Dr. Kewei Yu
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Dr. Kewei Yu

Associate Professor
Troy University, USA

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biogeochemistry from Louisiana State University, USA

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Biography

Dr. Kewei Yu is currently working as Associate Professor at Troy University, USA. He has completed his Ph.D. in Biogeochemistry from Louisiana State University, USA. Previously he was appointed as Research Associate and Assistant Professor at Institute of Applied Ecology, China, and Visiting Scientist at University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Research Assistant and Senior Researcher at Louisiana State University, USA. He successfully completed 25 research projects as principal investigator, co-investigator and participant. He has published 42 research articles in journals as well as 13 book and book chapters and refereed proceeding, 39 conference presentations with abstracts, and 4 patents contributed as author/co-author. He is professional member of Soil Science Society of America and Society of Wetland Scientists. He is also serving as reviewer for 20 + academic journals. He is an associate editor for Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science and member of editorial board in International Journal of Environmental Protection. He also directed number of student’s projects.

Area of Interest:

Earth Science and Geography
100%
Oceanography
62%
Chemosphere
90%
Ecological Engineering
75%
Soil Science
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Articles
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Abstracts
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Selected Publications

  1. Shi, R. and K. Yu, 2014. Impact of exposure of crude oil and dispersant (COREXIT® EC 9500A) on denitrification and organic matter mineralization in a Louisiana salt marsh sediment. Chemosphere, 108: 300-305.
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  2. Park, J.W. and K.W. Yu, 2014. Observations and Analyses of Microbial Pathogens Affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In: Oil Spills: Environmental Issues, Prevention and Ecological Impacts, Clifton, A. (Ed.). NOVA Science Publisher, Inc., USA. ISBN: 978-1-63321-548-1, pp: 47-66.
  3. Martinec, C.C., J.M. Miller, N.K. Barron, R. Tao and K. Yu et al., 2014. Sediment chemistry and meiofauna from the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf. Int. J. Oceanogr., 10.1155/2014/625718.
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  4. Gupta, A., K. Yu and J.W. Park, 2014. Dominant indigenous bacteria in Gasoline-treated marshes Around Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. Water Air Soil Pollut., Vol. 225. 10.1007/s11270-014-2011-0.
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  5. Yu, K.W. and R.D. DeLaune, 2013. A Brief History on Soil Microcosms as an Experimental Apparatus for Biogeochemical Research. In: Microcosms: Ecology, Biological Implications and Environmental Impact, Harris, C.C. (Ed.). NOVA Science Publisher, Inc., USA., pp: 169-177.
  6. Yu, K.W. and J. Rinklebe, 2013. Soil Redox Potential and pH Controllers. In: Methods in Biogeochemistry of Wetlands, DeLaune, R.D., K.R. Reddy, C.J. Richardson and J.P. Megonigal (Eds.). Soil Science Society of America, America, pp: 107-116.
  7. Tao, R. and K. Yu, 2013. Nitrate addition has minimal effect on anaerobic biodegradation of benzene in coastal saline (salt), brackish and freshwater marsh sediments. Wetlands, 33: 759-767.
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  8. Yu, K. and R.D. DeLaune, 2012. A comparison analysis of edge-of-field run-off from two sugarcane fields. Arch. Agron Soil Sci., 58: 51-59.
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  9. Yu, J., R. Tao and K. Yu, 2012. Anaerobic biodegradation of benzene in salt marsh sediment of the Louisiana Gulf coast. Ecol. Eng., 40: 6-10.
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  10. Yu, K. and J. Rinklebe, 2011. Advancement in soil microcosm apparatus for biogeochemical research. Ecol. Eng., 37: 2071-2075.
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  11. Yu, K., D.C. Seo and R.D. DeLaune, 2010. Incomplete acetylene inhibition of nitrous oxide reduction in potential denitrification assay as revealed by using 15N-nitrate tracer. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 41: 2201-2210.
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  12. Yu, K.W. and G.X. Chen, 2009. Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Terrestrial Plants: Observations, Mechanisms and Implications. In: Nitrous Oxide Emissions Research Progress, Sheldon, A.I. and E.P. Barnhart (Eds.). Nova Science Publishers, Inc., USA., pp: 85-104.
  13. Koh, H.S., C.A. Ochs and K. Yu, 2009. Hydrologic gradient and vegetation controls on CH4 and CO2 fluxes in a spring-fed forested wetland. Hydrobiologia, 630: 271-286.
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  14. Huang, B., K. Yu and R.P. Gambrell, 2009. Effects of ferric iron reduction and regeneration on nitrous oxide and methane emissions in a rice soil. Chemosphere, 74: 481-486.
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  15. Yu, K.W., R.D. Delaune, I. Devai, R. Tao and A. Jugsujinda, 2008. Total and methyl mercury in wetland soils and sediments of Louisiana's Pontchartrain Basin (USA). J. Environ. Sci. Health Part A-Toxic Hazard. Substances Environ. Eng., 43: 1657-1662.
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  16. Yu, K., S.P. Faulkner and M.J. Baldwin, 2008. Effect of hydrological conditions on nitrous oxide, methane and carbon dioxide dynamics in a bottomland hardwood forest and its implication for soil carbon sequestration. Global Change Biol., 14: 798-812.
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  17. Yu, K., S. Struwe, A. Kjoller and G. Chen, 2008. Nitrous oxide production and consumption potential in an agricultural and a forest soil. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 39: 2205-2220.
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  18. Yu, K., S. Struwe, A. Kjoller and G. Chen, 2008. Denitrification rate determined by nitrate disappearance is higher than determined by nitrous oxide production with acetylene blockage. Ecol. Eng., 32: 90-96.
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  19. Yu, K., R.D. DeLaune, R. Tao and R.L. Beine, 2008. Nonpoint source of nutrients and herbicides associated with sugarcane production and its impact on Louisiana coastal water quality. J. Environ. Q., 37: 2275-2283.
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  20. Seo, D.C., K. Yu and R.D. Delaune, 2008. Influence of salinity level on sediment denitrification in a Louisiana estuary receiving diverted Mississippi River water. Arch. Agron. Soil Sci., 54: 249-257.
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  21. Seo, D.C., K. Yu and R.D. DeLaune, 2008. Comparison of monometal and multimetal adsorption in Mississippi River alluvial wetland sediment: Batch and column experiments. Chemosphere, 73: 1757-1764.
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  22. Yu, K., F. Bohme, J. Rinklebe, H.U. Neue and R.D. DeLaune, 2007. Major biogeochemical processes in soils-A microcosm incubation from reducing to oxidizing conditions. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 71: 1406-1417.
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  23. Yu, K.W., S.P. Faulkner and R. Tao, 2006. Noncontinuous development of reducing conditions in wetland soils. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 37: 1775-1781.
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  24. Yu, K.W., G.X. Chen and H. Xu, 2006. Rice yield reduction by chamber enclosure: A possible effect on enhancing methane production. Biol. Fertil. Soils, 43: 257-261.
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  25. Yu, K., S.P. Faulkner and W.H. Patrick, 2006. Redox potential characterization and soil greenhouse gas concentration across a hydrological gradient in a Gulf coast forest. Chemosphere, 62: 905-914.
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  26. Yu, K., R.D. DeLaune and P. Boeckx, 2006. Direct measurement of denitrification activity in a Gulf coast freshwater marsh receiving diverted Mississippi River water. Chemosphere, 65: 2449-2455.
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  27. Yu, K. and R.D. DeLaune, 2006. A modified soil diffusion chamber for gas profile analysis. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 70: 1237-1241.
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  28. Kravchenko, I.K. and K. Yu, 2006. Relationship between major soil properties and culturable microorganisms affecting CH4 and N2O dynamics in rice soils. Arch. Agron. Soil Sci., 52: 607-615.
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  29. Yu, K. and W.H. Patrick, 2004. Redox window with minimum global warming potential contribution from rice soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 68: 2086-2091. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 68: 2086-2091.
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  30. Yu, K. and W.H. Patrick, 2003. Redox range with minimum nitrous oxide and methane production in a rice soil under different pH. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 67: 1952-1958.
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  31. Chen, G.X., H. Xu, Y. Zhang, X.J. Zhang and Y. Li et al., 2003. Plant: A potential source of the atmospheric N2O. Quat Sci., 23: 504-511.
  32. Yu, K., Z. Wang, A. Vermoesen, W. Patrick Jr. and O. van Cleemput, 2001. Nitrous oxide and methane emissions from different soil suspensions: Effect of soil redox status. Biol. Fertil. Soils, 34: 25-30.
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  33. Yu, K.W., G.X. Chen, S. Struwe and A. Kjoller, 2000. Production and reduction of nitrous oxide in agricultural and forest soils. Chin. J. Applied Ecol., 11: 385-389.
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  34. Chen, G.X., K.W. Yu, L.P. Liao and G.S. Xu, 2000. Effect of human activities on forest ecosystems: N cycle and soil fertility. Nutr. Cycling Agroecosyst., 57: 47-54.
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  35. Chen, G.X., B. Huang, H. Xu, Y. Zhang and G.H. Huang et al., 2000. Nitrous oxide emissions from terrestrial ecosystems in China. Chemosphere-Global Change Sci., 2: 373-378.
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