General

Cao Rong Female Master’s Supervisor

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Email: caorong@dicp.ac.cn

Address: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, No. 457 Zhongshan Road, Shahekou District, Dalian, Liaoning Province, 116023, China

Postal Code: 116023

Research Areas

Analytical methods, environmental behavior and transformation, and health risk research of environmental pollutants

Education

2012–2019 Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry

2008–2012 Peking University Bachelor of Science in Chemistry


Experience

July 2022 – Present Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Associate Research Fellow

May 2019 – June 2022 Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Assistant Research Fellow


Publications

   
Papers

(1) Organic micropollutants in surface water across China: Occurrence and ecological risk, Water Research, 2025, First author

(2) Physicochemical properties dominating the behaviors of short/medium chain chlorinated paraffins in the atmosphere, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, Seventh author, Corresponding author

(3) Size distribution and source-specific risks of atmospheric elements in Dalian, a coastal city in north China, Atmospheric Environment, 2024, First author

(4) A nationwide investigation on the characteristics and health risk of trace elements in surface water across China, Water Research, 2024, Second author

(5) Molecule-level Design to Form Pocket Structures for Improving Amine Efficiency in CO₂ Capture, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, Second author

(6) Accumulation characteristics and health risk assessment of rare earth elements in vegetables from the eastern coastal region of China, Environmental Chemistry, 2023, Fourth author

(7) Accumulation characteristics of polychlorinated dibenzo‑p‑dioxins and dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls in human breast milk from a seaside city of North China, Environmental Pollution, 2022, Fifth author

(8) FT‑ICR mass spectrometry for molecular characterization of water‑insoluble organic compounds in winter atmospheric fine particulate matters, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2022, Sixth author

(9) Toxicokinetics of Chlorinated Paraffin: A Review, Asian Journal of Ecotoxicology, 2022, Third author

(10) Characteristics of PAHs, PCDD/Fs, PCBs and PCNs in atmospheric fine particulate matter in Dalian, China, Chemosphere, 2022, Second author

(11) Research progress of analytical methods and pollution characteristics of typical organic pollutants in atmospheric particulate matter, Environmental Chemistry, 2021, Third author

(12) Accumulation characteristics and estimated dietary intakes of polychlorinated dibenzo‑p‑dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls in plant‑origin foodstuffs from Chinese markets, Science of the Total Environment, 2021, Second author

(13) Effect of short‑chain chlorinated paraffins on metabolic profiling of male SD rats, Science of the Total Environment, 2021, Third author

(14) Effect of urea on chlorinated aromatics formation mediated by copper and iron species in combustion flue gas, Chemosphere, 2021, Fifth author

(15) Levels and patterns of polychlorinated dibenzo‑p‑dioxins and dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls in foodstuffs of animal origin from Chinese markets and implications of dietary exposure, Environmental Pollution, 2021, Second author

(16) Inhibition Effect and Mechanism of Thiourea on Electrophilic Chlorination of Aromatics in Combustion Flue Gas, Environmental Science & Technology, 2021, Fifth author

(17) Synergistic effect of mixed Cu and Fe oxides and chlorides on electrophilic chlorination of dibenzo‑p‑dioxin and dibenzofuran, Science of the Total Environment, 2020, Fourth author

(18) A Review on the Application of Proteomic Approaches in Environmental Toxicology, Asian Journal of Ecotoxicology, 2020, Fourth author

(19) Mechanistic aspects of polychlorinated dibenzo‑p‑dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) formation from chlorine bleaching of non‑wood pulp, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020, Eighth author

(20) Mass balance and elimination mechanism of polychlorinated dibenzo‑p‑dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) during the kraft pulping process, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020, Second author

(21) Molecular characterization of dissolved organic matters in winter atmospheric fine particulate matters (PM₂.₅) from a coastal city of northeast China, Science of the Total Environment, 2019, Seventh author

(22) Release and transformation of btbpe during the thermal treatment of flame retardant ABS plastics, Environmental Science & Technology, 2019, Third author

(23) Electrophilic Chlorination of Naphthalene in Combustion Flue Gas, Environmental Science & Technology, 2019, Fifth author

(24) Integration of metabolomics and transcriptomics reveals short‑chain chlorinated paraffin‑induced hepatotoxicity in male Sprague‑Dawley rat, Environment International, 2019, Seventh author

(25) Hazy Weather‑Induced Variation in Environmental Behavior of PCDD/Fs and PBDEs in Winter Atmosphere of a North China Megacity, Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, First author

(26) Diurnal variations of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during three sequent winter haze episodes in Beijing, China, Science of the Total Environment, 2018, First author

(27) Hexabromocyclododecane and tetrabromobisphenol A in sediments and paddy soils from Liaohe River Basin, China: Levels, distribution and mass inventory, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2016, Sixth author

(28) Novel sponge‑like molecularly imprinted mesoporous silica material for selective isolation of bisphenol A and its analogues from sediment extracts, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2015, Sixth author

(29) Molecularly imprinted polymer microspheres prepared by Pickering emulsion polymerization for selective solid‑phase extraction of eight bisphenols from human urine samples, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2015, Fifth author

Research Interests

Analytical methods, environmental behavior and transformation, and health risk research of environmental pollutants