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• [1] Menglu Huang, Lin Zhao, Daying Chen, Jiashu Liu, Siyu Hu, Yang Li, Zhen Wang, Yongkui Yang, 2024. Bibliometric analysis and systematic review of electrogenic bacteria in constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell: Key factors and pollutant removal, Journal of Cleaner Production,
• [2] Tarloh G. Chea, Gerald D.S. Quoie, Yongkui Yang, 2024.Application and challenge of wastewater-based epidemiology for the COVID-19 epidemic control in countries at different developing levels,Journal of Water Process Engineering,
• • [3] Yang Li, Lin Zhao, Yi An, Li Qin, Zhi Qiao, Daying Chen, Yihan Li, Hongzhi Geng, Yongkui Yang, 2024. Bibliometric analysis and systematic review of the adherence, uptake, translocation, and reduction of micro/nanoplastics in terrestrial plants, Science of The Total Environment,
  • [4] Daying Chen, Mengxiao Li, Yang Li, Sha Long, Ximing Sun, Hongzhi Geng, Meilin Yin, Yongkui Yang, Lin Zhao, 2024. Effects of combined polystyrene nanoplastics and ibuprofen on the activated sludge processes: Short-term exposure in pure cultures versus long-term stress in mixed communities, Journal of Water Process Engineering,
  • [5] Jiashu Liu, Lin Zhao, Yihan Li, Menglu Huang, Xuejiao Tong, Liang Chen, Peizhe Sun, Yongkui Yang, 2024. Important role of cosolvent addition and soil permeability on electrokinetic-persulfate remediation of benzo(a)pyrene, Environmental Technology & Innovation,
  • [6] Jiashu Liu, Lin Zhao, Hongzhi Geng, Bin Wang, Xuejiao Tong, Yihan Li, Daying Chen, Peizhe Sun, Yongkui Yang, 2023. Fe-MOF-derived carbon compounds as catalysts for trichloroethylene degradation via persulfate oxidation: Role of precursor template and pyrolysis temperature, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,
  • [7] Daying Chen, Yongkui Yang, Hongzhi Geng, Danning Chen, Zhi Qiao, Meilin Yin, Xiaohui Wang, Lin Zhao, 2023. Start-up mechanism of simultaneous nitrification-endogenous denitrification process for treatment of low C/N wastewater: Insights into reactor performance and microbial community dynamics, Journal of Cleaner Production,
  • [8] Moses Akintayo Aborisade, Hongzhi Geng, Belay Tafa Oba, Akash Kumar, Efomah Andrew Ndudi, Ashenafi Yohannes Battamo, Jiashu Liu, Daying Chen, Oluwaseun Princess Okimiji, Oluwasheyi Zacchaeus Ojekunle, Yongkui Yang, Peizhe Sun, Lin Zhao, 2023. Remediation of soil polluted with Pb and Cd and alleviation of oxidative stress in Brassica rapa plant using nanoscale zerovalent iron supported with coconut-husk biochar, Journal of Plant Physiology,
  • [9] Yongkui Yang, Xiaoke Ma, Shaoyi Zhang, Xiao Luo, Hongzhi Geng, Jiashu Liu, Xuejiao Tong, Youjun Zhang, Peizhe Sun, Lin Zhao,2023. Synergistic action of ferrate and biochar in the removal of trichloroethylene from water: Little biochar addition, large ferrate activity improvement, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,
  • [10] Belay Tafa Oba, Xuehao Zheng, Moses Akintayo Aborisade, Akash Kumar, Ashenafi Yohannes Battamo, Jiashu Liu, Azhar Ali Laghari, Peizhe Sun, Yongkui Yang, Lin Zhao,2023. Application of KHSO5 for remediation of soils polluted by organochlorides: A comprehensive study on the treatment's efficacy, environmental implications, and phytotoxicity, Science of The Total Environment,
  • [11] Menglu Huang, Lin Zhao, Zhen Wang, Ximing Sun, Qiongqiong Shang, Yihan Li, Mengxiao Li, Hongzhi Geng, Siyu Hu, Yongkui Yang, 2024. Effect of plant species on wastewater treatment performance of a subsurface vertical-flow constructed wetland with step-feeding at low temperature, Journal of Environmental Management,
  • [12] Oba, B.T., Zheng, X., Aborisade, M.A., Kumar, A., Battamo, A.Y., Liu, J., Laghari, A.A., Sun, P., Yang, Y., Zhao, L., 2023. Application of KHSO5 for remediation of soils polluted by organochlorides: A comprehensive study on the treatment's efficacy, environmental implications, and phytotoxicity. Science of the Total Environment 871.
  • [13] Chen, D., Zhao, L., Chen, D., Hou, P., Liu, J., Wang, C., Aborisade, M.A., Yin, M., Yang, Y., 2023. Fabrication of a SnO2–Sb electrode with TiO2 nanotube array as the middle layer for efficient electrochemical oxidation of amaranth dye. Chemosphere 325.
  • [14] Yang, Y., Ling, Y., Wang, L., Sun, P., Zhao, L., Wang, H., 2023. Mechanism of sulfamethoxazole adsorption on wastewater-sludge-based biochar: Sludge type and modification improvement. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering.
  • [15] Yang, Y., Kim, K.R., Kou, R., Li, Y., Fu, J., Zhao, L., Liu, H., 2022. Prediction of effluent quality in a wastewater treatment plant by dynamic neural network modeling. Process Safety and Environmental Protection 158, 515-524.
  • [16] Liu, J., Zhao, L., Liu, Q., Li, J., Qiao, Z., Sun, P., Yang, Y., 2022. A critical review on soil washing during soil remediation for heavy metals and organic pollutants. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 19, 601-624.
  • [17] Sun, M., Yang, Y., Huang, M., Fu, S., Hao, Y., Hu, S., Lai, D., Zhao, L., 2022. Adsorption behaviors and mechanisms of antibiotic norfloxacin on degradable and nondegradable microplastics. Science of the Total Environment 807.
  • [18] Yang, Y., Liu, J., Xue, T., Hanamoto, S., Wang, H., Sun, P., Zhao, L., 2022. Complex behavior between microplastic and antibiotic and their effect on phosphorus-removing Shewanella strain during wastewater treatment. Science of the Total Environment 845.
  • [19] Yang, Y., Luo, X., Zhang, J., Ma, X., Sun, P., Zhao, L., 2022. Sewage sludge–coconut fiber co-pyrolysis biochar: Mechanisms underlying synergistic heavy metal stabilization and ciprofloxacin adsorption. J Clean Prod 375.
  • [20] Aborisade, M.A., Feng, A., Oba, B.T., Kumar, A., Battamo, A.Y., Huang, M., Chen, D., Yang, Y., Sun, P., Zhao, L., 2022. Pyrolytic synthesis and performance efficacy comparison of biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron on soil polluted with toxic metals. Arch Agron Soil Sci.
  • [21] Aborisade, M.A., Feng, A., Zheng, X., Oba, B.T., Kumar, A., Battamo, A.Y., Kavwenje, S., Liu, J., Chen, D., Okimiji, O.P., Ojekunle, O.Z., Yang, Y., Sun, P., Zhao, L., 2022. Carbothermal reduction synthesis of eggshell-biochar modified with nanoscale zerovalent iron/activated carbon for remediation of soil polluted with lead and cadmium. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management 18.
  • [22] Battamo, A.Y., Varis, O., Giesy, J.P., Oba, B.T., Aborisade, M.A., Sun, P., Yang, Y., Zhao, L., 2022. A framework for assessing freshwater vulnerability along China's Belt and Road Initiative: An exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity approach. Environmental Science and Policy 132, 247-261.
  • [23] Chen, D., Wei, Z., Wang, Z., Yang, Y., Chen, L., Wang, X., Zhao, L., 2022. Long-term exposure to nanoplastics reshapes the microbial interaction network of activated sludge. Environ Pollut 314.
  • [24] Chen, D., Zhao, L., Wang, Z., Li, Y., Li, Y., Yin, M., Wang, X., Yang, Y., 2022. Successional dynamics of low C/N activated sludge system under salinity shock: Performance, nitrogen removal pathways, microbial community, and assembly. Chemosphere 307.
  • [25] Battamo, A.Y., Varis, O., Sun, P., Yang, Y., Oba, B.T., Zhao, L., 2021. Mapping socio-ecological resilience along the seven economic corridors of the Belt and Road Initiative. J Clean Prod 309.
  • [26] Liu, S., Gao, J., Zhang, L., Yang, Y., Liu, X., 2021. Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid–thiourea-modified magnetic chitosan for adsorption of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions. Carbohydrate Polymers 274.
  • [27] Long, S., Yang, Y., Pavlostathis, S.G., Zhao, L., 2021. Effect of sulfamethoxazole and oxytetracycline on enhanced biological phosphorus removal and bacterial community structure. Bioresource Technology 319.
  • [28] Oba, B.T., Zheng, X., Aborisade, M.A., Battamo, A.Y., Kumar, A., Kavwenje, S., Liu, J., Sun, P., Yang, Y., Zhao, L., 2021. Environmental opportunities and challenges of utilizing unactivated calcium peroxide to treat soils co-contaminated with mixed chlorinated organic compounds. Environ Pollut 291.
  • [29] Oba, B.T., Zheng, X., Aborisade, M.A., Liu, J., Yohannes, A., Kavwenje, S., Sun, P., Yang, Y., Zhao, L., 2021. Remediation of trichloroethylene contaminated soil by unactivated peroxymonosulfate: Implication on selected soil characteristics. Journal of Environmental Management 285.
  • [30] Yang, Y., Xue, T., Xiang, F., Zhang, S., Hanamoto, S., Sun, P., Zhao, L., 2021. Toxicity and combined effects of antibiotics and nano ZnO on a phosphorus-removing Shewanella strain in wastewater treatment. Journal of Hazardous Materials 416.
  • [31] Yang, Y., Wang, L., Xiang, F., Zhao, L., Qiao, Z., 2020. Activated sludge microbial community and treatment performance of wastewater treatment plants in industrial and municipal zones. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17.
  • [32] Zhang, Y., Zhao, L., Yang, Y., Sun, P., 2020. Degradation of Norfloxacin in an Aqueous Solution by the Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron-Activated Persulfate Process. Journal of Nanomaterials 2020.
  • [33] Zhang, Y., Zhao, L., Yang, Y., Sun, P., 2020. Fenton-like oxidation of antibiotic ornidazole using biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron as heterogeneous hydrogen peroxide activator. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17.
  • [34] Long, S., Yang, Y., Pavlostathis, S.G., Xiang, F., Sun, P., Li, N., Zhao, L., 2020. Toxicity of tetracycline and its transformation products to a phosphorus removing Shewanella strain. Chemosphere 246.
  • [35] Qi, M., Yang, Y., Zhang, X., Zhang, X., Wang, M., Zhang, W., Lu, X., Tong, Y., 2020. Pollution reduction and operating cost analysis of municipal wastewater treatment in China and implication for future wastewater management. J Clean Prod 253.
  • [36] Zhao, L., Dai, T., Qiao, Z., Sun, P., Hao, J., Yang, Y., 2020. Application of artificial intelligence to wastewater treatment: A bibliometric analysis and systematic review of technology, economy, management, and wastewater reuse. Process Safety and Environmental Protection 133, 169-182.
  • [37] Liu, H., Wang, H., Zhou, X., Fan, J., Liu, Y., Yang, Y., 2019. A comprehensive index for evaluating and enhancing effective wastewater treatment in two industrial parks in China. J Clean Prod 230, 854-861.
  • [38] Zhao, L., Deng, J., Hou, H., Li, J., Yang, Y., 2019. Investigation of PAH and oil degradation along with electricity generation in soil using an enhanced plant-microbial fuel cell. J Clean Prod 221, 678-683.
  • [39] Zhao, L., Ji, Y., Sun, P., Deng, J., Wang, H., Yang, Y., 2019. Effects of individual and combined zinc oxide nanoparticle, norfloxacin, and sulfamethazine contamination on sludge anaerobic digestion. Bioresource Technology 273, 454-461.
  • [40] Long, S., Zhao, L., Liu, H., Li, J., Zhou, X., Liu, Y., Qiao, Z., Zhao, Y., Yang, Y., 2019. A Monte Carlo-based integrated model to optimize the cost and pollution reduction in wastewater treatment processes in a typical comprehensive industrial park in China. Science of the Total Environment 647, 1-10.
  • [41] Sun, P., Meng, T., Wang, Z., Zhang, R., Yao, H., Yang, Y., Zhao, L., 2019. Degradation of Organic Micropollutants in UV/NH2Cl Advanced Oxidation Process. Environmental Science and Technology 53, 9024-9033.
  • [42] Tian, L., Zhao, L., Yang, Y.K., Qiao, Z., 2018. Effects and related mechanisms of magnesium aluminum hydroxides on the improvement of coastal saline-alkali soil. Journal of Agro-Environment Science 37, 2220-2225.
  • [43] Liu, H., Yang, Y., Sun, H., Zhao, L., Liu, Y., 2018. Effect of tetracycline on microbial community structure associated with enhanced biological N & P removal in sequencing batch reactor. Bioresource Technology 256, 414-420.
  • [44] Long, S., Zhao, L., Shi, T., Li, J., Yang, J., Liu, H., Mao, G., Qiao, Z., Yang, Y., 2018. Pollution control and cost analysis of wastewater treatment at industrial parks in Taihu and Haihe water basins, China. J Clean Prod 172, 2435-2442.
  • [45] Liu, H., Yang, Y., Sun, H., Zhao, L., Liu, Y., 2018. Fate of tetracycline in enhanced biological nutrient removal process. Chemosphere 193, 998-1003.
  • [46] Zhao, L., Deng, J., Sun, P., Liu, J., Ji, Y., Nakada, N., Qiao, Z., Tanaka, H., Yang, Y., 2018. Nanomaterials for treating emerging contaminants in water by adsorption and photocatalysis: Systematic review and bibliometric analysis. Science of the Total Environment 627, 1253-1263.
  • [47] Zhang, Y., Zhao, L., Yang, Y., Sun, P., 2018. Degradation of the antibiotic ornidazole in aqueous solution by using nanoscale zero-valent iron particles: Kinetics, mechanism, and degradation pathway. RSC Advances 8, 35062-35072.
  • [48] Zhao, L., Ji, Y., Sun, P., Li, R., Xiang, F., Wang, H., Ruiz-Martinez, J., Yang, Y., 2018. Effects of individual and complex ciprofloxacin, fullerene C60, and ZnO nanoparticles on sludge digestion: Methane production, metabolism, and microbial community. Bioresource Technology 267, 46-53.
  • [49] Liu, S., Yang, H., Yang, Y., Guo, Y., Qi, Y., 2017. Novel coprecipitation–oxidation method for recovering iron from steel waste pickling liquor. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering 11.
  • [50] Liu, S.J., Yang, Q.M., Yang, Y.K., Ding, H., Qi, Y., 2017. In situ remediation of tetrachloroethylene and its intermediates in groundwater using an anaerobic/aerobic permeable reactive barrier. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24, 26615-26622.
  • [51] Zhao, L., Ji, Y., Yao, J., Long, S., Li, D., Yang, Y., 2017. Quantifying the fate and risk assessment of different antibiotics during wastewater treatment using a Monte Carlo simulation. J Clean Prod 168, 626-631.
  • [52] Yang, Y.K., Nakada, N., Zhao, L., Tanaka, H., 2017. Influences of activated sludge surface properties on adsorption of aqueous fullerene C60 nanoparticles. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 14, 1989-1998.
  • [53] Liu, S.J., Li, J., Yang, Y.K., Wang, J., Ding, H., 2016. Influence of environmental factors on the phosphorus adsorption of lanthanum-modified bentonite in eutrophic water and sediment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23, 2487-2494.
  • [54] Liu, H., Yang, Y., Ge, Y., Zhao, L., Long, S., Zhang, R., 2016. Interaction between common antibiotics and a Shewanella strain isolated from an enhanced biological phosphorus removal activated sludge system. Bioresource Technology 222, 114-122.
  • [55] Zhang, R., Yang, Y., Huang, C.H., Li, N., Liu, H., Zhao, L., Sun, P., 2016. UV/H2O2 and UV/PDS Treatment of Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole in Synthetic Human Urine: Transformation Products and Toxicity. Environmental Science and Technology 50, 2573-2583.
  • [56] Zhang, R., Yang, Y., Huang, C.H., Zhao, L., Sun, P., 2016. Kinetics and modeling of sulfonamide antibiotic degradation in wastewater and human urine by UV/H2O2 and UV/PDS. Water Research 103, 283-292.
  • [57] Liang, P., Zhang, C., Yang, Y., Wang, D., 2014. A simulation study of mercury release fluxes from soils in wet-dry rotation environment. Journal of Environmental Sciences (China) 26, 1445-1452.
  • [58] Yang, Y., N., Nakajima, R., Yasojima, M., Wang, C., Tanaka, H., 2013. pH, ionic strength and dissolved organic matter alter aggregation of fullerene C60 nanoparticles suspensions in wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials 244-245, 582-587.
  • [59] Yang, Y., Nakada, N., Tanaka, H., 2013. Adsorption of fullerene nC60 on activated sludge: Kinetics, equilibrium and influencing factors. Chemical Engineering Journal 225, 365-371.
  • [60] Yang, Y., Nakada, N., Nakajima, R., Wang, C., Tanaka, H., 2012. Toxicity of aqueous fullerene nC 60 to activated sludge: Nitrification inhibition and microtox test. Journal of Nanomaterials 2012.
  • [61] Zhang, Y., Chen, X., Yang, Y., Wang, D., Liu, X., 2011. Effect of dissolved organic matter on mercury release from water body. Journal of Environmental Sciences 23, 912-917.
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• Honors & Awards

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• [1] 2023年 中国环境科学学会环境保护科学技术奖：工业园区水污染防治系统管控关键技术研究与应用
• [2] 2022年 河北省科学技术进步奖：复杂化工场地土壤-地下协同修复关键技术耦合与应用
• • [3] 2021年 中国环境保护产业协会环境技术进步奖：复合有机污染土壤与地下水原位修复及智能控制关键技术研究
  • [4] 2020年 天津大学优秀青年教师称号
  • [5] 2019年 天津大学沈志康奖教金称号
  • [6] 2017年 天津大学“北洋学者 青年骨干教师”称号
  • [7] 2016年 天津大学“青年教工示范岗”称号
  • [8] 2015、2017、2019年 获天津大学本科毕业论文优秀指导教师
  • [9] 2009年 重庆市优秀硕士学位论文
  • [10] 2008年 重庆市普通高等教育优秀硕士毕业研究生