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. Zhou, Y. Zeng, J. C.-F. Law, Y. Lei, X. Yang, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Long-lived organic radicals drive the photodegradation of plastic additives in microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter, Environmental Science and Technology, 2026, 60, 18835-18843 (Invited as inside cover)
  2. S.-Y. Lee, J. C.-F. Law, C.-H. Chow, Y. Zhang, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Metabolic profiling reveals structure-based common metabolites for liquid crystal monomer, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2026, 513, 142453
  3. J. C.-F. Law, C.-H. Chow, K. S.-Y. Leung*, Formation of PCB-like and PCDF-like transformation products from liquid crystal monomers in aqueous chlorination: Degradation, transformation and toxicity evaluation, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025, 495, 139091-139103
  4. 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
  5. 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, 135396-135406
  6. 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
  7. 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)
  8. 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)
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  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