Location:
Yan Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Environment
Nanjing University
Tel：+86-25-8968-0160
Email: yanzhang@hgbetting.com
ORCID: 0000-0002-4762-6639
Education
2007–2012 Ph.D. in Environmental Science. Nanjing University
Professional Experience
2014-Now Associate Professor, School of the Environment, Nanjing University
2017-2018 Visiting Scholar, School of Public Health, Harvard University
2012-2014 Research Associate, School of the Environment, Nanjing University
Research Interests
Environmental Health
Biosensor
Academic Service
Teaching
Ecological Principles
Literature Reading and Scientific Writing
Selected Publications
Lu, Y. F.; Zhang, Y.; Deng, Y. F.; Jiang, W.; Zhao, Y. P.; Geng, J. J.; Ding, L. L.; Ren H. Q., Uptake and accumulation of polystyrene microplastics in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and toxic effects in liver. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2016, 50 (7): 4054-4060.
Deng, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, R.; Wu, B.; Ding, L.; Xu, K.; Ren, H., Mice in vivo toxicity studies for monohaloacetamides emerging disinfection byproducts based on metabolomic methods. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014, 48, 8212-8218.
Zhang, Y.; Zhang, Z. Y.; Zhao, Y. P.; Cheng, S. P.; Ren, H. Q., Identifying Health Effects of Exposure to Trichloroacetamide Using Transcriptomics and Metabonomics in Mice (Mus musculus). Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47, (6), 2918-2924.
Zhang, Y.; Zhang, X. X.; Wu, B.; Cheng, S. P., Evaluating the transcriptomic and metabolic profile of mice exposed to source drinking water. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 46, (1), 78-83.
Zhang, Y.; Huang, K.; Deng, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Wu, B.; Xu, K.; Ren, H., Evaluation of the toxic effects of municipal wastewater effluent on mice using omic approaches. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47, (16), 9470-9477.
Deng, Y., Yan, Z., Shen, R., Wang, M., Huang, Y., Ren, H., Zhang, Y., Lemos, B., 2020. Microplastics release phthalate esters and cause aggravated adverse effects in the mouse gut. Environ. Int. 143, 105916.
Zhao, H.-J., Xu, J.-K., Yan, Z.-H., Ren, H.-Q., Zhang, Y., 2020. Microplastics enhance the developmental toxicity of synthetic phenolic antioxidants by disturbing the thyroid function and metabolism in developing zebrafish. Environ. Int. 140, 105750.
Deng, Y.F., Bonilla, M., Ren, H.Q., Zhang, Y., Health risk assessment of reclaimed wastewater: A case study of a conventional water reclamation plant in Nanjing, China. Environ. Int. 2018, 112, 235-242.
Yongfeng, D., Zehua, Y., Ruqin, S., Yichao, H., Hongqiang, R., Yan, Z., 2021. Enhanced reproductive toxicities induced by phthalates contaminated microplastics in male mice (Mus musculus). J. Hazard. Mater. 406.
Cheng, S., Shenghu, Z., Yan, Z., 2021. The influence of different polymer types of microplastcis on adsorption, accumulation, and toxicity of triclosan in zebrafish. J. Hazard. Mater. 402, 123733.
Yan, Z., Zhao, H., Zhao, Y., Zhu, Q., Qiao, R., Ren, H., Zhang, Y., 2020. An efficient method for extracting microplastics from feces of different species. J. Hazard. Mater., 121489.
Deng, Y.F.; Zhang, Y.; Qiao, R.X.; Bonila, M.M.; Yang, X.L.; Ren, H.Q.; Lemos, B., Evidence that microplastics aggravate the toxicity of organophosphorus flame retardants in mice (Mus musculus). J. Hazard. Mater. 2018, 357, 348-354.
Zhang, Y.; Deng, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Ren, H., Using combined bio-omics methods to evaluate the complicated toxic effects of mixed chemical wastewater and its treated effluent. J. Hazard. Mater. 2014, 272, 52-58.
Zhang, Y.; Wu, B.; Zhang, Z.-Y.; Cheng, S.-P., A metabonomic analysis on health effects of drinking water on male mice (Mus musculus). J. Hazard. Mater. 2011, 190, 515-519.
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