Dr. Ting Ruan, associate professor in State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Eco-toxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences. B.S. degree received from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2006, and Ph.D degree in environmental chemistry from the Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2011.
My Research interests focus on analytical strategies on identification of novel chemical contaminants. Expertise on pretreatment of complex environmental matrixes, characterization and elucidation of unknown chemical structure by high-resolution mass spectrometry, quantitative structure-property relationship modeling, occurrence and fate of organic contaminants in the environment. Forty-one research papers have been published in SCI journals, including Environ. Sci. Technol., TrAC Trend Anal. Chem., Environ. Health Perspect. The article on identification of chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonates (Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49, 6519-6527) has been selected in the ACS Virtual Issues “Water Analysis for Emerging Chemical Contaminants” and “Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances”, respectively.
Research projects involve funding from the National Natural Scientific Foundation of China, the High-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863), and the National Basic Research Program of China (973). Based on work experience and knowledge on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, I was nominated to serve as a member of the expert group coordinated by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for the official guidance document “PFAS analysis in water for the Global Monitoring Plan of the Stockholm Convention”. I was a member of Organizing Committee of the FLUOROS 2015: An International Symposium on Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment in Colorado, US. I am a guest editor in Journal TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry (IF: 7.034).

Analytical Strategies on Identification of Novel Chemical Contaminants

Yongfeng Lin, Ting Ruan*, Aifeng Liu, Guibin Jiang. Identification of novel hydrogen-substituted polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonates in environmental matrices near metal-plating facilities. Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51, 11588-11596.
Ting Ruan, Guibin Jiang*. Analytical methodology for identification of novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2017, 95, 122-131.
Yanwei Liu, Ting Ruan, Yongfeng Lin, Aifeng Liu, Miao Yu, Runzeng Liu, Mei Meng, Yawei Wang, Jiyan Liu*, Guibin Jiang. Chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids in marine organisms from Bohai Sea, China: Occurrence, temporal variations, and trophic transfer behavior. Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51, 4407-4414.
Runzeng Liu, Yongfeng Lin, Ting Ruan*, Guibin Jiang. Occurrence of synthetic phenolic and antioxidants and transformation products in urban and rural indoor dust. Environmental Pollution, 2017, 221, 227-233.
Yongfeng Lin, Ting Ruan*, Guibin Jiang. Progress on analytical methods and environmental behavior of emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Chinese Science Bulletin, 2017, 62, 2724-2738.
Shu Zhang, Nancy Merino, Ning Wang*, Ting Ruan*, Xiaoxia Lu*. Impact of 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol aerobic biotransformation on a sediment microbial community. Science of the Total Environment, 2017, 575, 1361-1368.
Runzeng Liu, Yongfeng Lin, Fanbao Hu, Ruirui Liu, Ting Ruan*, Guibin Jiang. Observation of emerging photoinitiator additives in household environment and sewage sludge in China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50, 97-104.
Yongfeng Lin, Runzeng Liu, Fanbao Hu, Ruirui Liu, Ting Ruan*, Guibin Jiang. Simultaneous qualitative and quantitative analysis of fluoroalkyl sulfonates in riverine water by liquid chromatography coupled with Orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 2016, 1435, 66-74.
Ruirui Liu, Yongfeng Lin, Runzeng Liu, Fanbao Hu, Ting Ruan*, Guibin Jiang. Evaluation of two passive samplers for the analysis of organophosphate esters in the ambient air. Talanta, 2016, 147, 69-75.
Ting Ruan, Yongfeng Lin, Thanh Wang, Runzeng liu, Guibin Jiang*. Identification of novel polyfluorinated ether sulfonates as PFOS alternatives in municipal sewage sludge in China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49, 6519-6527.
Runzeng Liu, Shanjun Song, Yongfeng Lin, Ting Ruan*, Guibin Jiang. Occurrence of synthetic phenolic antioxidants and major metabolites in municipal sewage sludge in China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49, 2073-2080.
Ting Ruan, Yongfeng Lin, Thanh Wang, Guibin Jiang*, Ning Wang. Methodology for studying biotransformation of polyfluoroalkyl precursors in the environment. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2015, 67, 167-178.
Ting Ruan, Dong Liang, Shanjun Song, Maoyong Song*, HailinWang, Guibin Jiang. Evaluation of the in vitro estrogenicity of emerging bisphenol analogs and their respective estrogenic contributions in municipal sewage sludge in China. Chemosphere, 2015, 124, 150-155.
Chang Wang, Ting Ruan, Jiyan Liu, Bin He, Qunfang Zhou, Guibin Jiang*. Perfluorooctyl iodide stimulates steroidogenesis in H295R cells via a cyclic adenosine monophosphate signaling pathway. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2015, 28, 848-854.
Runzeng Liu, Ting Ruan, Shanjun Song, Yongfeng Lin, Guibin Jiang*. Determination of synthetic phenolic antioxidants and relative metabolites in sewage treatment plant and recipient river by high performance liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 2015, 1381, 13-21.
Ting Ruan, Shanjun Song, Thanh Wang, Runzeng Liu, Yongfeng Lin, Guibin Jiang*. Identification and composition of emerging quaternary ammonium compounds in municipal sewage sludge in China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2014, 48, 4289-4297.
Ting Ruan, Lisa M. Sulecki, Barry W. Wolstenholme, Guibin Jiang*, Ning Wang*, Robert Craig Buck. Fluorotelomer iodide in vitro metabolism by rat liver microsomes: Comparison with [1,2-14C] 6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol. Chemosphere, 2014, 112, 34-41.
Shanjun Song, Maoyong Song, Luzhe Zeng, Thanh Wang, Runzeng Liu, Ting Ruan*, Guibin Jiang. Occurrence and profiles of bisphenol analogues in municipal sewage sludge in China. Environmental Pollution, 2014, 186, 14-19.
Runzeng Liu, Ting Ruan, Thanh Wang, Shanjun Song, Feng Guo, Guibin Jiang*. Determination of nine benzotriazole UV stabilizers in environmental water samples by automated on-line solid phase extraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Talanta, 2014, 120, 158-166.
Shanjun Song, Ting Ruan, Thanh Wang, Runzeng Liu, Guibin Jiang*. Occurrence and removal of benzotriazole ultraviolet stabilizers in a wastewater treatment plant in China. Environmental Sciences: Processes & Impacts, 2014, 16, 1076-1082.
Ting Ruan, Bogdan Szostek, Patrick Folsom, Barry W. Wolstenholme, Runzeng Liu, Jiyan Liu, Guibin Jiang*, Ning Wang*, Robert Craig Buck. Aerobic soil biotransformation of 6:2 Fluorotelomer Iodide. Environmental Science & Technology, 2013, 47, 11504-11511.
Runzeng Liu, Ting Ruan, Thanh Wang, Shanjun Song, Miao Yu, Yan Gao, Junjuan Shao, Guibin Jiang*. Trace analysis of mono-, di-, tri-substituted polyfluoroalkyl phosphates and perfluorinated phosphonic acids in sewage sludge by high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Talanta, 2013, 111, 170-177.
Ting Ruan, Runzeng Liu, Qiang Fu, Thanh Wang, Yawei Wang, Shanjun Song, Pu Wang, Man Teng, Guibin Jiang*. Concentrations and composition profiles of benzotriazole UV stabilizers in municipal sewage sludge in China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2012, 46, 2071-2079.
Shanjun Song, Ting Ruan, Thanh Wang, Runzeng Liu, Guibin Jiang*. Distribution and preliminary exposure assessment of Bisphenol AF (BPAF) in various environmental matrices around a manufacturing plant in China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2012, 46, 13136-13143.
Ting Ruan, Yawei Wang, Thanh Wang, Qinghua Zhang, Lei Ding, Jiyan Liu, Chang Wang, Guangbo Qu, Guibin Jiang*. Presence and partitioning behavior of polyfluorinated iodine alkanes in environmental matrices around a fluorochemical manufacturing plant: Another possible source for perfluorinated carboxylic acid? Environmental Science & Technology, 2010, 44, 5755-5761.
Ting Ruan, Yawei Wang, Qinghua Zhang, Lei Ding, Pu Wang, Guangbo Qu, Chang Wang, Thanh Wang, Guibin Jiang*. Trace determination of airborne polyfluorinated iodine alkanes using multisorbent thermal desorption/gas chromatography/high resolution mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 2010, 1217, 4439-4447.
Ting Ruan, Yawei Wang, Chang Wang, Pu Wang, Jianjie Fu, Yongguang Yin, Guangbo Qu, Thanh Wang, Guibin Jiang*. Identification and evaluation of a novel heterocyclic brominated flame retardant Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) isocyanurate in environmental matrices near a manufacturing plant in Southern China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2009, 43, 3080-3086.

Study on characterization methodology of organic compounds with toxic effects in atmospheric particle matters by high resolution mass spectrometry, 2018-2020. National Natural Science Foundation of China (91743101).
Environmental Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Pollution Chemistry, 2017-2019. National Natural Science Foundation of China (21622705).
Identification methodology for unknown persistent organic pollutants by chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry, 2016-2019. National Natural Science Foundation of China (21577151).
Key technologies and methods on global POPs monitoring and effectiveness evaluation, 2014-2018. National Natural Science Foundation of China and United Nations Environmental Programme (21361140359).