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Overview

Hailong Li is affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses a variety of subfields including Ecology, Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, and Oceanography.

The primary focus areas of Hailong Li's work cover key topics such as Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Groundwater flow and contamination studies, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, and Heavy metals in the environment.

Hailong Li has published research in several recurring academic venues, with numerous papers appearing in:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Water Resources Research
  • Water Research
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent notable papers include:

  • The changing nature of groundwater in the global water cycle, 2024, Science
  • Heavy metal contamination in surface sediments: A comprehensive, large-scale evaluation for the Bohai Sea, China, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Large CO2 release and tidal flushing in salt marsh crab burrows reduce the potential for blue carbon sequestration, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • Assessing mammal species richness and occupancy in a Northeast Asian temperate forest shared by cattle, 2021, Diversity and Distributions
  • Microbial community assembly and co-occurrence relationship in sediments of the river-dominated estuary and the adjacent shelf in the wet season, 2022, Environmental Pollution

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Xuejing Wang
  • Kai Xiao
  • Chunmiao Zheng
  • Shengchao Yu
  • Jiu Jimmy Jiao

Best Publications

  • Submarine groundwater discharge impacts on coastal nutrient biogeochemistry

    Isaac R. Santos;Isaac R. Santos;Xiaogang Chen;Alanna L. Lecher;Audrey H. Sawyer

  • Long-term persistence of oil from the Exxon Valdez spill in two-layer beaches

    Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Michel C. Boufadel

  • Tide-induced seawater–groundwater circulation in shallow beach aquifers

    Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Michel C. Boufadel;James W. Weaver

  • Analytical studies of groundwater-head fluctuation in a coastal confined aquifer overlain by a semi-permeable layer with storage

    Hailong Li;Jiu Jimmy Jiao

  • Tide-induced groundwater fluctuation in a coastal leaky confined aquifer system extending under the sea

    Hailong Li;Jiu J. Jiao

  • Tide-induced seawater–groundwater circulation in a multi-layered coastal leaky aquifer system

    Hailong Li;Jiu Jimmy Jiao

  • Review on airflow in unsaturated zones induced by natural forcings

    Xingxing Kuang;Jiu Jimmy Jiao;Hailong Li

  • Submarine fresh groundwater discharge into Laizhou Bay comparable to the Yellow River flux

    Xuejing Wang;Hailong Li;Jiu Jimmy Jiao;D. A. Barry

  • Heavy metal contamination in surface sediments: A comprehensive, large-scale evaluation for the Bohai Sea, China.

    Xuejing Wang;Renlong Fu;Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Yan Zhang

  • Pollution assessment and sources of dissolved heavy metals in coastal water of a highly urbanized coastal area: The role of groundwater discharge.

    Manhua Luo;Yan Zhang;Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Wenli Hu

  • Analytical solutions of tidal groundwater flow in coastal two-aquifer system

    Hailong Li;Jiu Jimmy Jiao

  • Tide-induced head fluctuations in a confined aquifer with sediment covering its outlet at the sea floor

    Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Guanyi Li;Jianmei Cheng;Michel C. Boufadel

  • Estimation of submarine groundwater discharge and associated nutrient fluxes in eastern Laizhou Bay, China using 222 Rn

    Yan Zhang;Hailong Li;Xuejing Wang;Chunmiao Zheng

  • A review of specific storage in aquifers

    Xingxing Kuang;Jiu Jimmy Jiao;Chunmiao Zheng;John A. Cherry

  • Nitrogen fate in a subtropical mangrove swamp: Potential association with seawater-groundwater exchange.

    Kai Xiao;Jiapeng Wu;Hailong Li;Yiguo Hong

  • Groundwater response to tidal fluctuation in a two-zone aquifer

    Haipeng Guo;Jiu J. Jiao;Hailong Li

  • A falling-pressure method for measuring air permeability of asphalt in laboratory

    Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Jiu Jimmy Jiao;Mario Luk

  • Aeration for plant root respiration in a tidal marsh

    Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Ling Li;Ling Li;David Lockington

  • Submarine groundwater discharge as an important nutrient source influencing nutrient structure in coastal water of Daya Bay, China

    Xuejing Wang;Xuejing Wang;Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Chunmiao Zheng;Jinzhong Yang

  • Tide-induced groundwater level fluctuation in coastal aquifers bounded by L-shaped coastlines

    Hailong Li;Jiu Jimmy Jiao;Mario Luk;Kayiu Cheung

  • Hydrodynamic factors affecting the persistence of the Exxon Valdez oil in a shallow bedrock beach

    Yuqiang Xia;Yuqiang Xia;Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Michel C. Boufadel;Youness Sharifi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiu Jimmy Jiao
Jiu Jimmy Jiao University of Hong Kong
Michel C. Boufadel
Michel C. Boufadel New Jersey Institute of Technology
Chunmiao Zheng
Chunmiao Zheng Southern University of Science and Technology
Ling Li
Ling Li University of Queensland
Isaac R. Santos
Isaac R. Santos University of Gothenburg
Huaming Guo
Huaming Guo China University of Geosciences
Albert D. Venosa
Albert D. Venosa Environmental Protection Agency
David Lockington
David Lockington University of Queensland
Holly A. Michael
Holly A. Michael University of Delaware
Shemin Ge
Shemin Ge University of Colorado Boulder

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