Emerging Contaminants in Soil and Groundwater Systems

Prof. Bin Gao is the Kodak Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. Prior to this, he was a Professor at the University of Florida, a Research Associate at Cornell University, and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Yale University. He earned his PhD degree in Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, United States, and his BS Chemistry and MS Environmental Chemistry degrees from Nanjing University, China. He has an extensive list of publications in the field of environmental science and engineering. Prof. Gao has received numerous professional honors including Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, SSSA Fellow, Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, and NSF CAREER Award.

1. Introduction 2. Occurrences and impacts of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in soils and groundwater 3. Fate and transport of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in soils and groundwater 4. Case studies of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in soils and groundwater 5. Occurrences and impacts of perfluorinated compounds in soils and groundwater 6. Fate and transport of perfluorinated compounds in soils and groundwater 7. Case studies of perfluorinated compounds s in soils and groundwater 8. Occurrences and impacts of engineered nanoparticles in soils and groundwater 9. Fate and transport of engineered nanoparticles in soils and groundwater 10. Case studies of engineered nanoparticles in soils and groundwater 11. Occurrences and impacts of microplastics in soils and groundwater 12. Fate and transport of microplastics in soils and groundwater 13. Case studies of microplastics in soils and groundwater