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86. Douglas T.A., Loseto L., Macdonald R.W., Outridge P., Dommergue A., Poulain A., Amyot M., Barkay T., Berg T., Chételat J. Constant P., Evans M., Ferrari C., Gantner N, Johnson M.S., Kirk J., Kroer N., Larose C., Lean D., Muir D., Nielsen T.G., Poissant L., Rognerud S., Skov H., Sørensen S., Wang F., and Zdanowicz C.M. 2012. The fate of mercury in Arctic terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. A review. Environ. Chem., in press.

85. Hutchins CM, Panther J.G., Teasdale P.R., Wang F., Stewart R.R., Bennett W.W., and Zhao H. 2012. Evaluation of a titanium dioxide-based DGT technique for measuring inorganic uranium species in fresh and marine waters. Talanta, in press.

84. Zhang Q., Huang J., Wang F., Loewen M., Xu J., Armstrong D., Li C., Zhang Y., and Kang S. 2012. Mercury distribution and deposition in glacier snow over Western China. Environ. Sci. Technol., 46, 5404−5413.

83. Carrie J., Stern G., Sanei H., Macdonald R.W., and Wang F. 2012. Determination of mercury biogeochemical fluxes in the remote Mackenzie River Basin, northwest Canada, using speciation of sulfur and organic carbon. Appl. Geochem., 27, 815-824.

82. Asaduzzaman A., Wang F. and Schreckenbach G. 2012. Quantum-chemical Study of the diffusion of Hg(0, I, II) into the Ice(Ih). J. Phys. Chem., 116, 5151–5154.

81. Nghiem S.V., Rigor I.G., Richter A., Burrows J.P., Shepson P.B., Bottenheim J., Barber D.G., Steffen A., Latonas J., Wang F., Stern G., Clemente-Colón P., Martin S., Hall D.K., Kaleschke L., Tackett P., Neumann G., and Asplin M.G. 2012. Field and satellite observations of the formation and distribution of Arctic atmospheric bromine above a rejuvenated sea ice cover. J. Geophys. Res., doi: 10.1029/2011JD016268.

80. Afaneh A.T., Schreckenbach G. and Wang F. 2012. Density functional study of substituted (-SH, -S, -OH, Cl) hydrated ions of Hg2+. Theor. Chem. Acc., 131:1174, doi: 10.1007/s00214-012-1174-2.

79. Odoh S.O., Pan Q.-J., Shamov G.A., Wang F., Fayek M., and Schreckenbach G. 2012, Theoretical study of the reduction of uranium (VI) aquo complexes on titania particles and by alcohols. Chem. Eur. J., doi: 10.1002/chem.201101197.

78. Stern G.A., Macdonald R.W., Outridge P.M., Wilson S., Chételat J., Cole A., Hintelmann H., Loseto L.L., Steffen A., Wang F., and Zdanowicz C. 2012. How does climate change Influence Arctic mercury? Sci. Total Environ., 414, 22-42.

77. Wang F., Lemes M., and Khan M.A.K. 2012. Metallomics of mercury: Role of thiol- and selenol-containing biomolecules. In: Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Mercury. Cai Y., Liu G., and O'Driscoll N. J. Eds. Wiley.

76. Lemes M., Wang F., Stern G.A., Ostertag S., and Chan H.M. 2011. Methylmercury and selenium speciation in different tissues of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the Western Canadian Arctic. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 30, 2732-2738.

75. Chaulk A., Stern G.A., Armstrong D., Barber D., and Wang F. 2011. Mercury distribution and transport across the ocean-sea ice-atmosphere interface in the Arctic Ocean. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45, 1866-1872.

74. Wang F. and Chen J. 2010. Rivers of the World - Eastern Asia. In: River Ecosystem Ecology: A Global Perspective (G.F. Likens, Ed.). Academic Press. San Diego, USA. pp. 302-313.

73. Vinceti M., Bonvicini F., Rothman K.J., Vescovi L., and Wang F. 2010. The relation between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and inorganic selenium in drinking water: a population-based case-control study. Environ. Health 9:77, doi:10.1186/1476-069X-9-77.

72. Hare A.A., Stern G.A., Kuzyk, Z.Z., Macdonald, R.W., Johannessen S.C., and Wang F. 2010. Natural and anthropogenic mercury distribution in marine sediments from Hudson Bay, Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44, 5805-5811.

71. Li L., Wang F., Meng, B., Lemes M., Feng, X.B., Jiang G.B. 2010. Speciation of methylmercury in rice grown from a mercury mining area. Environ. Pollut. 158, 3103-3107.

70. Wang F., Macdonald R.W., Stern G.A., and Outridge P.M. 2010. When noise becomes the signal: Chemical contamination of aquatic ecosystems under a changing climate. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 60. 1633-1635.

69. Khan M.A.K. and Wang F. 2010. Chemical demethylation of methylmercury by selenoamino acids. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 23, 1202-1206.

68. Sanei H., Outridge P.M., Goodarzi F., Wang F., Armstrong D., Warren K., and Fishback L. 2010. Wet deposition mercury fluxes in the Canadian sub-Arctic and southern Alberta, measured using an automated precipitation collector adapted to cold regions. Atmos. Environ. 44, 1672-1681.

67. Asaduzzaman A., Khan M.A.K., Schreckenbach G., and Wang F. 2010. Computational studies of structural, electronic, spectroscopic and thermodynamic properties of methylmercury-amino acid complexes and their Se analogues. Inorg. Chem. 49, 870-878.

66. Carrie J., Wang F., Sanei H., Macdonald R., Outridge P., and Stern G. 2010. Increasing contaminant burdens in an Arctic fish, burbot (Lota lota), in a warming climate. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44, 316-322.

65. Li M., Kang S., Zhu L., Wang F., Wang J., Yi C., Fang X., Xie M. 2009. On the unusual Holocene carbonate sediment in Lake Nam Co, Central Tibet. J. Mt. Sci. 6, 346–353.

64. Khan M.A.K. and Wang F. 2009. Reversible dissolution of glutathione-mediated HgSexS1-x nanoparticles and possible significance in Hg-Se antagonism. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 22, 1827–1832.

63. Hu X., Wang F., and Hanson M. 2009. Selenium concentration, speciation and behavior in surface waters of the Canadian prairies. Sci. Total Environ. 407, 5869–5876.

62. Kang S., Li C., Wang F., Zhang Q., and Cong Z. 2009. Total suspended particulate matter and toxic elements indoors during cooking with yak dung. Atmos. Environ. 43, 4243-4246.

61. Li C., Kang S., Zhang Q., and Wang F. 2009. Rare earth elements in the surface sediments of the Yarlung Tsangbo (Upper Brahmaputra River) sediments, southern Tibetan Plateau. Quatern. Int. 208, 151-157.

60. Li W., Wang F., Zhang W., and Evans D. 2009. Measurement of stable and radioactive cesium in natural waters by the diffusive gradients in thin films technique with new selective binding phases. Anal. Chem. 81, 5889-5895.

59. Khan M.A.K., Asaduzzaman A. Md., Schreckenbach G., and Wang F. 2009. Synthesis, characterization and structures of methylmercury complexes with selenoamino acids. Dalton Trans. 5766-5772.

58. Khan M.A.K. and Wang F. 2009. Mercury-selenium compounds and their toxicological significance: toward a molecular understanding of the mercury-selenium antagonism. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 28, 1567-1577.

57. Wang F. and Tessier A. 2009. Zero-valent sulfur and metal speciation in sediment porewaters of freshwater lakes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43, 7252–7257.

56. Lemes M. and Wang F. 2009. Methylmercury speciation in fish muscle by HPLC-ICP-MS following enzymatic hydrolysis. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 24, 663-668.

55. Wang F. and Chen J. 2009. Rivers in China and Eastern Asia. In: Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (G.F. Likens, Ed.). Elsevier.

54. Carrie J., Sanei H., Goodarzi F., Stern G., and Wang F. 2009. Characterization of organic matter in surface sediments of the Mackenzie River Basin, Canada. Int. J. Coal Geol. 77, 416-423. DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.03.007.

53. Macdonald R.W., Wang F., Stern G., and Outridge P. 2008. The overlooked role of the ocean in mercury cycling in the Arctic. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 56, 1963-1965.

52. Hare A., Stern G., Macdonald R.W., Kuzyk Z.Z., and Wang F. 2008. Contemporary and preindustrial mass budgets of mercury in the Hudson Bay marine system: The role of sediment recycling. Sci. Total Environ. 406, 190-204.

51. Zhang Q., Kang S., Wang F., Li C., and Xu Y. 2008. Major ion geochemistry of Nam Co Lake and its sources, Tibetan Plateau. Aquat. Geochem. DOI 10.1007/s10498-008-9039-y.

50. Outridge P.M., Macdonald R.W., Wang F., Stern G.A., and Dastoor A.P. 2008. A mass balance inventory of mercury in the Arctic Ocean. Environ. Chem. 5, 89-111.

49. Loewen M., Wania F., Wang F., and Tomy G. 2008. Altitudinal transect of atmospheric and aqueous fluorinated organic compounds in western Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42, 2374-2379.

48. Loewen M., Kang S., Armstrong D., Zhang Q., Tomy G., and Wang F. 2007. Atmospheric transport of mercury to the Tibetan Plateau. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41, 7632-7638.

47. Goulet R.R, Holmes J., Page B., Poissant L., Siciliano S.D., Lean D.R.S., Wang F., Amyot M., and Tessier A. 2007. Mercury transformations and fluxes in sediments of a riverine wetland. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 71, 3393-3406.

46. Miller L.L., Wang F., Palace V.P., and Hontela A. 2007. Effects of acute and subchronic exposures to waterborne selenite on the physiological stress response and oxidative stress indicators in juvenile rainbow trout. Aquat. Toxicol. 83, 263-271.

45. Fu P., Wu F., Liu C., Wang F., Li W., Yue L., and Guo Q. 2007. Fluorescence characterization of dissolved organic matter in an urban river and its complexation with Hg(II). Appl. Geochem. 22, 1668-1679.

44. Leitch D.R., Carrie J., Lean D., Macdonald R.W., Stern G.A., and Wang F. 2007. The delivery of mercury to the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean by the Mackenzie River. Sci. Total Environ. 373, 178–195.

43. Chen J., Wang F., and Xia X. 2006. Geochemistry of water quality of the Yangtze River basin. Earth Science Frontiers 13, 74-85.

42. Chen J., Wang F., and He D. 2006. Geochemistry of water quality of the Yellow River basin. Earth Science Frontiers 13.

41. Loewen M.D., Sharma S., Tomy G., Wang F., Bullock P., and Wania F. 2005. Persistent organic pollutants and mercury in the Himalaya. Aquatic Ecosystem Health Management 8, 223-233.

40. Chen J., Wang F., Meybeck M., He D., Xia X., and Zhang L. 2005. Spatial and temporal analysis of water chemistry records (1958-2000) in the Huanghe (Yellow River) basin. Global Biogeochem. Cycles 19, GB3016, doi:10.1029/2004GB002325.

39. Li W., Zhao H., Teasdale P.R., and Wang F. 2005. Trace metal speciation measurements in waters by the liquid binding phase DGT device. Talanta 67, 571-578.

38. Xue L., Fu J.C., Wang F., and Wang L. 2005. A mixture model approach to analyzing major element chemistry data of the Changjiang (Yangtze River). Environmetrics 16, 305-318.

37. Loewen M.D., Halldorson T., Wang F., and Tomy G. 2005. Fluorotelomer carboxylic acids and PFOS in rainwater from an urban center in Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39, 2944-2951.

36. Li W., Zhao H., Teasdale P.R., John R., and Wang F. 2005. Metal speciation measurement by diffusive gradients in thin films technique with different binding phases. Anal. Chim. Acta 533, 193-202.

35. Sukola K., Wang F., and Tessier A. 2005. Metal-sulfide species in oxic waters. Anal. Chim. Acta 528, 183-195.

34. Wang F., Goulet R.R., and Chapman P.M. 2004. Testing sediment biological effects with the freshwater amphipod Hyalella azteca: The gap between laboratory and nature. Chemosphere 57, 1713-1724.

33. Zhang J., Wang F., House J.D., and Page B. 2004. Thiols in wetland interstitial waters and their role in mercury and methylmercury speciation. Limnol. Oceanogr. 49, 2276-2286.

32. Chapman P.M., Wang F., Janssen C.J., Goulet R.R., and Kamunde C.N. 2003. Conducting ecological risk assessments of inorganic metals and metalloids: Current status. Human Ecol. Risk Assess. 9, 641-697.

31. DeVries C. and Wang F. 2003. In situ two-dimensional high-resolution profiling of sulfide in sediment interstitial waters. Environ. Sci. Technol. 37, 792-797.

30. Chen J., Wang F., and Zhang Y. 2003. Geochemical and surface properties of river sediments in eastern China. In: Sediment Quality Assessment and Management: Insight and Progress (M. Munawar, Ed.). Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society.

29. Chen J., Wang F., Xia X., and Zhang L. 2002. Major element chemistry of the Changjiang (Yangtze River). Chem. Geol. 187, 231-255.

28. Chapman P.M., Wang F., Germano J.D., and Batley G. 2002. Pore water testing and analysis: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 44, 359-366.

27. Wang F., Tessier A., and Hare L. 2001. Oxygen measurements in the burrows of freshwater insects. Freshwater Biol. 46, 317-328.

26. Chapman P.M. and Wang F. 2001. Assessing sediment contamination in estuaries. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20, 3-22.

25. Chapman P.M. and Wang F. 2000. Issues in ecological risk assessment of inorganic metals and metalloids. Human Ecol. Risk Assess. 6, 1-24.

24. Chen J., Wang F., Li X.D., and Song J.J. 2000. Geographical variations of trace elements in sediments of the major rivers in eastern China. Environ. Geol. 39, 1334-1340.

23. Wang F. and Chen J. 2000. Relation of sediment characteristics to trace metal concentrations: A statistical study. Water Res. 34, 694-698.

22. Wang F. and Tessier A. 1999. Cadmium complexation with bisulfide. Environ. Sci. Technol. 33, 4270-4277.

21. Chapman P.M., Wang F., Adams W., and Green A. 1999. Appropriate applications of sediment quality values for metals and metalloids. Environ. Sci. Technol. 33, 3937-3941.

20. Wang F. and Chapman P.M. I999. Biological implications of sulfide in sediment - A review focusing on sediment toxicity. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 18, 2526-2532.

19. Wang F., Chapman P.M., and Allen H.E. 1999. Misapplication of equilibrium partitioning coefficients to derive metals sediment quality values. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 38, 423-425.

18. Wang F., Tessier A., and Buffle J. 1998. Voltammetric determination of elemental sulfur in pore waters. Limnol. Oceanogr. 43, 1353-1361.

17. Chapman P.M., Wang F., Janssen C., Persoone G., and Allen H.E. 1998. Ecotoxicology of metals in aquatic sediments: Binding and release, bioavailability, hazard, risk and remediation. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 55, 2221-2243.

16. Wang F., Chen J., and Forsling W. 1997. Modeling sorption of trace metals on natural sediments by surface complexation model. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31, 448-453.

15. Wang F., Chen J., Chen J., and Forsling W. 1997. Surface properties of natural aquatic sediments. Water Res. 31, 1796-1800.

14. Chen J. and Wang F. 1996. Chemical composition of river particulates in eastern China. GeoJournal 40, 31-37.

13. Chen J., Wang F., Cheng C., Chen J., and Song J. 1996. Elemental composition of river particulates in eastern China. Acta Sci. Natural. Univ. Pekin. 32, 206-214.

12. Chen J., Tang F., and Wang F. 1995. Mobilization of mercury from estuarine suspended particulate matter: A case study in the Yalujiang Estuary, northeast China. Water Qual. Res. J. Can. 30:25-32.

11. Wang F. and Y. Chen. 1994. Quantitative structure - activity relationships (QSARs) and their applications in environmental chemistry and toxicology. Adv. Environ. Sci. 2, 26-52.

10. Chen J., Wang F., and J. Chen. 1994. Relation of aquatic particulate grain size to trace metal concentrations in the rivers in eastern China. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae 14, 419-425.

9. Chen J., Chen J., and Wang F. 1994. Specific surface area of natural sediments from major rivers in eastern China. Environ. Chem. 13, 479-485.

8. Wang F. and Y. Chen. 1993. Environmental phases and fugacity model of persistent organic pollutants. Environ. Chem. 12, 71-77.

7. Chen J., Tang F., Jia Z., Tao S., Deng B., Wang F., Liu Y., Liu Q., and Sun Q. 1993. Mobilization of mercury from the resuspended sediments from the Yalujiang Estuary, northeast China. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae 13, 385-390.

6. Chen J. and Wang F. 1992. On generating sediment quality criteria. Environ. Chem. 11, 59-70.

5. Wu J., Chen J., and Wang F. 1992. Environmental geochemistry of heavy metals in the Bohai Bay, China. In: Heavy Metals in the Aquatic Environment in China (J. Chen and J. Zhou, Eds.). China Environmental Science Publisher, Beijing. pp. 189-230.

4. Chen X. and Wang F. 1991. Speciation and mobility of chromium in sediments from an urban-contaminated river. Environ. Chem. 10, 19-23.

3. Chen J., Cheng C, and Wang F. 1991. Geographical variation on geochemical characteristics and heavy metal binding capacity of suspended matter from five major rivers in eastern China. In: Heavy Metals in the Environment (J.-P. Vernet, Ed.). Elsevier, Amsterdam. pp. 125-137.

2. Wang F. 1990. On the objectives and sub-disciplines of environmental science. China Environ. Sci. 3, 213-217.

1. Liu H. and Wang F. 1989. Computer-aid municipal air quality assessment using fuzzy models. Environ. Sci. 11, 81-84.

 

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