Dr Fang Kar-hei, James Assistant Professor

Location Y804
Phone +852 3400 8703
mail james.fang@polyu.edu.hk

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Education and Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Master of Philosophy, City University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Science, The University of Plymouth




Professional Qualifications Chartered Biologist
Member of the Royal Society of Biology




Research Overview Our research directions are to develop quantitative methods for assessing microplastics in environmental and biological samples, to determine marine ecological impacts of microplastics and to estimate human health risks of consuming plastic-contaminated seafood.




Academic and Professional Experiences Member, Research Institute for Future Food, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Member, State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, led by City University of Hong Kong, China (a consortium of seven local universities)
Adjunct Fellow, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia
Member (MRSB) and Chartered Biologist (CBiol), Royal Society of Biology, United Kingdom
Occupational Scientific Diver, Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme, Australia




Research Interests
Marine Biology
Environmental Toxicology
Cellular Biology
Ecophysiology
Analytical Chemistry



Achievements

Awards
2010 - The International Coral Reef Society Graduate Fellowship (a worldwide award to the most outstanding PhD candidate in coral reef science)
2009 - Research Scholarship and International Research Tuition Award, The University of Queensland, Australia
2007 - Prize for Outstanding Presentation at The 5th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology, Hong Kong, China




Representative Publications
Liu SY, Leung MML,Fang JKH, Chua SL (2021) Engineering a microbial 'trap and release' mechanism for microplastics removal.Chemical Engineering Journal404, 127079
Wang S, Zhong Z, Li Z, Wang X, Gu H, Huang W,Fang JKH, Shi H, Hu M, Wang Y (2021) Physiological effects of plastic particles on mussels are mediated by food presence.Journal of Hazardous Materials404, 124136
Wang S, Hu M, Zheng J, Huang W, Shang Y,Fang JKH, Shi H, Wang Y (2021) Ingestion of nano/micro plastic particles by the musselMytilus coruscusis size dependent.Chemosphere263, 127957
Mak CW, Tsang YY, Leung MML,Fang JKH, Chan KM (2020) Microplastics from effluents of sewage treatment works and stormwater discharging into the Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong.Marine Pollution Bulletin157, 111181
Fang JKH, Rooks CA, Krogness CM, Kutti T, Hoffmann F, Bannister RJ (2018) Impact of particulate sediment, bentonite and barite (oil-drilling waste) on net fluxes of oxygen and nitrogen in Arctic-boreal sponges.Environmental Pollution238, 948–958
Fang JKH, Schönberg CHL, Mello-Athayde MA, Achlatis M, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Dove S (2018) Bleaching and mortality of a photosymbiotic bioeroding sponge under future carbon dioxide emission scenarios.Oecologia187, 25–35
Fang JKH, Schönberg CHL, Mello-Athayde MA, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Dove S (2014) Effects of ocean warming and acidification on the energy budget of an excavating sponge.Global Change Biology20, 1043−1054
Fang JKH, Mello-Athayde MA, Schönberg CHL, Kline DI, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Dove S (2013) Sponge biomass and bioerosion rates increase under ocean warming and acidification.Global Change Biology19, 3581−3591
Fang JKH, Wu RSS, Zheng GJ, Lam PKS, Shin PKS (2010) Seasonality of bioaccumulation of trace organics and lysosomal integrity in green-lipped musselPerna viridis.Science of the Total Environment408, 1458−1465
Fang JKH, Wu RSS, Zheng GJ, Au DWT, Lam PKS, Shin PKS (2009) The use of muscle burden in rabbitfishSiganus oraminfor monitoring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong and possible human health risk.Science of the Total Environment407, 4327−4332




Book Chapters
Schönberg CHL,Fang JKH, Carballo JL (2017) Excavating sponges and the future of coral reefs. In: Carballo JL, Bell J (Eds). Climate Change, Ocean Acidification and Sponges. Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg, pp. 179–372
Wu RSS, Chan AKY, Richardson B, Au DWT,Fang JKH, Lam PKS, Giesy J (2008) Measuring and monitoring POPs: a critique. In: Murakami Y, Nakayama K, Kitamura SI, Iwata H, Tanabe S (Eds). Interdisciplinary Studies on Environmental Chemistry: Biological Responses to Chemical Pollutants. TERRAPUB, Tokyo, pp. 1−6