
	Li-Jung Kuo
	Research Assistant
	E-mail: ljkuo@mail.nsysu.edu.tw

Education
1996	Bachelor of Science, Department of Marine Environment and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
1999	Master of Science, Institute of Marine Environment and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
	Thesis Title: Influence of Dissolved Organic Phase on the Sorption Behaviors of Hydrophobic Organic Pollutants in Aquatic Environment.

Research Interests

My research interests are on the fate and transport of hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOCs) in the marine environment. Currently my researches focus on two topics:

1. Salinity effect on the binding constants of selected PAHs with different dissolved organic matter (DOM).

2. Application of three-phase sorption model, which includes freely dissolved phase, solid phase as well as DOM phase, on the solid-water distribution coefficients of HOCs in aquatic environment.

Publications

In Progress

Lee, C-L, Kuo, L-J and Wang, H-L. Influence of ionic strengths on the binding of PAHs to humic substances: The role of sorbate properties. In preparation.

Under Review

Lee, C-L, Kuo, L-J, Wang, H-L and Hsieh, B-C. Effects of ionic strength on the binding of phenanthrene and pyrene to the humic substances: Propose of a Three-Stage Variation Model. Submitted to Water Res., October 2002.

Published Journal Papers

Lee, C-L, Huang, H-T and Kuo, L-J (2000) Experimental validation of an OMS model for the sorption behaviors of PAHs onto aluminum oxide coated with humic acids. J. Environ. Sci. Health A35, 515-536.

Lee, C-L and Kuo, L-J (1999) Quantification of the dissolved organic matter effect on the sorption of hydrophobic organic pollutant: application of an overall mechanistic sorption model. Chemosphere 38, 807-821.

Conference Papers

Lee, C-L, Kuo, L-J, Shen, D. and Hsieh, B-C (Dec. 2002) The influence of salinity on the binding constants of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dissolved organic matter. In: Workshop for 2002 Oceanographic Research Programs, Taitung. pp. 256-259 (in Chinese).

Kuo, L-J, Lee, C-L and Chen, B-F (1998) Effects of ionic strength on the sorption mechanism of hydrophobic organic pollutants in aquatic environment. In: 20^th Ocean Engineering conference. pp. 416-422 (in Chinese).

Kuo, L-J, Lee, C-L and Chen, B-F (Nov. 1997) Variation of sorption partition coefficients of HOC with aquatic environment parameters. In: 19^th Ocean Engineering conference. pp. 439-445.

Lee, C-L, Chen, B-F and Kuo, L-J (Sep. 1997) Estimation of sorption partition coefficients of hydrophobic organic pollutants by an overall sorption model. In: IAWQ Specialized conference on chemical process industries and environmental management, Cape Town, South Africa. pp.4.4.