Team Leader and Title: Xianbin Liu (Professor)

Team Members and Titles:Shengyan Tian (Senior Experimentalist),

Bo Yan (Associate Professor), Xinggui Zhao (Lecturer),

Qing Liu (Research Assistant), Linxuan Li (Postdoc Fellow)

Team Introduction:Our team is dedicated to the investigation and evaluation of estuarine, coastal, and nearshore ecosystems, with a focus on marine ecological protection, the restoration of degraded environments, and the development of sustainable ecosystems. The major research areas include the identification and characterization of pollution sources and pollutants in estuaries, coastal zones, and nearshore areas, as well as the transport and transformation mechanisms of these pollutants, and their impacts on seawater chemical composition and ecological quality. Additionally, we focus on environmental toxicology, biodiversity conservation, and ecological restoration technologies. Additionally, we arealso engaged in the development of technologies for the reduction, detoxification, and resource recovery of offshore oilfield pollutants.Through integrated field observations of physical and biochemical environments, coupled with ecological process studies, we aim to systematically comprehend the evolutionary dynamics of the ecological environment in the Bohai Bay estuaries and nearshore waters. This knowledge is leveraged to conduct comprehensive assessments of estuarine and coastal ecological environments, support marine resource development with ecological impact analyses, and advance the principles and technologies of estuarine, coastal wetland, and marine ecosystem restoration.The team has successfully undertaken over 100 national research projects, including sub-projects within the National 863 and 973 Programs and the National Water Pollution Control and Treatment Science and Technology Major Project. We have also led projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the Tianjin Natural Science Foundation, and other major initiatives. To date, we have published more than 60 papers in SCI/EI-indexed journals, hold one international invention patent and 11 national invention patents, and have authored three monographs. The team’s achievements have been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Second Prize for Science and Technology Progress in Tianjin, the Third Prize for Science and Technology Progress from the China Ports Association, a National Teaching Achievement Award, and five provincial and ministerial-level teaching achievement awards.

Research Findings

Representative Funding

(1)National Basic Research Project (973 Project), Research on Combined Pollution Processes, Ecotoxicological Effects, and Control and Remediation Principles in the Beijing-Tianjin-Bohai Region, Subproject 06–Combined Pollution Control and Principles of Typical Damaged Ecosystem Restoration, Subproject 02–Research on Restoration Principles of Typical Bohai Tidal Flat Habitats.

(2)Tianjin Science and Technology Support Program Key Project, Research on Marine Ecological Restoration and Reconstruction Techniques in Tianjin Port.

(3)Tianjin Science and Technology Support Program Key Project: Environmental Impact Analysis, Assessment, and Total Control of Seawater Desalination in the Tianjin Sea Area of Bohai Bay.

(4)Tianjin Marine Science and Technology Project, Key Technologies for Offshore Oilfield Production Pollutants Treatment and Demonstration.

Representative Papers

(1)Liu Q, He Q, Yi XY, Zhang J, Gao HX, Liu XB*. Uptake, accumulation and translocation mechanisms of organophosphate esters in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) following foliar exposure. Science of the Total Environment, 2024, 912: 169462.

(2)Liu Q, Gao HX, Yi XY, Tian SY, Liu XB*. Root Uptake Pathways and Cell Wall Accumulation Mechanisms of Organophosphate Esters in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2022, 70(38), 11892–11900.

(3)Xiao H, Peng ST, Liu XB*, Jia JN*, Wang H. Phytoremediation of nutrients and organic carbon from contaminated water by aquatic macrophytes and the physiological response. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2021, 21: 101295.

(4)Wang XX, Zhang RX, Li ZY, Yan B*. Adsorption properties and influencing factors of Cu(II) on polystyrene and polyethylene terephthalate microplastics in seawater. Science of The Total Environment, 2022, 812: 152573.

(5)Tian SY, Zhu LY*, Bian JN, Fang SH, Bioaccumulation and Metabolism of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Carp (Cyprinus carpio) in a Water/Sediment Microcosm: Important Role of Particulate Matter Exposure. Environmental Science & Technology, 2012, 46: 2951–2958.

Honors & Awards

(1)The First Prize of Tianjin Teaching Achievement Award, Second Place, 2022

(2)OutstandingAdvisorforthe “New Era · Ecological Civilization · Practical Action”Practice Education Activity, Tianjin,

(3)The Third Prize of China Port Association Science and Technology Progress Award Second Place, 2012

(4)The Second Prize of Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Award, Third Place, 2011

(5)The Second Prize of National Teaching Achievement Award, Fifth Place, 2009

Books

(1)Sun J, Nawaz M, and Liu X (Eds.). E3S Web of conferences Volume 206, 2020 (ISSN: 2267–1242). https://www.e3s-conferences.org（EI收录）.

(2)Zheng BH et al.Vulnerability and Bioremediation of the Coastal Ecosystem in the Bohai Bay, China Environmental Science Press, 2013, ISBN 978-5-5111-1494-5, Chapter 6 “On-Site Demonstration of Bioremediation Technologies for the Bohai Bay Coastal Zone” written by Liu XB from Tianjin University of Science & Technology, pp. 200-244.

(3)Liu XB (Translator). Marine Geology. Ocean Press, 2005.

Patents

(1)Granted Luxembourg Invention Patent, Certificate No.: LU502857, Invention Title: System and Method for Treating Offshore Oilfield Production Wastewater by Enhanced A/O Process, and Application of the Method

(2)A Preparation Method and Application of Modified Attapulgite Clay for the Adsorption of Organic Arsenic Compounds (Granted Invention Patent: 202210108921.4)

(3)Phosphorus-Free Nanofluid Scale Inhibitor and Its Preparation Method (Granted Invention Patent: 202111128292.3)

(4)Eco-Friendly Nanofluid Scale Inhibitor and Its Preparation Method and Application (Granted Invention Patent: 202111128262.2)

(5)Degrading Bacteria for Kitchen Waste and Its Application (Granted Invention Patent: 201910597467.1)