Educational Background

  • B.Sc (Hons.), The University of Hong Kong
  • Ph.D., The University of Hong Kong

Current Research Interests

  • Analytical Spectrometry and Environmental Analytical Chemistry.

Selected Publications

  1. Y. Zhao, M. Wang, Y.-N. Chan, S. Yang, P. Wang, Y. Zhou, L. Zhang, H. Wang, H. Shi, J. T.-S. Lum, Y. Huang, D. Jun, J. Zheng, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Y. Zhang, Time-Varying Relationship between Maternal Trace Element Exposure and Gestational Hypothyroidism, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 2025, 12, 390−396
  2. A. W.-Y. Kong, J. C.-F. Law, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Fate of quaternary ammonium compounds upon the UV/monochloramine process: Kinetics, transformation pathways and the formation of N-nitroso-N-methyl-N-alkylamines, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 478, 135396
  3. W. Peng, J. C.-F. Law, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Chlorination of bisphenols in water: Understanding the kinetics and formation mechanism of 2-butene-1,4-dial and analogues, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023, 459, 132128-132138
  4. Y. Huang, J. T.-S. Lum, W.-K. Ho, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Interactions between cerium dioxide nanoparticles and arsenite change their biological fate in the gastrointestinal tract of mice, Environmental Science: Nano, 2023, 10, 1585-1598 (Invited as inside cover)
  5. W.-K. Ho, J. C.-F. Law, J. C.-W. Lo, I. K.-X. Chng, C. H.-H. Hor, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Sorption behavior, speciation, and toxicity of microplastic-bound chromium in multisolute systems, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 2023, 10, 1, 27-32 (Invited as front cover)
  6. W.-K. Ho and K. S.-Y. Leung*, The crucial role of heavy metals on the interaction of engineered nanoparticles with polystyrene microplastics, Water Research, 2021, 201, 117317-117325
  7. C.-H. Chow, J. C.-F. Law, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Degradation of Acesulfame in UV/Monochloramine Process: Kinetics, Transformation Pathways and Toxicity Assessment, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 403, 123935-123944
  8. B. Chen, J. T.-S. Lum, Y. Huang, B. Hu, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Integration of sub-organ quantitative imaging LA-ICP-MS and fractionation reveals differences in translocation and transformation of CeO2 and Ce3+ in mice, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2019, 1082, 18-29
  9. J. T.-S. Lum and K. S.-Y. Leung*, Quantifying silver nanoparticle association and elemental content in single cells using dual mass mode in quadrupole-based inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2019, 2061, 50-59
  10. J. Li, J. C.-F. Law, C.-H. Chow, Y.-R. Huang, K.-B. Li, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Joint Effects of Multiple UV Filters on Zebrafish Embryo Development, Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52 (16), 9460–9467
  11. J. Li, Z. Sang, C.-H. Chow, J. C.-F. Law, Y. Guo, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Environmental behavior of 12 UV filters and photocatalytic profile of ethyl-4-aminobenzoate, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2017, 337, 115-125
  12. J. Li, P. Wu, J. C.-F. Law, C.-H. Chow, C. Postigo, Y. Guo, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Transformation of acesulfame in chlorination: Kinetics study, identification of byproducts, and toxicity assessment, Water Research, 2017, 117, 157-166