Nora Fung Yee Tam
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Ng K, Suk K, Cheung K, Shek R, Chan S, Tam N, et al.
Sci Total Environ
. 2022 Feb;
825:153987.
PMID: 35189232
The accumulation process of microplastics (MPs) is a key to understanding their fate in the environment. However, there is limited information about the short-term accumulation of MPs on macrophytes. The...
2.
Farzana S, Cheung S, Kong R, Wong Y, Tam N
Sci Total Environ
. 2020 Sep;
754:142094.
PMID: 32911149
Toxic and persistent flame retardant (BDE-209) and aquaculture effluent (AE) are ubiquitous in coastal environments, but how their co-existence influences their fate is not yet investigated. This study investigated AE...
3.
Deng D, Chen H, Wong Y, Tam N
Sci Total Environ
. 2020 Jul;
744:140869.
PMID: 32711313
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are ubiquitous, toxic and persistent pollutants in environments. Microalgae frequent exposed to these pollutants may possess defense mechanisms against their toxicity and have the ability to...
4.
Tian T, Yang Q, Wei G, Cheung S, Shin P, Wong Y, et al.
Mar Pollut Bull
. 2020 May;
155:111095.
PMID: 32469756
Constructed wetlands (CWs) have been used for wastewater treatment for decades, but research on microorganisms involved, especially long-term changes, is still limited. In this study, we evaluated changes in the...
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Farzana S, Cheung S, Tam N
Sci Total Environ
. 2019 Jul;
691:71-79.
PMID: 31319260
The problems of aquaculture effluent (AE) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are common in coastal areas. The fate of 2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-99), a dominant PBDE congener, in mangrove sediments and...
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Could mangrove plants tolerate and remove BDE-209 in contaminated sediments upon long-term exposure?
Farzana S, Zhou H, Cheung S, Tam N
J Hazard Mater
. 2019 Jun;
378:120731.
PMID: 31202074
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) such as BDE-209, the commonest congener, are known to be toxic. A 24-months study using mangrove mesocosms with mixed mangrove species, namely Avicennia marina (Am), Aegiceras...
7.
Farzana S, Cheung S, Zhou H, Tam N
Sci Total Environ
. 2019 Feb;
662:796-804.
PMID: 30708295
Mangroves are subject to contamination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) due to waste and wastewater disposal, and aquaculture effluent (AE) from nearby aquaculture activities. However, the response of mangrove plants...
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Effects of root morphology and anatomy on cadmium uptake and translocation in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Huang L, Li W, Tam N, Ye Z
J Environ Sci (China)
. 2018 Nov;
75:296-306.
PMID: 30473295
A clear description of the certain mechanisms of cadmium (Cd) uptake and translocation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) may help to reduce Cd accumulation in rice grain. Hydroponic experiments were...
9.
Chai M, Li R, Shen X, Tam N, Zan Q, Li R
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
. 2018 Jul;
162:430-437.
PMID: 30015189
Heavy metals and nutrients are commonly found in mangrove sediments, but the effect of nutrients on heavy metals in mangrove plants is not clear. A study quantifying the effects of...
10.
Chai M, Li R, Tam N, Zan Q
Environ Geochem Health
. 2018 Jun;
41(1):175-189.
PMID: 29876676
The present study compared accumulation of heavy metals in a mangrove swamp dominated by Kandelia obovata with that by Sonneratia apetala in Pearl River Estuary, China. The results showed that...