Lei Mai

ORCID: 0000-0001-6858-2543
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Research Areas
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Industrial Gas Emission Control
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies
  • Fecal contamination and water quality
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis

AVIC Optronics (China)
2025

Jinan University
2018-2024

Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)
2023-2024

Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai)
2023-2024

Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province
2024

Sun Yat-sen University
2014-2024

South China University of Technology
2024

Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
2014-2024

East China Normal University
2018-2024

Duy Tan University
2020

Abstract Society has become increasingly reliant on plastics since commercial production began in about 1950. Their versatility, stability, light weight, and low costs have fueled global demand. Most are initially used discarded land. Nonetheless, the amount of microplastics some oceanic compartments is predicted to double by 2030. To solve this problem, we must understand plastic composition, physical forms, uses, transport, fragmentation into (and nanoplastics). Plastic...

10.1029/2018jc014719 article EN publisher-specific-oa Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans 2020-01-01

Global marine plastic pollution, which is derived mainly from the input of vast amounts land-based waste, has drawn increasing public attention. Riverine outflows estimated using models based on concept mismanaged waste (MPW) are substantially greater than reported field measurements. Herein, we formulate a robust model Human Development Index (HDI) as main predictor, and modeled riverine calibrated validated by available data. A strong correlation achieved between estimates measurements,...

10.1021/acs.est.0c02273 article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2020-07-23

Plastic pollution has caused increasing global concern. Currently, model estimates of the riverine plastic inputs to oceans based on concept Mismanaged Waste (MPW) varied substantially, and no field measurements were available. We conducted sampling at eight major river outlets Pearl River Delta, South China with rapid economic growth urbanization provide measured data for fine-tuning modeling results. Floating microplastics (MPs) collected a Manta net (mesh size 0.33 mm) five times during...

10.1021/acs.est.9b04838 article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2019-09-18

The cryosphere is the term used to describe frozen areas of Earth, including all forms snow and ice, which are primarily influenced by anthropogenic pollutants through atmospheric transport. In this review, we described current status newly emergent pollutant-microplastics-in ice typical cryospheric regions (e.g., Arctic, Antarctic, Alps, Tibetan Plateau, Andes), discussed their transport pathways, provided perspectives for future research. A brief summary sampling, pretreatment,...

10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.103924 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Earth-Science Reviews 2022-01-21

Marine plastic pollution poses a potential threat to the ecosystem, but sources and their magnitudes remain largely unclear. Existing bottom-up emission inventories vary among studies for two three orders of (OMs). Here, we adopt top-down approach that uses observed dataset sea surface concentrations an ensemble ocean transport models reduce uncertainty global discharge. The optimal estimation emissions in this study varies about 1.5 OMs: 0.70 (0.13-3.8 as 95% confidence interval) million...

10.1038/s41467-023-37108-5 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2023-03-13

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162552 article EN The Science of The Total Environment 2023-03-02

Global rivers act as a dominant transport pathway for land-based plastic debris to the marine environment. Organic pollutants (OPs) affiliated with riverine plastics can also enter global oceans, but their amounts remain unknown. Microplastic (MP) samples were collected in one-year sampling event from surface water of eight main outlets Pearl River Delta (PRD), China, and analyzed OPs MPs, including 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), 14...

10.1021/acs.est.0c05446 article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2020-11-30

The presence of microplastics in the aquatic environment, as a vector for colonization and proliferation harmful microorganisms, brings great challenge water disinfection. This study investigates piezoelectric inactivation Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli) Gram-positive Enterococcus faecalis faecalis) on surface under flow by using molybdenum disulfide material. sterilization capacity was evaluated comparing different polymer types sizes microplastics, which 4.5 log10 CFU...

10.1021/acsestwater.1c00411 article EN ACS ES&T Water 2022-01-12

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been shown to penetrate the blood–brain barrier (BBB) accumulate in human brain. The BBB transmission accumulation efficiency of PFAS, as well potential health risks from co-exposure legacy emerging PFAS due differences transport efficiency, need be further elucidated. In present pilot study, 23 plasma samples glioma patients were analyzed for 17 PFAS. concentrations six paired brain tissue used calculate (RPFAS). This RPFAS analysis was...

10.1016/j.envint.2024.108719 article EN cc-by-nc Environment International 2024-05-01

Microplastic (MP) pollution has become a global issue, attracting attention from stakeholders around the globe. Knowledge of MPs been substantially advanced in recent years. Newly developed analytical technologies allow better characterization MPs, but characterizing nanosized plastic particles remains challenging. Transport debris land to oceans is key driver for marine pollution, and relative contributions riverine runoff atmospheric deposition must be further quantified. Another lingering...

10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00603 article EN Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2024-11-25
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