environmental contaminants on marine…”
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Organotin contamination in seafood and its implication for human health risk in Hong Kong by Ho, Kevin K.Y., Leung, Kenneth M.Y.

“…•The tongue sole Paraplagusia blochii had the highest concentration of organotins.•Triphenyltin was the most abundant residue among the six organotin…”
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Ecotoxicity of triphenyltin on the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus at various biological organisations: from molecular to population-level effects by Yi, Andy Xianliang, Han, Jeonghoon, Lee, Jae-Seong, Leung, Kenneth M. Y

“…Triphenyltin compounds (TPTs), as effective biocides for different industrial and agricultural purposes, have been detected in coastal marine environments…”
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Recovery of tropical marine benthos after a trawl ban demonstrates linkage between abiotic and biotic changes by Wang, Zhi, Leung, Kenneth M. Y., Sung, Yik-Hei, Dudgeon, David, Qiu, Jian-Wen

“…Bottom trawling, which is highly detrimental to seabed habitats, has been banned in some jurisdictions to mitigate the problems of habitat destruction and…”
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The occurrence and ecological risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals in sewage effluents from three different sewage treatment plants, and in natural seawater from a marine reserve of Hong Kong by Xu, Elvis G.B., Liu, Shan, Ying, Guang-Guo, Zheng, Gene J.S., Lee, Joseph H.W., Leung, Kenneth M.Y.

“…•12 Common EDCs were detected in effluents from three STPs of Hong Kong.•4-Nonylphenol (NP) and bisphenol A (BPA) were the most abundant EDCs.•Two biological…”
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Hong Kong’s rich marine biodiversity: the unseen wealth of South China’s megalopolis by Ng, Terence P. T., Cheng, Martin C. F., Ho, Kevin K. Y., Lui, Gilbert C. S., Leung, Kenneth M. Y., Williams, Gray A.

“…Hong Kong is famous as a bustling harbour and financial centre, with a dense burgeoning population impacting its coastal environment. Yet, away from the…”
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Acute and chronic toxicities of zinc pyrithione alone and in combination with copper to the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus by Bao, Vivien W.W., Lui, Gilbert C.S., Leung, Kenneth M.Y.

“…•Zinc pyrithione (ZnPT) and copper (Cu) commonly coexist in the marine environment.•Acute and chronic toxicities of ZnPT and Cu mixtures to a copepod were…”
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Adsorption and desorption behaviors of selected endocrine disrupting chemicals in simulated gastrointestinal fluids by Fei, Ying-heng, Leung, Kenneth M.Y., Li, Xiao-yan

“…•Sorption of EDCs by marine sediment is studied in in vitro simulated GI fluids.•GI fluids may suppress the adsorption and enhance the desorption of BPA and…”
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Spatio-temporal comparisons of imposex status and tissue organotin concentration in the whelk Reishia clavigera collected along the coasts of Dapeng Bay and Daya Bay, Shenzhen, China by Ho, Kevin K.Y., Leung, Kenneth M.Y.

“…•Whelks from sites nearby container port and fish farms had higher organotin levels.•Triphenyltin contributed >90% of total organotins in their tissues at all…”
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Toxicity of triphenyltin chloride to the rotifer Brachionus koreanus across different levels of biological organization by Xianliang Yi, Andy, Han, Jeonghoon, Lee, Jae-Seong, Leung, Kenneth M. Y.

“…ABSTRACT Although triphenyltin (TPT) compounds are ubiquitous pollutants in urbanised coastal environments in Asian regions, their toxicities to marine…”
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Stereoisomer-Specific Trophodynamics of the Chiral Brominated Flame Retardants HBCD and TBECH in a Marine Food Web, with Implications for Human Exposure by Ruan, Yuefei, Zhang, Xiaohua, Qiu, Jian-Wen, Leung, Kenneth M. Y, Lam, James C. W, Lam, Paul K. S

“…Stereoisomers of 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and 1,2-dibromo-4-(1,2-dibromoethyl)-cyclohexane (TBECH) were determined in sediments and 30 marine…”
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Tissue-based environmental quality benchmarks and standards by Meador, James P, Warne, Michael St. J, Chapman, Peter M, Chan, King Ming, Yu, Shen, Leung, Kenneth M. Y

“…Although the use of tissue concentrations (residues) of chemical contaminants as the dose metric to characterize chemical toxicity to aquatic organisms has…”
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