Staff Profile

Biography

Dr. Lin received her PhD in Environmental Science from City University of Hong Kong in 2021. During her PhD studies, she completed a year-long research stay at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan. Following her PhD, she continued postdoctoral research at the State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health (SKLMEH). In September 2025, she joined Hong Kong Metropolitan University as Assistant Professor.

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Emerging Organic Contaminants
• Human Exposure and Health
• Atmospheric Fate and Transport of Pollutants
• Environmental Risk Assessment

Academic & Professional Experience

Research Grants:

PI, 2022–2025, Priority Pollutant Identification and Inhalation Bioavailability Assessment in Size-segregated Atmospheric Particles. Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation.

PI, 2026 –2028, Legacy and Emerging Plasticizers in Indoor Dust: Microbial-Mediated Transformation and Associated Health Risks. Guangdong Natural Science Fund-General Programme.

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

• Du, S.#, Lin, H.#, Luo, Q., Man, C. L., Lai, S. H., Ho, K. F., Leung, K. M. Y., & Lee, P. K. H. (2025). House dust microbiome differentiation and phage-mediated antibiotic resistance and virulence dissemination in the presence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Microbiome, 13, 96.
• Asakawa, D.#, Lin, H.#, Ruan, Y., Taniyasu, S., Yeung, L. W. Y., Tojo, T., Ichihara, M., Yamazaki, E., Hanari, N., Lam, P. K. S., & Yamashita, N. (2025). Characterizing seasonal patterns, gas-particle partitioning, and potential sources of atmospheric per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Japan. Environmental Science & Technology, 59, 5145–5154.
• Lin, H., Zhong, C., Wen, R., Ma, T. H., He, D., Martin, J. W., Goss, G. G., Alessi, D. S., & He, Y. (2025). Identification and hazard prioritization of hydrophobic organic chemicals in flowback and produced water particles: Implications for water management. Water Research, 268, 122674.
• Chan, W. L., Du, S., Lin, H., Lam, Y. H., Lam, J. C. H., Nah, T., & Lee, P. K. H. (2025). Cooking-derived organic compounds shape bacterial communities on household surfaces. Environmental Science & Technology, 59, 13924–13934.
• Lin, H., Li, X., Qin, X., Cao, Y., Ruan, Y., Leung, M. K. H., Leung, K. M. Y., Lam, P. K. S., & He, Y. (2024). Particle size-dependent and route-specific exposure to liquid crystal monomers in indoor air: Implications for human health risk estimations. Science of the Total Environment, 908, 168328.
• Lao, J. Y., Xu, S., Zhang, K., Lin, H., Cao, Y., Wu, R., Tao, D., Ruan, Y., Leung, K. M. Y., & Lam, P. K. S. (2023). New perspective to understand and prioritize the ecological impacts of organophosphate esters and transformation products in urban stormwater and sewage effluents. Environmental Science & Technology, 57(31), 11656–11665.
• Zhan, Y.#, Jin, Q.#, Lin, H., Tao, D., Law, L. Y., Sun, J., & He, Y. (2023). Occurrence, behavior and fate of liquid crystal monomers in municipal wastewater. Water Research, 247, 120784.
• Shu, Y., Wang, Q., Hong, P., Ruan, Y., Lin, H., Xu, J., Zhang, H., Deng, S., Wu, H., & Chen, L. (2023). Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances surveillance in Bufo gargarizans from inlet watersheds of Chaohu Lake, China: Tissue distribution and bioaccumulation potential. Environmental Science & Technology, 57(35), 13148–13160.
• Lin, H., Lao, J.-Y., Wang, Q., Ruan, Y., He, Y., Lee, P. K. H., Leung, K. M. Y., & Lam, P. K. S. (2022). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the atmosphere of waste management infrastructures: Uncovering secondary fluorotelomer alcohols, particle size distribution, and human inhalation exposure. Environment International, 167, 107434.
• Lin, H., Taniyasu, S., Yamazaki, E., Wu, R., Lam, P. K. S., Eun, H., & Yamashita, N. (2022). Fluorine mass balance analysis and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the atmosphere. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 435, 129025.
• Lin, H., Taniyasu, S., Yamashita, N., Khan, M. K., Masood, S. S., Saied, S., & Khwaja, H. A. (2022). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the atmospheric total suspended particles in Karachi, Pakistan: Profiles, potential sources, and daily intake estimates. Chemosphere, 288, 132432.
• Lao, J. Y., Lin, H., Qin, X., Ruan, Y., Leung, K. M. Y., Zeng, E. Y., & Lam, P. K. S. (2022). Insights into the atmospheric persistence, transformation, and health implications of organophosphate esters in urban ambient air. Environmental Science & Technology, 56(17), 12003–12013.
• Tao, D., Zhang, K., Xu, S., Lin, H., Liu, Y., Kang, J., Yim, T., Giesy, J. P., & Leung, K. M. Y. (2022). Microfibers released into the air from a household tumble dryer. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 9(2), 120–126.
• Lin, H., Taniyasu, S., Yamazaki, E., Wei, S., Wang, X., Gai, N., Kim, J. H., Eun, H., Lam, P. K. S., & Yamashita, N. (2020). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the air particles of Asia: Levels, seasonality, and size-dependent distribution. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(22), 14182–14191.
• Lin, H., Chen, L., Li, H., Luo, Z., Lu, J., & Yang, Z. (2018). Pharmaceutically active compounds in the Xiangjiang River, China: Distribution pattern, source apportionment, and risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment, 636, 975–984.
• Lin, H., Li, H., Chen, L., Li, L., Yin, L., Lee, H., & Yang, Z. (2018). Mass loading and emission of thirty-seven pharmaceuticals in a typical municipal wastewater treatment plant in Hunan Province, Southern China. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 147, 530–536.

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