Basic Introduction：

Research Associate Professor. Ph.D., China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). She studied at Stanford University during 2014 to 2015 as a visiting graduate student and researcher. Her research focus on hydrogeochemistry and groundwater contamination, especially on geogenic contaminated groundwater and migration/transformation of contaminants in heterogeneous aquifers.

Professional Experience：

2024.12-present, Research Associate Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology

2020.08-2024.11, Research Assistant Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology

2016.07-2020.07, Postdoctor, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
2016.07-2018.09, Visiting Scholar, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology

Education：

2014-11-2015-10, Visiting student and researcher in Environmental Geochemistry, School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University

2013.09-2016.06, Ph.D in Groundwater Science and Technology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

2011.09-2013.06, Master in Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

2007.09-2011.06, Bachelor in Environmental Engineering (based on Geology), School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

Synergistic Activities:

 Editorial board member of Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Research Interests：

1. Causes of geogenic contaminated groundwater

2. Migration and transformation of contaminates in heterogeneous groundwater systems

3. Detection and removal technologies for the geogenic contaminates

 Selected funded projects：

1. Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, Influence of physico-chemical heterogeneity on coupled biogeochemical processes of nitro-iron-arsenic in the shallow groundwater systems at the Pearl River Delta, 2024.01-2026.12, PI.

2. Sub-project of the National Key R&D Program of China (2023YFC3706900), Task 2: Numerical simulation of the spatial and temporal distribution of pollutants and the verification of their applicability, key member.

3. Sub-project of the National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFA0715900), Task 1: Iin-situ/on-site detection techniques for the contaminants in geogenic contaminated groundwater, Topic 2, PI.

4. National Natural Science Foundation, Impact of preferential flow paths on temporal variations of arsenic heterogeneous aquifers, 2018.01-2020.12, PI.

Published Works：

1. Yanhua Duan, Yuqin Sun, Alejandro Palomo, Zengyi Li, Baoling Yang, Qiantao Shi, Derek Z. Zhang, Qiang Yang, Xiaoguang Meng*, Yan Zheng*. MnO2-modified activated carbon and granular nano-TiO2 in tandem succeed in treating domestic well water arsenic at point of use. Nature Water, 2024, 2, 674-683.

2. Yanhua Duan, Jingyu Liu, Yuxia Yang, Long Han, Zengyi Li, Yuehong Gu, Yunjie Ma, Alejandro Palomo, Xiaobao Tuo, Yan Zheng*. Large Quantity EDTA Addition and Cold Storage in Dark Recommended for Preserving Inorganic Arsenic Speciation in Reducing Groundwater. ACS ES&T Water, 2024, 4, 2031-2043.

3. Xiaobao Tuo, Yanhua Duan*, Guanting Lin, Tianci Jiang, Wenhui Liu, Fangyi Chen, Xianjun Xie, Yan Zheng*. Rapid screening of inorganic arsenic in groundwater on-site by a portable three-channel colorimeter. Journal of Environmental Science, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2024.04.014.

4. Guangyong Bo, Tengyue Fang, Yanhua Duan, Yan Zheng, Jian Ma*. High through-put groundwater arsenic speciation analysis using an automated flow analyzer. Journal of Environmental Science, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2024.01.036.

5. Long Han, Yuqin Sun, Zengyi Li, Yanhua Duan, Shuangbao Han, Hailong Zhang, Meixun Zhao*, Yan Zheng*. Beyond the geological origin of sediment arsenic in groundwater systems: arsenic redux by redox. Science Bulletin, 2023, 68, 1616-1620.

6. Yi He, Jinyu Liu, Yanhua Duan, Xiaofei Yuan, Lulu Ma, Ratan Dhar, Yan Zheng*. Review: A critical review of on-site inorganic arsenic screening methods. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2023, 125, 453-469.

7. Yanhua Duan, Rong Li, Kai Yu, Guangci Zeng, Chongxuan liu*. Effects of geochemical and hydrodynamic transiency on desorption and transport of As in heterogeneous systems. Science of the Total Environment, 2022, 835, 155381.

8. Guangci Zeng, Kai Yu, Junying Li, Wenxian Wu, Han Qiao, Yanhua Duan, Chongxuan Liu*. Heavy Metal Accumulation and Release Risks in Sediments from Groundwater-River Water Interaction Zones in a Contaminated River under Restoration. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2020, 4, 2391-2402.

9. Yanhua Duan#, Rong Li#, Yiqun Gan, Kai Yu, Jiarong Tong, Guangci Zeng, Dongfang Ke, Wenxian Wu, Chongxuan Liu*. Impact of physico-chemical heterogeneity on As sorption and reactive transport under water extraction. Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54, 14974-14983.

10. Kai Yu, Yanhua Duan, Yiqun Gan*, Yanan Zhang, Ke Zhao. Anthropogenic influences on dissolved organic matter transport in high arsenic groundwater: insights from stable carbon isotope analysis and electrospray ionization fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 708, 135162.

11. Kai Yu, Yanhua Duan, Peng Liao, Lin Xie, Qianqian Li, Zigong Ning, Chongxuan Liu*. Watershed-scale distributions of heavy metals in the hyporheic zones of a heavily polluted Maozhou River watershed, southern China. Chemosphere, 2020, 239, 124773.

12. Leiyu He, Lin Xie, Dengjun Wang, Wenlu Li, John D. Fortner, Qianqian, Li, Yanhua Duan, Zhengqing Shi, Peng Liao, Chongxun Liu*. Elucidating the role of sulfide on the stability of ferrihydrite colloids under anoxic conditions. Environmental Science & Technology, 2019, 53, 4173-4184.

13. Yanhua Duan, Michael Schaefer, Yanxin Wang*, Yiqun Gan, Kai Yu, Yamin Deng, Scott Fendorf*. Experimental constraints on alternation of arsenic release and retention from aquifer sediments in the central Yangtze River Basin. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 649, 629-639.

14. Hehuan Liao, Kai Yu, Yanhua Duan, Zigong Ning, Bingrui Li, Leiyu He, Chongxuan Liu*. Profiling microbial communities in a watershed undergoing intensive anthrogogenic activities. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 647, 1137-1147.

15. Kun Huang, Yuanyuan Liu, Chen Yang, Yanhua Duan, Xiaofan Yang, Chongxuan Liu*. Identification of Hydro-Biogeochemical Processes Controlling Seasonal Variations in Arsenic Concentrations within a Riverbank Aquifer at Jianghan Plain. Water Resources Research, 2018, 54. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017WR022170.

16. Kai Yu, Yiqun Gan*, Aiguo Zhou, Chongxuan Liu, Yanhua Duan, Li Han, Yanan Zhang. Organic carbon sources and controlling processes on aquifer arsenic cycling in the Jianghan Plain, central China. Chemosphere, 2018, 208, 773-781.

17. Y.X. Wang*, Y.Q. Gan, Y.M. Deng, Y.H. Duan, T.L. Zheng, Scott Fendorf. Sedimentological and hydro-biogeochemical processes controlling arsenic behavior in the Holocene and upper Pleistocene aquifers of the central Yangtze River Basin. Chapter 2 in book: Environmental Arsenic in a Changing World. 2018, ISBN 978-1-138-48609-6.

18. Yanhua Duan, Yiqun Gan, Yanxin Wang*, Chongxuan Liu, Kai Yu, Yamin Deng, Ke Zhao, Chuangju Dong. Arsenic speciation in aquifer sediment under varying groundwater regime and redox conditions at Jianghan Plain of Central China. Science of the Total Environment, 2017, 607-608, 992-1000.

19. Linlin Yao, Yanxin Wang*, Lei Tong, Yamin Deng, Yonggang Li, Yiqun Gan, Wei Guo, Chuangju Dong, Yanhua Duan, Ke Zhao. Occurrence and risk assessment of antibiotics in surface water and groundwater from different depths of aquifers: A case study at Jianghan Plain, central China. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2017, 135, 236-242.

20. Michael V. Schaefer, Samantha Ying, Shawn G. Benner, Yanhua Duan, Yanxin Wang, Scott Fendorf*. Aquifer Arsenic Cycling Induced by Seasonal Hydrologic Changes within the Yangtze River Basin. Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50 (7), 3521-3529.

21. Yanhua Duan, Yiqun Gan, Yangxin Wang*, Yamin Deng, Xinxin Guo, Chuangju Dong. Temporal variation of groundwater level and arsenic concentration at Jianghan Plain, central China. Journal of Geochemistry Exploration, 2015, 149, 106-119.

22. Yiqun Gan*, Yanxin Wang, Yanhua Duan, Yaming Deng, Xinxin Guo, Xufeng Ding. Hydrogeochemistry and arsenic contamination of groundwater in the Jianghan Plain, central China. Journal of Geochemistry Exploration, 2014, 138, 81-93.

23. Yamin Deng*, Huijuan Li, Yanxin Wang*, Yanhua Duan, Yiqun Gan. Temporal variability of groundwater chemistry and relationship with water-table fluctuation in the Jianghan Plain, central China. Procedia Earth and Planetary Science, 2014, 10, 100-103.

24. 段艳华，甘义群*，郭欣欣，丁旭峰，邓娅敏. 汉平原高砷地下水监测场水化特征及砷富集影响因素分析. 地质科技情报，2014, 33 (2): 140-147.

25. 甘义群*，王焰新，段艳华，邓亚敏，郭欣欣. 江汉平原高砷地下水监测场砷的动态变化特征分析[J]. 地学前缘，2014, 21 (4): 37-49.

26. 雄峰，甘义群*，段艳华. 江汉平原地下水中氮素与砷迁移富集的相关性研究[J]. 安全与环境工程，2015,22 (2): 39-48.

27. 李红梅，邓娅敏*，罗莉威，王焰新，段艳华，董创举，甘义群. 江汉平原高砷含水层沉积物地球化学特征[J]. 地质科技情报，2015, 34(3): 178-184.

28. 邓娅敏*，王焰新，李慧娟，李红梅，郭伟，段艳华，董创举，甘义群，刘乃静，丁旭峰. 江汉平原砷中毒病区地下水中砷形态季节性变化特征[J]. 地球科学-中国地质大学学报，2015, 40(11): 1876-1886.