Wu Shan

Personal information

Surname and personal name: Wu Shan

Job Title: Associate Professor

Contact (email): wushan@ncu.edu.cn

Address: Environmental Building, Qianhu Campus, Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue 999, Hongguantan District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province

Education and Work Experience

2016.12 – Present

School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University Lecturer, Associate Professor

2016.10 - 2017.10

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA Visiting Scholar

2012.07 - 2016.11

Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environment and Soil Science Assistant Researcher

2008.09 - 2012.06

Beijing Normal University Doctor of Engineering

2005.09 - 2008.06

China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) Master of Engineering

2001.09 - 2005.06

Hebei University Bachelor of Science

Academic part-time position

Expert for Communication Review, National Natural Science Foundation of China

Expert for Random Inspection Review of National Undergraduate Graduation Theses (Projects)

Peer Reviewer for the International Journal Science of the Total Environment

Peer Reviewer for Journal of Agro-Environment Science, a Chinese Core Journal

Field of investigation

Soil pollution remediation

Resource utilization of agricultural waste

Ecological toxicity and risk assessment of heavy metals

Research Overview

He is mainly engaged in research on soil pollution remediation, resource utilization of agricultural waste, as well as ecological toxicity and risk assessment of heavy metals. He has presided over 1 project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2 projects of the Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province, and 1 project of the Outstanding Young Scientist Fund of the Guangdong Academy of Sciences. He has participated in 3 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 sub-task of the National Key R&D Program, 1 project sponsored by national ministries and commissions, and a number of local service projects.

More than 10 scientific research papers have been published. Among them, 8 are SCI-indexed papers as the first author or corresponding author (including 1 highly cited paper in Web of Science with more than 200 citations by other scholars, and 1 paper published in a top journal in the environmental field), 1 is an EI-indexed paper, and 2 are papers included in Chinese core journals. He has been authorized 1 patent and co-authored 1 monograph.

Rewards and Honors

Excellent Undergraduate Class Advisor, Nanchang University, 2024–2025 Academic Year

Excellent Undergraduate Class Advisor, Nanchang University, 2021–2022 Academic Year

First Prize for Excellent Paper, Jiangxi Society of Environmental Sciences, 2021

Excellent Undergraduate Class Advisor, Nanchang University, 2018–2019 Academic Year

Outstanding Communist Party Member, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences, 2015

Representative achievements

Monograph

Wu D. S., Fu Z. Y., Feng C. L. (Eds.). Technical Manual for Watershed Water Environment Risk Assessment and Management [M]. Science Press, 2020. ISBN: 9787030659675. As a member of the Editorial Board, I was responsible for writing Chapter 4 Watershed Water Environment Risk Early Warning Technology (Pages: 76–132). (in Chinese)

Representative paper

1. Zhang L.¶, Wu S. ¶, Zhao L., et al. Mercury Sorption and Desorption on Organo- Mineral Particulates as a Source for Microbial Methylation [J]. Environmental Science & Technology, 2019, 53(5): 2426-2433.

2. Zhu Y., Wang Y., Meng F., Li L., Wu S.*, et al. Distribution of metal and metalloid elements in human scalp hair in Taiyuan, China [J]. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2018, 148: 538-545.

3. Zhu, Y., Li, H., Zhang, G.*, Meng, F., Li, L., Wu, S., 2018. Removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution by different surface-modified biochars: Acid washing, nanoscale zero-valent iron and ferric iron loading. Bioresource Technology, 261, 142-150.

4. Zhu B., Xia X.*, Wu S.*, Lu X., Yin X. Microbial bioavailability of 2,2’,4,4’-Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) in natural sediments from major rivers of China [J]. Chemosphere, 2016, 153: 386-393.

5. Zhu, B., Wu, S., Xia, X.*, Lu, X., Zhang, X., Xia, N., Liu, T. 2016. Effects of carbonaceous materials on microbial bioavailability of 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) in sediments. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 312, 216-223.

6. Wu S., Peng S.Q., Zhang X.X., et al. Levels and health risk assessments of heavy metals in urban soils in Dongguan, China [J]. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2015, 148: 71-78.

7. Zhang, S., Xia, X., Xia, N., Wu, S., Gao, F., Zhou, W. 2013. Identification and biodegradation efficiency of a newly isolated 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) aerobic degrading bacterial strain. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 76, 24-31.

8. Wu S., Xia X.*, et al. Distribution of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Toxic Equivalency of Dioxin-Like PCB Congeners in Rural Soils of Beijing, China [J]. Journal of Environmental Informatics, 2012, 20: 12-19.

9. Wu S., Xia X.*, Yang L., Liu H. Distribution, source and risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in urban soils of Beijing, China [J]. Chemosphere, 2011, 82: 732-738.

10. Wu S., Xia X.*, Lin C.Y., Chen X., Zhou C.H. Levels of arsenic and heavy metals in the rural soils of Beijing and their changes over the last two decades (1985-2008) [J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2010, 179: 860-868.

11. Wu S., Xia X.*, Zhang S., Liu Q. Levels and congener patterns of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in rural soils of Beijing, China [J]. Procedia Environmental Sciences 2, 2010, 1955-1959.

12. Chen X., Xia X.*, Wu S., Wang F., Guo X. Mercury in urban soils with various types of land use in Beijing, China [J]. Environmental Pollution, 2010, 158(1): 48-54.

13. Li H., Lai Z. H., Wu D. S., Wu S.*. Effects of Aspergillus niger on Phosphorus Release and Speciation Transformation in Biochar [J]. Journal of Agro-Environment Science, 2021, 40(9): 1915-1922. (in Chinese)

14. Cao H. L., Ma Z. F., Wu S., Wu D. S.*, Yang T. X., Xu Y., Cao K., Xiong Q.. Preparation of N-Doped Graphitic Carbon-Encapsulated Fe⁰ Composite and Its Performance in Activating Persulfate [J]. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 2020, 40(3): 930-939. (in Chinese)

15. Kuang Q., Wu S., Wu D. S.*, Huang T., Xiang J.. Regulation Effect and Mechanism of Biochar and Steel Slag on Selenium Bioavailability in Typical Selenium-Rich Soil in Fengcheng, Jiangxi Province [J]. Rock and Mineral Analysis, 2019, 38(6): 705-714. (in Chinese)

16. Wu S.*, Li B., Liang J. M., et al.. Pollution Distribution Characteristics of Phthalate Esters (PAEs) in Soil-Vegetable Systems of Vegetable Producing Areas in Shantou City [J]. Journal of Agro-Environment Science, 2015, 34(10): 1889-1896. (in Chinese)

Some of the main research projects

1. Principal Investigator, Chemical Mechanisms of Humic Substances Affecting Mercury Speciation Transformation and Bioavailability in Surface Water, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No. 41301561)

2. Principal Investigator, Research and Application Demonstration of Soil Remediation Technologies for Contaminated Sites Left by Typical Pesticide Plants in the Pearl River Delta Region, Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province (No. 2013B030700003)

3. Principal Investigator, Research on Key Technologies for Heavy Metal Pollution Remediation in Typical Vegetable Soils of the Pearl River Delta Region, Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province (No. 2014A020216026)

4. Principal Investigator, Study on the Bioaccessibility of Soil Heavy Metals and Its Screening Values in Typical Areas of the Pearl River Delta Region, Outstanding Young Scientist Fund, Guangdong Academy of Sciences (No. rcjj201302)

5. Principal Investigator, Exploration and Practice of Blended Teaching Reform of Environmental Monitoring Based on Mobile Teaching Platform, Undergraduate Teaching Reform Research Project of Nanchang University (No. NCUJGLX-18-118)

6. Principal Investigator, Research on the Reconstruction of Smart Course of Environmental Chemistry and Adaptive Learning Path Based on Knowledge Graph, Undergraduate Teaching Reform Research Project of Nanchang University (No. NCUJGLX-2025-154-62)