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Book Chapters and Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings Papers
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  1. Tam N F Y , Wong Y S and Liong E. Algal growth and nutrient removal in Hong Kong domestic wastewater. In: Pollution in the Urban Environment POLMET 88, Vol. 2 (Eds. P. Hills, R. Keen, K.C. Lam, C.T. Leung, M.A. Oswell, M. Stokes & E. Turner), Vincent Blue Copy Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, pp. 62l-628. (1988)

  2. Keen R C, Lam C W, Siddall L and Tam F Y. Environmental and personal lead exposure in Hong Kong school children. In: Pollution in the Urban Environment POLMET 88, Vol. 1 (Eds. P. Hills, R. Keen, K.C. Lam, C.T. Leung, M.A. Oswell, M. Stokes & E. Turner), Vincent Blue Copy Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, pp. 346-352. (1988)

  3. Wong Y S , Lam H M and Tam N F Y. IAA compensation effect on Cd toxicity of Pisumsativum. In: Proceeding of Guangdong - Hong Kong Biochemical Conference , Shenzhen, PRC, p. 21. (1988)

  4. Tam N F Y and Vrijmoed L L P. Effects of two bacterial products on microbial population and nutrient changes associated with composting of pig manure. Proceedings of International Symposium and Training Course on Modern Technology in the Treatment and Recycling of Livestock Wastes, May 1991, Hong Kong. (1991)

  5. Tam N F Y and Wong Y S. Potential use of pig manure-sawdust in the growing of Brassica parachinensis. Proceedings of International Symposium and Training Course on Modern Technology in the Treatment and Recycling of Livestock Wastes, May 1991, Hong Kong. (1991)

  6. Tam N F Y and Wong Y S. Nutrient and heavy metal retention in mangrove sediment receiving wastewater. In: Proceedings of International Specialist Conference on Wetland Systems in Water Pollution Control, 30 November - 3 December 1992 , Sydney , Australia , pp. 45.1-45.9. (1992)

  7. Tam N F Y , Vrijmoed L L P and Wong Y S. The chemical properties of soil and its association with litter and plant production in a sub-tropical mangrove community in Hong Kong . In: The Marine Biology of Hong Kong and the South China Sea, (Ed. B. Morton), Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong, pp. 521-541. (1993)

  8. Tam N F Y and Wong Y S. Feasibility of using Chlorella pyrenoidosa in the removal of inorganic nutrients in primary settled sewage. In: Algal Biotechnology in Asia-Pacific Region, (Eds. Phang S.M., Y.K. Lee, M.A. Borowitzka and B.A. Whitton), University of Malaya , Malaysia , pp. 291-299. (1994)

  9. Tam N F Y and Wong Y S. Comparison of two types of mangrove soils in retaining wastewater-borne pollutants: I. Organic matter and nutrient. In: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, Guangzhou , PRC, pp. 376-385. (1994)

  10. Tam N F Y and Wong Y S. Comparison of two types of mangrove soils in retaining wastewater-borne pollutants: II. Heavy metals. In: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, Guangzhou , PRC, pp. 386-395. (1994)

  11. Wong Y S and Tam N F Y. Mangrove ecosystems - Natural wetland for wastewater treatment. In: Environmental Research in Pearl River and Coastal Areas , (Eds. Wong C.K., K.H. Chu, Q.C. Chen and M.X. Ling), Guangdong Higher Education Press, p. 184. (1995)

  12. Tam F Y and Wong Y S. Retention of heavy metals by mangrove sediments. In: Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium of Worldwide Chinese Scholars on Analytical Chemistry, (Eds. Zhang Z.X., J.Y. Mo and T.Y. Xie), Jinan University Press, pp. 324-325. (1995)

  13. Tam N F Y , Tiquia S M. and Vrijmoed L L P. Nutrient transformation of pig manure under pig-on-litter system. In: The Science of Composting, (Eds. De Bertoldi M., Sequi P., Lemmes B. and T. Papi), Blackie Academic & Professional, Glasgow, pp 96-105. (1996)

  14. Tiquia S M, Tam N F Y and Hodgkiss I J. Effect of moisture content on the composting of pig-manure sawdust litter disposed from the pig-on-litter (POL) system. In: The Science of Composting, (Eds. De Bertoldi M., Sequi P., Lemmes B. and T. Papi), Blackie Academic & Professional, Glasgow, pp 1361-1369. (1996)

  15. Wong Y S , Lau P S and Tam N F Y. An algal biosystem for industrial wastewater treatment. In: Asian Industrial Technology Congress Technology Digest: Environmental Technology, The Operation and Organizing Committee, AITC, 1997, Hong Kong, pp. 116-120. (1997)

  16. Tam N F Y , Wong Y S and Simpson C G. Removal of copper by free and immobilised microalga, Chlorella vulgaris. In: Wastewater Treatment with Algae, (Eds. Wong Y. S. and N.F.Y. Tam), Environmental Intelligence Unity, Springer-Verlag , Berlin , pp. 17-36. (1998)

  17. Lau P S, Tam N F Y and Wong Y S. Carrageenan immobilized Chlorella vulgaris system for nutrient removal in sewage treatment. In: Wastewater Treatment with Algae, (Eds. Wong Y. S. and N.F.Y. Tam), Environmental Intelligence Unity, Springer-Verlag , Berlin , pp. 145-164. (1998)

  18. Zhang T, Lau A, Wong Y S, and Tam N F Y. Research on using Algabiotor to remove heavy metals from wastewater. In: Defence Ministry Research on Environmental Sciences and Engineering Technology (Eds. Defence Ministry Research Institute on Engineering Design), China Environmental Science Publisher, Beijing , pp. 18-23. (1998)

  19. Lau A, Wong Y S, Zhang T, Tam N F Y and Liu S Q. Design and operation of a microalgal wastewater treatment reactor (Algabiotor). In: Defence Ministry Research on Environmental Sciences and Engineering Technology (Eds. Defence Ministry Research Institute on Engineering Design), China Environmental Science Publisher, Beijing , pp. 9-17. (1998)

  20. Chen G Z, Miao S Y, Wong Y S and Tam N F Y. Distribution, migration and purification effects of heavy metals in artificial wastewater in simulated Kandelia candel wetland ecosystems. In: Wetland Research and Conservation in China , Huadong Education University Press, pp. 279-285. (1998)

  21. Li M S, Lan C Y, Chen G Z, Li S H, Wong Y S, Tam N F Y and Chen X R. Litter production and return of nutrient elements in Futian mangrove swamp, Shenzhen, China. In: The Mangrove Ecosystem of Deep Bay and the Mai Po Marshes, Hong Kong (Ed. Lee S.Y.), Hong Kong University Press, pp. 165-177. (1999)

  22. Tam N F Y and Wong Y S. Mangrove swamps as pollutant sink and wastewater treatment facility. In: Challenges and Opportunities in Managing Pollution in the East Asian Seas, (Eds. Chua T.T. and N. Bermas), Proceedings of the International Conference, GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional Programme for the Prevention and Management of Marine Pollution in the East Asian Seas, Quezon City, Philippines, pp. 471-484. (1999)

  23. Tiquia S M and Tam N F Y. Microbiological and chemical parameters for evaluating the maturity of spent pig-litter compost. In: Proceedings of the International Composting Symposium (ICSˇ¦99), Volumes 1 and 2 (Eds. Warman P.R. and B.R. Taylor), Cba Press Inc., Truro , Canada, pp. 648-669. (2000)

  24. Tam N F Y , Wong Y S and Chong A M Y. Toxic effect of tributyltin (TBT) on different green microalgal species. In: Algae and their Biotechnological Potential, (Eds. Chen F. and Y. Jiang), Proceedings of the 4 th Asia-Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, pp. 181-194. (2001)

  25. Lei A P, Wong Y S and Tam N F Y. Removal of pyrene by different microalgal species. In: Proceedings of Asian WaterQual 2001: 1 st IWA Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, 12-15 September, Fukuoka , Japan , pp. 969-974. (2001)

  26. Tam N F Y , Guo C L, Yau C, Ke L and Wong Y S. Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) by microbial consortia enriched from mangrove sediments. In: Proceedings of Environmental Biotechnology, 2002 ˇV Biotechnology Appplications for Treatment and Utilisation of Industrial Wastes, 15-17 April, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, pp. 537-544. (2002)

  27. Wong T W Y, Ke L, Wong Y S and Tam N F Y. Study of the sediment contamination levels in a mangrove swamp polluted by a marine oil spill. In: Proceedings of 25 th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar , 11-13 June 2002, Calgary , Canada , pp. 73-90. (2002)

  28. Tam N F Y , Chu I H Y and Wong Y S. Constructed mangrove tide tank systems as wastewater treatment facility. In: Appropriate Environmental and Solid Waste Management and Technologies for Developing Countries, Vol. 3 (Eds. Kocasoy G., Atabarut T. and Nuhoglu I. ), Bogazici Universitesi, Istanbul , Turkey , pp. 1577-1584. (2002)

  29. Tam N F Y , Chong A and Wong Y S. Removal of tributyltin (TBT) from wastewater by microalgae. In: Water Pollution VII: Modelling, Measuring and Prediction (Eds. Brebbia C.A., Almorza D. and Sales D.), WIT Press, Southampton, Boston, pp. 261-272. (2003)

  30. Tam N F Y . Conservation and uses of mangroves in Hong Kong and Mainland China . In: Wetland Ecosystems in Asia : Function and Management , (Ed. Wong M.H.), Developments in Ecosystems, Volume 1, Elsevier B.V., pp. 161-182. (2004)

  31. Tam N F Y. Chong A and Wong Y S. Removal of tributyltin (TBT) by free and immobilized Chlorella sorokiniana. In: Proceedings of the 4th IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, Marrakech, Morocco, pp. 1-8. (2004)
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  32. Tam N F Y . Pollution studies on mangroves in Hong Kong and Mainland China. In: The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbors, (Ed. Wolanski E.), Springer, Netherlands, pp. 147-163. (2006)
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  33. Tam N F Y. Can mangroves be used as constructed wetlands for sewage treatment? 2006 In: Proceedings of the 2006 International Symposium on Constructed Wetlands and Phytoremediation Ecotechnology, pp. 48-62. (2006)

  34.  Pi N, Tam N F Y and Wong M H. Interactions between radial oxygen loss of mangrove roots and efficiency of artificial mangrove wetland for wastewater treatment. In: Proceedings of the First Mainland-Taiwan Conference for Constructed Wetland, pp. 84-93. (2008)

  35. Tam N F Y, Zhong Y and Wong Y S. Conservation and management of mangroves in China. In: Proceedings of the International Conference and Exhibition on the Mangroves of Indian and Western Pacific Oceans, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 47-60. (2008)

  36. Tam N F Y, Qiong Y and Wong Y S. Mangroves for wastewater treatment: Potentials and limitations. In: Proceedings of the International Conference and Exhibition on the Mangroves of Indian and Western Pacific Oceans, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 100-113. (2008)

  37. Liao B W, Qiu F Y, Tam N F Y, Zeng W J and Xu D P. Study on the adaptability of Kandelia candel seedlings to simulated tidal inundation. In: Studies on Dongzhai Harbor Mangrove Wetland Ecosystem on Hainan Island in China, (Ed. Liao B W), China Ocean University Press, Qin Dao, pp. 79-87 (2009)

  38. Tam N F Y*, Chan M N and Wong Y S. Removal and biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by immobilized microalgal beads. In: Waste Management and the Environment V (Eds. Popov V, Itoh H, Mander U and Brebbia C A), WIT Press, Southampton, Boston, pp. 391-402 (2010)

  39. Pi N and Tam N F Y. Formation of Fe plaque on mangrove roots and its role in wastewater purification. In: Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (CSED 2010) (Eds. Baby S, Sandhu P S and Hang Y), pp. 294-298 (2010)

  40. Yan Z Z and Tam N F Y. Temporal changes of phenolic compounds in seedlings of Kandelia obovata under lead and manganese stresses. In: Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (CSED 2010) (Eds. Baby S, Sandhu P S and Hang Y), pp. 384-387 (2010)

  41. Ke L, Wong Y S and Tam N F Y*. Toxicity and removal of organic pollutants by microalgae: A review. In: Microalgae: Biotechnology, Microbiology and Energy (Ed. M. N. Johanson), Nova Science Publisher, Inc., Chapter 3, pp. 101-140 (2011)

  42. Ke L and Tam N F Y*. Toxicity and bioavailability of heavy metals and hydrocarbons in mangrove wetlands and their remediation. In: Environmental Contamination - Health Risks, Bioavailability and Bioremediation (Ed. Wong MH), Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, Chapter 17, pp. 371-392 (2012)