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(1)Shan, W. Y.; Wang, R. Y.; Wang, K. M.; Yang, Z. L.; Chen, Y. J.; Zhang, Y. Y.* Structure-dependent reactivity and transformation products of polyfluoroalkyl substances by hydroxyl radicals. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2025, 59 (49), 26682−26692.

(2) Guo, X.; Zhang, X.; Chen, J.; Shan, W.; Wang, R.; Wang, K.; Chen, Z.; Wang, L.;* Zhang, Y. Y.* Identification of a PFAS hyperaccumulator and elucidation of its translocation mechanism for sustainable phytoremediation. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 10283.

(3) Tan, S. D.^#; Wang, R. Y.^#; Wang, K. M.; Yang, Z. L.; Chen, Y. J.; Zhang, Y. Y.* Unravelling the structure-dependent defluorination mechanisms of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by hydrated electrons in UV/sulfite. Nat. Water 2025, 3, 734−745.

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(4) Chen, Z. H.; Yang, Z. L.; Chen, Y. J.; Zhang, Y. Y.* Dechlorination triggers defluorination: Novel defluorination pathways of chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl substances (Cl-PFAS) by nanoscale zerovalent iron. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2025. 59 (35), 18990−19001.

(5) Zhang, X. X.; Wang, D. F.; Wang, K. M.; Yang, Z. L.; Ai, M. J.; Zhang, Y. Y.* Seasonal variation and risk assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in tap water of East China: Impact from water source and household purifiers. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2025. 59 (32), 17210−17221.

(6) Wang, K.; Wang, R. Y.; Shan, W. Y.; Yang, Z. L.; Chen, Y. J.; Zhang, Y. Y.* Unravel the in-source fragmentation patterns of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances during analysis by LC-ESI-HRMS. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, 58 (51), 22766−22776.

(7) Wang, D. F.; Liu, X. Y.; Guo, Z. F.; Shan, W. Y.; Yang, Z. L.; Chen, Y. J.; Ju, F.; Zhang, Y. Y.* Legacy and novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in surface soils across China: Source tracking and main drivers for the spatial variation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, 58 (45), 20160−20171.

(8) Chen, Z. H.; Chen, J. D.; Tan, S. D.; Yang, Z. L.; Zhang, Y. Y.* Dechlorination helps defluorination: Insights into the defluorination mechanism of florfenicol by S-nZVI and DFT calculations on the reaction pathways. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, 58 (5), 2542−2553.

(9) Zhang, Y. Y. *; Liu, J.X.; Ghoshal, S.; Moores, A.* Density functional theory calculations decipher complex reaction pathways of 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate to perfluoroalkyl carboxylates initiated by hydroxyl radical. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 24, 16655–16664.

(10) Garcia, A. N.^#; Zhang, Y. Y.^#; Ghoshal, S.; Feng, He.; O’Carroll, D. Recent advances in sulfidated zerovalent iron for contaminant transformation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 13, 8464–8483.

(11) Zhang, Y. Y.; Ozcer, P.; Ghoshal, S. A Comprehensive assessment on the degradation of C1 and C2 chlorinated hydrocarbons by sulfidated nanoscale zerovalent iron. Water Res. 2021, 201, 117328.

(12) Zhang, Y. Y.; Liu, J.X.; Moores, A.; Ghoshal, S. Transformation of 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate by cobalt (II) -activated peroxymonosulfate. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54, 4631−4640.

(13) Zhang, Y. Y.; Moores, A.; Liu, J.X.; Ghoshal, S. New insights into the degradation mechanism of perfluorooctanoic acid by persulfate from density functional theory and kinetics data. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2019, 53, 8672−8681.

(14) Zhang, Y.Y.; Zhi, Y.; Liu, J.X.; Ghoshal, S. Sorption of perfluoroalkyl acids to fresh and aged nanoscale zerovalent iron particles. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2018, 52, 6300−6308