AssociateProfessor in Environmental Science and Technology

　　State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, PR China

　　Linchuan Fang (Tel: +86 15249204460, Email: flinc629@hotmail.com)

　　Education:

　　PhD in Soil Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of AgriculturalMicrobiology,HuazhongAgricultural University, 2011

　　BSc in Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of SubtropicalAgricultural Resources and Environment, Ministry of AgricultureHuazhongHuazhong Agricultural University, 2003

　　Professional Experience

　　Teaching Assistant, Department of Resources and Environment, Wuhan Bioengineering Institute 2003-2005

　　AssociateProfessor,  State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University 2011-present

　　Postdoctor,Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

　　The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 2013-2015

　　Research Interests

　　Soilenvironmentalchemistry, Rhizosphereecoenzymatic stoichiometry, Soil microbial nutrient metabolismin critical zone, Phytoremediation of metal-contaminated soil, Application of advanced analytical, spectroscopic and microscopic instruments in environmental and soil research

　　Selected Recent Journal Publications (2009-present, *corresponding author)

　　1. Fang, L., P. Cai, W. Chen, W. Liang, Z. Hong and Q. Huang (2009). "Impact of cellwall structure on the behavior of bacterial cells in the binding of copper and cadmium." Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 347(1-3): 50-55.

　　2. Fang, L., P. Cai, P. Li, H. Wu, W. Liang, X. Rong, W. Chen and Q. Huang (2010). "Microcalorimetric and potentiometric titration studies on the adsorption of copper by P. putida and B. thuringiensis and their composites with minerals." J Hazard Mater 181(1-3): 1031-1038.

　　3. Fang, L., Q. Huang, X. Wei, W. Liang, X. Rong, W. Chen and P. Cai (2010). "Microcalorimetric and potentiometric titration studies on the adsorption of copper by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), minerals and their composites." BioresourTechnol 101(15): 5774-5779.

　　4. Fang, L., X. Wei, P. Cai, Q. Huang, H. Chen, W. Liang and X. Rong (2011). "Role of extracellular polymeric substances in Cu(II) adsorption on Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas putida." BioresourTechnol 102(2): 1137-1141.

　　5. Fang, L., C. Zhou, P. Cai, W. Chen, X. Rong, K. Dai, W. Liang, J. D. Gu and Q. Huang (2011). "Binding characteristics of copper and cadmium by cyanobacteriumSpirulinaplatensis." J Hazard Mater 190(1-3): 810-815.

　　6. Wei, X., Fang, L., P. Cai, Q. Huang, H. Chen, W. Liang and X. Rong (2011). "Influence of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on Cd adsorption by bacteria." Environ Pollut 159(5): 1369-1374.(Contributed equally)

　　7. Fang, L., Y. Cao, Q. Huang, S. L. Walker and P. Cai (2012). "Reactions between bacterial exopolymers and goethite: A combined macroscopic and spectroscopic investigation." Water Res 46(17): 5613-5620.

　　8. Fang, L., S. Yang, Q. Huang, A. Xue and P. Cai (2014). "Biosorption mechanisms of Cu(II) by extracellular polymeric substances from Bacillus subtilis." Chemical Geology 386: 143-151.

　　9. Xu, J., W. Tan, J. Xiong, M. Wang, Fang, L*.and L. K. Koopal (2016). "Copper binding to soil fulvic and humic acids: NICA-Donnan modeling and conditional affinity spectra." J Colloid Interface Sci 473: 141-151.

　　10. Ye, L., Fang, L*, W. Tan, Y. Wang and Y. Huang (2016). "Exploring the effects of landscape structure on aerosol optical depth (AOD) patterns using GIS and HJ-1B images." Environ Sci Process Impacts 18(2): 265-276.

　　11. Ye, L., Fang, L*, W. Tan, C. Wu and H. Wu (2017). "Modeling spatiotemporal distribution of PM10 using HJ-1 CCD data in Luoyang, China." AtmosPollutRes 8(3): 555-563.

　　12. Fang, L., Y. Liu, H. Tian, H. Chen, Y. Wang and M. Huang (2017). "Proper land use for heavy metal-polluted soil based on enzyme activity analysis around a Pb-Zn mine in Feng County, China." Environ SciPollut Res Int 24(36): 28152-28164.

　　13. Fang, L., M. Wang, L. Cai and L. Cang (2017). "Deciphering biodegradable chelant-enhanced phytoremediation through microbes and nitrogen transformation in contaminated soils." Environ SciPollut Res Int 24(17): 14627-14636.

　　14. Ju, W., L. Liu, Fang, L*, Y. Cui, C. Duan and H. Wu (2018). "Impact of co-inoculation with plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria and rhizobium on the biochemical responses of alfalfa-soil system in copper contaminated soil." Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 167: 218-226.

　　15. Tian, H., Fang, L*, C. Duan, Y. Wang and H. Wu (2018). "Dominant factor affecting Pb speciation and the leaching risk among land-use types around Pb-Zn mine." Geoderma 326: 123-132.

　　16. Xu, J., L. K. Koopal, Fang, L*, J. Xiong and W. Tan* (2018). "Proton and Copper Binding to Humic Acids Analyzed by XAFS Spectroscopy and Isothermal Titration Calorimetry." Environ SciTechnol52(7): 4099-4107.

　　17. Chen, B., Fang, L, X. Yan, A. Zhang, P. Chen, T. Luan, L. Hu and G. Jiang (2018). "A unique Pb-binding flagellin as an effective remediation tool for Pb contamination in aquatic environment." J Hazard Mater 363: 34-40. (Contributed equally)

　　18. Chen, J., Y. Q. Liu, X. W. Yan, G. H. Wei, J. H. Zhang and Fang, L* (2018). "Rhizobium inoculation enhances copper tolerance by affecting copper uptake and regulating the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and phytochelatin biosynthesis-related gene expression in Medicago sativa seedlings." Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 162: 312-323.

　　19. Cui, T., Fang, L*, M. Wang, M. Jiang and G. Shen (2018). "Intercropping of Gramineous Pasture Ryegrass (Loliumperenne L.) and Leguminous Forage Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Increases the Resistance of Plants to Heavy Metals." JChem 2018: 1-11.

　　20. Cui, Y., Fang, L*, X. Guo, X. Wang, Y. Wang, P. Li, Y. Zhang and X. Zhang (2018). "Responses of soil microbial communities to nutrient limitation in the desert-grassland ecological transition zone." Sci Total Environ 642: 45-55.

　　21. Cui, Y., Fang, L*, X. Guo, X. Wang, Y. Wang, Y. Zhang and X. Zhang (2018). "Responses of soil bacterial communities, enzyme activities, and nutrients to agricultural-to-natural ecosystem conversion in the Loess Plateau, China." J Soils and Sedim.

　　22. Cui, Y., Fang, L*, X. Guo, X. Wang, Y. Zhang, P. Li and X. Zhang (2018). "Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry and microbial nutrient limitation in rhizosphere soil in the arid area of the northern Loess Plateau, China." Soil Biol.Biochem 116: 11-21.

　　23. Duan, C., Fang, L*, C. Yang, W. Chen, Y. Cui and S. Li (2018). "Reveal the response of enzyme activities to heavy metals through in situ zymography." Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 156: 106-115.

　　24. Cui, Y., Fang, L*, X. Guo, F. Han, W. Ju, L. Ye, X. Wang, W. Tan and X. Zhang (2019). "Natural grassland as the optimal pattern of vegetation restoration in arid and semi-arid regions: Evidence from nutrient limitation of soil microbes." SciTotal Environ 648: 388-397.

　　25. Cui, Y., H Bing, Fang, L*, Y Wu, J Yu, G,M Jiang, X Wang, X Zhang (2019). Diversity patterns of the rhizosphere and bulk soil microbial communitiesalong an altitudinal gradient in an alpine ecosystem of the eastern TibetanPlateau. Geoderma 338 118–127.

　　26. Fang LC, Cai P, Li PX, Liang W, Huang QY. Microcalorimetric and potentiometric pitration studies on the adsorption of copper by P. putida and B. thuringiensis and their composites with minerals. Molecular environmental soil science at the interface in the earth’s critical zone. jianmingXu, panming Huang editors, 2009, p62-65.