Hayley H. N. Hung, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Research Scientist - Trends and sources of organic pollutants in Arctic air

Current research and/or projects

Studies the long-term trends, sources and transport pathways of atmospheric organic contaminants to the Arctic

Leading the Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) project of "Northern Contaminants Air Monitoring: Organic Pollutant Measurements" and International Polar Year (IPY) project of "Intercontinental Atmospheric Transport of Anthropogenic Pollutants to the Arctic (INCATPA)"
Investigate the impact of climate change and variations on the movement of toxic organic contaminants to the Arctic
Study the long-term trends of organic pollutants in Arctic air to assess effectiveness and efficiency of national and international emission/ production/ usage control initiatives
Identify sources of organic contaminants to the Arctic and assess intercontinental transport of these pollutants
Development of air sampling strategies for organic chemicals in remote locations under extreme weather conditions and for new and emerging chemicals

Professional activities / interests

Member of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) expert group

Collaborate internationally with atmospheric monitoring networks of organic pollutants in Norway, Iceland, Finland, U.S.A., Russia, Japan, China and Vietnam

Work with Professor Frank Wania and Ph.D. student Hang Xiao at the University of Toronto on the development, testing and deployment of a new flowthrough air sampler that does not require power supply or labour intensive maintenance during sampling, suitable for use in remote locations

Collaborate with Professor Brian McCarry and Ph.D. student Uwayemi Sofowote of McMaster University; and Professor Frank Wania and Ph.D. student John N. Westgate on the investigation of organic pollutant transport from the Pacific Rim to the Canadian Arctic

Education and awards

B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering / Environmental Collaborative Program, University of Toronto

John R. Brown Prize (1996-1997) from the Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Toronto

Excellence in Research and Technology Development Award (1994) from the Ministry of Environment and Energy

Key publications

Su, Y., H. Hung, P. Blanchard, G.W. Patton, R. Kallenborn, A. Konoplev, P. Fellin, H. Li, C. Geen, G. Stern, B. Rosenberg, L.A. Barrie. 2008. A Circumpolar Perspective of Atmospheric Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs): Results from Six Arctic Monitoring Stations in 2000-2003. Atmos. Environ. 42:4682-4698.

Su, Y., H. Hung, E. Sverko, P. Fellin and H. Li. 2007. Multi-year measurements of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Arctic atmosphere. Atmos. Environ. 41(38):8725-8735.

Xiao, H., H. Hung, T. Harner, Y.D. Lei, G.W. Johnston and F. Wania. 2007. A flow-through sampler for semi-volatile organic compounds in air. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41:250-256.

Eastoe, E.F., C.J. Halsall, J.E. Heffernan and H. Hung. 2006. A statistical comparison of survival and replacement analyses for the use of censored data in a contaminant air database: A case study from the Canadian Arctic. Atmos. Environ. 40:6528–6540.

Hung, H., P. Blanchard, C.J. Halsall, T.F. Bidleman, G.A. Stern, P. Fellin, D.C.G. Muir, L.A. Barrie, L.M. Jantunen, P.A. Helm, J. Ma and A. Konoplev. 2005. Temporal and Spatial Variabilities of Atmospheric Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Organochlorine (OC) Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Canadian Arctic: Results from a Decade of Monitoring. Sci. Tot. Environ. 342:119-144.

Ma, J., H. Hung and P. Blanchard. 2004. How do Climate Fluctuations Affect Persistent Organic Pollutant (POP) Distribution in North America? Evidence from a Decade of POP Air Monitoring. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38:2538-2543.