Miss Vivien Wei-Wei Bao Research Postgraduate The Swire Institute of Marine Science School of Biological Sciences The University of Hong Kong Email: weiwei.bao@gmail.com Phone: (852) 2809 2962 / 2299 0685/ 95856139 Fax: (852) 2517 6082/ 2809 2197

Research interests:
Ecotoxicology and ecological risk assessments of selected anti-fouling biocides on topical/sub-tropical marine organisms

Education:
B.Sc. in Applied Biology, City University of Hong Kong, 2004.

Recent publications:

• Bao, V.W.W., Koutsaftis, A., Leung, K.M.Y. (in press). Temperature-dependent toxicities of chlorothalonil and copper pyrithione to the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus and dinoflagellate Pyrocystis lunula. Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology. [Invited article]

• Bao, V.W.W., Leung, K.M.Y., Kwok, K.W.H., Zhang, A.Q., Lui, G.C.S. (2008). Synergistic toxic effects of zinc pyrithione and copper to three marine species: Implications on setting appropriate water quality criteria. Mairne Pollution Bulletin 57: 616-623.

• Kwok, K.W.H., Leung, K.M.Y., Bao, V.W.W., Lee, J.S., (2008). Copper toxicity in the marine copepod Tigropus japonicus: low variability and high reproducibility of repeated acute and life-cycle tests. Marine Pollution Bulletin 57: 632-636.

• Stauber, J.L., Binet, M., Bao, V.W.W., Boge, J., Zhang, A.Q., Leung, K.M.Y., Adams, M. (2008). Comparison of the QwikLite algal bioluminescence test with marine algal growth rate inhibition bioassays. Environmental Toxicology 23: 617-625.

• Zhang, A.Q., Leung, K.M.Y., Kwok, K.W.H., Bao, V.W.W., Lam, M.H.W. (2008). Toxicities of Irgarol 1051 and its major degradation product to marine primary producers. Marine Pollution Bulletin 57: 575-586.

• Close, J., Ip, J., Leung, K.M.Y., Bao, V.W.W., Lam, K.H. (2006). PV-powered biological wastewater treatment for urban and rural applications. Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion 1-2: 2339-2342.

• Bao, V.W.W.*, Leung, K.M.Y. 2006. “Acute toxicity of zinc pyrithione alone and in combination with copper on the harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus japonicus (Crustacea, Copepoda)”. Poster Presentation at SETAC Europe 16th Annual Meeting, on 7-11 May 2006, held at The Hague, The Netherlands.

• Bao, V.W.W.*, Leung, K.M.Y. 2006. “Acute toxicity of zinc pyrithione and Irgarol 1051 alone and in combination with copper on the harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus japonicus”. Oral Presentation at SETAC Asia/Pacific 2006, on 18-20 September 2006, held at Peking University, Beijing, China.

• Bao, V.W.W.*, Leung, K.M.Y. 2006. “Acute toxicity of zinc pyrithione and Irgarol 1051 alone and in combination with copper on the harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus japonicus”. Oral Presentation at The 2nd Marine Biological Association of Hong Kong Postgraduate Symposium, on 21st Oct 2006, held at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.

• Bao, V.W.W.*, Wong. S.W.Y., Qiu, J.W., Lam, M.H.W. and Leung, K.M.Y. 2007. “Toxicities of common booster antifouling biocides to five native marine species in subtropical Hong Kong”. Poster Presentation at The 5th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology, on 3-6 June 2007, held at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

• Bao, V.W.W.*, Kowk, K.W.H., Zhang, A.Q. and Leung, K.M.Y. 2007. “ Toxicity of zinc pyrithione alone and in combination with copper to three native marine species in subtropical Hong Kong”. Poster Presentation at The 5th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology, on 3-6 June 2007, held at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

• Zhang, A.Q.*, Bao, V.W.W., Kwok, K.W.H., Lam, M.H.W., Leung, K.M.Y. (2007). Toxicities of the antifouling biocide Irgarol 1051 and its major degradation product to two marine diatoms Thalassiosira pseudonana and Skeletonema costatum. Poster presentation at the 5th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology, on June 3-6, 2007, held at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

• Stauber, J.L.*, Binet, M.T., Boge, J.A., Zhang, A.Q., Bao, V.W.W., Leung, K.M.Y. (2007). Comparison of the qwiklite algal bioluminescence bioassay with standard marine algal growth rate inhibition tests. Oral presentation at the 13th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment (ISTA), on 19-24 August 2007, Toyama, Japan.