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Selected Publications (in the past 4 years)

Refereed Journal Publications

Yang, M., Chen, B., Xin, X.Y., Song, X., Liu, J.B., Dong, G.H., Lee, K., and Zhang, B.Y.* (2021). Interactions between microplastics and oil dispersion in the marine environment. Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier). 403: 123944. link

Xing, X.Y., Huang, G., and Zhang, B.Y.* (2021). Review of aquatic toxicity of pharmaceuticals and personal care products to algae. Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier). 410: 12469. link

Liu, B., Chen, B., Zhang, B.Y., Song, X., Zeng, G.N. and Lee, K. (2021). Photocatalytic ozonation of offshore produced water by TiO2 nanotube arrays coupled with UV-LED irradiation and the effect of halide on the treatment efficiency, degradation pathways and effluent toxicity. Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier). 402: 123456. link

Cao, Y.Q., Zhang, B.Y.*, Zhu, Z.W., Xin, X.Y., Wu, H.J. and Chen, B. (2021). Microfluidic based whole-cell biosensors for simultaneously on-site monitoring of multiple environmental contaminants. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Frontiers). 9: 178. link

in, W.Y., Zhang, B.Y.*, Ye, X.D., and Hawboldt, K. (2021). Sulfate removal using colloid-enhanced ultrafiltration: performance evaluation and adsorption studies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer). 28 (5): 5609-2624. link

Song. X., Liang, J., Chen, B., Zhu, Z.W., Cai, Q.H., Ye, X.D., Zheng, X., Jill, S.J., and Zhang, B.Y. (2021). Effect of pressure variation on droplet size distribution of dispersed oil under simulated deep-water conditions. Heliyon (Cell Press). 7 (3): e06291. link

Ye, X.D., Chen, B., Lee, K., Storesund, R., Li, P., Kang, Q. and Zhang, B.Y. (2021). An emergency response system by dynamic simulation and enhanced particle swarm optimization and application for a marine oil spill accident. Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier). 297: 126591. link

Jayalakshmamma, P.M., Ji, W., Khalil, C.A., Marhaba, T. F., Abrams, S., Lee, K., Zhang, B. Y. and Boufadel, M.C. (2021). Removal of hydrocarbons from heterogeneous soil using electrokinetics and surfactant. Environmental Challenges (Elsevier). 4: 100071. link

Khalil1, C.A., Prince, V.L., Prince, R.C., Greer, C.W., Lee, K., Zhang, B.Y., and Boufadel, W.C. (2021). Occurrence and Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons at High Salinities. Science and the Total Environment (Elsevier). 762 (25), 143165. link

Hu, J.H., Luo, B., Zhu, Z.W., Chen, B., Ye, X.D., Zhu, P., and Zhang, B.Y.* (2021). Multi-scale biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis using tuna fish waste as substrate. Catalyst (MDPI): 11 (4) 456. link

Xin, X.Y., Huang, G.H., Zhang, B.Y.*, and Zhou, Y. (2021). Trophic transfer potential of nTiO₂, nZnO, and triclosan in an algae-algae eating fish food chain. Aquatic Toxicology (Elsevier): AQTOX-D-21-00019 (accepted). link

Zhu, Z.W., Zhang, B.Y.*, Cai, Q.H., Ling, J.J., Lee, K., and Chen, B. (2020). Fish waste based lipopeptide production and the potential application as a bio-dispersant for oil spill control. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Frontiers). 8:734. link

Cao, Y.Q., Zhang, B.Y.*, Zhu, Z.W., Song, X., Cai, Q.H., Chen, B., Dong, G.H. and Ye, X.D. (2020). Microbial eco-physiological strategies for salinity-mediated crude oil biodegradation, Science and The Total Environment (Elsevier). 727, 138723. link

Li, X.X., Zhang, B.Y.*, Huang, W., Cantwell, C., and Chen, B. (2020). Integration of fuzzy matter-element method and 3D-QSAR model for generation of environmentally friendly quinolone derivatives. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI). 17(9):3239. link

Lin, W.Y., Jing, L., and Zhang, B.Y.* (2020). Micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration to remove nickel ions: a response surface method and artificial neural network optimization. Water (IWA). 12(5), 1269. link

Tao, Y.W., Zhang, B.Y.*, Zhao, Y.M., Zhu, Z.W., and Chen, B. (2020). Enhanced gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) based analysis of metformin and guanylurea in water samples. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (Springer). 231 (12). link

Cao, Y.Q., Maio, Y., Dong, G.H., Chen, B., and Zhang, B.Y.* (2020). Digital PCR as an emerging tool for monitoring of microbial biodegradation. Molecules (MDPI). 25 (706) 1-18. link

Fan, F.Q., Zhang, B.Y.*, Liu, J.B., Cai, Q.H., Lin, W.Y., Chen, B. (2020). Towards sulfide removal and sulfate reducing bacteria inhibition: Function of biosurfactants produced by indigenous isolated nitrate reducing bacteria. Chemosphere (Elsevier). 238, 124655. link

Li, R., Lu, Y.Y., Hu, S.M., Guo, D.L., Zhao, P., Wang, N., Lee, K., and Zhang, B.Y. (2020). Space–time variations of sea ice in Bohai Sea in the winter of 2009–2010 simulated with a coupled ocean and ice model. Journal of Oceanography (Spinger). link

Ye, Y., Chen, B., Lee K., Storesund, R. and Zhang, B. (2020). An Integrated Offshore Oil Spill Response Decision Making Approach by Human Factor Analysis and Fuzzy Preference Evaluation, Environmental Pollution (Elsevier), 262:114294. link

Cai, Q.H., Zhu, Z.W., Chen, B., and Zhang, B.Y.* (2019). Novel marine bacteria for demulsifying oily wastewater with oil-in-water emulsion. Water Research (Elsevier). 149, 292-301. link

Zhu, Z.W., Zhang, B.Y.*, Chen, B., Ling, J.J., Cai, Q.H., and Husain, T. (2019). Fly ash based robust biocatalyst generation: a sustainable strategy towards enhanced green biosurfactant production and waste utilization. RSC Advances (Royal Society of Chemistry). 9 (35), 20216-20225. link

Song, X., Lye, L., Chen, B, and Zhang, B.Y.* (2019). Differentiation of weathered chemically dispersed oil from weathered crude oil. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer). 191 (5), 270. link

Narimannejada, S., Zhang, B.Y.*, and Lye. L. (2019). Adsorption behaviour of cobalt onto saline soil with/without a biosurfactant: kinetic and isotherm studies. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (Springer). 230 (2) 47. link

Pi, Y., Chen, B., Bao, M., and Zhang B.Y. (2019). Microbial degradation of four dispersed crude oils by Rhodococcus sp. evaluated using carbon stable isotope analysis. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology (Wiley). 94 (6), 1800-1807. link

Ye, Y., Chen, B., Jing, J., Zhang, B.Y., and Liu Y. (2019) Multi-agent hybrid particle swarm optimization (MAHPSO) for wastewater treatment network planning. Journal of Environmental Management (Elsevier). 234, 525-536. link

Song, X., Zhang, B.Y.*, Chen, B., Lye, L., and Li, X.X. (2018). Aliphatic and aromatic biomarkers for fingerprinting of weathered chemically dispersed oil. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer). 25: 15702-15714. link

Li, X.X., Fan, F.Q., Zhang, B.Y.*, Zhang, K.D., and Chen, B. (2018). Biosurfactant enhanced soil bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons: Design of experiments (DOE) based system optimization and phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) based microbial community analysis. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation (Elsevier). 132: 216-225. link

Zhang, K. D., Zhang, B.Y.*, Song, X., Liu, B., and Chen, B. (2018). Generation of shrimp waste based dispersant for oil spill response. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer). 25(10): 9443-9453. link

Lin, W.Y., Li, X.X., Yang, M., Lee, K., Chen, B. and Zhang, B.Y.* (2018). Brominated flame retardants, microplastics, and biocides in the marine environment: recent updates of occurrence, analysis, and impacts. Advances in Marine Biology (Elsevier). 81: 167-211. link

Fan, F.Q., Zhang, B.Y.*, Morrill, P.L., and Husain, T. (2018). Isolation of nitrate-reducing bacteria from an offshore reservoir and the associated biosurfactant production. RSC Advances (Royal Society of Chemistry). 8 (47): 26596-26609. link

Tao, Y.W., Chen, B., Zhang, B.Y., Zhu, Z.W. and Cai, Q.H. (2018). Occurrence, impact, analysis and treatment of metformin and guanylurea in coastal aquatic environments of Canada, US, and Europe. Advances in Marine Biology (Elsevier). 81: 23-58. link

Moshtagh, B., Hawboldt, K. and Zhang, B.Y. (2018). Optimization of biosurfactant production by Bacillus Subtilis N3-1P using the brewery waste as the carbon source. Environmental Technology (Taylor & Francis). 1-10. link

Li, Z.L., Chen, B., Wu, H.J., Ye, X.D., and Zhang, B.Y. (2018). A design of experiment aided stochastic parameterization method for modeling aquifer NAPL contamination. Environmental Modelling and Software (Elsevier). 101: 183-193. link

Jing, L., Chen, B., Zheng, J.S., Liu, B., and Zhang, B.Y. (2018). Ozonation of offshore produced water: kinetic study and fuzzy inference system modeling. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer). 190 (3): 132. link

Jing, L., Chen, B., Wen, D.Y., Zheng, J.S., and Zhang, B.Y. (2018). The removal of COD and NH₃-N from atrazine production wastewater treatment using UV/O₃: experimental investigation and kinetic modeling. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer). 25 (3): 2691-2701. link

Cai, Q.H., Ye, X.D., Chen, B., and Zhang, B.Y.* (2017). Complete genome sequence of the Exiguobacterium sp. Strain N4-1P, a psychrophilic bioemulsifier producer isolated from cold marine environment in North Atlantic Canada. Genome Announcements (American Society for Microbiology). 5(44): e01248-17. link

Fan, F.Q., Zhang, B.Y.*, and Morrill, P.L. (2017). Phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis for profiling microbial communities in offshore produced water. Marine Pollution Bulletin (Elsevier). 122 (1-2): 194-206. link

Fan, F.Q., Zhang, B.Y.*, Morrill, P.L., and Husain, T. (2017). Profiling of sulfate-reducing bacteria in an offshore oil reservoir using phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) biomarkers. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (Springer). 228: 410. link

Cai, Q.H., Zhang, B.Y.*, Chen, B., Zhu, Z.W., and Zhao, Y.M. (2017). A novel bioemulsifier produced by Exiguobacterium sp. strain N4-1P isolated from petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated coastal sediment, RCS Advances (Royal Society of Chemistry) 7, 42699-42708. link

Lin, W.Y., Jing, L., Zhu, Z.W., Cai, Q.H., and Zhang, B.Y.* (2017). Removal of Heavy Metals from Mining Wastewater by Micellar-Enhanced Ultrafiltration (MEUF): Experimental investigation and monte carlo-based artificial neural network modeling. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (Springer) 228: 206. link

Kazemi, K., Zhang, B.Y.*, Lye, L.M., and Zhu, Z.W. (2017). Evaluation of state and evolution of marine fish waste composting by enzyme activities. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (NRC Research Press) 44(5):348-357. link

Kazemi, K., Zhang, B.Y.* and Lye, L.M. (2017). Assessment of microbial communities and their relationship with enzymatic activity during composting. World Journal of Engineering and Technology.5: 93-102. link

Jing, L., Chen, B., Zhang, B.Y. and Ye, X.D. (2017). Modeling marine oily wastewater treatment by a probabilistic agent-based approach. Marine Pollution Bulletin (Elsevier). 127: 217-224. link

Jing, L., Chen, B., Ye., X.D., and Zhang, B.Y. (2017). Wastewater treatment plant network design using a multi-scale two-stage mixed integer stochastic (MSTMIS) model. Environmental Engineering Science (Mary Ann Liebert). 34(12): 861-871. link

Jing, L., Chen, B., D.Y. Wen, J.S. Zheng, and Zhang, B.Y. (2017). Pilot-scale treatment of atrazine processing wastewater by UV/O₃/ultrasound: factor effects and system optimization. Journal of Environmental Management (Elsevier). 203(2017): 182-190. link

Li, Z.L., Chen, B., Wu, H.J., Ye., X.D., Zhang, H., Zhang, K.D. and Zhang, B.Y. (2017). Parameterization study for modeling biosurfactant enhanced aquifer remediation processes based on flow cell experiments. Journal of Environmental Engineering (ASCE). 144 (2): 04017096. link

Pi, Y.R., Chen, B., Bao, M.T., Fan, F.Q., Cai, Q.H., Lv, Z., and Zhang, B.Y. (2017). Microbial degradation of four crude oil by biosurfactant producing strain Rhodococcus sp. Bioresource Technology (Elsevier) 232: 263-269. link

Liu, B., Chen, B., Zheng, J.S., and Zhang, B.Y. (2017). Oily wastewater treatment by nano-TiO₂ induced photocatalysis. IEEE Nanotechnology (IEEE) 11(3):4-15. link

Kazemi, K., Zhang, B.Y.*, and Lye, L., Cai, Q.H., and Cao, T. (2016). Design of experiment (DOE) based screening of factors affecting municipal solid waste (MSW) composting. Waste Management (Elsevier) 58: 107-117. link

Zhu, Z.W., Zhang, B.Y.*, Chen, B., and Cai, Q.H. (2016). Enhanced biosurfactant production by marine originated bacteria Bacillus Subtilis and its application to crude oil removal. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution (Springer) 227:328-342. link

Zhang, K.D., Zhang, B.Y.*, Jing, L., and Kazemi, K. (2016). Modeling and optimization of Newfoundland shrimp waste hydrolysis for microbial growth using response surface methodology and artificial neural networks. Marine Pollution Bulletin (Elsevier) 109 (1) 245-252. link

Song, X., Zhang, B.Y.*, and Cai, Q.H. (2016). Use of sesquiterpanes, steranes and terpanes for forensic fingerprinting of chemically dispersed oil. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution (Springer) 227:281-296. link

Cai, Q.H., Zhang, B.Y.*, and Cao, T. (2016). Biosurfactant produced by a Rhodococcus erythropolis hyper production mutant and its application as an oil spill response agent, Water Quality Research Journal of Canada (IWA) 51 (2): 97-105. link

Zhang, H., Zhang, B.Y.*, and Liu, B. (2016). Integrated nano zero valent iron and biosurfactant aided remediation of PCB-contaminated soil. Applied & Environmental Soil Science. 2016:1-11. link

Liu, B., Chen, B., Lee, K. and Zhang, B.Y. (2016). Removal of naphthalene from offshore produced water through immobilized nano-TiO₂ aided photo-oxidation. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada (IWA). 51 (3): 246-255. link

Jing, L., Chen, B., Zhang, B.Y. and Li, P. (2016). An integrated simulation-based process control and operation planning system for marine oily wastewater management. Journal of Environmental Informatics (ISEIS). 28 (2): 126-134. link

Li, P., Cai, Q.H., Lin, W.Y., Chen, B. and Zhang, B.Y. (2016). Offshore oil spill response practices and emerging challenges, Marine Pollution Bulletin (Elsevier) 110 (1): 6-27. link

Dehghani-Sanija, A.R, Khanib, M.R., Zhang, B.Y., Narimannejada, S., Mohammadniac, M. (2016). Water quality analysis of underground reservoirs in hot and arid regions. Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences. 6 (7):149-161.

Zheng, J.S., Chen, B., Thanyamanta, W., Hawboldt, K., Zhang, B.Y. and Liu, B. (2016). Offshore produced water management: a review on current practice and challenges in harsh/arctic environments, Marine Pollution Bulletin (Elsevier), 104: 7-19. link

Liu, B., Chen, B., Zhang, B.Y., Jing, L., Zhang, H., and Lee, K. (2016). Photocatalytic degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in offshore produced water (OPW): the effects of water matrix, Journal of Environmental Engineering (ASCE) 142 (8). link

Zheng, J.S., Liu, B., Ping, J., Chen, B., and Zhang, B.Y.* (2015). Vortex and shaker assisted liquid-liquid micro extraction (VSA-LLME) coupled with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS) for analysis of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in offshore produced water, Water, Air, and Soil Pollution (Springer), 226: 318-331. link

Jing, L., Chen, B., Zhang, B.Y., and Li, P. (2015). Process simulation and dynamic control for marine oily wastewater treatment using UV irradiation. Water Research (IWA), 81:101-112. link

Cai, Q.H., Zhang, B.Y.*, Zhu, Z.W., and Cao, T. (2015). Screening of biosurfactant-producing bacteria from offshore oil and gas platforms in North Atlantic Canada, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer), 187: 284-296. link

Jing, L., Chen, B. and Zhang, B.Y. (2015). A State of Art Review on Marine Oily Wastewater Treatment and Management, Journal of Environmental Science (IORE), 1 (1): 1-22.

Ming, L., Lin, W.Y., Zhang B.Y., Wang, G.Z., and Guo P. (2015). The Tween 80 adsorption behavior on soil in the combined systems of CdCl₂, DDT, and Tween80, Soil and Sediment Contamination (Taylor & Francis), 24:276–289. link