Qian Li

Ms. Qian Li

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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

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

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14 March 2024 in Ecological Indicators
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QLQian Li
Qian Li
QWQingsong Wu
Qingsong Wu
JHJunchuan Huang
Junchuan Huang
TZTong Zhu
Tong Zhu
JZJungui Zhang
Jungui Zhang
ZSZeming Shi
Zeming Shi

22 May 2026 in Atmosphere
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QLQian Li
Qian Li
Zeming ShiZeming Shi
Zeming Shi
QWQingsong Wu
Qingsong Wu
PYPeng Yang
Peng Yang
YZYanggang Zhao Zhao
Yanggang Zhao Zhao
ZLZihong Liao
Zihong Liao
Remote alpine lakes on the Xizang Plateau are important archives for tracing the long-range atmospheric transport (LRAT) of persistent organic pollutants, yet historical records of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from this region remain scarce. The main objective of this study was to reconstruct the historical record of PBDEs in Yamzho Yumco sediments and to evaluate whether this record reflects source evolution, atmospheric transport, deposition, and post-emission environmental fractionation in a remote alpine receptor system. To achieve this objective, 17 PBDE congeners were determined in a 210Pb- and 137Cs-dated sediment core spanning 1930–2023. Σ17PBDE concentrations ranged from 5.80 to 263.13 pg/g dw, and depositional fluxes ranged from 2.67 to 121.04 pg/cm2/yr, both showing a marked increase after the 1970s and remaining elevated after 2000. Lower-brominated congeners, especially BDE-47, dominated the core, whereas nona- and deca-BDEs appeared mainly in recent sediments, indicating progressive source evolution in recent decades. Tri- to penta-BDEs remained the dominant homologue fraction throughout the record, while elevated post-2000 BDE-47/BDE-99 ratios point to congener-selective environmental fractionation during atmospheric transport and deposition. Together, these results suggest that Yamzho Yumco sediments preserve not only the history of regional PBDE input, but also the coupled imprint of source evolution, transport-related fractionation, and delayed environmental response in a remote high-altitude receptor system. This study highlights the value of Xizang Plateau Lake sediments for process-based interpretation of POP fate in mountain environments.