Research

Modelling Approach to Understanding the Fate and Transport of  Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment

 

Book

Oceans and Human Health (2nd Edition), responsible for “Modelling the fate and transport of pathogens and microbial indicators in coastal environments”, published by the ELSEVIER Publisher on 23 June 2023.

Peer reviewed journal publications (Total: 15; First/Corresponding Author: 10; ESI Highly Cited Paper: 1)

  1. Tong, X., Mohapatra, S., Zhang, J., Tran, N. H., You, L., He, Y., & Gin, K. Y. H. (2022). Source, fate, transport and modelling of selected emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment: Current status and future perspectives. Water Research, 118418. (ESI Highly Cited Paper).
  2. Tong, X., You, L., Zhang, J., Chen, H., Nguyen, V. T., He, Y., & Gin, K. Y. H. (2021). A comprehensive modelling approach to understanding the fate, transport and potential risks of emerging contaminants in a tropical reservoir. Water Research, 200, 117298.
  3. Tong, X., Goh, S., Mohapatra, S., Zhang, J., You, L., He, Y., & Gin, K. Y. H. (2024). Predicting antibiotic resistance and assessing the risk burden from antibiotics: A holistic modelling framework in a tropical reservoir. Environmental Science & Technology, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10467.
  4. Tong, X., You, L., Zhang, J., He, Y., & Gin, K. Y. H. (2022). Advancing prediction of emerging contaminants in a tropical reservoir with general water quality indicators based on a hybrid process and data-driven approach. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 430, 128492.
  5. Tong, X., Jong, M. C., Zhang, J., You, L., & Gin, K. Y. H. (2021). Modelling the spatial and seasonal distribution, fate and transport of floating plastics in tropical coastal waters. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 414, 125502.
  6. Tong, X., Liu, X., Yang, T., Mohapatra, S., Hua, Z., Zhang, Y., … & Xue, H. (2022). An experimental study of the hydrodynamics and contaminant transport in a Y‐shaped confluence with flexible submerged vegetation. Hydrological Processes, e14661.
  7. Liu, X., Tong, X.* (Corresponding Author & Co-first Author), Wu, L., Xue H., & Liu, R. (2023). An integrated modelling framework for multiple pollution source identification in surface water. Journal of Environmental Management, 347, 119126.
  8. Liu, X., Tong, X.* (Corresponding Author & Co-first Author), Yang, T., Mohapatra, S., Hua, Z., Zhang, Y., … & Xue, H. (2023). Insights into effects of discharge ratio on flow characteristics and pollutant transport in a Y-shaped open channel confluence with emergent rigid vegetation. Journal of Environmental Management, 332, 117421.
  9. Hu, S., Zhang, H., Yang, Y., Cui K., Ao, J., Tong X.* (Co-Corresponding Author), Shi, M., Wang, Yi., Chen, X., Li, C., Chen, H* (2024). Comprehensive insight into the occurrence characteristics, influencing factors and risk assessments of antibiotics in the Chaohu basin. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 18 (5): 57.
  10. Tong, X., Liu, X., Yang, T., Hua, Z., Wang, Z., Liu, J., & Li, R. (2019). Hydraulic features of flow through local non-submerged rigid vegetation in the Y-shaped confluence channel. Water, 11(1), 146.
  11. You, L., Tong, X., Te, S. H., Tran, N. H., bte Sukarji, N. H., He, Y., & Gin, K. Y. H. (2022). Multi- class secondary metabolites in cyanobacterial blooms from a tropical water body: Distribution patterns and real-time prediction. Water Research, 212, 118129.
  12. Jong, M. C., Tong, X., Li, J., Xu, Z., Chng, S. H. Q., He, Y., & Gin, K. Y. H. (2022). Microplastics in equatorial coasts: Pollution hotspots and spatiotemporal variations associated with tropical monsoons. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 424, 127626.
  13. Zhang, Y., Liu, X., Yu, L., Hua, Z., Zhao, L., Xue, H., & Tong, X. (2022). Perfluoroalkyl acids in representative edible aquatic species from the lower Yangtze River: Occurrence, distribution, sources, and health risk. Journal of Environmental Management, 317, 115390.
  14. Jiang P., Sun S., Goh, S., Tong, X., Chen Y., Yu K., He Y., & Gin, K. Y. H. A Rapid Approach with Machine Learning for Quantifying the Relative Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance in Natural Aquatic Environments. Water Research, 122079.
  15. Goh, S. G., You, L., Ng, C., Tong, X., Mohapatra, S., Khor, W. C., … & Gin, K. Y. H. (2024). A multi-pronged approach to assessing antimicrobial resistance risks in coastal waters and aquaculture systems. Water Research, 122353.

Draft

  1. Tong, X., You, L., Zhang, J., Chen, H., Nguyen, V. T., He, Y., & Gin, K. Y. H. A comprehensive modelling of identifying human specific marker using hybrid process-based and data-driven model.
  2. Tong, X., You, L., Zhang, J., & Gin, K. Y. H. Surveillance on antimicrobial residues and other PPCPs in the Singapore waterways and related seawater.
  3. Tong, X., You, L., Zhang, J., & Gin, K. Y. H. Modelling the transport and fate of antibiotic resistance bacteria in Singapore coastal waters

Conference

  1. Tong, X., Zhang, J., You, L., and Gin, K. Y.-H.: Modelling the fate, transport and risk of Bisphenol A and N, N-diethyltoluamide in a tropical reservoir, EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19–30 Apr 2021, EGU21-10526, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-10526, 2021. (Oral Presentation).
  2. Tong, X., Goh, S., Zhang, J., He, Y., & Gin, K. Y. H. Modelling the transport and fate of selected antibiotics, bacteria indicator and their correlation with antibiotic resistance in a Singapore tropical reservoir. 22-27 Sep 2022, EDAR, Sweden. (Poster).
  3. Tong, X., He, Y., & Gin, K. Y. H. Source, fate, transport and modelling of selected emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment: Current status and future perspectives. 31 Oct 2022, E2S2 Workshop, Singapore. (Oral Presentation).
  4. Tong, X., Goh, S., Ng, C., Zhang, J., and Gin, K. Y.-H. Identification and risk assessment of human-specific microbial source tracking markers using an integrated modelling framework. 4-9 June,2023, 21st Symposium on Health-related Water Microbiology, IWA, Darwin, Australia. (Oral Presentation).
  5. Tong, X., You, L., Goh, S. G., Ng, S. C. M., Zhang, J., Aung, K. T., Khor, W. C., and Gin, K. Y. H.: An integrated modelling framework to predict the fate and transport of antimicrobial resistance in Singapore coastal waters, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-16277, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-16277, 2024. (Oral Presentation).
  6. Tong, X., Modelling fate and transport of emerging contaminants in Singapore reservoirs and coastal waters, The 8th Academic Forum on Water Environment Simulation and Prediction,18-19 May 2024,Tianjin, China. (Keynote).

Invited Seminars & Presentations

  1. Sep. 2023- Invited speaker, “Source, fate, transport and modelling of emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment”. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
  2. Oct. 2023- Invited speaker, “Empower digital water quality management using integrated monitoring and modelling platform”. Hohai University, Nanjing, China.
  3. Jan. 2024- Invited speaker, “Research and application of integrated water quality modelling framework for emerging contaminants”, Peking University, Online.
  4. Feb. 2024- Invited speaker, “Modelling to understanding fate and transport of emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment”. University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
  5. Apr. 2024- Invited speaker, “Understanding fate and transport of emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment through modelling”. Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands.
  6. July. 2024- Invited speaker, “Modelling Marine Ecosystem Change”. Tohoku University & Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan (Online).

Patents

  1. Tong X., Liu X., A Stepped Ecological Revetment Structure, 201810281567.9. (China).
  2. Tong X, Liu X., Liu J, Hua Z, & Wang P. An ADV Automatic Sampling Device, 201820752345.6 (China).
  3. Liu X., Li L., Hua Z., Yang T., Tong X, Simulation Experiment Device and Test Method for Pollutant Transport Mixing in Y Shaped Confluence Channel, 201810287680. 8. (China).
  4. Tong, X., You,, Zhang, J, & Gin, K. Y.-H. An integrated monitoring and modelling platform for emerging contaminants in aquatic environments, 10202301632R. (Singapore).