Hao QIU
Professor
Email:haoqiu@sjtu.edu.cn
Tel:021-54743926
Office:Shanghai

Research Interests

  1. Speciation, transformation, transport, bioavailability, and toxicity of trace metals
  2. Fate and effect of data-poor chemicals (nanoparticles, rare earth elements, microplastics) in soil
  3. Biogeochemical cycle of trace elements
  4. Applying omics-based tools in risk assessment of metals and metal-based nanoparticles
  5. Development of soil remediation strategies on a regional or site-specific basis

Education

09/2010-06/2014:  Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Leiden University, the Netherlands

09/2008-06/2010:  M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, China

09/2004-06/2008:  B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering, Nanjing University of S&T, China

Positions

07/2022-present:   Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

01/2022-06/2022:  Associate Professor (tenured), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

02/2017-12/2021:  Associate Professor (tenure-track), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

02/2015-08/2016:  Postdoctoral Fellow, KU Leuven, Belgium (with Prof. Erik Smolders)

07/2014-09/2014:  Guest Researcher, Leiden University, the Netherlands (with Prof. Willie Peijnenburg)

01/2013-04/2013:  Visiting PhD student, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands (with Prof. Cornelis van Gestel)

Publications

*Corresponding author; Updated on May 15th, 2022

2022

1. Li, W.; Zhang, P.; Qiu, H.*; Van Gestel, C. A. M.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M.; Cao, X.; Zhao, L.; Xu, X.; He, E.*, Commonwealth of soil health: how do earthworms modify the soil microbial responses to CeO2 nanoparticles? Environmental Science & Technology 2022, 56, (2), 1138-1148.

2. Li, X.; Ji, S.; He, E.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M.; Cao, X.; Zhao, L.; Xu, X.; Zhang, P.; Qiu, H.*, UV/ozone induced physicochemical transformations of polystyrene nanoparticles and their aggregation tendency and kinetics with natural organic matter in aqueous systems. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2022, 433, 128790.

3. Yang, B.; Qiu, H.*; Zhang, P.; He, E.; Xia, B.; Liu, Y.; Zhao, L.; Xu, X.; Cao, X., Modeling and visualizing the transport and retention of cationic and oxyanionic metals (Cd and Cr) in saturated soil under various hydrochemical and hydrodynamic conditions. Science of The Total Environment 2022, 812, 151467.

4. Zhang, P.; He, E.; Romero-Freire, A.; Xia, B.; Ying, R.; Liu, Y.; Qiu, H.*, Plant intelligence in a rapidly changing world: implementation of plant-plant communications in managed plant systems. Sustainable Horizons 2022, 2, 100008.

5. He, E.; Qiu, H.*, Lanthanum and cerium disrupt similar biological pathways and interact synergistically in Triticum aestivum as revealed by metabolomic profiling and quantitative modeling. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2022, 426, 127831.

6. Romero-Freire, A.*; Qiu, H.*, Editorial for Special Issue "Elemental Concentration and Pollution in Soil, Water, and Sediment". Minerals 2022, 12, (3), 338.

7. Gong, B.; Qiu, H.; Romero-Freire, A.; Van Gestel, C. A. M.; He, E., Incorporation of chemical and toxicological availability into metal mixture toxicity modeling: State of the art and future perspectives. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 2022, 52, (10), 1730-1772.

8. Gui, X.; Ren, Z.; Xu, X.; Chen, X.; Chen, M.; Wei, Y.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Gao, B.; Cao, X., Dispersion and transport of microplastics in three water-saturated coastal soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2022, 424, 127614.

9. Luo, Y.; Li, Z.; Xu, H.; Xu, X.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X.; Zhao, L., Development of phosphorus composite biochar for simultaneous enhanced carbon sink and heavy metal immobilization in soil. Science of The Total Environment 2022, 831, 154845.

10. Yin, J.; Zhao, L.; Xu, X.; Li, D.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X., Evaluation of long-term carbon sequestration of biochar in soil with biogeochemical field model. Science of The Total Environment 2022, 822, 153576.

11. Xu, Z.; Yu, Y.; Xu, X.; Tsang, D. C. W.; Yao, C.; Fan, J.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X., Direct and indirect electron transfer routes of chromium(VI) reduction with different crystalline ferric oxyhydroxides in the presence of pyrogenic carbon. Environmental Science & Technology 2022, 56, (3), 1724-1735.

12. Wang, W.; Dong, Q.; Qiu, H.; Li, H.; Mao, Y.; Liu, Y.; Gong, T.; Xiang, M.; Huang, Y.; Wang, C.; Zan, R., Rapid reactivation of aged NZVI/GO by Shewanella CN32 for efficient removal of tetrabromobisphenol A and associated reaction mechanisms. Journal of Cleaner Production 2022, 333, 130215.

13. Wei, Y.; Yuan, C.; Xu, X.; Chen, X.; Ren, Z.; Gui, X.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X., Colloid formation and facilitated chromium transport in the coastal area soil induced by freshwater and seawater alternating fluctuations. Water Research 2022, 118456.

14. Zhang, P.; Fan, J.; Xu, X.; Xu, Z.; Yu, Y.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X., Contrasting effects of dry-wet and freeze-thaw aging on the immobilization of As in As-contaminated soils amended by zero-valent iron-embedded biochar. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2022, 426, 128123.

15. Zhang, P.; Li, W.; Qiu, H.; Liu, M.; Li, Y.; He, E., Metal resistant gut microbiota facilitates snails feeding on metal hyperaccumulator plant Sedum alfredii in the phytoremediation field. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2022, 236, 113514.

2021

16. Li, X.; He, E.; Xia, B.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, P.; Cao, X.; Zhao, L.; Xu, X.; Qiu, H.*, Protein corona-induced aggregation of differently sized nanoplastics: Impacts of protein type and concentration. Environmental Science: Nano 2021, 8, (6), 1560-1570.

17. Xu, H.; He, E.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M.; Song, L.; Zhao, L.; Xu, X.; Cao, X.; Qiu, H.*, Contribution of pristine and reduced microbial extracellular polymeric substances of different sources to Cu(II) reduction. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021, 415, 125616.

18. Xu, H.; Xia, B.; He, E.*; Qiu, R.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M.; Qiu, H.*; Zhao, L.; Xu, X.; Cao, X., Dynamic release and transformation of metallic copper colloids in flooded paddy soil: Role of soil reducible sulfate and temperature. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021, 402, 123462.

19. Feng, K.; Xu, Z.; Gao, B.; Xu, X.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X., Mesoporous ball-milling iron-loaded biochar for enhanced sorption of reactive red: Performance and mechanisms. Environmental Pollution 2021, 290, 117992.

20. Liang, J.; Duan, X.; Xu, X.; Chen, K.; Wu, F.; Qiu, H.; Liu, C.; Wang, S.; Cao, X., Biomass-derived pyrolytic carbons accelerated Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox cycle for persulfate activation: Pyrolysis temperature-depended performance and mechanisms. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2021, 297, 120446.

21. Liang, J.; Duan, X.; Xu, X.; Chen, K.; Zhang, Y.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Wang, S.; Cao, X., Persulfate oxidation of sulfamethoxazole by magnetic iron-char composites via nonradical pathways: Fe(IV) versus surface-mediated electron transfer. Environmental Science & Technology 2021, 55, (14), 10077-10086.

22. Li, D.; Zhao, L.*; Cao, X.; Xiao, Z.; Nan, H.; Qiu, H., Nickel-catalyzed formation of mesoporous carbon structure promoted capacitive performance of exhausted biochar. Chemical Engineering Journal 2021, 406, 126856.

23. Li, X.; He, E.*; Jiang, K.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M.; Qiu, H., The crucial role of a protein corona in determining the aggregation kinetics and colloidal stability of polystyrene nanoplastics. Water Research 2021, 190, 116742.

24. Liu, Y.; Li, Y.; Pan, B.*; Zhang, X.; Zhang, H.; Steinberg, C. E. W.; Qiu, H.; Vijver, M. G.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M., Application of low dosage of copper oxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles boosts bacterial and fungal communities in soil. Science of The Total Environment 2021, 757, 143807.

25. Gong, B.; He, E.; Romero-Freire, A.; Ruan, J.; Yang, W.; Zhang, P.; Qiu, H., Do essential elements (P and Fe) have mitigation roles in the toxicity of individual and binary mixture of yttrium and cerium to Triticum aestivum? Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021, 416, 125761.

26. Gong, B.; He, E.; Van Gestel, C. A. M.; Tang, Y.; Yang, W.; Yang, J.; Li, Y.; Qiu, H., Dynamic interaction processes of rare earth metal mixtures in terrestrial organisms interpreted by toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic model. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021, 418, 126281.

27. Ren, Z.; Gui, X.; Wei, Y.; Chen, X.; Xu, X.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X., Chemical and photo-initiated aging enhances transport risk of microplastics in saturated soils: Key factors, mechanisms, and modeling. Water Research 2021, 202, 117407.

28. Ren, Z.; Gui, X.; Xu, X.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X., Microplastics in the soil-groundwater environment: Aging, migration, and co-transport of contaminants – A critical review. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021, 419, 126455.

29. Romero-Freire, A.; González, V.; Groenenberg, J. E.; Qiu, H.; Auffan, M.; Cotelle, S.; Giamberini, L., Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of lanthanides for Vicia faba L. are mediated by their chemical speciation in different exposure media. Science of The Total Environment 2021, 790, 148223.

30. Xu, X.; Xu, Z.; Huang, J.; Gao, B.*; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X.*, Sorption of reactive red by biochars ball milled in different atmospheres: Co-effect of surface morphology and functional groups. Chemical Engineering Journal 2021, 413, 127468.

31. Yang, F.; Xu, Z.; Huang, Y.*; Tsang, D. C. W.; Ok, Y. S.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Xu, X.; Cao, X.*, Stabilization of dissolvable biochar by soil minerals: Release reduction and organo-mineral complexes formation. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021, 412, 125213.

32. Yang, F.; Chen, Y.; Huang, Y.; Cao, X.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Xu, X.*, New insights into the underlying influence of bentonite on Pb immobilization by undissolvable and dissolvable fractions of biochar. Science of The Total Environment 2021, 775, 145824.

33. Yu, Y.; Xu, Z.; Xu, X.*; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X., Synergistic role of bulk carbon and iron minerals inherent in the sludge-derived biochar for As(V) immobilization. Chemical Engineering Journal 2021, 417, 129183.

34. Wei, Y.; Xu, X.*; Zhao, L.; Chen, X.; Qiu, H.; Gao, B.; Cao, X., Migration and transformation of chromium in unsaturated soil during groundwater table fluctuations induced by rainfall. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021, 126229.

2020

35. He, E.; Qiu, R.; Cao, X.; Song, L.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M.; Qiu, H.*, Elucidating toxicodynamic differences at the molecular scale between ZnO nanoparticles and ZnCl2 in Enchytraeus crypticus via nontargeted metabolomics. Environmental Science & Technology 2020, 54, (6), 3487-3498.

36. Ji, J.; He, E.; Qiu, H.*; Peijnenburg, W.; Van Gestel, C. A. M.; Cao, X., Effective modeling framework for quantifying the potential impacts of coexisting anions on the toxicity of arsenate, selenite, and vanadate. Environmental Science & Technology 2020, 54, (4), 2379-2388.

37. Li, X.; He, E.; Xia, B.; Van Gestel, C. A. M.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M.; Cao, X.; Qiu, H.*, Impact of CeO2 nanoparticles on the aggregation kinetics and stability of polystyrene nanoplastics: Importance of surface functionalization and solution chemistry. Water Research 2020, 186, 116324.

38. Qiu, H.; Xu, H.; Xu, Z.; Xia, B.; Peijnenburg, W.; Cao, X.; Du, H.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, R.; He, E.*, The shuttling effects and associated mechanisms of different types of iron oxide nanoparticles for Cu(II) reduction by Geobacter sulfurreducens, Journal of Hazardous Materials 2020, 393, 122390.

39. Li, J.; He, E.; Romero-Freire, A.; Cao, X.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.*, Coherent toxicity prediction framework for deciphering the joint effects of rare earth metals (La and Ce) under varied levels of calcium and NTA. Chemosphere 2020, 254, 126905.

40. Gong, B.; He, E.; Qiu, H.*; Van Gestel, C. A. M.; Romero-Freire, A.; Zhao, L.; Xu, X.; Cao, X., Interactions of arsenic, copper, and zinc in soil-plant system: Partition, uptake and phytotoxicity. Science of The Total Environment 2020, 745, 140926.

41. Li, X.; He, E.; Zhang, M.; Peijnenburg, W.; Liu, Y.; Song, L.; Cao, X.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.*, Interactions of CeO2 nanoparticles with natural colloids and electrolytes impact their aggregation kinetics and colloidal stability. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2020, 386, 121973.

42. He, E.; Gong, B.; Qiu, H.*; Van Gestel, C. A. M.; Ruan, J.; Tang, Y.; Huang, X.; Xiao, X.; Li, M.; Qiu, R., Model-based rationalization of mixture toxicity and accumulation in Triticum aestivum upon concurrent exposure to yttrium, lanthanum, and cerium. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2020, 389, 121940.

43. Gong, B.; He, E.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M.; Iwasaki, Y.; Van Gestel, C. A. M.; Cao, X.; Zhao, L.; Xu, X.; Qiu, H.*, Coupling mixture reference models with DGT-perceived metal flux for deciphering the nonadditive effects of rare earth mixtures to wheat in soils. Environmental Research 2020, 188, 109736.

44. Fan, J.; Chen, X.; Xu, Z.; Xu, X.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X.*, One-pot synthesis of nZVI-embedded biochar for remediation of two mining arsenic-contaminated soils: Arsenic immobilization associated with iron transformation. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2020, 398, 122901.

45. Fan, J.; Zhao, L.*; Kan, J.; Qiu, H.; Xu, X.; Cao, X., Uptake of vegetable and soft drink affected transformation and bioaccessibility of lead in gastrointestinal track exposed to lead-contaminated soil particles. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2020, 194, 110411.

46. Gong, B.; He, E.*; Xia, B.; Ying, R.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M.; Liu, Y.; Qiu, H., Bioavailability and phytotoxicity of rare earth metals to Triticum aestivum under various exposure scenarios. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2020, 205, 111346.

47. Huang, X.; He, E.*; Qiu, H.; Zhang, L.; Tang, Y. T.; Zhao, C.; Li, M.; Xiao, X.; Qiu, R., Do toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic processes hold the same for light and heavy rare earth elements in terrestrial organism Enchytraeus crypticus? Environmental Pollution 2020, 262, 114234.

48. Liang, J.; Xu, X.*; Zhong, Q.; Xu, Z.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X.*, Roles of the mineral constituents in sludge-derived biochar in persulfate activation for phenol degradation. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2020, 398, 122861.

49. Liu, S.; Liu, Y.*; Pan, B.; He, Y.; Li, B.; Zhou, D.; Xiao, Y.; Qiu, H.; Vijver, M. G.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M., The promoted dissolution of copper oxide nanoparticles by dissolved humic acid: Copper complexation over particle dispersion. Chemosphere 2020, 245, 125612.

50. Nan, H.; Xiao, Z.; Zhao, L.*; Yang, F.; Xu, H.; Xu, X.; Qiu, H., Nitrogen transformation during pyrolysis of various N-containing biowastes with participation of mineral calcium. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2020, 8, (32), 12197-12207.

51. Nan, H.; Zhao, L.*; Yang, F.; Liu, Y.; Xiao, Z.; Cao, X.; Qiu, H., Different alkaline minerals interacted with biomass carbon during pyrolysis: Which one improved biochar carbon sequestration? Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 255, 120162.

52. Xu, Z.; Xu, X.; Tsang, D. C. W.; Yang, F.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X.*, Participation of soil active components in the reduction of Cr(VI) by biochar: Differing effects of iron mineral alone and its combination with organic acid. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2020, 384, 121455.

53. Zhao, L.; Zhao, Y.; Nan, H.; Yang, F.; Qiu, H.; Xu, X.; Cao, X.*, Suppressed formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during pyrolytic production of Fe-enriched composite biochar. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2020, 382, 121033.

2019

54. He, E.; Yang, Y.; Xu, Z.; Qiu, H.*; Yang, F.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M.; Zhang, W.; Qiu, R.; Wang, S., Two years of aging influences the distribution and lability of metal(loid)s in a contaminated soil amended with different biochars. Science of The Total Environment 2019, 673, 245-253.

55. Yang, W. J.; Ding, K. B.; Zhang, P.; Qiu, H.*; Cloquet, C.; Wen, H. J.; Morel, J. L.; Qiu, R. L.; Tang, Y. T.*, Cadmium stable isotope variation in a mountain area impacted by acid mine drainage. Science of The Total Environment 2019, 646, 696-703.

56. He, E.; Qiu, H.*; Huang, X.; Van Gestel, C. A. M.; Qiu, R., Different dynamic accumulation and toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles and ionic Zn in the soil sentinel organism Enchytraeus crypticus. Environmental Pollution 2019, 245, 510-518.

57. Gong, B.; He, E.; Qiu, H.*; Li, J.; Ji, J.; Peijnenburg, W.; Liu, Y.; Zhao, L.; Cao, X., The cation competition and electrostatic theory are equally valid in quantifying the toxicity of trivalent rare earth ions (Y3+ and Ce3+) to Triticum aestivum. Environmental Pollution 2019, 250, 456-463. (IF: 6.792, Times Cited: 8)

58. Gong, B.; He, E.; Qiu, H.*; Li, J.; Ji, J.; Zhao, L.; Cao, X., Phytotoxicity of individual and binary mixtures of rare earth elements (Y, La, and Ce) in relation to bioavailability. Environmental Pollution 2019, 246, 114-121.

59. Yao, A.; Ju, L.; Ling, X.; Liu, C.; Wei, X.; Qiu, H.*; Tang, Y.; Morel, J. L.; Qiu, R.; Li, C.; Wang, S., Simultaneous attenuation of phytoaccumulation of Cd and As in soil treated with inorganic and organic amendments. Environmental Pollution 2019, 250, 464-474.

60. Zhang, Y.; Xu, X.; Zhang, P.; Ling, Z.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X.*, Pyrolysis-temperature depended quinone and carbonyl groups as the electron accepting sites in barley grass derived biochar. Chemosphere 2019, 232, 273-280.

61. Zhao, L.; Nan, H.; Kan, Y.; Xu, X.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X.*, Infiltration behavior of heavy metals in runoff through soil amended with biochar as bulking agent. Environmental Pollution 2019, 254, 113114.

62. Liang, J.; Xu, X.; Qamar Zaman, W.; Hu, X.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X.*, Different mechanisms between biochar and activated carbon for the persulfate catalytic degradation of sulfamethoxazole: Roles of radicals in solution or solid phase. Chemical Engineering Journal 2019, 375, 121908.

63. Li, Y.; Zhou, C.; Wang, S.; Lin, Q.*; Ni, Z.; Qiu, H.; Morel, J. L.; Qiu, R., Phytotoxicity and oxidative effects of typical quaternary ammonium compounds on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2019, 26, (25), 25985-25999.

64. Song, B.; Chen, M.; Zhao, L.; Qiu, H.; Cao, X.*, Physicochemical property and colloidal stability of micron- and nano-particle biochar derived from a variety of feedstock sources. Science of The Total Environment 2019, 661, 685-695.

2018

65. Xia, B.#; Qiu, H.*#; Knorr, K.-H.; Blodau, C.; Qiu, R.*, Occurrence and fate of colloids and colloid-associated metals in a mining-impacted agricultural soil upon prolonged flooding. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2018, 348, 56-66.

2017

66. Qiu, H.; He, E.*, Development of electrostatic-based bioavailability models for interpreting and predicting differential phytotoxicity and uptake of metal mixtures across different soils, Environmental Pollution 2017, 226, 308-316.

67. Qiu, H.*; Smolders, E., Nanospecific phytotoxicity of CuO nanoparticles in soils disappeared when bioavailability factors were considered. Environmental Science & Technology 2017, 51, (20), 11976-11985.

68. He, E.; Qiu, H.*; Qiu, R.; Rentenaar, C.; Devresse, Q.; Van Gestel, C. A. M., Time-dependent uptake and toxicity of nickel to Enchytraeus crypticus in the presence of humic acid and fulvic acid. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2017, 36, (11), 3019-3027.

69. Rangel, G. G.; Versieren, L.; Qiu, H.; Smolders, E.*, Additive toxicity of zinc and arsenate on barley (Hordeum vulgare) root elongation. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2017, 36, 1556-1562.

70. Yao, A.; Wang, Y.; Ling, X.; Chen, Z.; Tang, Y.; Qiu, H.; Ying, R.; Qiu, R.*, Effects of an iron-silicon material, a synthetic zeolite and an alkaline clay on vegetable uptake of As and Cd from a polluted agricultural soil and proposed remediation mechanisms. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 2017, 39, 353-367.

2016

71. Qiu, H.*#; Versieren, L.#; Rangel, G. G.; Smolders, E., Interactions and toxicity of Cu-Zn mixtures to Hordeum vulgare in different soils can be rationalized with bioavailability-based prediction models. Environmental Science & Technology 2016, 50, 1014-1022. (IF: 7.864, Times Cited: 33)

72. Yang, Y.; Zhang, W.*; Qiu, H.; Tsang, D. C. W.; Morel, J.-L.; Qiu, R.*, Effect of coexisting Al(III) ions on Pb(II) sorption on biochars: Role of pH buffer and competition. Chemosphere 2016, 161, 438-445.

73. Qiu, H.*; Vijver, M. G.; He, E.; Liu, Y.; Wang, P.; Xia, B.; Smolders, E.; Versieren, L.; Peijnenburg, W. J. M., Incorporating bioavailability into toxicity assessment of Cu-Ni, Cu-Cd, and Ni-Cd mixtures with the extended biotic ligand model and the WHAM-Ftox approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2015, 22, 19213-19223.

74. He, E.; Qiu, H.; Dimitrova, K.; Van Gestel, C. A. M.*, A generic biotic ligand model quantifying the development in time of Ni toxicity to Enchytraeus crypticus. Chemosphere 2015, 124, 170-176.

75. Liu, Y.*; Vijver, M. G.; Qiu, H.; Baas, J.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M., Statistically significant deviations from additivity: What do they mean in assessing toxicity of mixtures? Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2015, 122, 37-44.

2014-2009

76. Qiu, H.; Vijver, M. G.; Van Gestel, C. A. M.; He, E.; Peijnenburg, W.J.G.M.*, Modeling Cd and Ni toxicity to earthworms with the Free Ion Approach. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2014, 33, 438-46.

77. Qiu, H.*; Vijver, M. G.; Van Gestel, C. A. M.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M., Can commonly measurable traits explain differences in metal accumulation and toxicity in earthworm species? Ecotoxicology 2014, 23, 21-32.

78. He, E.; Qiu, H.; Van Gestel, C. A. M.*, Modelling uptake and toxicity of nickel in solution to Enchytraeus crypticus with biotic ligand model theory. Environmental Pollution 2014, 188, 17-26.

79. Wang, S. Z.; Zhao, Z. H.; Xia, B.; Qiu, H.; Morel, J. L.; Qiu, R. L.*, A fuzzy-based methodology for an aggregative environmental risk assessment of restored soil. Pedosphere 2014, 24, 220-231.

80. Qiu, H.*; Vijver, M. G.; He, E.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M., Predicting copper toxicity to different earthworm species using a multi-component Freundlich model. Environmental Science & Technology 2013, 47, 4796-4803.

81. Qiu, H.; Gu, H. H.; He, E.K.; Wang, S.Z.*; Qiu, R.L., Attenuation of metal bioavailability in acidic multi-metal contaminated soil treated with fly ash and steel slag. Pedosphere 2012, 22, 544-553.

82. Qiu, H.; Vijver, M. G.; Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M.* Interactions of cadmium and zinc impact their toxicity to the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2011, 30, 2084-2093.

83. Gu, H. H.; Qiu, H.; Tian, T.; Zhan, S. S.; Deng, T. H. B.; Chaney, R. L.; Wang, S. Z.; Tang, Y. T.; Morel, J. L.; Qiu, R. L.*, Mitigation effects of silicon rich amendments on heavy metal accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) planted on multi-metal contaminated acidic soil. Chemosphere 2011, 83, 1234-1240.

84. Ying, R. R.; Qiu, R. L.*; Tang, Y. T.; Hu, P. J.; Qiu, H.; Chen, H. R.; Shi, T. H.; Morel, J. L., Cadmium tolerance of carbon assimilation enzymes and chloroplast in Zn/Cd hyperaccumulator Picris divaricata. Journal of Plant Physiology 2010, 167, 81-87.

85. Qiu, R. L.*; Wang, S. Z.; Qiu, H.; Wang, X.; Liao, J.; Zhang, Z., Acid deposition critical loads modeling for the simulation of sulfur exceedance and reduction in Guangdong, China. Journal of Environmental Sciences 2009, 21, 1108-1117.

Research Projects

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China: “The National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (Talents Scheme) - Terrestrial Environmental Toxicology (Grant No. 42022057)”, ¥1,200K, Principal investigator. 01/2021-12/2023
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China: “Transformation, bioaccumulation, distribution, and toxicity of CeO2 nanoparticles in soil-animal system (Grant No. 41877500)”, ¥620K, Principal investigator, 01/2019-12/2022
  3. National Natural Science Foundation of China: “Toxicity mechanism and prediction model of combined pollution of heavy metals in soil (Grant No. 41701571)”, ¥290K, Principal investigator, 01/2018-12/2020
  4. National Key Research and Development Program of China: “Metal speciation, migration, and interfacial reaction mechanisms in brownfield soil (Grant No. 2020YFC1808001)”, ¥1,310K, Co-Principal Investigator, 11/2020-12/2023
  5. National Key Research and Development Program of China: “Mechanisms driving the transport of heavy metals in soil and groundwater system (Grant No. 2018YFC1800603)”, ¥2,010K, Principal investigator, 12/2018-12/2022
  6. National Key Research and Development Program of China: “Ecological restoration of abandoned soils around the mining area (Grant No. 2018YFD0800701)”, ¥420K, Co-Principal Investigator, 07/2018-12/2020
  7. Rising-Star Program of Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan: “Biological effects of micro- and nanoplastics in the terrestrial environment (Grant No. 20QA1404500)”, ¥400K, Principal investigator, 06/2020-05/2023
  8. Research Fund Program of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology: “Transport and transformation of metal-based nanoparticles in saturated soil (Grant No. 2018K01)”, ¥200K, Principal investigator, 01/2018-12/2020
  9. Research Fund Program of Key Laboratory of Original Agro-Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs:“Modelling the mixed effects of cadmium, copper, and lead in agricultural soil (Grant No. 17Z1170010019)”, ¥90K, Principal investigator, 07/2017-06/2020
  10. The Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) fellowship scheme for highly qualified non EU researchers: “Development of bioavailability-based models for rationalizing and reconciling laboratory and field determinations of uptake and toxicity of metal mixtures (Grant No. 3E150127)”, €45K, Principal investigator, 02/2015-08/2016

Teaching

2017 Fall  Soil Contamination Control and Remediation (bachelor level), 14 credit hours

2017 Fall  Principles of Environmental Chemistry (master level), 18 credit hours

2017 Fall  Advances in Environmental Science & Engineering (master level), 2 credit hours

2018 Fall  Soil Contamination Control and Remediation (bachelor level), 14 credit hours

2018 Fall  Advanced Environmental Chemistry (master level), 18 credit hours

2018 Fall  Advances in Environmental Science & Engineering (master level), 2 credit hours

2019 Fall  Soil Contamination Control and Remediation (bachelor level), 14 credit hours

2019 Fall  Soil and Groundwater Remediation (master level), 18 credit hours

2019 Fall  Advances in Environmental Science & Engineering (master level), 2 credit hours

2020 Fall  Soil Contamination Control and Remediation (bachelor level), 14 credit hours

2020 Fall  Advanced Environmental Chemistry (master level), 16 credit hours

2020 Fall  Soil and Groundwater Remediation (master level), 32 credit hours

2020 Fall  Advances in Environmental Science & Engineering (master level), 2 credit hours

2021 Fall  Soil Contamination Control and Remediation (bachelor level), 22 credit hours

2021 Fall  Introduction to Foundation Engineering (bachelor level), 32 credit hours

2021 Fall  Soil and Groundwater Remediation (master level), 32 credit hours

2021 Fall  Advances in Environmental Science & Engineering (master level), 2 credit hours

Professional affiliations

  • International Institute for Environmental Studies
  • Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • American Chemical Society
  • Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences
  • Soil Science Society of China
  • China Occupational Safety and Health Association
  • Biophysical Society of China - Metabolomics Academic Subgroup
  • Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security
  • Dutch Research School for Socio-Economic and Natural Sciences of the Environment

Honors and Awards

  • 2021 National Outstanding Talents in Agricultural Research

  • 2020 Awardee of the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars

  • 2020 Shanghai Rising-Star of Science & Technology
  • 2020 Young Professional Award, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • 2020 Outstanding individuals for Annual Evaluation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • 2020 First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Ministry of Education (9/15)
  • 2019 First Prize of Science and Technology Award of Soil Science Society of China (9/11)
  • 2019 First Prize of Science and Technology Award of Soil Society of Guangdong (9/11)
  • 2018 First Prize of Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award, Guangdong Society of Environmental Sciences (8/15)
  • 2018 Winning Prize of the 2nd Teaching Competition, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • 2017 Nominated for Best Paper Award, Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry Journal
  • 2014 Nominated for Best Doctoral Dissertation by the Royal Dutch Society of Chemistry
  • 2013 The Best CML Scientific Publication Award, Leiden University