Dr James Chung-wah Lam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Science and Environmental Studies (SES) at the Education University of Hong Kong. His research centers on studying of environmental fate, transport, bioaccumulation of contaminants, and assessment of wildlife and human exposure to the contaminants especially contaminants of emerging concern (CECs).

 

Academic Qualification:

BSc (CityU, HK), PhD (CityU, HK)

 

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Dr Lam’s current research focuses on studying of new persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and contaminants of emerging concern (CECs). Priority CECs of interest encompass flame retardants, perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). Specific research interests include:

• Development of analytical methods for identification and characterization of the occurrences, distributions and fate of environmental contaminants in the ecosystem;
• Elucidation of exposure pathways to humans and wildlife;
• Risk assessment for CECs.

Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters

• Lam, J.C.W., Lam, P.K.S (2015). Occurrence and Ecological Risk of Halogenated Flame Retardants (HFRs) in Coastal Zones. Eddy Y. Zeng, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Analytical Techniques, Environmental Fate and Biological Effects, Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry (389-409). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
• Jin, L., Lam, J.C.W., Murphy, M.B., Lam, P.K.S. (2011). Temporal trends of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in marine mammals with special reference to Hong Kong, South China. B.G. Loganathan and P.K.S. Lam, Global Contamination Trends of Persistent Organic Chemicals (497-513). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Journal Publications

• Tsui, M.M.P.; Chen, L.; He, T.; Wang, Q.; Hu, C.; Lam, J.C.W.; Lam, P.K.S. (2019). Organic ultraviolet (UV) filters in the South China Sea coastal region: Environmental occurrence, toxicological effects and risk assessment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 181, 26-33.
• Shen, M.; Ge, J.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhu, M.; Li, J.; Zeng, L. (2019). Occurrence of Two Novel Triazine-based Flame Retardants in an E‑waste Recycling Area in South China: Implication for Human Exposure. Science of the Total Environment, 683, 249-257.
• Ruan, Y.; Zhang, K.; Lam, J.C.W.; Wu, R.; Lam, P.K.S. (2019). Stereoisomer-specific occurrence, distribution, and fate of chiral brominated flame retardants in different wastewater treatment systems in Hong Kong. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 374, 211-218.
• Shi, Q.; Tsui, M.M.P.; Hu, C.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhou, B.; Chen, L. (2019). Acute exposure to triphenyl phosphate (TPhP) disturbs ocular development and muscular organization in zebrafish larvae. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 179, 119-126.
• Yau, M.S.; Lei, E.N.Y.; Ng, I.H.M.; Yuen, C.K.K.; Lam, J.C.W.; Lam, M.H.W. (2019). Changes in the Neurotransmitter Profile in the Central Nervous System of Marine Medaka (Oryzias melastigma) after Exposure to Breveotoxin PbTx-1 - A Multivariate Approach to Establish Exposure Biomarkers. Science of the Total Environment, 673, 327-336.
• Lai, N.L.S.; Kwok, K.Y.; Wnag, X.; Yamashita, N.; Liu, G.; Leung, K.M.Y.; Lam, P.K.S.; Lam, J.C.W. (2019). Assessment of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in aquatic environments of China (Pearl River Delta, South China Sea, Yellow River Estuary) and Japan (Tokyo Bay). Journal of Hazardous Materials, 371, 288-294.
• Chen, L.; Tsui, M.M.P.; Lam, J.C.W.; Hu, C.; Wang, Q.; Zhou, B.; Lam, P.K.S. (2019). Variation in microbial community structure in surface seawater from Pearl River Delta: Discerning the influencing factors. Science of the Total Environment, 660, 136-144.
• Ruan, Y.; Wu, R.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhang, K.; Lam, P.K.S. (2019). Seasonal occurrence and fate of chiral pharmaceuticals in different sewage treatment systems in Hong Kong: Mass balance, enantiomeric profiling, and risk assessment. Water Research, 149, 607-616.
• Chen, L.; Tsui, M.M.P.; Lam, J.C.W.; Wang, Q.; Hu, C.; Wai O.W.H.; Zhou, B.; Lam, P.K.S. (2019). Contamination by perfluoroalkyl substances and microbial community structure in Pearl River Delta sediments. Environmental Pollution, 245, 218-225.
• Chen, L.; Hu, C.; Lam, J.C.W.; Tsui, M.M.P.; Wang, Q.; Giesy, J.P.; Lam, P.K.S. (2018). Tsui, M.M.P.; Wang, Q.; Giesy, J.P.; Lam, P.K.S. Perfluorobutanesulfonate exposure causes durable and transgenerational dysbiosis of gut microbiota in marine medaka. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 5, 731-738.
• Dai, X.; Wang, C.; Lam, J.C.W.; Yamashita, N.; Yamazaki, E.; Horii, Y.; Chen, W.; Li, X. (2018). Accumulation of quaternary ammonium compounds as emerging contaminants in sediments collected from the Pearl River Estuary, China and Tokyo Bay, Japan. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 136, 276-281.
• Zhou, W.; Shen, M.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhu, M.; Liu, L.; Chen, H.; Du, B.; Zeng, L.; Zeng, E.Y. (2018). Size-dependent distribution and inhalation exposure characteristics of particle-bound chlorinated paraffins in indoor air in Guangzhou, China. Environment International, 121, 675-682.
• Chen, H.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhu, M.; Wnag, F.; Zhou, W.; Du, B.; Zeng L.; Zeng, E.Y. (2018). Combined effects of dust and dietary exposure of occupational workers and local residents to short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins in a mega e-waste recycling industrial park in South China. Environmental Science & Technology, 52, 11510-11519.
• Ruan, Y.; Zhang, X.; Qiu, J.; Leung, K.M.Y.; Lam, J.C.W.; Lam, P.K.S. (2018). Stereoisomer-specific trophodynamics of the chiral brominated flame retardants HBCD and TBECH in a marine food web, with implications for human exposure. Environmental Science & Technology, 52, 8183-8193.
• Chen, L.; Tsui, M.M.P.; Shi, Q.; Hu, C.; Wang, Q.; Zhou, B.; Lam, P.K.S.; Lam, J.C.W. (2018). Accumulation of perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) and impairment of visual function in the eyes of marine medaka after a life-cycle exposure. Aquatic Toxicology, 201, 1-10.
• Chen, L.; Hu, C.; Lai, N.L.S.; Zhang, W.; Hua, J.; Lam, P.K.S.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhou, B. (2018). Acute exposure to PBDEs at an environmentally realistic concentration causes abrupt changes in the gut microbiota and host health of zebrafish. Environmental Pollution, 240, 17-26.
• Chen, L.; Hu, C.; Tsui, M.M.P.; Wan, T.; Peterson, D.R.; Shi, Q.; Lam, P.K.S.; Au, D.W.T.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhou, B. (2018). Multigenerational disruption of thyroid endocrine system in marine medaka after a life-cycle exposure to perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS). Environmental Science & Technology, 52, 4432-4439.
• Ruan, Y.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhang, X.; Lam, P.K.S. (2018). Temporal changes and stereoisomeric compositions of 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and 1,2-dibromo-4-(1,2-dibromoethyl) cyclohexane (TBECH) in marine mammals from the South China Sea. Environmental Science & Technology, 52, 2517-2526.
• Chen, L.; Guo, Y.; Hu, C.; Lam, P.K.S.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhou, B. (2018). Dysbiosis of gut microbiota by chronic coexposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles and bisphenol A: Implications for host health in zebrafish. Environmental Pollution, 234, 307-317.
• Chen, L.; Zhang, W.; Hua, J.; Hu, C.; Lai, N.L.S.; Qian, P.; Lam, P.K.S.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhou, B. (2018). Dysregulation of Intestinal Health by Environmental Pollutants: Involvement of the Estrogen Receptor and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor. Environmental Science & Technology, 52, 2323-2330.
• Ng, C.K.Y.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhang, X.H.; Gu, H.X.; Li, T.H.; Ye, M.B.; Xia, Z.R.; Zhang, F.Y.; Duan, J.X., Wang, W.X.; Lam, I.K.S.; Balazs, G.H.; Lam, P.S.K.; Murphy, M.B. (2018). Levels of trace elements, methylmercury and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in foraging green turtles in the South China region and their conservation implications. Environmental Pollution, 234, 735-742.
• Fu, L.; Du, B.; Wang, F.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zeng, L.; Zeng, E.Y. (2017). Organophosphate triesters and diester degradation products in municipal sludge from wastewater treatment plants in China: Spatial patterns and ecological Implications. Environmental Science & Technology, 51, 13614-13623.
• Zhu, B.; Lam, J.C.W.; Lam, P.S.K. (2017). Halogenated flame retardants (HFRs) in surface sediment from the Pearl River Delta region and Mirs Bay, South China. Marine Pollution Bulletin, xx, xx-xx.
• Zeng, L.; Lam, J.C.W.; Chen, H.; Du, B.; Leung, K.M.Y.; Lam, P.K.S. (2017). Tracking dietary sources of short- and medium-chlorinated paraffins in marine mammals through a subtropical marine food web. Environmental Science & Technology, 51, 9543-9552.
• Chen, L.; Wang, X.; Zhang. X.; Lam, P.K.S.; Guo, Y.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhou, B. (2017). Transgenerational endocrine disruption and neurotoxicity in zebrafish larvae after parental exposure to binary mixtures of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) and lead. Environmental Pollution, 230, 96-106.
• Tsui, M.M.P; Lam, J.C.W.; Ng, T.Y.; Ang, P.O.; Murphy, M.B.; Lam, P.K.S. (2017). Occurrence, distribution and fate of organic UV filters in coral communities. Environmental Science & Technology, 51, 4182-4190.
• Liu, H.; Lam, J.C.W.; Li, W.; Yu, H.; Lam, P.K.S. (2017). Spatial distribution and removal performance of pharmaceuticals in municipal wastewater treatment plants in China. Science of the Total Environment, 586, 1162-1169.
• Zeng, L.; Lam, J.C.W.; Horii, Y.; Li, X.; Chen, W.; Qiu, J.; Leung, K.M.Y.; Yamazaki, E.; Yamashita, N.; Lam, P.K.S. (2017). Spatial and temporal trends of short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins in sediments off the urbanized coastal zones in China and Japan: A comparison study. Environmental Pollution, 224, 357-367.
• Chen, L.; Lam, J.C.W. (2017). SeaNine 211 as antifouling biocide: A coastal pollutant of emerging concern. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 61, 68-79.
• Man, Y.B.; Chow, K.L.; Cheng, Z.; Mo, W.Y.; Chan, Y.H.; Lam, J.C.W.; Lau, F.T.K.; Fung, W.C.; Wong, M.H. (2017). Profiles and removal efficiency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by two different types of sewage treatment plants in Hong Kong. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 53, 196-206.
• Wu, Q.; Lam, J.C.W.; Kwok, K.Y.; Tsui, M.M.P.; Lam, P.K.S. (2017). Occurrence and fate of endogenous steroid hormones, alkylphenol ethoxylates, bisphenol A and phthalates in municipal sewage treatment systems. Journal of Environmental Science, 61, 49-58.
• Lam, J.C.W.; Lyu, J.; Kwok, K. Y.; Lam, P.K.S. (2016). Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Marine Mammals from the South China Sea and Their Temporal Changes 2002 – 2014: Concern for Alternatives of PFOS?. Environmental Science & Technology, 50, 6728-6736.
• Yamazaki, E.; Yamashita, N.; Taniyasu, S.; Lam, J.C.W.; Lam, P.K.S.; Moon, H.B.; Jeong, Y.; Kannan, P.; Achyuthan, H.; Munuswamy, N.; Kannan, K., (2015). Bisphenol A and other bisphenol analogues including BPS and BPF in surface water samples from Japan, China, Korea and India. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 122, 565-572.
• Chen, L.; Lam, J.C.W.; Zhang, X.; Pan, K.; Guo, C.; Lam, P.S.K., Wang, W.; Liu, H.; Qian, P.* (2015). Relationship between metal and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) body burden and health risks in the barnacle Balanus amphitrite. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 100, 383-392.
• Zeng, L.; Lam, J.C.W.*; Wang, Y.; Jiang, G.; Lam, P.K.S.* (2015). Temporal Trends and Pattern Changes of Short- and Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Marine Mammals from the South China Sea over the Past Decade. Environmental Science & Technology, 49, 11348-11355.
• Kwok, K. Y.; Wang, X. H.; Ya, M. L.; Li, Y. Y.; Zhang, X. H.; Yamashita, N.; Lam, J.C.W.*; Lam, P. K. S.* (2015). Occurrence and distribution of conventional and new classes of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the South China Sea. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 285, 389-397.
• Wang, Q. W.; Lai, N. L. S.; Wang, X. F.; Guo, Y. Y.; Lam, P. K. S.; Lam, J. C. W.*; Zhou, B. S.* (2015). Bioconcentration and Transfer of the Organophorous Flame Retardant 1,3-Dichloro-2-propyl Phosphate Causes Thyroid Endocrine Disruption and Developmental Neurotoxicity in Zebrafish Larvae. Environmental Science & Technology, 49, 5123-5132.
• Wang, Q. W.; Lam, J. C. W.; Han, J.; Wang, X. F.; Guo, Y. Y.; Lam, P. K. S.; Zhou, B. S.* (2015). Developmental exposure to the organophosphorus flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate: Estrogenic activity, endocrine disruption and reproductive effects on zebrafish. Aquatic Toxicology 2015, 160, 163-171, 160, 163-171.
• Man, Y. B.; Chow, K. L.; Man, M.; Lam, J. C. W.; Lau, F. T. K.; Fung, W. C.; Wong, M. H. (2015). Profiles and removal efficiency of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by two different types of sewage treatment work in Hong Kong. Science of the Total Environment, 505, 261-268.
• Lin, B. K.; Lyu, J. L.; Lyu, X. J.; Yu, H. Q.; Hu, Z.; Lam, J.C.W.*; Lam, P. K. S.* (2015). Characterization of cefalexin degradation capabilities of two Pseudomonas strains isolated from activated sludge. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 282, 158-164.
• Wang, Q. W.; Lam, J. C. W.; Man, Y. C.; Lai, N. L. S.; Kwok, K. Y.; Guo, Y. Y.; Lam, P. K. S.; Zhou, B. S.* (2015). Bioconcentration, metabolism and neurotoxicity of the organophorous flame retardant 1,3-dichloro 2-propyl phosphate (TDCPP) to zebrafish. Aquatic Toxicology, 158, 108-115.
• Zhou, C.; Liu, G.; Fang, T.; Lam, P.S.K.; Lam, J.C.W. (2015). Atmospheric emissions of toxic elements (As, Cd, Hg, and Pb) from brick making plants in China. RSC Advances, 5, 14497-14505.
• Wu, X. G.; Lam, J. C. W.; Xia, C. H.; Kang, H.; Xie, Z. Q.*; Lam, P. K. S. (2014). Atmospheric hexachlorobenzene determined during the third China arctic research expedition: Sources and environmental fate. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 5, 477-483.
• Zhu, B.; Lai, N. L. S.; Wai, T.-C.; Chan, L. L.; Lam, J. C. W.*; Lam, P. K. S.* (2014). Changes of accumulation profiles from PBDEs to brominated and chlorinated alternatives in marine mammals from the South China Sea. Environment International 2014, 66, 65-70, 66, 65-70.
• Xia, C.; Wu, X.; Lam, J. C. W.; Xie, Z.*; Lam, P. K. S. (2013). Methylmercury and trace elements in the marine fish from coasts of East China. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part a-Toxic/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering 2013, 48, (12), 1491-1501, 48, 1491-1501.
• Mak, Y. L.; Wai, T.-C.; Murphy, M. B.; Chan, W. H.; Wu, J. J.; Lam, J. C. W.; Chan, L. L.*; Lam, P. K. S.* (2013). Pacific Ciguatoxins in Food Web Components of Coral Reef Systems in the Republic of Kiribati. Environmental Science & Technology, 47, 14070-14079.
• Zhu, B.; Lam, J. C. W.*; Yang, S.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2013). Conventional and emerging halogenated flame retardants (HFRs) in sediment of Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region, East China. Chemosphere, 93, 555-560.
• Mak, Y. L.; Wu, J. J.; Chan, W. H.; Murphy, M. B.; Lam, J. C. W.; Chan, L. L.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2013). Simultaneous quantification of Pacific ciguatoxins in fish blood using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 405, 3331-3340.
• Xia, C.; Lam, J. C. W.; Wu, X.; Xie, Z.*; Lam, P. K. S.* (2012). Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in marine fishes from China: Levels, distribution and risk assessment. Chemosphere, 89, 944-949.
• Chen, L.; Yu, K.; Huang, C.; Yu, L.; Zhu, B.; Lam, P. K. S.; Lam, J. C. W.*; Zhou, B.* (2012). Prenatal Transfer of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) Results in Developmental Neurotoxicity in Zebrafish Larvae. Environmental Science & Technology, 46, 9727-9734.
• Leung, H. W.; Minh, T. B.; Murphy, M. B.*; Lam, J. C. W.; So, M. K.; Martin, M.; Lam, P. K. S.; Richardson, B. J. (2012). Distribution, fate and risk assessment of antibiotics in sewage treatment plants in Hong Kong, South China. Environment International, 42, 1-9.
• Wang, Y.; Lam, J. C. W.*; So, M. K.; Yeung, L. W. Y.; Cai, Z.; Hung, C. L. H.; Lam, P. K. S. (2012). Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in waterbird eggs of Hong Kong, China. Chemosphere, 86, 242-247.
• Yu, L.; Lam, J. C. W.; Guo, Y.; Wu, R. S. S.; Lam, P. K. S.; Zhou, B.* (2011). Parental Transfer of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Thyroid Endocrine Disruption in Zebrafish. Environmental Science & Technology, 45, 10652-10659.
• Wu, J. J.; Mak, Y. L.; Murphy, M. B.; Lam, J. C. W.; Chan, W. H.; Wang, M.; Chan, L. L.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2011). Validation of an accelerated solvent extraction liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for Pacific ciguatoxin-1 in fish flesh and comparison with the mouse neuroblastoma assay. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 400, 3165-3175.
• Wu, X.; Lam, J. C. W.; Xia, C.; Kang, H.; Xie, Z.*; Lam, P. K. S.* (2011). Atmospheric concentrations of DDTs and chlordanes measured from Shanghai, China to the Arctic Ocean during the Third China Arctic Research Expedition in 2008. Atmospheric Environment, 45, 3750-3757.
• Chan, W. H.; Mak, Y. L.; Wu, J. J.; Jin, L.; Sit, W. H.; Lam, J. C. W.; de Mitcheson, Y. S.; Chan, L. L.; Lam, P. K. S.; Murphy, M. B. (2011). Spatial distribution of ciguateric fish in the Republic of Kiribati. Chemosphere, 84, 117-123.
• Guðmundsdóttir, L. Ó.; Ho, K. K. Y.; Lam, J. C. W.; Svavarsson, J.; Leung, K. M. Y.* (2011). Long-term temporal trends (1992–2008) of imposex status associated with organotin contamination in the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus along the Icelandic coast. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 63, 500-507.
• Wang, Y.; Murphy, M. B.; Lam, J. C. W.; Jiao, L.; Wong, C. C. L.; Yeung, L. W. Y.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2011). Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in local waterbird eggs from Hong Kong: Risk assessment to local waterbirds. Chemosphere, 83, 891-896.
• Xia, C.; Lam, J. C. W.; Wu, X.; Sun, L.; Xie, Z.*; Lam, P. K. S.* (2011). Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in marine fishes along the Chinese coastline. Chemosphere, 82, 1662-1668.
• Xia, C.; Lam, J. C. W.; Wu, X.; Sun, L.; Xie, Z.*; Lam, P. K. S.* (2011). Levels and distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in marine fishes from Chinese coastal waters. Chemosphere, 82, 18-24.
• Wu, X.; Lam, J. C. W.; Xia, C.; Kang, H.; Sun, L.; Xie, Z.*; Lam, P. K. S.* (2010). Atmospheric HCH Concentrations over the Marine Boundary Layer from Shanghai, China to the Arctic Ocean: Role of Human Activity and Climate Change. Environmental Science & Technology, 44, 8422-8428.
• Lam, J. C. W.; Chan, K.-k.; Yip, Y.-c.; Tong, W.-f.; Sin, D. W.-m. (2010). Accurate determination of lead in Chinese herbs using isotope dilution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ID-ICP-MS). Food Chemistry, 121, 552-560.
• Lam, J. C. W.; Lau, R. K. F.; Murphy, M. B.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2009). Temporal Trends of Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Detection of Two Novel Flame Retardants in Marine Mammals from Hong Kong, South China. Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 6944-6949.
• Minh, T. B.; Leung, H. W.; Loi, I. H.; Chan, W. H.; So, M. K.; Mao, J. Q.; Choi, D.; Lam, J. C. W.; Zheng, G.; Martin, M.; Lee, J. H. W.; Lam, P. K. S.; Richardson, B. J. (2009). Antibiotics in the Hong Kong metropolitan area: Ubiquitous distribution and fate in Victoria Harbour. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58, 1052-1062.
• Jiao, L.; Zheng, G. J.; Minh, T. B.; Richardson, B.; Chen, L.; Zhang, Y.; Yeung, L. W.; Lam, J. C. W.; Yang, X.; Lam, P. K. S.*; Wong, M. H.* (2009). Persistent toxic substances in remote lake and coastal sediments from Svalbard, Norwegian Arctic: Levels, sources and fluxes. Environmental Pollution, 157, 1342-1351.
• Yip, Y.-c.; Lam, J. C. W.; Tong, W.-f. (2009). Commonly used methodologies for inorganic analysis in international key comparisons. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 28, 214-236.
• Wang, Y.; Yeung, L. W. Y.; Taniyasu, S.; Yamashita, N.; Lam, J. C. W.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2008). Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Other Fluorochemicals in Waterbird Eggs from South China. Environmental Science & Technology, 42, 8146-8151.
• Lam, J. C. W.; Murphy, M. B.; Wang, Y.; Tanabe, S.; Giesy, J. P.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2008). Risk assessment of organohalogenated compounds in water bird eggs from South China. Environmental Science & Technology, 42, 6296-6302.
• Lam, J. C. W.; Yip, Y.; Tong, W. (2008). Revisiting type-A uncertainties relating to the measurement of mass fraction of lead using isotope-dilution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: a way of improving measurement precision and expanded uncertainty. Accreditation and Quality Assurance, 13, 311-319.
• Shek, W. M.; Murphy, M. B.; Lam, J. C. W.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2008). Polycyclic musks in green-lipped mussels (Perna viridis) from Hong Kong. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 57, 373-380.
• Wei, S.; Wang, Y.; Lam, J. C. W.; Zheng, G. J.; So, M. K.; Yueng, L. W. Y.; Horii, Y.; Chen, L. Q.; Yu, H.; Yamashita, N.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2008). Historical trends of organic pollutants in sediment cores from Hong Kong. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 57, 758-766.
• Yip, Y.-c.*; Lam, J. C. W.; Tong, W.-f. (2008). Applications of lead isotope ratio measurements. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 27, 460-480.
• Shek, W. M.; Murphy, M. B.; Lam, J. C. W.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2008). Synthetic polycyclic musks in Hong Kong sewage sludge. Chemosphere, 71, 1241-1250.
• Lam, J. C. W.; Kajiwara, N.; Ramu, K.; Tanabe, S.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2007). Assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in eggs of waterbirds from South China. Environmental Pollution, 148, 258-267.
• Cornish, A. S.; Ng, W. C.; Ho, V. C. M.; Wong, H. L.; Lam, J. C. W.; Lam, P. K. S.; Leung, K. M. Y.* (2007). Trace metals and organochlorines in the bamboo shark Chiloscyllium plagiosum from the southern waters of Hong Kong, China. Science of the Total Environment, 376, 335-345.
• Hung, C. L. H.; Lau, R. K. F.; Lam, J. C. W.; Jefferson, T. A.; Hung, S. K.; Lam, M. H. W.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2007). Risk assessment of trace elements in the stomach contents of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins and Finless Porpoises in Hong Kong waters. Chemosphere, 66, 1175-1182.
• Lam, J. C. W.; Tanabe, S.; Chan, S. K. F.; Lam, M. H. W.; Martin, M.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2006). Levels of trace elements in green turtle eggs collected from Hong Kong: Evidence of risks due to selenium and nickel. Environmental Pollution, 144, 790-801.
• Wei, S.; Lau, R. K. F.; Fung, C. N.; Zheng, G. J.; Lam, J. C. W.; Connell, D. W.; Fang, Z.; Richardson, B. J.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2006). Trace organic contamination in biota collected from the Pearl River Estuary, China: A preliminary risk assessment. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 52, 1682-1694.
• Hung, C. L. H.; Xu, Y.; Lam, J. C. W.; Connell, D. W.; Lam, M. H. W.; Nicholson, S.; Richardson, B. J.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2006). A preliminary risk assessment of organochlorines accumulated in fish to the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) in the Northwestern waters of Hong Kong. Environmental Pollution, 144, 190-196.
• Hung, C. L. H.; Xu, Y.; Lam, J. C. W.; Jefferson, T. A.; Hung, S. K.; Yeung, L. W. Y.; Lam, M. H. W.; O’Toole, D. K.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2006). An assessment of the risks associated with polychlorinated biphenyls found in the stomach contents of stranded Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and Finless Porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from Hong Kong waters. Chemosphere, 63, 845-852.
• Lam, J. C. W.; Tanabe, S.; Lam, M. H. W.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2005). Risk to breeding success of waterbirds by contaminants in Hong Kong: evidence from trace elements in eggs. Environmental Pollution, 135, 481-490.
• Lam, J. C. W.; Tanabe, S.; Wong, B. S. F.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2004). Trace element residues in eggs of Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) and Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) from Hong Kong, China. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 48, 390-396.
• Fung, C. N.; Lam, J. C. W.; Zheng, G. J.; Connell, D. W.; Monirith, I.; Tanabe, S.; Richardson, B. J.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2004). Mussel-based monitoring of trace metal and organic contaminants along the east coast of China using Perna viridis and Mytilus edulis. Environmental Pollution, 127, 203-216.
• Lam, J. C. W.; Tanabe, S.; Chan, S. K. F.; Yuen, E. K. W.; Lam, M. H. W.; Lam, P. K. S.* (2004). Trace element residues in tissues of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from South China Waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 48, 174-182.
• Zheng, G. J.; Man, B. K. W.; Lam, J. C. W.; Lam, M. H. W.*; Lam, P. K. S. (2002). Distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediment of a sub-tropical coastal wetland. Water Research, 36, 1457-1468.

Conference Papers

• Lam, J.C.W. (2016, June). Emerging Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Marine Mammals from South China. International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE – 2016), Hong Kong.
• Lam, J.C.W., Zhu, B.Q., Kwok, K.Y., Leung, H.W., Lam, P.S.K. (2016, June). Current Status of Some Important Groups of Emerging Chemicals of Concern in Coastal Region of South China. the 8th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology (ICMPE-8), Hong Kong.

Assessment of Organophosphorus Flame Retardants in Hong Kong Coral Communities

... Project Start Year : 2019  Chief Investigator(s) : LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Coral Ecosystem: An Imminent Threat?

.. Project Start Year : 2019  Chief Investigator(s) : LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華

Assessment of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Aquatic Environment

.. Project Start Year : 2018  Chief Investigator(s) : LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華

Consultancy Services for Study on Source and Fate of Organophosphate Flame Retardants (OPFRs) and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in the Drinking Water of Hong Kong

.. Project Start Year : 2018  Chief Investigator(s) : LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華

Environmental Fate, Source and Transport of Waterborne and Semi-volatile Emerging Contaminants in Subtropical Hong Kong Coastal Environment

.. Project Start Year : 2018  Chief Investigator(s) : LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華

Environmental assessment of chiral pharmaceuticals in Hong Kong and its surrounding region: occurrence, fate and potential toxicological significance

To determine the enantiomeric distribution of pharmaceutical compounds commonly used in Hong Kong (HK) and the Pearl River Delta (PRD) Project Start Year : 2017  Chief Investigator(s) : Lam, P.S.K.  (Dr LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華 as Co-Investigator)

Study of Emerging Waterborne Contaminants in Hong Kong Coral Communities

To examine the levels of environmental contaminants including tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl ether, octabromodiphenyl ether, nonabromodiphenyl ether and decabromodiphenyl ether, and per . . . Project Start Year : 2017  Chief Investigator(s) : LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華

Study of Organophosphate Flame Retardants and Plasticizers in Marine Mammals of South China

To investigate important groups of flame retardants and plasticizers in cetaceans from coastal region of South China Project Start Year : 2017  Chief Investigator(s) : LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華

Identification and Assessment of Emerging Halogenated Organic Pollutants in Marine Ecosystem

To examine the occurrence and spatial variations of emerging halogenated organic pollutants in the local marine ecosystem. Project Start Year : 2016  Chief Investigator(s) : LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華

Study of Short- and Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Sediments of the Urbanized Coastal Zones in South China and Japan

This study aimed to determine the current levels and spatial distribution off the important coastal zones in East Asia, to assess the magnitude of sediment contamination through a worldwide comparison, to reveal the impacts of urbanization and indust . . . Project Start Year : 2016  Chief Investigator(s) : LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華

Assessment of antibiotics in sewage and characterization of antibiotic-degrading bacteria

To study antibiotics and characterize antibiotic-degrading bacteria in sewage Project Start Year : 2015  Chief Investigator(s) : LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華

Assessment of Conventional, New Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Trace Elements in Hong Kong Cetaceans.

To study conventional, new persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and trace elements in local cetaceans Project Start Year : 2014  Chief Investigator(s) : LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華

Assessment of Conventional & Emerging Halogenated Flame Retardants in Two Estuaries of China: Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta.

To study and assess halogenated flame retardants in the coastal region of Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta Project Start Year : 2013  Chief Investigator(s) : LAM, Chung Wah James 林忠華

Young Scientist Award (青年科學家獎)

Date of receipt: 20/10/2014 Conferred by: International Symposium on Persistent Toxic Substances (持久性有毒物質國際研討會)

Natural Science Award, Second Class (自然科學獎二等獎)

Environment Process Mechanism and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship Study on the Emerging Pollutants (新型污染物的環境過程機制及其結構-活性關係的研究) Date of receipt: 24/1/2013 Conferred by: Ministry of Education, PR China (中華人民共和國教育部)

Natural Science Award, Second Class (自然科學獎二等獎)

Geochemistry and Risk Assessment of PFCs in the Chinese Southeastern Coastal Region (我國東南沿海海域全氟化合物地球化學特徵及其生態健康風險評估) Date of receipt: 10/2/2012 Conferred by: Ministry of Education, PR China (中華人民共和國教育部)