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Zengqiang Zhang
Researcher at Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment
Publications - 395
Citations - 17254
Zengqiang Zhang is an academic researcher from Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biochar & Compost. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 293 publications receiving 9206 citations. Previous affiliations of Zengqiang Zhang include Wuyi University & Southern Medical University.
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Challenges and opportunities in the phytoremediation of heavy metals contaminated soils: A review
Amanullah Mahar,Ping Wang,Amjad Ali,Mukesh Kumar Awasthi,Altaf Hussain Lahori,Quan Wang,Ronghua Li,Zengqiang Zhang +7 more
TL;DR: An attempt has been made to review the current status, challenges and opportunities in the phytoremediation for remediating heavy metals from contaminated soils and the prime focus is given to phytoextraction and phytostabilization as the most promising and alternative methods for soil reclamation.
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Enhancing phosphate adsorption by Mg/Al layered double hydroxide functionalized biochar with different Mg/Al ratios.
Ronghua Li,Jim J. Wang,Baoyue Zhou,Mukesh Kumar Awasthi,Amjad Ali,Zengqiang Zhang,Lewis A. Gaston,Altaf Hussain Lahori,Amanullah Mahar +8 more
TL;DR: Overall, Mg/Al-LDHs biochar composites offer a potential alternative of carbon-based adsorbent for phosphate removal from aqueous solution.
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Simultaneous capture removal of phosphate, ammonium and organic substances by MgO impregnated biochar and its potential use in swine wastewater treatment
Ronghua Li,Ronghua Li,Jim J. Wang,Baoyue Zhou,Zengqiang Zhang,Shuai Liu,Shuai Liu,Shuang Lei,Ran Xiao,Ran Xiao +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, an optimized MgO-impregnated porous biochar was prepared using an integrated adsorption-pyrolysis method for absorption of phosphate, ammonium and organic matter (humate).
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Soil heavy metal contamination and health risks associated with artisanal gold mining in Tongguan, Shaanxi, China
TL;DR: The results showed that soils were highly contaminated by residual tailings and previous mining activities, and local residents had high chronic risks due to the intake of Hg and Pb, while their carcinogenic risk associated with Cd through inhalation was low.
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Nutrient transformations during composting of pig manure with bentonite.
Ronghua Li,Jim J. Wang,Zengqiang Zhang,Feng Shen,Guangjie Zhang,Rui Qin,Xiao-Long Li,Ran Xiao +7 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that a proportion of less than 2.5% bentonite is recommended for addition to pig manure compost, and examining the additive ratio in a comprehensive waste composting project is a worthwhile direction for future research.