Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health

Department of Occupational and Environmental Health

* luwq@mails.tjmu.edu.cn

Academic Areas

Environment and Health

Research Interests

Environmental exposures and human reproductive health damage

Environments, genes and their interaction on the human reproductive damage

Awards and Honors

2018     Second prize for National Science and Technology Award (cooperative, second)

2017      First prize for Hubei Prov. Sci. and Tech. Awards 2017 (First)

2013     First prize for Hubei Prov. Sci. and Tech. Awards 2013 (cooperative, second)

2011      Second prize for Scientific and Technological Progress by Ministry of Education (cooperative, second)

Education

1992 1994         Doctoral Degree of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Heidelberg, Germany

1978 1980         Advanced study in Medicine, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China

1973-1976         Study in Preventive Medicine Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China

Professional/working Experience

2000-2018       Professor, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

2001-2002       Senior Scientist, Institut of Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, FB VI, University of Trier, Germany

1992-1999         Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

1997-1998         Visiting Scientist, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene University Hospital of Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany

1980-1992        Research Fellow and Lecturer, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

Past and ongoing projects, funding, programs

2018-2021        Authentication and Interaction of Environmental and Genetic Factors in Infertile population. National key research and development program of China, PI

2017-2020        Exposure to disinfection by-products in drinking water during gestation in relation to oxidative stress and fetal growth. NSFC, project leader

2015-2018        The relationship between environmental levels of metal exposures and human male reproductive health damage, NSFC, project leader

2013-2016        Association of human exposure to phthalates and Fas/FasL gene polymorphism with male reproductive health damage, NSFC, project leader

2011-2013         The relationship between environment exposure to drinking water disinfection by-product and male reproductive health, NSFC, project leader

2008-2010       Drinking water safety evaluation and early warning technology. The National Key Technologies R&D Program of China, PI

2006-2008      Factors influencing formation of chlorination by-product MX and effect of MX on health. NSFC, project leader

2002-2004       Studies on oncogene ras affected by MX-DNA adduct. NSFC, project leader

Select Publications

Books, Patents

1.        Lu WQ. Environment and Health, in Modern Environmental Hygiene (3rd Edition). Edited by Yang KD and Lu WQ. Public Medical Publishing House, Beijing 2019.

2.       Lu WQ. Overview of Water and health in Water Pollution and Health (No. 1 of the series). Edited by Lu WQ and Zhou YK (editor-in-chief). Hubei Tech Science Press, Hubei Wuhan, 2015.  

Journal Article

*Corresponding author

1.        Chen YJ, Liu C, Huang LL, Ai SH , Sun l, Huang Z, Li J, Lei HS, Liu J, Liu YA , Wang X, Liu XY , Cheng YH, Wang YX*, Pan A*, Lu WQ*.  First-trimester blood concentrations of drinking water trihalomethanes and neonatal neurobehavioral development in a Chinese birth cohort. J Hazard Mater. 2019: 362:451-457

2.       Wang YX, Wang P, Feng W, Liu C, Yang P, Chen YJ, Sun L, Sun Y, Yue J, Gu LJ, Zeng Q, Lu WQ*. Relationships between seminal plasma metals/metalloids and semen quality, sperm apoptosis and DNA integrity. Environ Pollut. 2017; 224:224-234

3.       Cao WC, Zeng Q, Luo Y, Chen HX, Miao DY, Li L, Cheng YH, Li M, Wang F, You L, Wang YX, Yang P, Lu WQ*, Blood biomarkers of late pregnancy exposure to trihalomethanes in drinking water and fetal growth measures and gestational age in a Chinese cohort, Environ Health Persp 2016: 124(4):536-541

4.       Wang YX, Feng W, Zeng Q, Sun Y, Wang P, You L, Yang P, Huang Z, Yu SL, Lu WQ*. Variability of Metal Levels in Spot, First Morning, and 24-Hour Urine Samples over a 3-Month Period in Healthy Adult Chinese Men. Environ Health Perspect. 2016; 124(4):468-476

5.       Wang YX, Sun Y, Huang Z, Wang P, Feng W, Li J, Yang P, Wang M, Sun L, Chen YJ, Liu C, Yue J, Gu LJ, Zeng Q*, Lu WQ*. Associations of urinary metal levels with serum hormones, spermatozoa apoptosis and sperm DNA damage in a Chinese population. Environ Int. 2016; 94:177-188

6.       Wang YX, Sun Y, Feng W, Wang P, Yang P, Li J, Huang Z, Chen YJ, Liu C, Sun L, Yue J, Gu LJ, Zeng Q, Lu WQ*. Association of urinary metal levels with human semen quality: A cross-sectional study in China. Environ Int. 2016; 91:51-59

7.       Zeng Q, Cao WC, Zhou B, Yang P, Wang YX, Huang Z, Li J, Lu WQ*. Predictors of Third Trimester Blood Trihalomethanes and Urinary Trichloroacetic Acid Concentrations among Pregnant Women. Environ Sci Technol. 2016; 50(10):5278-5285

8.      Zeng Q, Feng W, Zhou B, Wang YX, He XS, Yang P, You L, Yue J, Li YF, Lu WQ*, Urinary metal concentrations in relation to semen quality: A cross- sectional study in China, Environ Sci Technol 2015: 49(8):5052-5059

9.       You L, Wang YX, Zeng Q, Li M, Huang YH, Hu Y, Cao WC, Liu AL*, Lu WQ*, Semen phthalate metabolites, spermatozoa apoptosis and DNA damage: A cross-sectional study in China, Environ Sci Technol 2015: 49(6):3805-3812

10.   Zeng Q, Wang YX, Xie SH, Xu L, Chen YZ, Li M, Yue J, Li YF, Liu AL, Lu WQ*, Drinking-water disinfection by-products and semen quality: a cross-sectional study in China. Environ Health Persp 2014: 122(7):741-746