Centre for Education in Environmental Sustainability

Academic Articles

2019-2020
	So, W. M. W., Chow, C. F., (2019). Environmental Education in Primary Schools: A Case Study with Plastic Resources and Recycling. Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years, 47(6), 652-663
	So, W. M. W., Chen, Y., Wan, P. (2019). Multimedia e-learning and self-regulated science learning: A study of primary school learners’ experiences and perceptions. Jorunal of Science Education and Technology, online,* 1-1.
	Shen C., Zheng A., Huang, M., Tang Q., Gong C. B., Chow C. F. (2019). Indicator/Catalyst Displacement Assay: Design of a Latent Catalyst for the Selective Detection and Degradation of Cyanide by Prussian Blue Analog-Modified TiO2 Nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 7, 8585-8592.
	Lin, S., Man, Y. B., Chow, K. L., Zheng, C., Wong, M. H.* (2019). Impacts of the influx of e-waste into Hong Kong after China has tightened up entry regulations. Crit Rev Env Sci Tec 6:1-30.
	Wong, M. H.* (2019). Illegal electronic waste recycling trends. Nature Sustainability 13 May 2019

2017-18
	Yeung, S. K., So, W. M. W., Cheng, N. Y., Cheung, T. Y., Chow, C. F. (2017). Comparing Pedagogies for Plastic Waste Management at University Level. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 1039-1059.
	So, W. M. W., Zhan, Y., Chow, C. F., Leung, C. F. (2017). Analysis of STEM Activities in Primary Students’ Science Projects in an Informal Learning Environment (Early View: DOI 10.1007/s10763-017-9828-0). International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 1, 1-7.
	So, W. M. W.* & Chen, Y. (2018). Why e-learning matters: developing early elementary school students’ understanding of the Seasons. Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 19(2), 1-10.
	So, W. W. M., Kong, S. K., Wan, Z.H., & Chen, Y. (2018). An Analysis of Approaches to Inquiry in a Multimedia Learning Environment of E-Textbooks. Curriculum and Teaching, 33(2). 67-89.
	Cheung, T. Y., Chow, C. F., So, W. M. W. (2017). A Train-the-trainer design for Green Ambassadors in an Environmental Education programme on Plastic Waste Recycling (early views: DOI 10.1080/10382046.2017.1285138). International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 27, 1-8.
	Chow, C. F., Ho, P. Y., Lu, Y. J., Wong, W. L., Tang, Q., Gong, C. B. (2017). Development of Sensitive and Selective Food Sensors Using New Re(I)-Pt(II) Bimetallic Complexes to Detect Volatile Biogenic Sulfides Formed by Meat Spoilage. Food Chemistry. 216, 382-389.
	Wong, M. H. (2017). Chemical pollution and seafood safety, with a focus on mercury: The case of Pearl River Delta, South China. Environmental technology & Innovation, 7, 63-76.
	Tho, S. W., & Yeung, Y. Y., Wei, R., Chan K. W., & So, W. M. W. (2017). “A systematic review of remote laboratory work in science education with the support of visualizing its structure through the HistCite and Citespace software”. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 15(7), 1217-1236. doi:10.1007/s10763-016-9740z
	Lo, J. T. Y., Cheng, I. N. Y., & Wong, E. M. Y. (2017). Hong Kong’s curriculum reform: intentions, perceptions and practices. Asian Education and Development Studies, 6(1), 95-106.
	Cheang, C. C., So, W. M. W., Zhan, Y., & Tsoi, K. H. (2017). Education for sustainability using a campus eco-garden as a learning environment. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 18(2), 242-262.
	Li H, Li X, Xiang L, Zhao HM, Li YW, Cai QY, Zhu L, Mo CH, Wong MH* (2018). Phytoremediation of soil co-contaminated with Cd and BDE-209 using hyperaccumulator enhanced by AM fungi and surfactant. Sci Total Environ, 613:447-55.
	Tho, S. W., & Yeung, Y. Y. (2018). An implementation of remote laboratory for secondary science education. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12273. https://rdcu.be/U126
	Cheung, T. Y., Fok, L., Cheang, C.C., Yeung, C. H., So, W. M. W., Chow, C. F. (2018). University Halls Plastics Recycling: A Blended Intervention Study. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 19, 1038-1052.

2015-2016
	So, W. M. W., Cheng, N. Y. I., Chow, C. F., Zhan, Y. (2016). Learning about the Types of Plastic Wastes: Effectiveness of Inquiry Learning Strategies. Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education, 44, 311-324
	Chow, C. F., So, W. M. W., Cheung, T. Y. (2016). Research and Development of a New Waste Collection Bin to Facilitate Education in Plastic Recycling. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 15, 45-57
	Chow, C. F., Wong, W. L., Ho, Y. F. K., Chan, C. S., Gong, C. B. (2016). Combined Chemical Activation and Fenton Degradation to Breakdown Waste Polyethylene into High-value Fine Chemicals. Chemistry-a European Journal, 22, 9513-9518.
	Wong, M. H., Chan, Y. S. G., Zhang, C., Ng, C. W. W. (2016) Comparison of pioneer and native woodland species growing on top of an engineered landfill, Hong Kong: restoration programme. Land Degradation & Development, 27, 500-510.
	Tho, S. W., & Yeung, Y. Y. (2016). “Technology-enhanced science learning through remote laboratory: System design and pilot implementation in tertiary education”. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 32(3), 96-111

2013-2014
	Cheang, C. C., Lau, D. C. C., Ang, P. O. & Chow, W. K. (2014). Feeding of Luidia maculata on bioeroding Diadema setosum in Hong Kong: Possible diet shift for the starfish? Marine Biodiversity. (In press)
	Shen, X., Tsoi, K. H., and Cheang, C. C. (2014). The model barnacle Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Crustacea: Maxillopoda: Sessilia) mitochondrial genome and gene rearrangements within the family Balanidae. Mitochondrial DNA. (In press)
	Tsang, Y.F. (2013). The Use of the Interactive Conceptual Approach for Maximizing the Enjoyment of Learning Green Technology. The Newsletter of the East-Asian Association for Science Education, 6(4), 11.
	Lau, D.C.C., Wong, P.K., Cheang, C.C., Tsang, Y.F., Ho, K.C. (2014).Population Variability and Spatial-pattern of Sea Urchin Anthocidaris crassispina in Hong Kong. In E. Whitmore, Echinoderms: Ecology, Habitats and Reproductive Biology (pp. 77-100). NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers. ISBN: 978-1-63321-191-9
	Tsang, Y.F. (2014, May). Pollutants Removal of Vertical Flow Cinder Bed with Cyperus Alternifolus. International Conference on Biodiversity and Conservation of Wetland in South China - From Preservation to Green Development, Hong Kong.
	Tsang, Y.F. (2014, May). Control of Filamentous Growth in Activated Sluge Process Treating Papermaking Effluent. International Conference on Biodiversity and Conservation of Wetland in South China - From Preservation to Green Development, Hong Kong.
	Xi, X., Wang, L., Tang, Y., Hu, Y., Fu, X., Sun, Y., Tsang, Y.F., Zhang, Y., Chen, J. (2014). Salinity influence on soil microbial respiration rate of tidal wetland in the Yangtze River estuary through changing microbial community.Journal of Environmental Sciences, xxx, xxx-xxx.
	Tsang, Y.F. Environmental Protection and Pollution Management in China. In S. Sindakis, C. Walter (Eds), The Entrepreneurial Rise in Southeast Asia - The Quadruple Helix Influence on Technological Innovation (In press). NY, USA: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN: 978-1-13737-867-5.
	Tsoi KH (2013) ‘All flying insects with big, beautiful wings are butterflies!’ A study in challenging this misconception. School Science Review. 95 (350): 99-104.
	Tsang LM, Tsoi KH, Chan SKF, Chan TKT and Chu KH (2014) Strong genetic differentiation among the freshwater shrimp Caridina cantonensis in Hong Kong: Implications for conservation of freshwater fauna in urban areas. Submission to Freshwater Biology (under review)
	Man, Y. B., Chow, K. L., Man, M., Lam, J. C. W., Lau, F. T. K., Fung, W. C., &Wong, M. H. Profile and removal efficiency of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers by two different types of sewage treatment work in Hong Kong. Science of the Total Environment. (Accepted)
	Choi, W. M., Lam, C. L., Mo, W. Y., Cheng, Z., Mak, N. K., Bian, Z. X., & Wong, M. H. Effects of the modified Huanglian Jiedu decoction on the disease resistance in grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) to Lactococcus garvieae. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 85, 816-823.
	Cheng, Z., Mo, W. Y., Man, Y. B., Lam, C. L., Choi, W. M., Nie, X. P., Liu, Y. H., & Wong, M. H. Environmental mercury concentrations in cultured low-trophic-level fish using food waste-based diets. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2014 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print]
	Cheng, Z., Mo, W. Y., Man, Y. B., Nie, X. P., Li, K. B., & Wong, M. H. (2014). Replacing fish meal by food waste in feed pellets to culture lower trophic level fish containing acceptable levels of organochlorine pesticides: Health risk assessments. Environment International, 73, 22-27.
	Chen, Z. J., Liu, H. Y., Cheng, Z., Man, Y. B., Zhang, K. S., Wei, W., Du, J.,Wong, M. H., & Wang, H. S. (2014). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in human samples of mother-newborn pairs in South China and their placental transfer characteristics. Environment International, 73, 77-84.
	LI WC (2013). A Knowledge Transfer Programme on Environmental Pollution investigation for In-service Teachers/ Technicians in Hong Kong Secondary Schools. The Newsletter of the East-Asian Association for Science Education, 6 (4), 12-13
	Leung MCP, Yip KK, Ho YS, Siu FKW, Li WC, Garner B.(2014). Mechanisms underlying the effect of acupuncture on cognitive improvement: A systematic review of animal studies. Journal of Neuroimmune pharmacology 9(4):492-507
	LI WC, Yeung KKA (2014). A comprehensive study of green roofs performance from environmental perspective. International Journal ofSustainable Built Environment (in press online)
	Zhang Y, LI WC (2014). Can the Weather Influence Arthritis Symptoms? Rheumatology Reports (Accepted)
	李偉展(2014)。塑膠污染. 蘇詠梅, 科學議題的探究。香港：第十七屆『常識百搭』創新科學與環境探究。
	LI WC (2014). Occurrence, sources, and fate of pharmaceuticals in water and soil. Environmental Pollution, 187:193-201
	丁道勇、霍雨佳、李子建。〈基於生態主題的道德教育: 原理與建議〉,《教育發展研究》，第18期，頁52-56，上海，2013。Ding, D., Huo, Y. and Li, Z. “Moral education based on ecological theme: Principle and suggestion” Research in Educational Development, No. 18, pp.52-56. (CSSCI journal).
	Lewis T.O. Cheung, Lincoln Fok, Eric P.K. Tsang, Wei Fang and Hau Y. Tsang (2014). Understanding residents’ environmental knowledge in a metropolitan city of Hong Kong. Environmental Education Research, 20(5), 632-645.
	Cheung, Lewis T.O. & Lincoln Fok (2014). The motivations and environmental attitudes of nature-based visitors to protected areas in Hong Kong. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 21(1), 28-38.
	Fok, Lincoln, M. R. Peart & J. Chen (2013). The role of lithology and land use on geochemical baselines of the East River Basin, China. CATENA, 101, 212-225
	Dong. F; Wang, Z. Y., Li, Y. H.; Ho, W.K.; Lee, S. C. Immobilization of Polymeric g-C3N4 on Structured Ceramic Foam for Efficient Visible Light Photocatalytic Air Purification with Real Indoor Illumination, Environmental Science & Technology, 2014, in press.
	Huang, J. H.; Ho, W. K.; Wang, X. C. “Metal-free disinfection effect induced by graphitic carbon nitride polymers with visible light illumination”, Chemical Communications, 2014, 50, 4338.
	Dong, F.; Koodali, R. T.; Wang, H. Q.; Ho, W. K., “Editorial: Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications”, Journal of Nanomaterials, 2014, 276467.
	Sun, Y. J.; Zhang,W. D.; Xiong, T.; Zhao, Z. W.; Dong, F.; Wang, R. Q.; Ho, W.K. Growth of BiOBr nanosheets on C3N4 nanosheets to construct two-dimensional nanojunctions with enhanced photoreactivity for NO removal,Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2014, 418, 317-323.
	Dong, F.; Li, Y. H.; Ho, W. K.; Zhang, H. D.; Fu, M.; Wu, Z. B. Synthesis of mesoporous polymeric carbon nitride exhibiting enhanced and durable visible light photocatalytic performance, Chinese Science Bulletin, 2014, 59 (7), 688-698.
	Dong, F; Zhao, WZ. W.; Xiong, T.; Ni, Z. L.; Zhang, W. D.;Sun, Y. J.; Ho, W. K., In Situ Construction of g-C3N4/g-C3N4 Metal-Free Heterojunction for Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalysis, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013, 5 (21), 11392-11401.
	Dong, F.; Li, Q. Y.; Zhang, W. D.; Guan, M. Y.; Ho, W. K.; Wu, Z. B. Synthesis of flower-like, pinon-like and faceted nanoplates (BiO)2CO3 micro/nanostructures with morphology-dependent photocatalytic activity,Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2013, 142, 381-386.
	Deng, W.J., So, W.M.W. (2013). Knowledge of composting as a way of food waste management and the willingness to pay for it: perceptions of secondary school teachers. The Newsletter of the East-Asian Association for Science Education, 6 (4): 9-11.
	Deng, W.J. (2013). Atmospheric PCDD/Fs in Southeastern China. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B 2: 319-331.
	Ho, K.F., Ho, S.S., Dai, W.T., Cao, J.J., Huang, R.J., Tian, L., Deng, W.J.(2014). Seasonal variations of monocarbonyl and dicarbonyl in urban and sub-urban sites of Xi'an, China. Environmental and Monitoring Assessment 186(5): 2835-2849. Doi: 10.1007/s10661-013-3584-6.
	Deng, W. J., Cheng, Y., Guo, W. (2014). The impact of meteorological factors on air quality in Xi'an. The 4th International Workshop on Regional Air Quality Management in Rapidly Developing Economic Regions" with the theme "Regional Air Quality Management: from Science to Policy. Hong Kong.
	Tian, K., Zhao, Y.C., Xu, X.H., Huang, B., Sun, W.X., Shi, X.Z., Deng, W.J. (2014). A Meta-analysis of Field Experiment Data for Characterizing the Topsoil Organic Carbon Changes under Different Fertilization Treatments in Uplands of China. Acta Ecologica Sinica 13. DOI:10.5846/stxb201211201634. (In Chinese)
	Chow C. F., Lam M. H. W., Wong W. Y. (2013). Design and Synthesis of Heterobimetallic Ru(II)–Ln(III) Complexes as Chemodosimetric Ensembles for the Detection of Biogenic Amine Odorants. Analytical Chemistry, 85, 8246-8253.
	Gong, C. B.; Yang, Y. Z.; Gao, C.; Tang, Q.; Chow, C. F.; Peng, J. D.; Lam, M. H. W. (2013). The Preparation and Characterization of Photo-responsive Sol-gel Materials for 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid by Surface Imprinting.Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 67, 442-450.
	Hou, L. L., Shi, H. P., Yu, W., Tsang, P. K. E., Chow, C. F. (2014). Induction of Polyploid in Hairy Roots of Nicotiana Tabacum and Its Plant Regeneration. Chinese Journal of Biotechnology, 30(6), 1-14.
	Chow, C. F., Gong, F. W., Gong, C. B. (2014). Chemodosimetric Analysis in Food-Safety Monitoring: Design, Synthesis, and Application of Bimetallic Re(I)-Pt(II) Complex for Detection of Dimethyl Sulfide in Foods (COVER PAGE). Analyst, 139, 4532–453
	Chow, C. F. “Two-Photon Induced Emissive Thiophene Donor-Acceptor Systems as Molecular Probes for in Vitro Bio-imaging: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Spectroscopic Properties.” RSC Adv., 2013, DOI: 10.1039/C3RA42914H.
	Chow, C. F.; Lam, M. H. W.; Wong, W. Y. “Design and Synthesis of Heterobimetallic Ru(II)–L n(III) Complexes as Chemodosimetric Ensembles for the Detection of Biogenic Amine Odorants.” Anal. Chem., 2013, DOI:10.1021/AC401513J.
	Dong, F.; Wang, Z. Y.; Sun, Y. J.; Ho, W. K.; Zhang, H. D. “Engineering the nanoarchitecture and texture of polymeric carbon nitride semiconductor for enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity”, J. Colloid. Interf. Sci. 2013, 401, 70-79.
	Dong, F.; Liu H. T.; Ho W. K.; Zhang, H. D.; Fu M.; Wu, Z. B., “(NH4)2CO3 mediated hydrothermal synthesis of N-doped (BiO)2CO3 hollow nanoplates microspheres as high-performance and durable visible light photocatalyst for air cleaning”, Chem. Eng. J , 2013, 214, 198–207.
	Zhu, L. L.; Ai, Z. H.; Ho, W. K.; Zhang, L. Z. “Core-shell Fe-Fe2O3 nanostructures as effective persulfate activator for degradation of methyl orange”, Sep. Purif. Technol, 2013, 108, 159-165.
	CHEUNG, L. T. O. & FOK, L. (2013). Assessing the Role of Ecotourism Training in Changing Participants' Pro-Environmental Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 1-17 .
	Lee, J.C.K., Wang, S.M. and Yang, G. (2013). EE policies in three Chinese communities: Challenges and prospects for future development. In Stevenson, R., Brody, M., Dillon, J. & Wals, A. (Eds.), International Handbook of Research on Environmental Education (178-188). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association AERA/Routledge.
	Fok, L., Peart, M. R. & Chen, J. (2013). The influence of geology and land use on the geochemical baselines of the East River basin, China CATENA, 101, 212-225.
	Xing W., Lu W.J., Zhao Y., Zhang X., Deng W.J., Christensen T.H., 2013. Environmental impact assessment of leachate recirculation in landfill of municipal solid waste by comparing with evaporation and discharge (EASEWASTE). Waste Management 33(2): 382-389.(SCI Impact Factor: 2.801)
	Wang, W.J.; Ho, W.K.; Ng, T.W., Huang, J.H.; Liang, S.J; An; T.C; Li, G.Y., Yu, J.C.; Wong, P.K. , “CdIn2S4 Microsphere as an Efficient Visible-Light-DrivenPhotocatalyst for Bacterial Inactivation: Synthesis, Characterizations and Photocatalytic Inactivation Mechanisms”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2013, 129, 482-490.