Plant and Soil Sciences | Faculty
Dr. Yan Jin
- Ph.D.,Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Riverside, 1994
- M.S.,Soil Chemistry, New Mexico State University, 1989
- B.S.,Soil Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, China, 1983
- Contaminant Fate and Transport in Soil
- Environmental Soil Physics
- My research interest is in the general area of measurements, modeling, and interpretation of contaminant fate and transport in porous media. Since 2001, my research activity has been mainly focused on two major areas: (1) colloid and colloid-facilitated contaminant transport in porous media, with emphasis on the vadose zone, and (2) developing a potential new technology for removal and inactivation of waterborne viruses (and other microorganisms). Current research topics include 1) evaluation/quantification of the effect of land application of wastes on fate and transport of viruses in porous media; 2) mechanistic investigation of colloid retention and transport mechanisms in saturated and unsaturated porous media; 3) examination/quantification of agglomeration and transport potential of manufactured nanoparticles in porous media; and 4) developing a technology of using zero-valent iron to remove pathogenic microorganisms from water.
For more details, please see the Environmental Soil Physics Lab Website.
- Associate Editor: Vadose Zone Journal, 2003 - present
- American Chemical Society
- American Geophysical Union
- Association of Chinese Soil and Plant Scientists in North America
- Soil Science Society of America
Shen, S., B. Li, Y. Huang, Y. Jin. 2007. Kinetics of coupled primary- and secondary-minimum deposition of colloids under unfavorable conditions. Environ Sci. & Technol. (in press)
Lazouskaya, V. Y. Jin, D. Or. 2006. Interfacial interactions and colloid retention under steady flows in a capillary channel. J. Colloid. Interf. Sci. 303:171-184.
Han, J., Y. Jin, and C. W. Willson. 2006. Effect of ionic strength and surface hydrophobicity on MS-2 and fX174 transport through saturated and unsaturated columns. Environ Sci. & Technol. 40: 1547-1555.
You, Y., J. Han, P. C. Chiu, and Y. Jin. 2005. Removal and inactivation of waterborne viruses using commercial granular iron. Environ Sci. & Technol. 39: 9263 - 9269.
Zhuang, J., J. Qi, and Y. Jin. 2005. Retention and transport of amphiphilic colloids under unsaturated flow conditions: Effect of particle size and surface property. Environ Sci. & Technol. 39: 7853 - 7859.
Bradford, S.A., F. Yadata, and Y. Jin. 2006. Transport of coliphage in the presence and absence of manure suspension. J. Environ. Qual. 35(5): 1692-1701.
Yu, G.R., J. Zhuang, K. Nakayama, and Y. Jin. 2006. The root uptake and profile soil water as affected by vertical root distribution. Plant Ecology, DOI 10.1008/s11258-006-9163-y.
Chang, J. S., M. Radosevich, Y. Jin, and D.K. Cha. 2004. Enhancement of phenanthrene solubilization and biodegradation by trehalose lipid biosurfactants. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 23 (12): 2816-2822.
Zhuang, J., Y. Jin, and M. Flury. 2004. Comparison of Hanford colloids and kaolinite transport in porous media. Vadose Zone J. 3: 395-402.
You, Y., G. A. Vance, D. L. Sparks, J. Zhuang, and Y. Jin. 2003. Sorption of MS2 bacteriophage to layered double hydroxides: effects of reaction time, pH, and competing anions. J. Environ. Qual. 32: 2046-2053.
Zhuang, J., M. Flury, and Y. Jin. 2003. Colloid-facilitated Cs transport through water-saturated Hanford sediment and Ottawa sand. Environ Sci. & Technol. 37: 4905-4911.
Chu, Y., Y. Jin, T. Baumann, and M. V. Yates. 2003. Effect of soil properties on saturated and unsaturated virus transport through columns. J. Environ. Qual. 32: 2017-2025.
Zhuang, J. and Y. Jin. 2003. Virus retention and transport as influenced by different forms of organic matter. J. Environ. Qual. 32(3) 816-823.
Zhuang, J. and Y. Jin. 2003. Virus retention and transport through Al-oxide coated sand columns: effects of ionic strength and composition. J. Contam. Hydrol. 60(3-4): 193 - 209.
Jin, Y., M. V. Yates, and S. R. Yates. 2002. Microbial transport. In: J. H. Dane G. C. Topp (eds.), Method of Soil Analysis, Part I -- Physical and Mineralogical Methods. 3rd ed., Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI. pp. 1481-1509.
Jin, Y. and M. Flury. 2002. Fate and transport of viruses in porous media. Adv. Agron. 77: 39- 102.
Dean, S. M., Y. Jin, D. K. Cha, S. V. Wilson, and M. Radosevich. 2001. Phenanthrene degradation in soils co-inoculated with phenanthrene-degrading and biosurfactant-producing bacteria. J. Environ. Qual. 30(4): 1126-1133.
Zhuang, J., Y. Jin, and T. Miyazaki. 2001. Estimating water retention characteristic from soil particle-size distribution using a non-similar media concept. Soil Sci. 166(5): 308-321.
Chu, Y., Y. Jin, M. Flury, and M. V. Yates. 2001. Mechanisms of virus removal during transport in unsaturated porous media. Water Resour. Res. 37(2): 253-263.
Gao, F. F., Y. Jin, S. R. Yates, M A. Anderson, and M. V. Yates. 2001. Theory and laboratory study of a tall passive chamber for measuring gas fluxes at soil surface. J. of Air and Waste Management Assoc. 51: 49-59.
Chu, Y., Y. Jin, and M. V. Yates. 2000. Virus transport through saturated columns as affected by different buffer solutions. J. Environ. Qual. 29(4): 1103-1110.
Jin, Y., Y. Chu, and Y. Li. 2000. Virus removal and transport in saturated and unsaturated sand columns. J. Contam. Hydrol. (43(2): 111-128.
Jin, Y., E. Pratt, and M. V. Yates. 2000. Effect of colloids on virus transport through saturated sand columns. J. Environ. Qual. 29(2): 532-539.
Gao, F., S. R. Yates, and Y. Jin. 1998. Laboratory study of closed and dynamic flux chambers: Experimental results and implications for field application. J. Geophy. Res. 103(D20): 26,115-26,125.
Gao, F., Y. Jin, and S. R. Yates. 1998. Simulation of enclosed-based methods for measuring gas emissions from soil to the atmosphere. J. Geophy. Res. 103(D20): 26,127-26,136.
Jin, Y., M. V. Yates, S. Thompson, and W. A. Jury. 1997. Fate and transport of viruses in saturated flow through sand columns. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31(4): 548-555.
Jin, Y. and W. A. Jury. 1996. Characterizing the dependence of gas diffusion coefficient on soil properties. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 60:66-71.
Jury, W. A., Y. Jin, J. Gan, and T. Gimmi. 1996. Strategies for reducing fumigant loss to the atmosphere. In: Fumigants: Environmental Fate, Exposure, and Analysis. Pp 104-115. Seiber, J. N. et al. (ed.). American Chemical Society. Washington, D.C.
Jin, Y. and W. A. Jury. 1995. Methyl bromide diffusion and emission through soil columns under various management techniques. J. Environ. Qual. 24: 1002-1009.
Jin, Y., T. Streck, and W. A. Jury. 1994. Transport and biodegradation of toluene in unsaturated soil. J. Contam. Hydrol. 17(2): 111-127.
Jin, Y. and G. A. O'Connor. 1990. Behavior of toluene added to sludge-amended soils. J. Environ. Qual. 19(3): 573-579.
O'Connor, G. A., J. R. Lujan, and Y. Jin. 1990. Adsorption, degradation, and plant availability of 2, 4-dinitrophenol in sludge-amended calcareous soils. J. Environ. Qual. 19(3): 587-592.
Bellin, C. A., G. A. O'Connor, and Y. Jin. 1990. Sorption and degradation of pentachlorophenol in sludge-amended soils. J. Environ. Qual. 1993): 603-608.
