Post:	Reader in Environmental Science
Location:	JMS Building 5D21
Email:	J.Zhou@sussex.ac.uk
Telephone numbers
Internal:	7318
UK:	(01273) 877318
International:	+44 1273 877318

Biography

BSc (Xiangtan) MSc PhD (Manchester) CChem FRSC

 

Community & Business

I am a Business Fellow for the London Technology Network.

Research

Distribution and fate of organic contaminants in water, sediment, colloids, soil and plants; analysis of emerging contaminants; removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals by adsorption, biosorption and degradation methods; air quality monitoring

For more information see also my Research Page

Teaching

Course organiser
Introduction to Environmental Pollution
Measuring Contamination
Marine Pollution and Impacts

Publications

Maskaoui, K. & Zhou, J.L. (2010) Colloids as a sink for certain pharmaceutical in the aquatic environment. Environmental Science & Pollution Research in press.

Aktins, A., Bignal, K., Zhou, J.L. & Cazier, F. (2010) Profiles of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls from wood pellet combustion. Chemosphere in press.

Hibberd, A., Maskaoui, K., Zhang, Z. & Zhou, J.L. (2009) An improved method for the simultaneous analysis of phenolic and steroidal estrogens in water and sediment. Talanta 77, 1315-1321.

Grover, D.P., Zhang, Z.L., Readman, J.W. & Zhou, J.L. (2009) A comparison of three analytical techniques for the measurement of steroidal estrogens in environmental water samples. Talanta 78, 1204-1210.

Zhou, J.L., Zhang, Z.L., Banks, E., Grover, D. & Jiang, J.Q. (2009) Pharmaceutical residues in wastewater treatment works effluents and their impact on receiving river water. Journal of Hazardous Materials 166, 655-661.

Wu, D., Liu, X., Wang, L., Wang, L., Xu, M., Sun, T., Yang, Z. & Zhou, J. (2009) QSARs on the depuration rate constants of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Eliptio complanata. QSAR and Combinatorial Science 28, 537-541.

Zhang, Z., Grover, D.P. & Zhou, J.L. (2009) Chapter 14: Monitoring of pharmaceutical residues in sewage effluents. In Handbook of Water Purity and Quality, S. Ahuja (ed.), Elsevier, pp. 315-342.

Zhou, J.L. & Zhang, Z. (2009) Chapter 16: Pharmaceutical compounds in estuarine and coastal waters. In Practical Guidelines for the Analysis of Seawater, O. Wurl (ed.), CRC Press. pp. 351-367.

Bignal, K.L., Langridge, S. & Zhou, J.L. (2008) Release of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and particulate matter from biomass combustion in a wood-fired boiler under varying boiler conditions. Atmospheric Environment 42, 8863-8871.

Zhou, J.L. (2008) Occurrence and persistence of antifouling biocide Irgarol 1051 and its main metabolite in the coastal waters of Southern England. Science of the Total Environment 406, 239-246.

Zhang, Y. & Zhou, J.L. (2008) Occurrence and removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewater. Chemosphere 73, 848-853.

Zhang, Z., Hibberd, A. & Zhou, J.L. (2008) Analysis of emerging contaminants in sewage effluent and river water: comparison between spot and passive sampling. Analytica Chimica Acta 607, 37-44.

Maskaoui, K., Hibberd, A. & Zhou, J.L. (2007) Assessment of the interactions between aquatic colloids and pharmaceuticals facilitated by cross-flow ultrafiltration. Environmental Science & Technology 41, 8038-8043.

Zhang, Z.L. & Zhou, J.L. (2007) Simultaneous determination of various pharmaceutical compounds in water by solid-phase extraction-liquid chromatogtaphy-tandem mass spectrometry Journal of Chromatography A 1154, 205-213.

Zhou, J.L., Liu, R., Wilding, A. & Hibberd, A. (2007) Sorption of selected endocrine disrupting chemicals to different aquatic colloids. Environmental Science & Technology 41, 206-213.

Gatidou, G., Thomaidis, N.S. & Zhou, J.L. (2007) Fate of Irgarol 1051, diuron and their main metabolites in two UK marine systems after restrictions in antifouling paints. Environment International 33, 70-77.

Zhang, Y., Zhou, J.L. & Ning, B. (2007) Photodegradation of estrone and 17β-estradiol in water. Water Research 41, 19-26.

King, A.J., Readman, J.W. & Zhou, J.L. (2007) Behaviour of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in dissolved, colloidal and particulate phases in sedimentary cores. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 87, 211-225.

Zhou, J.L. (2006) Sorption and remobilization behavior of 4-tert-octylphenol in aquatic systems. Environmental Science & Technology 40, 2225-2234.

Maskaoui K., Hu, Z., Zhou J.L. & Han, Y.L. (2006) Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in some agricultural, industrial and urban areas along Xiamen coastal waters, China. Journal of Environmental Sciences-China 18, 318-322.

Zhang, Z.L., Hibberd, A. & Zhou, J.L. (2006) Optimisation of derivatisation for the analysis of estrogenic compounds in water by solid-phase extraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Analytica Chimica Acta 577, 52-61.

Liu, R., Wilding, A., Hibberd, A. & Zhou, J.L. (2005) Partition of endocrine-disrupting chemicals between colloids and dissolved phase as determined by cross flow ultrafiltration. Environmental Science & Technology 39, 2753-2761.

Wilding, A., Liu, R. & Zhou, J.L. (2005) Dynamic behaviour of colloidal and dissolved organic matter through cross-flow ultrafiltration system. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 287, 152-158.

Maskaoui K., Zhou J.L., Han, Y.L., Hu, Z., Zheng, T.L. & Hong, H.S (2005) Contamination of soil, leaves and vegetables by polychlorinated biphenyls in Xiamen region, China. Journal of Environmental Sciences-China 17, 460-464.

Zhang, Y. & Zhou, J.L. (2005) Removal of estrone and 17β-estradiol from water by adsorption. Water Research 39, 3991-4003.

Jiang, J.Q., Yin, Q., Zhou, J.L. & Pearce, P. (2005) Occurrence and treatment trials of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in wastewaters. Chemosphere 61, 544-550.

Jiang, J.Q., Yin, Q., Pearce, P. & Zhou, J. (2005) A survey of endocrine disrupting chemicals in sewage and a preliminary treatment trials. Water Science & Technology 52, 1-7.

Maskaoui, K., Zhou, J.L., Zheng, T.L., Hong, H. & Yu, Z. (2005) Organochlorine micropollutants in the Jiulong river estuary and Xiamen Western Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 51, 950-959.

Zhang, Z., Yu, G., Cheng, J., Wang, X., Zhang, F. & Zhou, J.L. (2005) Carbon isotopic fractionation during photolysis of hexachlorobenzene. Progress in Natural Science 15, 82-88.

Liu, R., Zhou, J.L. & Wilding, A. (2004) Simultaneous determination of endocrine disrupting phenolic compounds and steroids in water by solid phase extraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 1022, 179-189.

13. King, A.J., Readman, J.W. & Zhou, J.L. (2004) Dynamic behaviour of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Brighton Marina, UK. Marine Pollution Bulletin 48, 229-239.

Zhang, Z.L., Hong, H.S., Zhou, J.L. & Yu, G. (2004) Phase association of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Minjiang River Estuary, China. Science of the Total Environment 323, 71-86.

Liu, R., Zhou, J.L. & Wilding, A. (2004) Microwave-assisted extraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the determination of endocrine disrupting chemicals in river sediments. Journal of Chromatography A 1038, 19-26.

Gatidou, G., Zhou, J.L. & Thomaidis, N.S. (2004) Microwave-assisted extraction of irgarol 1051 and its main metabolite from marine sediments using water as the extractant followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry determination. Journal of Chromatography A 1046, 41-48.

King, A.J., Readman, J.W. & Zhou, J.L. (2004) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment porewater as investigated by solid phase microextraction. Analytica Chimica Acta 523, 259-267.

Wilding, A., Liu, R. & Zhou, J.L. (2004) Validation of cross-flow ultrafiltration for sampling of colloidal particles from aquatic systems. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 280, 102-112.

Zhou, J.L. & Maskaoui, K. (2003) Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and sediments of Daya Bay, China. Environmental Pollution 121, 269-281.

Bowman, J.C., Readman, J.W. & Zhou, J.L. (2003) Sorption of the natural endocrine disruptors, oestrone and 17b-oestradiol in the aquatic environment. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 25, 63-67.

King, A., Readman, J.W. & Zhou, J.L. (2003) The application of solid-phase micro-extraction (SPME) to the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Environmental Geochemistry and Health 25, 69-75.

Zhou, J.L., Liu, Y.P. & Abrahams, P.W. (2003) Trace metal behaviour in the Conwy estuary, North Wales. Chemosphere 51, 429-440.

Bowman, J.C., Readman, J.W & Zhou, J.L. (2003) Seasonal variability in the concentration of Irgarol 1051 in Brighton marina; including the impact of dredging. Marine Pollution Bulletin 46, 444-451.

Zhang, Z.L., Hong, H.S., Zhou, J.L., Huang, J. & Yu, G. (2003) Fate and assessment of persistent organic pollutants in water and sediment from Minjiang River Estuary, southeast China. Chemosphere 52, 1423-1430.

Maskaoui, K., Zhou, J.L., Hong, H.S. & Zhang, Z.L. (2002) Contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Jiulong River Estuary and Western Xiamen Sea, China. Environmental Pollution 118, 109-122.

Bowman, J.C., Zhou, J.L. & Readman, J.W. (2002) Sediment-water interactions of natural oestrogens under estuarine conditions. Marine Chemistry 77, 263-276.

Zhang, Z.L., Hong, H.S., Zhou, J.L., Yu, G., Chen, W. & Wang, X. (2002) Transport and fate of organochlorine pesticides in the River Wuchuan, Southeast China. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 4, 435-441.

Zhang, Z.L., Hong, H.S., Zhou, J.L., Dai, M., Maskaoui, K. & Chen, W. (2002) Contamination by organochlorine pesticides in the estuaries of southeast China. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities. 18, 153-160.

Zhang, Z.L., Hong, H.S., Zhou, J.L. & Yu, G. (2002) Occurrence and behaviour of organophosphorus insecticides in the River Wuchuan, Southeast China. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 4, 498-504.

Bowman, J.C., Zhou, J.L. & Readman, J.W. (2002) Sorption and desorption of benzo(a)pyrene in aquatic systems. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 4, 761-766.

Zhang, Z.L., Dai, M., Hong, H., Zhou, J.L. & Yu, G. (2002) Dissolved insecticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in the Pearl River Estuary and South China Sea. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 4, 922-928.

Zhou, J.L., Maskaoui, K., Qiu, Y.W., Hong, H.S. & Wang, Z.D. (2001) Polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and organochlorine insecticides in the water column and sediments of Daya Bay, China. Environmental Pollution 113, 373-384.

Zhou, J.L., Salvador, S.M., Liu, Y.P. & Sequeira, M. (2001) Heavy metals in the tissues of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) stranded on the Portuguese coast. Science of the Total Environment 273, 61-76.