In recent years, the Soil Material Cycling and Pollution Remediation Research Group has (1) studied stabilization/solidification technology on heavy metal polluted soil and manufactured several remediation materials for heavy metal stabilization; (2) proposed the ecological remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil by using hyperaccumulator plants and rhizosphere microbes and explored the tolerance and remediation mechanism; (3) analyzed the microbial mechanism of carbon and nitrogen transformation in upland soil using stable isotope labeling technique; (4) investigated the molecular mechanism of toxic effect induced by chemical pollutants by using multi-spectroscopy, molecular docking and enzyme activity analysis.
Current Staff:
Head of research group: Luyi Zou, Associate Professor
Staff: Yue Teng, Associate Professor
Hongyan Yu, Associate Professor
Main research area:
1. Stabilization/solidification technology on heavy metal polluted soil
2. Remediation of contaminated soil by using hyperaccumulator plants and rhizosphere microbes
3. Soil carbon and nitrogen cycle in agro-ecosystem
4. Environmental molecular toxicology
Research Projects:
1. The study of tolerance and restore mechanism of microbes that inoculated into Rumex Acetosa to extract Cu, Zn in soil. National Natural Science Foundation of China (21307043). 2014.1-2016.12
2. Conversion mechanism of exogenous carbohydrates in soil aggregate (National Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province)(2010-2012)
3. Experimental study on water carbon and nitrogen management in farmland ecosystem (973 program)( 2012-2016)
4. Conversion process and stabilization mechanism of exogenous carbohydrates in soil (NSFC)(2011-2013)
5. Lignin degradation and accumulation in soil (Knowledge Innovation Project of ISSAS)(2012-2014)
6. Effects of atmospheric CO2 concentration on soil carbon storage and cadmium migration and transformation (Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities)(2015-2018)
7. Technology integration and demonstration of sustainable high yield and high efficiency of strawberry in greenhouse (Primary Research & Developement Plan of Jiangsu Province)(2018-2021)
8. The tolerance and restore mechanism of microbes that inoculated into Solanum Nigrum to restore the soil contaminated by Cd. China Postdoctoral Science Fund (2016M590411). 2016.5-2018.5
9. Study on the tolerance mechanism of Solanum Nigrum in microbial augmentation. Jiangsu Province Postdoctoral Science Fund (1601230C). 2016.9-2018.9
Academic Achievement:
1. Yue Teng, Xianzheng Du, Tao Wang, Chenyu Mi, Hongyan Yu, Luyi Zou*, “Isolation of a fungus Pencicillium sp. with zinc tolerance and its mechanism of resistance”, Archives of Microbiology, 2018, 200: 1-11.
2. Yue Teng, Rutao Liu*, “Insights into potentially toxic effects of 4-aminoantipyrine on the antioxidant enzyme copper-zinc superoxide dismutase”, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2013, 262: 318-324.
3. Zhenxing Huang, Ming Huang, Chenyu Mi, Tao Wang, Dong Chen, Yue Yeng*. “Molecular Insights into the Potential Toxicological Interaction of 2-Mercaptothiazoline with the Antioxidant Enzyme—Catalase”, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2016, 17(8): 1330.
4. Yue Teng*, Luyi Zou, Ming Huang, Wansong Zong, “Characterization of the binding of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole to bovine serum albumin”, Journal of Molecular Recognition, 2015, 28: 232-238.
5. Yue Teng*, Xiang Wang, Luyi Zou, Ming Huang, Xianzheng Du, “Experimental and theoretical study on the binding of 2-mercaptothiazoline to bovine serum albumin”, Journal of Luminescence, 2015, 161: 14-19.
6. Yue Teng*, Luyi Zou, Ming Huang, Yadong Chen, “Molecular Interaction Mechanism between 2-Mercaptobenzimidazole and Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase”, PLOS One, 2014, 9: e106003.
7. Yue Teng*, Luyi Zou, Ming Huang, Wansong Zong, “Molecular interaction of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole with catalase reveals a potentially toxic mechanism of the inhibitor”, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 2014, 141: 241-246.
8. Hongyan Yu, Weixin Ding, Zengming Chen, Huanjun Zhang, Jiafa Luo, Nanthi Bolan.. “Accumulation of organic C components in soil and aggregates”, Scientific Reports, 2015, doi:10.1038/srep13804
9. Hongyan Yu, Weixin Ding, Jiafa Luo, Ruiling Geng, Anwar Ghani, Zucong Cai. “Effects of long-term compost and fertilizer application on stability of aggregate-associated organic carbon in an intensively cultivated sandy loam soil”, Biol Fertil Soils, 2012, 48, 325-336.
10. Hongyan Yu, Weixin Ding, Jiafa Luo, Donnison A, Jiabao Zhang. “Long-term effect of compost and inorganic fertilizer on activities of carbon-cycle enzymes in aggregates of an intensively cultivated sandy loam”, Soil Use and Management, 2012, 28, 347-360.
11. Hongyan Yu, Weixin Ding, Jiafa Luo, Ruiling Geng, Zucong Cai. “Long-term application of organic manure and mineral fertilizers on aggregation and aggregate-associated carbon in a sandy loam soil”, Soil & Tillage Research, 2012, 124, 170-177.
12. Hong Yan Yu, Guang Ming Zeng, Hong Li Huang, Dan Lian Huang, Xing Mei Xi, Fu Rong Chen, Guo He Huang, Jian Bing Li. “Microbial community succession and lignocellulose degradation during agricultural waste composting”, Biodegradation, 2007, 18, 793-802.
