Rutao Liu

Prof. Rutao Liu

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 June 2021 in Science of The Total Environment
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KSKailun Sun
Kailun Sun
YSYan Song
Yan Song
FHFalin He
Falin He
MJMingyang Jing
Mingyang Jing
JTJingchun Tang
Jingchun Tang
RLRutao Liu
Rutao Liu

20 December 2022 in Environment International
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NSNing Sun
Ning Sun
HSHuijian Shi
Huijian Shi
XLXiangxiang Li
Xiangxiang Li
CGCanzhu Gao
Canzhu Gao
RLRutao Liu
Rutao Liu
Micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) are ubiquitous in the environment and living organisms have been exposed to these substances for a long time. When MPs/NPs enter different organisms, they transport various pollutants, including heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, drugs, bacteria, and viruses, from the environment. On this basis, this paper summarizes the combined toxicity induced by MPs/NPs accumulating contaminants from the environment and entering organisms through a systematic review of 162 articles. Moreover, the factors influencing toxic interactions are critically discussed, thus highlighting the dominant role of the relative concentrations of contaminants in the combined toxic effects. Furthermore, for the first time, we describe the threats posed by MPs/NPs combined with other pollutants to human health, as well as their cytotoxic behavior and mechanism. We found that the "Trojan horse" effect of nanoplastics can increase the bioaccessibility of environmental pollutants, thus increasing the carcinogenic risk to humans. Simultaneously, the complex pollutants entering the cells are observed to be constantly dissociated due to the transport of lysosomes. However, current research on the intracellular release of MP/NP-loaded pollutants is relatively poor, which hinders the accurate in vivo toxicity assessment of combined pollutants. Based on the findings of our critical review, we recommend analyzing the toxic effects by clarifying the dose relationship of each component pollutant in cells, which is challenging yet crucial to exploring the toxic mechanism of combined pollution. In the future, our findings can contribute to establishing a system modeling the complete load-translocation toxicological mechanism of MP/NP-based composite pollutants.


1 June 2015 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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JWJing Wang
Jing Wang
HZHao Zhang
Hao Zhang
TZTong Zhang
Tong Zhang
RZRui Zhang
Rui Zhang
RLRutao Liu
Rutao Liu
YCYadong Chen
Yadong Chen

1 July 2015 in Journal of Hazardous Materials
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XZXingchen Zhao
Xingchen Zhao
DLDawei Lu
Dawei Lu
FHFang Hao
Fang Hao
RLRutao Liu
Rutao Liu

1 September 2021 in Journal of Hazardous Materials
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FHFalin He
Falin He
QLQiang Liu
Qiang Liu
MJMingyang Jing
Mingyang Jing
JWJingqiang Wan
Jingqiang Wan
CHChengqian Huo
Chengqian Huo
RLRutao Liu
Rutao Liu