General


Wenbin Liu，

Professor, Ph.D. 

Vice Dean of College of Resources and Environment, 

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 


1 Yanqihu East Road, Huairou District, Beijing 101408, China

+86-10-69672957, 13426287111

wbliu@ucas.ac.cn




Research Areas

Focus on environment   policy, environmental process and control technology of persistent organic pollutants   (POPs). Important findings are summarized below.

l  Dr. Liu has   published 23 SCI papers as a corresponding author from 2017 to present.

l  Dr. Liu has   published more than 110 SCI papers, including 13 papers in   Environmental Science & technology. The   papers were cited by SCI more than 2700 times. In addition, 1 PCT patent,   many invention patents, 2 software copyrights, one standard were approved.

l  Dr. Liu drafted   the Chinese Inventory of Dioxin, which was adopted by the “POPs National Implementation   Plan of China” approved by the State Council of China;

l  Dr. Liu uncovered   dioxin formation mechanism and emission profiles in metallurgical processes   and chemical production, the findings of which were cited more than 10 times   by UNEP “Dioxin Toolkit”;

l  Dr. Liu invented   a calcium-based dioxin inhibition technology and developed demonstration in some   Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Plants to control the dioxins emission of   stack gas;

l  Dr. Liu   unearthed the environmental exposure risk of UP-POPs in the area surrounding   incineration plants, iron and steel production enterprises;

l  Dr. Liu   identified exposure risk of dioxins for the special crowds working in the   secondary metals production enterprises.


Education

1992/9 -   1997/7

Department of   Chemistry, Peking University, Bachelor of Chemistry

2000/9 -   2005/3

Research   Center For Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS, Ph.D in Environmental Science, Tutor was Prof.   Minghui Zheng

2016/2-2016/8

Wadsworth   Center of the New York State Department of Health, USA, Senior Visiting   Scholar, Tutor was Prof. Kurunthachalam Kannan, a famous POPs expert

2019/1-2019/2

Michigan State   University, Visiting Scholar, Tutor was Prof. Jianguo (Jack) Liu

2019/9-2019/10

Michigan State   University, Visiting Scholar, Tutor was Prof. Jianguo (Jack) Liu


Experience

2005/3 -   2008/3

Assistant   Professor in Research Center For Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of   Sciences

2008/3 -   2013/12

Associate   Professor in Research Center For Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of   Sciences

2013/12- 2022/8

Professor and   Ph.D. supervisor, Research Center For Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese   Academy of Sciences

2020/7-   Present

Professor,   Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS

2022/8-   Present

Professor, Ph.D.   supervisor, Vice Dean of College of Resources and Environment, University of   Chinese Academy of Sciences


Honors & Distinctions

1)      Outstanding Teacher of Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, 2021

2)      Outstanding Teacher of School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, 2021

3)      Course “Pollution control”, Excellent course in School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, 2021

4)      Second prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, 2019

5)      Outstanding Publication Award, Journal of Environmental Sciences, and Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2019

6)      Second Prize of Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award, Ministry of Environmental Protection, China. 2017

7)      Third Prize of Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award, Ministry of Environmental Protection, China. 2015

8)      Outstanding Environmental Science and Technology Worker, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, 2014

9)      Outstanding Science and Technology Achievement Prize, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2013

10)   Outstanding Technical Support Award, United Nations Development Programme, 2013

11)   President Excellence Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2005


Publications

1)      Ying Han, Wenbin Liu*, Rongrong Lei, Mingxin Wang, Yingang Xue, Burden levels of polychlorinated dibenzo- p -dioxins, dibenzofurans, and polychlorinated biphenyls in typical edible meat animals. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2023, 125, 742-749.

2)      Rongrong Lei, Ying Xing, Wenbin Liu*, Progress of environmental research in China from 2000 to 2019: Case studies of JES and ES&T. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2022, 116, 139-141.

3)      Ying Han, Wenbin Liu*, Rongrong Lei, Mingxin Wang, Yingang Xue, Exposure levels of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in human blood and the transplacental transfer characteristics in cord blood of newborns near the Industrialized Area. Chemosphere, 2022.

4)      Haifeng Li, Yuxian Liu, Yongyin Lan, Yanan Zhao, Anxiang Lu, Cheng Li, Rongrong Lei, Jingchuan Xue, Wenbin Liu*, A nationwide survey of 20 legacy brominated flame retardants in indoor dust from China: continuing occurrence, national distribution, and implication for human exposure. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022.

5)      Rongrong Lei, Wenbin Liu*, Tianqi Jia, Yunchen He, Jinglin Deng, Partitioning and potential sources of polychlorinated naphthalenes in water-sediment system from the Yangtze River Delta, China. Chemosphere, 2022, 287, 132265.

6)      Rongrong Lei, Zhenci Xu, Ying Xing, Wenbin Liu*, Xiaolin Wu, Tianqi Jia, Shurui Sun, Yunchen He, Global Status of Dioxin Emission and China’s Role in Reducing the Emission. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 418, 126265.

7)      Xiaolin Wu, Wenbin Liu*, Hanfei Gao, David Alfaro, Shurui Sun,Rongrong Lei, Tianqi Jia, Minghui Zheng，Coordinated Effects of Air Pollution Control Devices on PAH Emissions in Coal-Fired Power Plants and Industrial Boilers. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 144063.

8)      Shurui Sun, Wenbin Liu*, Weisheng Guan, Shuai Zhu, Jing Jia, Xiaolin Wu, Rongrong Lei, Tianqi Jia, Yunchen He, Influence of Air Pollution Control Devices on the Volatile Organic Compounds Distribution in Flue Gas from Coal-Fired Power Plant. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 146828.

9)      Tianqi Jia, Wei Guo, Wenbin Liu*, Ying Xing, Rongrong Lei, Xiaolin Wu, Shurui Sun, Spatial distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the water–sediment system near chemical industry parks in the Yangtze River Delta, China. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 754, 142176.

10)   Tianao Mao, Haoyang Wang*, Zheng Peng, Taotao Ni, Tianqi Jia, Rongrong Lei, Wenbin Liu*, Determination of Hexabromocyclododecane in Expanded Polystyrene and Extruded Polystyrene Foam by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Molecules, 2021, 26, 7143.

11)   Rongrong Lei, Yamei Sun*, Shuai Zhu, Tianqi Jia, Yunchen He, Jinglin Deng, Wenbin Liu*, Investigation on Distribution and Risk Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds in SurfaceWater, Sediment, and Soil in a Chemical Industrial Park and Adjacent Area. Molecules, 2021, 26, 5988.

12)   Haifeng Li, Wenbin Liu*, Anxiang Lu, Cheng Li, Qingqi Die, Rongrong Lei, Xiaolin Wu, PCDD/Fs emissions from secondary copper production synergistically controlled by fabric filters and desulfurization. Environmental Pollution, 2021, 270, 116065.

13)   Tianqi Jia, Wei Guo, Ying Xing, Rongrong Lei, Xiaolin Wu, Shurui Sun, Yunchen He, Wenbin Liu*, Spatial distributions and sources of PAHs in soil in chemical industry parks in the Yangtze River Delta, China. Environmental Pollution, 2021, 283, 117121.

14)   Rongrong Lei, Wenbin Liu*, Xiaolin Wu, Taotao Ni, Tianqi Jia, A review of levels and profiles of polychlorinated dibenzo‑p‑dioxins and dibenzofurans in different environmental media from China. Chemosphere, 2020, 239, 124685.

15)   Mengjing Wang, Qianqian Li, Wenbin Liu*, Temporal trends in polychlorinated naphthalene emissions from sintering plants in China between 2005 and 2015, Environmental Pollution, 2019, 255, 113096.

16)   Haifeng Li, Wenbin Liu*, Chen Tang, et al. Emission profiles and formation pathways of 2,3,7,8-substituted and non-2,3,7,8-substituted polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in secondary copper smelters. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 649, 473-481.

17)   Haifeng Li; Wenbin Liu*, Chen Tang, et al. Emissions of 2,3,7,8-substituted and non-2,3,7,8-substituted polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans from secondary aluminum smelters. Chemosphere, 2019, 215, 92-100.

18)   Mengjing Wang, Qianqian Li, Wenbin Liu*, Effects of Desulfurization Processes on Polybrominated Dibenzo-p-dioxin and Dibenzofuran Emissions from Iron Ore Sintering. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52 (10), 5764–5770.

19)   Mengjing Wang, Qianqian Li, Wenbin Liu*, Mingliang Fang, Ying Han, Monochlorinated to Octachlorinated Polychlorinated Dibenzo‑p‑dioxin and Dibenzofuran Emissions in Sintering Fly Ash from Multiple-field Electrostatic Precipitators. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52, 1871−1879.

20)   Ying Han, Wenbin Liu*, Wen Zhu, Kaifeng Rao, Ke Xiao, Lirong Gao, Guijin Su, Guorui Liu, Sources of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, and biphenyls in Chinese mitten crabs. Chemosphere 2018, 196, 522-530.

21)   Ying Han, Wenbin Liu*, Haifeng Li, Rongrong Lei, Guorui Liu, Lirong Gao, Guijin Su, Distribution of Polychlorinated Naphthalenes (PCNs) in the Whole Blood of Typical Meat Animals. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2018, 72, 208-212.

22)   Wenbin Liu, Jingchuan Xue, Kurunthachalam Kannan*, Occurrence of and exposure to benzothiazoles and benzotriazoles from textiles and infant clothing. Science of The Total Environment, 2017, 592, 91–96.

23)   Ying Han, Wenbin Liu*, Haifeng Li, Rongrong Lei, Lirong Gao, Guijin Su, Guorui Liu, Gas-particle partitioning of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls in flue gases from municipal solid waste incinerators. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2017, 17, 2847-2857.

24)   Mengjing Wang, Wenbin Liu*, Meifang Hou, Qianqian Li, Ying Han, Haifeng Li, Nan Yan, Minghui Zheng. Mono- to Octa-chlorinated PCDD/Fs Emissions from Sintering Plants Synergistically Controlled by the Desulfurization Process. Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50 (10), 5207–5215.

25)   Mengjing Wang, Wenbin Liu*, Meifang Hou, Qianqian Li, Ying Han, Guorui Liu, Haifeng Li, Xiao Liao, Xuebin Chen, Minghui Zheng. Removal of polychlorinated naphthalenes by desulfurization and emissions of polychlorinated naphthalenes from sintering plant. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6, 26444.

26)   Mengjing Wang, Meifang Hou*, Kai Zhao, Haifeng Li, Ying Han, Xiao Liao, Xuebin Chen, Wenbin Liu*. Removal of polychlorinated biphenyls by desulfurization systems and emissions of polychlorinated biphenyls from sintering plants in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016, 23 (8), 7369-7375.

27)   Ying Han, Wenbin Liu*, Hans Chr. Bruun Hansen, Xuebin Chen, Xiao Liao, Haifeng Li, Mengjing Wang, Nan Yan, Influence of long-range atmospheric transportation (LRAT) on mono-to octa-chlorinated PCDD/Fs levels and distributions in soil around Qinghai Lake, China. Chemosphere, 2016, 156, 143–149.

28)   Ying Han, Wenbin Liu*, Hans Chr. Bruun Hansen, Xuebin Chen, Xiao Liao, Haifeng Li, Mengjing Wang, Nan Yan, Concentrations of and health risks posed by polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans around industrial sites in Hebei Province, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016, 23, 18742-18752.

29)   Ying Han, Huiting Xie, Wenbin Liu*, Haifeng Li, Mengjing Wang, Xuebin Chen, Xiao Liao, Nan Yan, Assessment of pollution of potentially harmful elements in soils surrounding a municipal solid waste incinerator, China. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2016, 10 (6), 7.

30)   Nan Yan, Wenbin Liu*, Huiting Xie, Lirong Gao, Ying Han, Mengjing Wang, Haifeng Li. Distribution and Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Surface Sediment of Yellow River, China. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2016, 39, 45-51.

31)   Ying Han, Wenbin Liu*, Wenxiao Pan, Pu Wang, Zhenyu Tian, Yuyang Zhao, Mengjing Wang, Xuebin Chen, Xiao Liao, Minghui Zheng, Formation Pathways of Mono- to Octa-Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Main Organochemical Industries. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49 (18), 10945–10950.

32)   Zhenyu Tian, Haifeng Li, Huiting Xie, Chen Tang, Ying Han, Wenbin Liu*, Concentration and Distribution of PCNs in Ambient Soil of a Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator. Science of The Total Environment, 2014, 491, 75-79.

33)   Sumei Li, Yajing Tian, Qiong Ding, Wenbin Liu*, The release of persistent organic pollutants from a closed system dicofol production process. Chemosphere, 2014, 94, 164-168.

34)   Wenbin Liu*, Zhenyu Tian, Haifeng Li, Huiting Xie, Ke Xiao, Changliang Li, Chen Tang,, Minghui Zheng, Mono-to Octa-Chlorinated PCDD/Fs in Stack Gas from Typical Waste Incinerators and Their Implications on Emission. Environmental Science & Technology, 2013, 47, 9774-9780.

35)   Wenbin Liu*, Haifeng Li, Fang Tao, Sumei Li, Zhenyu Tian, Huiting Xie, Formation and contamination of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, PeCBz, HxCBz and polychlorophenols in the production of 2, 4-D products. Chemosphere, 2013, 92, 304-308.

36)   Wenbin Liu*, Li, Haifeng, Tian, Zhenyu, Xie, Huiting, Hu, Jicheng, Spatial distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls in soil around a municipal solid. Journal of Environmental Science, 2013, 67, 451-458.

37)   Wenbin Liu*, Li, Haifeng, Tian, Zhenyu, Xie, Huiting, Li, Changliang, Spatial distribution of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in soil around a municipal solid waste incinerator. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2013, 35, 605-611.

38)   Wenbin Liu*, Tao, Fang, Zhang, Wenjing, Li, Sumei, Zheng, Minghui, Contamination and emission factors of PCDD/Fs, unintentional PCBs, HxCBz, PeCBz and polychlorophenols in chloranil in China. Chemosphere, 2012, 86, 248-251.

39)   Wenbin Liu*, Zhang, Wenjing, Li, Sumei, Meng, Chao, Tao, Fang, Li, Haifeng, Zhang, Bing, Concentrations and Profiles of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Air and Soil Samples in the Proximity of a Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Plant. Environmental Engineering Science, 2012, 29, 693-699.

40)   Wenbin Liu*, Changliang Li, Minghui Zheng, Sumei Li, Te Ba, Guijin Su, Lirong Gao, Lifei Zhang, Distribution of DDT in a typical DDT waste contaminated site. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2008, 80, 280-282.

41)   Wenbin Liu, Minghui Zheng, Ying Xing, Dongsheng Wang, Xingru Zhao, Lirong Gao,The Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in 1,4-Dichlorobenzene Mothballs. Journal of environmental sciences, 2005, 17, 113-114.

42)   Wenbin Liu, Minghui Zheng, Bing Zhang, Yong Qian, Xiaodong Ma, Wenxia Liu, Inhibition of PCDD/Fs formation from dioxin precursors by calcium oxide. Chemosphere, 2005, 60,785–790.

43)   Wenbin Liu, MingHui Zheng, Dongsheng Wang, Ying Xing, Xingru Zhao, Xiaodong Ma, Yong Qian, Formation of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in the process of production of 1,4-dichlorobenzene. Chemosphere, 2004, 57,1317-1323.

44)   Wenbin Liu, Minghui Zheng, Ying Xing, Dongsheng Wang,Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans in 1,4-Dichlorobenzene Mothballs. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2004, 73, 93-97.

 


Academic Jobs

1)      Member of the Standing Committee of Dioxin Pollution Prevention and Control Committee, China Environmental Protection Industry Association

2)      Member of Chemical Environmental Risk Prevention and Control Committee, Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences

3)      Member of POPs Professional Committee, Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences

4)      Member of Computational Toxicology Professional Committee, Chinese Society of Toxicology

5)      Editorial board of “Environmental Protection Science”

6)      Guest editor and editorial board member of “Molecules”