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. Introduction2. Occurrences and impacts of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in soils and groundwater3. Fate and transport of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in soils and groundwater4. Case studies of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in soils and groundwater5. Occurrences and impacts of perfluorinated compounds in soils and groundwater6. Fate and transport of perfluorinated compounds in soils and groundwater7. Case studies of perfluorinated compounds s in soils and groundwater8. Occurrences and impacts of engineered nanoparticles in soils and groundwater9. Fate and transport of engineered nanoparticles in soils and groundwater10. Case studies of engineered nanoparticles in soils and groundwater11. Occurrences and impacts of microplastics in soils and groundwater12. Fate and transport of microplastics in soils and groundwater13. Case studies of microplastics in soils and groundwater