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- Postdoctoral
Research Fellow, University of California
at Berkeley, USA, 1996 - 2000
- Doctor
of Philosophy, McGill University,
Canada, 1996
- Master
of Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
China, 1986
- Bachelor
of Science, Liaoning University, China,
1983
- Associate
Professor, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2007 – present
- Director,
Environmental Sciences Program, Southern Illinois University at
Edwardsville, 2007-2010
- Assistant
Professor, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2002 - 2007
- Postgraduate
Researcher, University of California at Berkeley, 2001 - 2002
- Assistant
Research Scientist, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1988 - 1990
- Research
Associate, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1986 – 1988
My research interests cover the following aspects: 1)
developing phytoremediation technology for the cleanup of trace element
contaminated water and soil, including the use of phytoextraction,
phytostabilization, phytovolatilization,
and constructed wetland treatment systems; 2) understanding the control
of major environmental factors over the biogeochemical cycles of contaminants
in the air-water-soil-plant system, particularly with respect to transport,
fate, and chemical transformation of pollutants in ecosystems; 3)
characterizing ecosystem responses to phytoremediation processes and other
anthropogenic perturbations, such as agricultural or industrial pollution and
waste management.
My research program is conducted in an interdisciplinary
approach, combining laboratory, field, and theoretical approaches, and at
multiple spatial and temporal scales.
Publications (Peer-Reviewed
Journals, Books, and Conference Proceedings)
(Reprints can be Requested via Email)
- Mahdy, A.M., E.A. Elkhatib,
N.O. Fathi, and Z.-Q. Lin. 2012. Use of
drinking water treatment residuals in reducing bioavailability of metals
in biosolid-amended alkaline soils. Communication
in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 43(8). In press.
- Mudhoo, A. and Z.-Q. Lin. 2012.
Phytoremediation of nickel: mechanisms, application and management. In: N.
Ekekwe and N. Islam (eds.), Disruptive Technologies, Innovation and Global Redesign: Emerging
Implication. Information Science Reference (IGI Global), Hershey,
Pennsylvania, USA. 173-195.
- Brugam, R.B., M. Ketterer,
L. Maines, Z.-Q. Lin,
and W.A. Retzlaff. 2012. Application of a simple
binary mixing model to the reconstruction of lead pollution sources in two
Mississippi River floodplain lakes. Journal
of Paleolimnology. 47: 101-112.
- Mahdy, A., E. Elkhatib,
N. Fathi, and Z.-Q. Lin. 2011. Soil
solution changes affected by biosolids and aluminum-based drinking water
treatment residuals (Al-WTRs) during a short-term incubation experiment. Journal of Environment and Earth
Science. 2: 21-36.
- Mahdy, A., E. Elkhatib,
N. Fathi, and Z.-Q. Lin. 2011. Phosphorus
speciation in drinking water treatment residuals (WTRs) and
biosolid-amended soils using XANES Spectroscopy. Journal of Environment and Earth Science. 1: 6-20.
- Bañuelos, G.S., Z.-Q. Lin, X.B. Yin, and
N. Duan (eds.). 2011. Selenium: Global Perspectives of
Impacts on Humans, Animals and the Environment. USTC Press, Hefei,
China. 128p.
- Gao, J., Y. Liu, Z.-Q. Lin, G.S. Bañuelos, M. Lam, and X.B. Yin. 2011. Daily selenium
intake in a moderate selenium deficiency area of Suzhou, China. Food
Chemistry. 126(3):1088-1093.
- Pilon-Smits, E.A.H., J.R. Valdez barillas, D. Van Hoewyk, and Z.-Q.
Lin. 2010. Phytoremediation of selenium. In: G. Płaza
(ed.), Trends in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation. Research Signpost,
Kerala, India. 355-372.
- Mudhoo, A., S.K. Sharma, Z.-Q. Lin,
and O.P. Dhankher. 2010. Phytoremediation of
arsenic-contaminated environment: An overview. In: S.K. Sharma and A. Mudhoo (eds.), Green
Chemistry for Environmental Sustainability. CRC Press, Boca Raton,
Florida. 127-149.
- Liu, Y., F. Li, X.B. Yin, and Z.-Q.
Lin. 2010. Plant-based biofortification: from phytoremediation to
selenium-enriched agricultural products. In: S.K. Sharma and A. Mudhoo (eds.), Green
Chemistry for Environmental Sustainability. CRC Press, Boca Raton,
Florida. 341-356.
- Bañuelos,
G.S. and Z.-Q. Lin. 2010. Cultivation of the Indian fig Opuntia in selenium-rich drainage sediments under
field conditions. Soil Use and
Management. 26(2): 167-175.
- Lin, Z.-Q., N.
Terry, S. Gao, S.
Mohamed, and Z.H. Ye. 2010. Vegetation changes and partitioning of
selenium in 4-year-old constructed wetlands treating agricultural
drainage. International Journal of
Phytoremediation. 12(3): 255-267.
- Bañuelos, G.S., Z.-Q. Lin, and X.B. Yin (eds.). 2009. Selenium
Deficiency, Toxicity and Biofortification for Human Health. USTC
Press, Hefei, China. 116p.
- Mahdy, A.M., E.A. Elkhatib, N.O. Fathi, and Z.-Q. Lin. 2009. Effects of
co-application of biosolids and water treatment residuals on corn growth
and bioavailable phosphorus and aluminium in
alkaline soils in Egypt. Journal of Environmental
Quality. 38: 1501-1510.
- Bañuelos, G.S. and Z.-Q. Lin (eds.). 2009. Development
and Uses of Biofortified Agricultural Products. CRC Press, Boca Raton,
Florida. 297p.
- Lin,
Z.-Q. 2009. Uptake and
accumulation of selenium in plants in relation to chemical speciation and
biotransformation. In: G.S. Banuelos and Z.-Q.
Lin (eds.), Development and Uses
of Biofortified Agricultural Products. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
45-56.
- Keller, S., T. Zhang, S. Webb, R. Brugam, K.A. Johnson and Z.-Q. Lin. 2008.
Effects of suburban land use on phosphorous fractions and speciation in
the Upper Peruque Creek, Eastern Missouri. Water Environment Research. 80(4):
316-323.
- Lin,
Z.-Q. 2008. Ecological
process: volatilization. In: S.E. Jorgensen & Brian Fath (eds.), Encyclopedia of Ecology. Elsevier,
Oxford, UK. 3700-3705.
- Lin,
Z.-Q., H. Mohamed, Z.H. Ye,
and N. Terry. 2007. Phytorestoration of
metal-contaminated industrial wasteland: a greenhouse feasibility study.
In: D. Sarkar, R. Datta,
and R. Hannigan (eds.), Concepts and
Applications in Environmental Geochemistry. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 487-502.
- Bañuelos, G.S. and Z.-Q. Lin. 2007.
Acceleration of selenium volatilization in seleniferous
agricultural drainage sediments amended with methionine
and casein. Environmental Pollution. 150(3): 306-312.
- Bañuelos, G.S. and Z.-Q. Lin. 2006. Reuse
of agricultural drainage water in Central California: Phytosustainability
in soil with high levels of salinity and toxic trace elements. In: E. Frossard, W.E.H. Blum, and B. Warkentin
(eds.), Function of Soils for Human Societies and the Environment.
The Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 266: 79-88.
- Shrestha, B., S. Lipe,
K.A. Johnson, T.Q. Zhang, W. Retzlaff, and Z.-Q.
Lin. 2006. Soil hydraulic manipulation and organic amendment for the
enhancement of selenium volatilization in a soil-pickleweed
system. Plant and Soil. 288: 189-196.
- Tryfonas, A. E., J.K. Tucker, P.E. Brunkow, K.A. Johnson, H.S. Hussein, and Z.-Q. Lin.
2006. Metal accumulation in eggs of the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in the Lower Illinois River. Chemosphere.
63: 39-48.
- Bañuelos, G.S., Z.-Q. Lin, I. Arroyo, and
N. Terry. 2005. Selenium volatilization in vegetated agricultural drainage
sediment from the San Luis Drain, Central California. Chemosphere. 60(9): 1203-1213.
- Lin,
Z.-Q. 2005. Bioaccumulation.
In: Jay H. Lehr, Jack Keeley (eds.). Water Encyclopaedia: Surface and Agricultural Water.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ. 34-36.
- Bañuelos, G.S. and Z.-Q. Lin. 2005.
Phytoremediation management of selenium-laden drainage sediments in the
San Luis Drain: A greenhouse feasibility study. Ecotoxicology
and Environmental Safety. 62(3): 309-316.
- Ye, Z. H., Z.-Q. Lin, S. N.
Whiting, M. P. de Souza, and N. Terry. 2003. Possible use of constructed
wetland to remove selenocyanate, arsenic, and
boron from electric utility wastewater. Chemosphere. 52: 1571-1579.
- Gao, S., K.K. Tanji, Z.-Q.
Lin, N. Terry, and D.W. Peters. 2003. Selenium
removal and mass balance in a constructed flow-through wetland system. Journal of Environmental Quality.
32: 1557-1570.
- Gao, S., K.K. Tanji, D.W.
Peters, Z.-Q. Lin,
and N. Terry. 2003. Selenium removal from irrigation drainage water
flowing through constructed wetland cells with special attention to
accumulation in sediments. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 1:
263-284.
- Lin, Z.-Q. and N. Terry. 2003. Selenium
removal by constructed wetlands: Quantitative importance of
biological volatilization in the treatment of selenium-laden agricultural
drainage water. Environmental Science & Technology. 3: 606-615.
- Bañuelos, G.S., Z.-Q. Lin, L. Wu, and N.
Terry. 2002. Phytoremediation
of selenium-contaminated soils and waters: fundamentals and future
prospects. Reviews on Environmental
Health. 4: 291-306.
- Fox,
P., D. LaDuc, H. Hussein, Z.-Q. Lin, and
N. Terry. 2002. Selenium speciation in soils and plants. pp. 339-345. In: Y. Cai, and O.
Braids, (eds.), Biogeochemistry of Environmentally Important
Trace Elements. American
Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.
- Lin, Z.-Q., M. de Souza, I.J. Pickering, and N. Terry. 2002. Evaluation of
the macroalga, Chara canescens, for the remediation of
selenium-contaminated agricultural drainage by microcosms. Journal of
Environmental Quality. 31: 2104-2110.
- Lin,
Z.-Q., V. Cervinka, I.J. Pickering, A. Zayed, and N. Terry. 2002. Managing selenium-contaminated
agricultural drainage water by the integrated on-farm drainage management
system: role of selenium volatilization. Water Research. 12:
3150-3160.
- Lee, A., Z.-Q. Lin, I.J. Pickering, and N. Terry. 2001. X-ray
absorption spectroscopy study shows that the rapid selenium volatilizer, pickleweed (Salicornia bigelovii Torr.),
reduces selenate to organic forms without the
aid of microbes. Planta. 213:
977-980.
- Ye, Z.H., S.N. Whiting, J.H. Qian, C.M. Lytle, Z.-Q.
Lin, and N. Terry. 2001. Trace element removal from coal ash leachate by a 10-year-old constructed wetland. Journal
of Environmental Quality. 30: 1710-1719.
- Ye, Z.H. S.N. Whiting, Z.-Q. Lin, C.M. Lytle, J.H. Qian, and N. Terry. 2001. Removal
and distribution of Fe, Mn, Co, and Ni within a
Pennsylvania constructed wetland treating coal combustion by-product leachate. Journal
of Environmental Quality. 30: 1464-1473.
- Lin, Z.-Q., R.S. Schemenauer, V. Cervinka, A.
Zayed, and N. Terry. 2000. Selenium
volatilization from a soil-plant treatment system for the remediation of
contaminated water and soil in the San Joaquin Valley. Journal of Environmental Quality.
29: 1048-1056.
- Zayed, A., E. Pilon-Smits,
M. de Souza, Z.-Q. Lin, and N.
Terry. 2000. Remediation of
selenium-polluted soils and waters by phytovolatilization.
pp. 61-83. In: N. Terry and G.S. Bañuelos
(eds.), Phytoremediation of Metal
Contaminated Soil and Water. Lewis Publishers, New York.
- Lin, Z.-Q., D. Hansen, A. Zayed, and N. Terry.
1999. Biological selenium volatilization: method of measurement under
field conditions. Journal of
Environmental Quality. 28:
309-315.
- Lin, Z.-Q., R.S. Schemenauer, P.H. Schuepp, N.N. Barthakur, and
G.G. Kennedy. 1997. Airborne metal pollutants in southern Quebec, Canada
and their likely source regions. Agricultural
and Forest Meteorology. 87: 41-54.
- Lin, Z.-Q., P.H. Schuepp, N.N. Barthakur,
G.G. Kennedy, and R.S. Schemenauer. 1997. On
pathways of Mn and Zn deposited in subalpine
forests in southern Quebec, Canada. 099.pdf (6pp). In: R. Prost (ed.), Contaminated
Soils. INRA, Paris.
- Lin, Z.-Q., and P.H. Schuepp. 1996. Contamination
and distribution of metal deposits on the surface of balsam fir (Abies balsamea
(L) Mill) foliage by micro-PIXE. Environmental
Science & Technology. 1: 246-251.
- Lin, Z.-Q., W.H. Hendershot, G.G. Kennedy, P. Dutilleul, and P.H. Schuepp.
1996. Total elements in forest soils affected by acid deposition in
southern Quebec. Canadian Journal of
Soil Science. 76: 165-171.
- Lin, Z.-Q., N.N. Barthakur, P.H. Schuepp, and G.G. Kennedy. 1996. Uptake and
translocation studies in balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L) Mill.) seedlings with 54Mn
and 65Zn radioisotopes applied to soil surfaces. Journal of Environmental Quality.
1: 92-96.
- Lin, Z.-Q., N.N. Barthakur, P.H. Schuepp, and G.G. Kennedy. 1995. Uptake and translocation
of 54Mn and 65Zn applied on foliage and bark
surfaces of balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) seedlings. Environmental and Experimental Botany.
4: 475-483.
- Lin, Z.-Q., P.H. Schuepp, R.S. Schemenauer,
and G.G. Kennedy. 1995. Trace metal contamination in and on balsam fir (Abies balsamea
(L) Mill.) foliage in southern Quebec, Canada. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 81: 175-191.
- Huang, H.Y, C. Liang, and Z.-Q. Lin. 1995. Element contents
in tree rings of Sand-pine (Pinus clausa Sargent.) and the
environment change in Changbai Mountain. Chinese Forest Ecosystem
Research. Chinese Science Press, Beijing. 7.
- Huang, H.Y., D.M. Jiang, Y.B.
Zhang, Z.-Q. Lin, and Y.Y.
Wang. 1993. Heavy metals in tree rings: A bio-indicator of environmental
pollution. pp. 1-6. In: G.Z. Tu, D.S. Liu
(eds.). Environmental Geochemistry
and Human Health. Chinese Environmental Science Press, Beijing.
- Huang, H.Y., D.M. Jiang, and Z.-Q. Lin. 1993. Cadmium in tree
rings and environmental Cd-pollution. China Environmental Science. 13: 11-16.
- Huang, H.Y., D.M. Jiang, C.X.
Zhang, Y.B. Zhang, and Z.-Q. Lin. 1991. Study of the control of
cadmium-pollution in soils by forest ecological engineering. China Environmental Science (English Edition). 1: 36-45.
- Lin, Z.-Q. and H.Y. Huang. 1989. Tolerance of woody-plants to mercury. Acta Ecological Sinica.
4: 315-319.
- Lin, Z.-Q. and H.Y. Huang. 1989. Uptake and tolerance of plants to mercury in
soils (Review). Agro-Environmental
Protection. 5: 33-35.
- Lin, Z.-Q. and H.Y. Huang. 1989. Application of forest eco-engineering in
controlling environmental pollution. Urban
Environment and Ecology. 1: 41-43.
- Lin, Z.-Q. and H.Y. Huang. 1988. On phytoremediation of Hg-contaminated soils
by woody-plants. China Environmental Science. 3: 35-40.
- Liu, R.K., Z.-Q. Lin, L. Wang, and W.H. Chen. 1986. Sulphur content in
tree bark and the assessment of air quality in winter. Journal of Liaoning University (Natural Sciences). 3:54-59.
- Vice
President,
International Society of Environmental
Indicators (2009-present)
- Chair, Environmental Science Division, Illinois State Academy of Science (2004-2006)
- Theme Editor: Environmental Bioindicators
& Pollution Ecology. The Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS),
developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss
Publishers Co. Ltd., UK (2006 – present)
- Co-Chair, First International
Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health, 2009, Suzhou,
China
- Chair, Phytoremediation of
Metalloids Session at the 3rd International Conference on Soil Pollution
and Remediation, 2008, Nanjing, China
- Chair, Bioindicators of Water, Air and Soil
Pollution Session at the 16th International Conference on
Environmental Bioindicators, 2008, Orlando,
Florida
- Chair, Salinity & Selenium Session at the 4th
International Conference on Phytotechnologies,
2007, Denver, USA
- Co-Chair, Symposium on the Development and Uses of Biofortified
Agricultural Products at the 9th International Conference on the
Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, 2007, Beijing, China
- Chair, Bioindicators of Water, Air
and Soil Pollution Session at the 15th International Conference on
Environmental Bioindicators, 2007, Hong Kong
- Invited Scientific Reviewer for Journals: Agricultural
and Food Science in Finland; Australian Journal of Soil Research;
Bioremediation Journal; Bioresource Technology;
Chemosphere; Ecotoxicology; Environmental
Monitoring and Assessment; Environmental Pollution; Environmental Sciences
& Technology; Environmental Technology; Ethiopian Journal of Science;
Functional Plant Biology; International Journal of Environmental
Analytical Chemistry; International Journal of Phytoremediation; Journal
of Environmental Engineering; Journal of Environmental Management; Journal
of Environmental Quality; Journal of Environmental Sciences; Journal of
Hydrology; Journal of Plant Growth Regulation; Landscape and Urban
Planning; Oxford University Press; Pedosphere:
an International Journal; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry; Plant and
Soil; Science of the Total Environment; Soil and Sediment Contamination;
Soil Use and Management; Water Environment Research; Wetlands
- Invited Scientific Reviewer for Funding Agencies: Arab Science & Technology Foundation; Louisiana’s National
Science Foundation; Qatar National Research Fund; Swiss National Science
Foundation; USDA-CSREES; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. Civilian
Research & Development Foundation; U.S. National Science Foundation.
- This Week
in CAS:
October 31, 2011. EPA grant explores mushrooms, selenium. (http://thisweekincas.com/2011/10/31/)
- Chattanooga Times Free Press: February 13, 2005. Researchers ready for creek study. [full article]
- Environment
News Service:
January 8, 2003. Wetlands clean selenium from farm runoff.
(http://ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2003/2003-01-08-09.asp)
- The Reporter: January 6, 2003. Selenium study serves scientists big
surprise. (http://63.192.157.117/Current/News/Inside/03/01/dailyinside010603.html#id3124677789)
- Wildlife News: January 4, 2003. Nature's filter: Wetlands clean
selenium from agricultural runoff. (http://www.naturalworldtours.co.uk/articles2003/jan/jan0403.htm)
- The Oakland Tribune: January 4, 2003. Marshes can clean pollutant
from farm runoff: Study in Central Valley finds that plants, microbes send
selenium harmlessly into the air. [full article]
- Breakthroughs: 2002, 8(1), 17-18. Exploring a world of opportunities
- Turning students on with research. [full article]
- California WILD: 2001, Summer, 18-23. Plant Power: mean, green,
toxin-cleaning machines. [full article]
- ESTUARY Newsletter: 2001, 10(4), 3. Science Spot - Selenium busters. (http://sfep.abag.ca.gov/sfep-newsletter/2001_08/article_04.php)
- EPRI Journal: 1997, 22(4), 16-25. Constructed wetlands treat
wastewater naturally. [full article]
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