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2. 养殖废水中典型抗生素的藻类去除效能及机制研究，国家自然科学基金面上项目，2014.1.1-2017.12.31，（主持）

3. 海洋发泡聚苯乙烯微塑料中六溴环十二烷的释放及生物富集，国家自然科学基金面上项目，2019.1.1-2022.12.31，（主持）

4. 东南亚-闽台地区持久性有机污染物的跨境传输及其海洋调控，国家自然科学基金海峡基金项目，2021.1.1-2024.12.31，（课题负责人）

5. 粤港澳大湾区海岸带生态屏障建设技术体系研究 ，南方海洋科学与工程广东省实验室（广州）2019年度重大专项创新团队项目，2019.9.1-2021.8.31，（课题负责人）

6. 构建“海洋命运共同体”使命和愿景下我国参与全球海洋生态环境治理策略及路径研究，中国工程院国家高端智库重点研究项目，2020.6-2020.12，（参与）

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