Biogeochemistry & Environmental Quality Research Group

Ready for 2026!!

Happy New Year 2024!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_wvNCheEWk

Wildfire Releases Mercury From Forest🔥 🪵🌲🌡 Citation:Ku, Peijia, et al.“Origin, Reactivity, and Bioavailability of Mercury in Wildfire Ash.”Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 52, no. 24, 2018...

Our new animated video:

Hurricane Impacts on Drinking Water Quality ⛈🌪💧 The video is based on these three research papers published in water professional journals:1)Majidzadeh, H., Uzun, H., Ruecker, A. et al. Extreme flooding mo...

Thanks the efforts and contributions from the team members in 2022!! Wish you all have a happy and productive New Year!

https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/csan.20894

When Chemicals Go to the Dark Side Click on the article title to read more.

Our new project!!

https://www.apn-gcr.org/project/developing-the-capacity-of-student-scientists-for-supporting-disadvantaged-communities-to-cope-with-flooding-decaf/?fbclid=IwAR3EUf25vLhv10w0aUZF4VZnUS6_AZmiJSRPN37T7iW7qXn5UdHA3wUllnQ

Developing the capacity of student scientists for supporting disadvantaged communities to cope with flooding (DECAF) This project will enable student scientists to develop knowledge and skills in flood risk management. It will immediately benefit senior tertiary students (‘learners’) in Indonesia and Myanmar...

A new animated video from my team discusses an emerging environmental issue!

Proactive Approach to Minimize Lithium Pollution 🔋♻️ From many electronics, such as smartwatch, mobile phone, laptop computer, tablet, to large power demanded devices such as electric car, lithium-ion batteries...

I was recently featured on , where we talked about taking a proactive approach to lithium pollution. Listen now!

Field, Lab, Earth: A Proactive Approach to Lithium Pollution with Dr. Alex Chow “Proactive Approach to Minimize Lithium Pollution” with Dr. Alex Chow Lithium is a chemical element that has recently gained much attention for its use in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and electronics. However, with recycling and re-use programs still in their infancy, there is a ...

https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jeq2.20405

Proactive approach to minimize lithium pollution Lithium may be the next global contaminant of emerging concern. Reactive approach cannot prevent pollutions from technology development. Proactive approach is needed to minimize lithium entering the...

https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jeq2.20392

Challenges in quantifying and characterizing dissolved organic carbon: Sampling, isolation, storage, and analysis Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is a heterogenous and dynamic pool; current analytical procedures only study a portion of the pool. The choice of 0.45-μm pore size filter on DOC is arbitrary; examini...

Our lab has been upgraded with several brand new instruments including a FTIR, a Benchtop NMR, a TOC/TN analyzer with solid modules, a redox titrator, a pH titrator, a Floc Tester, an ultrafiltration system, and an ultrapure water system. We are also able to refurbish our TOX analyzer and Pyrolysis-GCMS / ECD. We are able to provide a wide range of molecular characterization on both particulate and dissolved organic carbon .