1. Guo, S. X., Hu, H. X., Wang, P., Guo, Y. E., Lu, Y.*, Du, Y*. (2025). Structural and mechanistic insights into halogenated disinfection byproducts of tannic acid with toxicity analysis during chloramination. Water Research, 124219.
2. Du, Y., Wu, X. N., Xu, B. J., Yuan, C. J., Guo, S. X., Guo, Y. E., Lu, Y.*, Wu, Q. Y. (2025). Decreased bromate formation but inadvertently increased toxicity in the chloramination-ozonation process: Essential roles of halamines in generating halogenated and nitrogenous byproducts. Water Research, 123786.
3. Du, Y., Cao, J. Y., Lu, Y., Zhang, H., Zhang, J., Shi, Y., Lai, B*. (2025). Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity toward Mammalian Cells Induced by Organic Iodine in Peroxymonosulfate (PMS) Processes: Activated PMS Is Better than Nonactivated PMS in Mitigating Toxicity. Environmental Science & Technology, 59(12), 5925-5935.
4. Xu, B. J., Lu, Y., Liu, N., Chen, Y., Liu, M., Wu, Q. Y., Du, Y*. (2024). Increased Toxicity toward Mammalian Cells in the Periodate Oxidation Process of Wastewater: The Overlooked Formation of Noniodinated but Nitrogenous Byproducts. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(50), 22064-22075.
5. Chen Y, Yuan C.J, Xu B.J, Cao J.Y, Lee M.Y, Liu M, Wu Q., Du Y*. Suppressing Organic Bromine but Promoting Bromate: Is the Ultraviolet/Ozone Process a Double-Edged Sword for the Toxicity of Wastewater to Mammalian Cells? Environmental Science & Technology. 2024, 58, 11649−11660.
6. Wang Z, Du Y.*, Liu T, Li J, He C.S, Liu Y, Xiong Z, Lai B*. How Should We Activate Ferrate (VI)? Fe (IV) and Fe (V) Tell Different Stories about Fluoroquinolone Transformation and Toxicity Changes. Environmental Science & Technology. 2024, 58, 4812−4823.
7. Du Y, Liu T, Yang L.L, Song Z.M, Dai X, Wang W.L, Lai B, Wu Q.Y*. Ferrate (VI) assists in reducing cytotoxicity and genotoxicity to mammalian cells and organic bromine formation in ozonated wastewater. Water Research. 2024, 21:121353.
8. Du, Y., Wang, W. L., Wang, Z. W., Yuan, C. J., Ye, M. Q., Wu, Q. Y.* Overlooked Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity to Mammalian Cells Caused by the Oxidant Peroxymonosulfate during Wastewater Treatment Compared with the Sulfate Radical-Based Ultraviolet/Peroxymonosulfate Process. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57, 3311−3322(补充封面论文)
9. Jiang, Y., Gao, B., Wang, Z., Li, J., Du, Y.*, He, C., Liu, Y., Yao, G., Lai, B*. Efficient wastewater disinfection by raised 1O2 yield through enhanced electron transfer and intersystem crossing via photocatalysis of peroxymonosulfate with CuS quantum dots modified MIL-101 (Fe). Water Research, 2023, 229, 119489.
10. Wu, Q.Y., Lu, X.S., Feng, M.B., Wang, W.L., Du, Y.*, Yang, L.L., Hu, H.Y. Reduction of cytotoxicity and DNA double-strand break effects of wastewater by ferrate(VI): Roles of oxidation and coagulation, Water Research, 2021, 205, 117667.
11. Wu, Q.Y., Yang, L.L., Du,Y.*, Liang, Z.F., Wang, W.L., Song, Z.M., Wu, D.X. Toxicity of ozonated wastewater to HepG2 cells: Taking full account of nonvolatile, volatile, and inorganic byproducts. Environmental Science & Technology, 2021, 55(15), 10597-10607.
12. Wu, Q.Y., Yang, L.L., Zhang, X.Y., Wang, W.L., Lu, Y., Du, Y.*, Lun Y., Hu, H.Y. Ammonia-mediated bromate inhibition during ozonation promotes the toxicity due to organic byproduct transformation. Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54, 8926-8937
13. Wu, Q.Y., Liang, Z.F., Wang, W.L., Du, Y.*, Hu, H.Y., Yang, L.L., Huang, W.C. Non-volatile disinfection byproducts are far more toxic to mammalian cells than volatile byproducts. Water Research, 2020, 183, 116080.
14. Wu, Q.Y.*, Zhou, Y.T., Li, W., Zhang, X., Du, Y.*, Hu, H. Y. Underestimated risk from ozonation of wastewater containing bromide: Both organic byproducts and bromate contributed to the toxicity increase. Water Research, 2019, 162,43-52. (ESI热点论文)
15. Du, Y., Wu, Q.Y.*, Lv, X. T., Wang, Q. P., Lu, Y., Hu, H.Y.* Exposure to solar light reduces cytotoxicity of sewage effluents to mammalian cells: Roles of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Water Research, 2018, 143, 570-578.