Dr. Qixing Zhou
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Dr. Qixing Zhou

Professor
Nankai University, China

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Pollution Ecology from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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Biography

Dr. Qixing Zhou received his Ph.D. degree in Pollution Ecology from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 1992. Currently he is working as Professor, PhD Supervisor, Chief Scientist, and Dean at College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, China. His main area of research related to Eco-Environmental Geochemistry and Remediation of Contaminated Soils/Water, Environmental Health and Geomedicine and Environmental Criteria/Standards. He is member of Division of Geoscience, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Education, Peoples Republic of China, and Member of Discipline Assessment Group of State Council Academic Degree Committee, Peoples Republic of China, Standing Director of Ecological Society of China, and Chinese Society of Natural Resources. He has 87 publications in journals and 7 monograph and books contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
100%
Eco-Environmental Geochemistry
62%
Remediation
90%
Contaminated Soils
75%
Environmental Health
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Chapters
0
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Selected Publications

  1. Li, L. and Q. Zhou, 2015. Source characterization and human health risk assessment of aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from urban road dusts in a Chinese heavily polluted city. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 24: 467-480.
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  2. Hu, X., M. Zhou and Q. Zhou, 2015. Ambient water and visible-light irradiation drive changes in graphene morphology, structure, surface chemistry, aggregation and toxicity. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49: 3410-3418.
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  3. Du, J., X. Hu, L. Mu, S. Ouyang, C. Ren, Y. Du and Q. Zhou, 2015. Root exudates as natural ligands that alter the properties of graphene oxide and environmental implications thereof. RSC Adv., 5: 17615-17622.
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  4. Chen, Y., X. Hu, J. Sun and Q. Zhou, 2015. Specific nanotoxicity of graphene oxide during zebrafish embryogenesis. Nanotoxicology, (In Press). 10.3109/17435390.2015.1005032.
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  5. Yu, B., X. Wang, S. Yu, Q. Li and Q. Zhou, 2014. Effects of roxithromycin on ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in the rhizosphere of wheat. Applied Microbiol. Biotechnol., 98: 263-272.
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  6. Wu, Q., X. Wang and Q. Zhou, 2014. Biomonitoring persistent organic pollutants in the atmosphere with mosses: Performance and application. Environ. Int., 66: 28-37.
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  7. Wang, X., C. Feng, N. Ding, Q. Zhang and N. Li et al., 2014. Accelerated OH- transport in activated carbon air cathode by modification of quaternary ammonium for microbial fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol., 48: 4191-4198.
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  8. Tong, L., K. Li and Q. Zhou, 2014. The association between air pollutants and morbidity for diabetes and liver diseases modified by sexes, ages, and seasons in Tianjin, China. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 22: 1215-1219.
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  9. Liu, R., Z. Zuo, Y. Xu, C. Song and H. Jiang et al., 2014. Twin-arginine signal peptide of Bacillus subtilis YwbN can direct tat-dependent secretion of methyl parathion hydrolase. J. Agric. Food Chem., 62: 2913-2918.
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  10. Li, X., X. Wang, Y. Zhang, N. Ding and Q. Zhou, 2014. Opening size optimization of metal matrix in rolling-pressed activated carbon air-cathode for microbial fuel cells. Applied Energy, 123: 13-18.
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  11. Kong, L.L., W.T. Liu and Q.X. Zhou, 2014. Biochar: An effective amendment for remediating contaminated soil. Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 228: 83-99.
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  12. Hu, X., L. Mu, K. Lu, J. Kang and Q. Zhou, 2014. Green synthesis of low-toxicity graphene-fulvic acid with an open band gap enhances demethylation of methylmercury. ACS Applied Mater. Interfaces, 6: 9220-9227.
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  13. Hu, X., L. Mu, J. Kang, K. Lu, R. Zhou and Q. Zhou, 2014. Humic acid acts as a natural antidote of graphene by regulating nanomaterial translocation and metabolic fluxes in vivo. Environ. Sci. Technol., 48: 6919-6927.
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  14. Hu, X., J. Kang, K. Lu, R. Zhou, L. Mu and Q. Zhou, 2014. Graphene oxide amplifies the phytotoxicity of arsenic in wheat. Scient. Rep., Vol. 4. 10.1038/srep06122.
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  15. Hu, X. and Q. Zhou, 2014. Novel hydrated graphene ribbon unexpectedly promotes aged seed germination and root differentiation. Scient. Rep., Vol. 4. 10.1038/srep03782.
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  16. Zhou, Q., Y. Teng and D. Lin, 2013. The principles and methods of deriving and determining remediation criteria for contaminated soils. J. Agro-Environ. Sci., 32: 205-214.
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  17. Wang, X., N. Gao, Q. Zhou, H. Dong, H. Yu and Y. Feng, 2013. Acidic and alkaline pretreatments of activated carbon and their effects on the performance of air-cathodes in microbial fuel cells. Bioresour. Technol., 144: 632-636.
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  18. Wang, X., N. Gao and Q. Zhou, 2013. Concentration responses of toxicity sensor with Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 growing in bioelectrochemical systems. Biosens. Bioelectron., 43: 264-267.
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  19. Sun, X., Q. Zhou, Y. Wang and W. Ren, 2013. Influence of hydro-geomorphology, land-use and riparian zone characteristics on herbicide occurrence and distribution in sediments in Songhua River Basin, northeastern China. Geoderma, 193-194: 156-164.
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  20. Sun, X., Q. Zhou and W. Ren, 2013. Herbicide occurrence in riparian soils and its transporting risk in the Songhua River Basin, China. Agron. Sustain. Dev., 33: 777-785.
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  21. Mu, L., X. Hu, J. Wen and Q. Zhou, 2013. Robust aptamer sol-gel solid phase microextraction of very polar adenosine from human plasma. J. Chromatogr. A, 1279: 7-12.
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  22. Hu, X. and Q. Zhou, 2013. Health and ecosystem risks of graphene. Chem. Rev., 113: 3815-3835.
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  23. Zhou, Q., C. Diao, Y. Sun and J. Zhou, 2012. Tolerance, uptake and removal of nitrobenzene by a newly-found remediation species Mirabilis jalapa L. Chemosphere, 86: 994-1000.
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  24. Zhou, Q. and Y. Wang, 2012. Methodological systems of building agricultural soil quality criteria in China. J. Basic Sci. Eng., 20: 38-44.
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  25. Yan, S., Q. Zhou and J. Gao, 2012. Methodology for derivation of water quality criteria for protecting aquatic environment and future development. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol., 42: 2471-2503.
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  26. Wang, X., Z. Cai, Q. Zhou, Z. Zhang and C. Chen, 2012. Bioelectrochemical stimulation of petroleum hydrocarbon degradation in saline soil using U-tube microbial fuel cells. Biotechnol. Bioeng., 109: 426-433.
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  27. Li, W., V. Nanaboina, Q. Zhou and G.V. Korshin, 2012. Effects of Fenton treatment on the properties of effluent organic matter and their relationships with the degradation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Water Res., 46: 403-412.
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  28. Hu, X., L. Mu, J. Wen and Q. Zhou, 2012. Covalently synthesized graphene oxide-aptamer nanosheets for efficient visible-light photocatalysis of nucleic acids and proteins of viruses. Carbon, 50: 2772-2781.
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  29. Zhou, Q., Z. Cai, Z. Zhang and W. Liu, 2011. Ecological remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils with weed plant. J. Resour. Ecol., 2: 97-105.
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  30. Xie, X., Q. Zhou, D. Lin, J. Guo and Y. Bao, 2011. Toxic effect of tetracycline exposure on growth, antioxidative and genetic indices of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 18: 566-575.
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  31. Sun, Y., Q. Zhou, Y. Xu, L. Wang and X. Liang, 2011. Phytoremediation for co-contaminated soils of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) and heavy metals using ornamental plant Tagetes patula. J. Hazard. Mater., 186: 2075-2082.
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  32. Ren, W., M. Wang and Q. Zhou, 2011. Effect of soil pH and organic matter on desorption hysteresis of chlorimuron-ethyl in two typical Chinese soils. J. Soils Sediments, 11: 552-561.
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  33. Liu, W., Q. Zhou, Z. Zhang, T. Hua and Z. Cai, 2011. Evaluation of cadmium phytoremediation potential in Chinese cabbage cultivars. J. Agric. Food Chem., 59: 8324-8330.
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  34. Li, X., Q. Zhou, S. Wei, W. Ren and X. Sun, 2011. Adsorption and desorption of carbendazim and cadmium in typical soils in Northeastern China as affected by temperature. Geoderma, 160: 347-354.
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  35. Hu, X., L. Mu, Q. Zhou, J. Wen and J. Pawliszyn, 2011. ssDNA aptamer-based column for simultaneous removal of nanogram per liter level of illicit and analgesic pharmaceuticals in drinking water. Environ. Sci. Technol., 45: 4890-4895.
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  36. Chen, C., Q. Zhou, S. Liu and Z. Xiu, 2011. Acute toxicity, biochemical and gene expression responses of the earthworm Eisenia fetida exposed to polycyclic musks. Chemosphere, 83: 1147-1154.
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  37. Zhou, Q., 2010. Progresses in remediation criteria and standards for contaminated soils and agro-environmental protection in China: A review. Agro-Environ. Sci., 29: 1-8.
  38. Zhou, Q., 2010. Advances and prospect of research on environmental criteria/benchmarks and enactment of environmental standards. J. Ecol. Rural Environ., 26: 1-8.
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  39. Zhou, Q. and M. Wang, 2010. Adsorption-desorption characteristics and pollution behavior of reactive X-3B red dye in four Chinese typical soils. J. Soils Sediments, 10: 1324-1334.
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  40. Zhang, Z., Q. Zhou, S. Peng and Z. Cai, 2010. Remediation of petroleum contaminated soils by joint action of Pharbitis nil L. and its microbial community. Sci. Total Environ., 408: 5600-5605.
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  41. Xie, X., Q. Zhou, Z. He and Y. Bao, 2010. Physiological and potential genetic toxicity of chlortetracycline as an emerging pollutant in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 29: 922-928.
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  42. Wei, S., Q. Zhou, J. Zhan, Z. Wu, T. Sun, Y. Lyubu and M.N.V. Prasad, 2010. Poultry manured Bidens tripartite L. extracting Cd from soil-potential for phytoremediating Cd contaminated soil. Bioresour. Technol., 101: 8907-8910.
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  43. Sun, Y., Q. Zhou, X. Xie and R. Liu, 2010. Spatial, sources and risk assessment of heavy metal contamination of urban soils in typical regions of Shenyang, China. J. Hazard. Mater., 174: 455-462.
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  44. Sun, F. and Q. Zhou, 2010. Interactive effects of 1,4-dichlorobenzene and heavy metals on their sorption behaviors in two Chinese soils. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 58: 33-41.
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  45. Lin, D., Q. Zhou, X. Xie and Y. Liu, 2010. Potential biochemical and genetic toxicity of triclosan as an emerging pollutant on earthworms (Eisenia fetida). Chemosphere, 81: 1328-1333.
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  46. Li, W., T. Hua, Q. Zhou, S. Zhang and F. Li, 2010. Treatment of stabilized landfill leachate by the combined process of coagulation/flocculation and powder activated carbon adsorption. Desalination, 264: 56-62.
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  47. Hu, X., Q. Zhou and Y. Luo, 2010. Occurrence and source analysis of typical veterinary antibiotics in manure, soil, vegetables and groundwater from organic vegetable bases, Northern China. Environ. Pollut., 158: 2992-2998.
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  48. Cai, Z., Q. Zhou, S. Peng and K. Li, 2010. Promoted biodegradation and microbiological effects of petroleum hydrocarbons by Impatiens balsamina L. with strong endurance. J. Hazard. Mater., 183: 731-737.
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  49. Yu, Z. and Q. Zhou, 2009. Growth responses and cadmium accumulation of Mirabilis jalapa L. under interaction between cadmium and phosphorus. J. Hazard. Mater., 167: 38-43.
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  50. Sun, Y.B., Q.X. Zhou, J. An, W.T. Liu and R. Liu, 2009. Chelator-enhanced phytoextraction of heavy metals from contaminated soil irrigated by industrial wastewater with the hyperaccumulator plant (Sedum alfredii Hance). Geoderma, 150: 106-112.
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  51. Sun, F., Q. Zhou, M. Wang and J. An, 2009. Joint stress of copper and petroleum hydrocarbons on the polychaete Perinereis aibuhitensis at biochemical levels. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 72: 1887-1892.
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  52. Peng, S., Q. Zhou, Z. Cai and Z. Zhang, 2009. Phytoremediation of petroleum contaminated soils by Mirabilis jalapa L. in a greenhouse plot experiment. J. Hazard. Mater., 168: 1490-1496.
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  53. Liu, W., Q. Zhou, Y. Sun and R. Liu, 2009. Identification of Chinese cabbage genotypes with low cadmium accumulation for food safety. Environ. Pollut., 157: 1961-1967.
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  54. Liu, W., Q. Zhou, P. Li, H. Gao and Y.P. Han et al., 2009. DNA mismatch repair related gene expression as potential biomarkers to assess cadmium exposure in Arabidopsis seedlings. J. Hazard. Mater., 167: 1007-1013.
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  55. Bao, Y., Q. Zhou and Y. Wang, 2009. Adsorption characteristics of tetracycline by two soils: Assessing role of soil organic matter. Soil Res., 47: 286-295.
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  56. An, J., Q. Zhou, Y. Sun and Z. Xu, 2009. Ecotoxicological effects of typical personal care products on seed germination and seedling development of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Chemosphere, 76: 1428-1434.
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  57. Zhou, Q., M. Wang, F. Fan and L. Zhu, 2008. Research progress in environmental pollution, ecological behavior and toxicological effects of synthetic musks. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 28: 1-11.
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  58. Zhou, Q., M. Wang and J. Liang, 2008. Ecological detoxification of methamidophos by earthworms in phaiozem co-contaminated with acetochlor and copper. Applied Soil Ecol., 40: 138-145.
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  59. Wei, S., Q. Zhou and U.K. Saha, 2008. Hyperaccumulative characteristics of weed species to heavy metals. Water Air Soil Pollut., 192: 173-181.
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  60. Wei, S., J.A.T. da Silva and Q. Zhou, 2008. Agro-improving method of phytoextracting heavy metal contaminated soil. J. Hazard. Mater., 150: 662-668.
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  61. Wei, S. and Q. Zhou, 2008. Screen of Chinese weed species for cadmium tolerance and accumulation characteristics. Int. J. Phytoremediation, 10: 584-597.
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  62. Sun, Y., Q. Zhou and C. Diao, 2008. Effects of cadmium and arsenic on growth and metal accumulation of Cd-hyperaccumulator Solanum nigrum L. Bioresour. Technol., 99: 1103-1110.
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  63. Sun, F.H. and Q.X. Zhou, 2008. Oxidative stress biomarkers of the polychaete Nereis diversicolor exposed to cadmium and petroleum hydrocarbons. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 70: 106-114.
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  64. Liu, J.N., Q.X. Zhou, T. Sun, L.Q. Ma and S. Wang, 2008. Growth responses of three ornamental plants to Cd and Cd-Pb stress and their metal accumulation characteristics. J. Hazard. Mater., 151: 261-267.
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  65. Li, Y., Q. Zhou, F. Li, X. Liu and Y. Luo, 2008. Effects of tetrabromobisphenol A as an emerging pollutant on wheat (Triticum aestivum) at biochemical levels. Chemosphere, 74: 119-124.
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  66. Zhou, Q., Y. Luo and Y. Zhu, 2007. Scientific research on environmental benchmark values and revision of national environmental standards in China. J. Agro-Environ. Sci., 26: 1-5.
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  67. Zhou, Q. and X. Hu, 2007. [Researching progresses in environmental pollution behavior, toxic effects and mechanisms of PFOS/PFOA]. Huan Jing Ke Xue, 28: 2153-2162, (In Chinese).
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  68. Sun, Y., Q. Zhou, S. Wei and L. Ren, 2007. Growth responses of the newly-discovered Cd-hyperaccumulator Rorippa globosa and its accumulation characteristics of Cd and As under joint stress of Cd and As. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. China, 1: 107-113.
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  69. Sun, R.L., Q.X. Zhou, F.H. Sun and C.X. Jin, 2007. Antioxidative defense and proline/phytochelatin accumulation in a newly discovered Cd-hyperaccumulator, Solanum nigrum L. Environ. Exp. Bot., 60: 468-476.
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  70. Sun, F.H. and Q.X. Zhou, 2007. Metal accumulation in the polychaete Hediste japonica with emphasis on interaction between heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons. Environ. Pollut., 149: 92-98.
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  71. Cui, S., Q.X. Zhou, S.H. Wei, W. Zhang, L. Cao and L.P. Ren, 2007. Effects of exogenous chelators on phytoavailability and toxicity of Pb in Zinnia elegans Jacq. J. Hazard. Mater., 146: 341-346.
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  72. Zhou, Q.X., Q.R. Zhang and T.H. Sun, 2006. Technical innovation of land treatment systems for municipal wastewater in Northeast China. Pedosphere, 16: 297-303.
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  73. Zhou, Q., Q. Zhang and J. Liang, 2006. Toxic effects of acetochlor and methamidophos on earthworm Eisenia fetida in phaiozem, Northeast China. J. Environ. Sci., 18: 741-745.
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  74. Yu, Y. and Q.X. Zhou, 2006. Impacts of soybean growth on Cu speciation and distribution in two rhizosphere soils. Biol. Fertil. Soils, 42: 450-456.
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  75. Wei, S., Q. Zhou and P.V. Koval, 2006. Flowering stage characteristics of cadmium hyperaccumulator Solanum nigrum L. and their significance to phytoremediation. Sci. Total Environ., 369: 441-446.
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  76. Wei, S. and Q.X. Zhou, 2006. Phytoremediation of cadmium-contaminated soils by Rorippa globosa using two-phase planting (5 pp). Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 13: 151-155.
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  77. Wang, M.E. and Q.X. Zhou, 2006. Joint stress of chlorimuron-ethyl and cadmium on wheat Triticum aestivum at biochemical levels. Environ. Pollut., 144: 572-580.
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  78. Wang, M. and Q. Zhou, 2006. Effects of herbicide chlorimuron-ethyl on physiological mechanisms in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 64: 190-197.
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  79. Sun, R.L., Q.X. Zhou and C.X. Jin, 2006. Cadmium accumulation in relation to organic acids in leaves of Solanum nigrum L. as a newly found cadmium hyperaccumulator. Plant and Soil, 285: 125-134.
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  80. Guo, G.L. and Q.X. Zhou, 2006. Evaluation of heavy metal contamination in Phaeozem of Northeast China. Environ. Geochem. Health, 28: 331-340.
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  81. Guo, G., Q. Zhou and L.Q. Ma, 2006. Availability and assessment of fixing additives for the in situ remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils: A review. Environ. Monit. Assess., 116: 513-528.
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  82. Zhou, Q., F. Sun and R. Liu, 2005. Joint chemical flushing of soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. Environ. Int., 31: 835-839.
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  83. Zhang, K. and Q. Zhou, 2005. Toxic effects of Al-based coagulants on Brassica chinensis and Raphanus sativus growing in acid and neutral conditions. Environ. Toxicol., 20: 179-187.
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  84. Yu, Y. and Q.X. Zhou, 2005. Adsorption characteristics of pesticides methamidophos and glyphosate by two soils. Chemosphere, 58: 811-816.
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  85. Wei, S., Q. Zhou, X. Wang, K. Zhang, G. Guo and L.Q. Ma, 2005. A newly-discovered Cd-hyperaccumulator Solatium nigrum L. Chin. Sci. Bull., 50: 33-38.
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  86. Wang, X.F. and Q.X. Zhou, 2005. Ecotoxicological effects of cadmium on three ornamental plants. Chemosphere, 60: 16-21.
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  87. Wang, M. and Q. Zhou, 2005. Single and joint toxicity of chlorimuron-ethyl, cadmium and copper acting on wheat Triticum aestivum. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety, 60: 169-175.
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