Pollution Ecology Laboratory
LAB ALUMNI
Visiting Scholars/Post-doc
Researcher
Dr. Ahmed Mahdy
Post-doc
Researcher, 2007-2008, 2010
Research
Interests at SIUE: Chemical characterization of plant nutrients and toxic trace
elements in agricultural soils co-amended with biosolids and drinking water
treatment residuals
Dr. Hussein Mohamed
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt
Visiting Scholar, 2005
Research Interests: Phytoremediation of metal and PAH-contaminated soils - plant and microbial interaction
Graduate Students
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MS Graduate Student (Environmental Science) from 2002-2004. Thesis: Effects of Land Use on Phosphorous Fraction and Speciation in a Missouri Ozark Creek. Current
Position: Soil Conservationist, USDA-NRCS, St. Peters, MO Publication: Keller, S., T. Zhang, S. Webb, R. Brugam, K. 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. |
MS Graduate Student (Environmental Science) from 2003-2004 Thesis: Bioaccumulation of Metal Pollutants in Eggs of the Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegens) from the Lower Illinois River. Current: Biologist, San Carlos Apache Tribe, Arizona Publication: 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 |
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B.Sc.
in Environmental Science (Hons.) at Kathmandu
University, Nepal. MS
Graduate Student (Environmental Science) from 2004-2005 Thesis:
Enhancement of Selenium Volatilization in a Soil-Pickleweed
(Salicornia bigelovii)
System. Current: Environmental Scientist, WTM Enterprises, LLC Publication:
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. |
M.S. in Environmental Sciences, 2003-2006 Thesis:
Biological Transformation and Volatilization of Arsenic in a Soil-Rabbitfoot Grass System. Current: Analytical Chemist, Tyco/Mallinckrodt, MO. Publication: 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. |
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B.S.
in Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville M.S.
in Biological Sciences, 2004-2006 Thesis:
Bioaccumulation of Arsenic in Freshwater Fish with Different Feeding
Strategies using Wetland Microcosms Current:
Department of Conservation, the State of Missouri |
B.Sc.
in Environmental Science and Biology, University of Maine at Farmington. M.S.
in Environmental Sciences, 2005-2006 Thesis: Microbial Volatilization of Selenium in a Soil-Rabbitfoot Grass System Current: Environmental Scientist, PEER Consultants, P.C. |
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MS Graduate Student (Environmental Science) from 2005-2006 Thesis: Co-application of Biosolids and Water Treatment Residues in Agricultural Soil: Effects on Leachate Phosphorus and Bioaccumulation of Arsenic in Wheat Current: Biologist, US Army Corps of Engineers, West Alton, MO |
(Co-supervised by Dr. Vance McCracken in Department of
Biological Sciences) B.Sc. in Tribhuvan University
in Nepal MS in Environmental Sciences, with a degree
concentration of Environmental Biology, 2007-2009. Thesis: Microbial Volatilization of Selenium
in a Soil-Plant System: Role of Rabbitfoot
Grass-Associated Microbes Current: Ph.D. Candidate, Kansas
State University |
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Awards: Competitive Graduate Award
from SIUE; Honorable Mention by US NSF B.S. in
Environmental Science from Southeast Missouri State University. M.S. in
Environmental Sciences, with an emphasis in Environmental Biology, 2006-2009. Thesis:
Effects of Co-Application of Biosolids and Drinking Water Treatment Residuals
on Phosphorus Availability in Agricultural Soils Current: Environmental Protection Specialist, US Army Corps of
Engineers, St. Louis District, MO. |
B.S. in Food Science &
Technology, Henan University of Technology, China M.S. in Environmental Sciences,
with emphasis in Environmental Chemistry, 2008-2010 Thesis: Integrating Phytoremediation
and Biofortification: Use of Se-laden Plant Materials for Production of
Se-enriched Edible Mushroom Current: Ph.D. Candidate,
University of Texas at El Paso |
Undergraduate
Students
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Undergraduate Student in Biological Sciences. Senior Assignment Research Project (2003-2004): Plant Tolerance and Accumulation of Arsenic. |
Undergraduate Student in Biological Sciences. Senior Assignment Research Project (2004-2005): Selenium Speciation in a Soil-Rabbitfoot Grass System. |
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Undergraduate Student in Biological Sciences, a Dean's Scholar at SIUE. Senior Assignment Research Project (2004-2005): Effects of Phosphate on Arsenic Volatilization in a Soil-Rabbitfoot Grass System. |
Undergraduate Student in Biological Sciences, a Dean's Scholar at SIUE. Research Project (Spring 2006): Bioaccumulation and transformation of selenium in fungi. |
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Undergraduate Student in Biological Sciences from Fall 2006 - Spring 2007. Senior Assignment Research Project (2006-2007): Bioaccumulation of selenium in Oyster mushroom. |
Research Projects
(2005-2007): Bioaccumulation of Arsenic in Placenta from Residents
in South Chattanooga. |
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Biology, 2007 Research Project: Accumulation and transformation of
selenium in mushrooms. |
Biology, 2007- 2008 Research Project: Land application of biosolids and DWTRs |
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Biology,
Senior Assignent Research Project (2007- 2008): Accumulation and transformation
of selenium in mushrooms |
Others
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Research Project: Bioaccumulation and transformation of selenium
in editable mushroom |
Research Project: Partitioning of arsenic in wetland microcosms
treating arsenic-contaminated urban runoff |
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Research Project: Volatilization of arsenic in soil-plant
systems: Effects of arsenic speciation and phosphate interaction |
