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Hongbin Yin is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and specializes in Environmental Science with a significant focus on Environmental Chemistry. Their body of research covers various aspects of nutrient dynamics and aquatic ecosystem processes, emphasizing the internal loading and management of phosphorus and other nutrients in eutrophic lake sediments.

The scientist's recent notable publications include:

  • Sediment internal nutrient loading in the most polluted area of a shallow eutrophic lake (Lake Chaohu, China) and its contribution to lake eutrophication, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Characterization of internal phosphorus loading in the sediment of a large eutrophic lake (Lake Taihu, China), 2022, Water Research
  • Contrasting effects and mode of dredging and in situ adsorbent amendment for the control of sediment internal phosphorus loading in eutrophic lakes, 2020, Water Research
  • Water-level fluctuations regulate the availability and diffusion kinetics process of phosphorus at lake water-sediment interface, 2021, Water Research
  • Preparation of the Lanthanum-Aluminum-Amended Attapulgite Composite as a Novel Inactivation Material to Immobilize Phosphorus in Lake Sediment, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Their research frequently appears in journals focused on water and environmental quality, including:

  • Water Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • PubMed

Collaborations form an important part of Hongbin Yin's work, with frequent coauthors including Chunhui Yang, Pan Yang, Ming Kong, Hezhong Yuan, and Yiwei Cai.

The scientist's principal subfields include:

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Oceanography
  • Ecology
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

Hongbin Yin's research topics encompass a spectrum of areas relevant to environmental and aquatic ecosystem science:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

Their work primarily focuses on understanding and managing nutrient cycling and pollution in freshwater systems, with particular attention to eutrophic lakes and sediment nutrient release mechanisms. The emphasis on phosphorus dynamics highlights significant environmental and ecological concerns related to water quality and eutrophication control. Hongbin Yin's publication record and research collaborations indicate an active engagement with both fundamental and applied aspects of these environmental challenges.

Best Publications

  • Sediment internal nutrient loading in the most polluted area of a shallow eutrophic lake (Lake Chaohu, China) and its contribution to lake eutrophication.

    Chunhui Yang;Pan Yang;Jian Geng;Hongbin Yin

  • Measurement of dissolved reactive phosphorus using the diffusive gradients in thin films technique with a high-capacity binding phase

    Shiming Ding;Di Xu;Qin Sun;Hongbin Yin

  • Phosphate removal from wastewaters by a naturally occurring, calcium-rich sepiolite.

    Hongbin Yin;Ye Yun;Yinlong Zhang;Chengxin Fan

  • Simultaneous removal of ammonium and phosphate from eutrophic waters using natural calcium-rich attapulgite-based versatile adsorbent

    Hongbin Yin;Ming Kong

  • Evaluation of thermally-modified calcium-rich attapulgite as a low-cost substrate for rapid phosphorus removal in constructed wetlands.

    Hongbin Yin;Xiaowei Yan;Xiaohong Gu

  • Characterization of internal phosphorus loading in the sediment of a large eutrophic lake (Lake Taihu, China).

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  • Evaluation of simulated dredging to control internal phosphorus release from sediments: Focused on phosphorus transfer and resupply across the sediment-water interface.

    Juhua Yu;Shiming Ding;Jicheng Zhong;Chengxin Fan

  • Distribution, sources and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments from Lake Taihu, China

    Hongbin Yin;Yongnian Gao;Chengxin Fan

  • Batch investigations on P immobilization from wastewaters and sediment using natural calcium rich sepiolite as a reactive material.

    Hongbin Yin;Ming Kong;Chengxin Fan

  • Use of lanthanum/aluminum co-modified granulated attapulgite clay as a novel phosphorus (P) sorbent to immobilize P and stabilize surface sediment in shallow eutrophic lakes

    Hongbin Yin;Pan Yang;Ming Kong;Wei Li

  • In situ remediation of metal contaminated lake sediment using naturally occurring, calcium-rich clay mineral-based low-cost amendment

    Hongbin Yin;Jincan Zhu

  • Removal of arsenic from water by porous charred granulated attapulgite-supported hydrated iron oxide in bath and column modes

    Hongbin Yin;Ming Kong;Xiaohong Gu;Huiui Chen

  • Exchanges of nitrogen and phosphorus across the sediment-water interface influenced by the external suspended particulate matter and the residual matter after dredging.

    Cheng Liu;Yiheng Du;Hongbin Yin;Chengxin Fan

  • Phosphorus sorption and supply from eutrophic lake sediment amended with thermally-treated calcium-rich attapulgite and a safety evaluation

    Hongbin Yin;Meixiang Han;Wanying Tang

  • Optical characterization of black water blooms in eutrophic waters

    Hongtao Duan;Ronghua Ma;Steven Arthur Loiselle;Qiushi Shen

  • Development and application of benthic macroinvertebrate-based multimetric indices for the assessment of streams and rivers in the Taihu Basin, China

    Qi Huang;Junfeng Gao;Yongjiu Cai;Hongbin Yin

  • Use of DGT and conventional methods to predict sediment metal bioavailability to a field inhabitant freshwater snail (Bellamya aeruginosa) from Chinese eutrophic lakes

    Hongbin Yin;Yongjiu Cai;Hongtao Duan;Junfeng Gao

  • Reduction of sediment internal P-loading from eutrophic lakes using thermally modified calcium-rich attapulgite-based thin-layer cap.

    Hongbin Yin;Ming Kong

  • Contrasting effects and mode of dredging and in situ adsorbent amendment for the control of sediment internal phosphorus loading in eutrophic lakes.

    Hongbin Yin;Chunhui Yang;Pan Yang;Anna H Kaksonen

  • Sulfur-containing amino acid methionine as the precursor of volatile organic sulfur compounds in algea-induced black bloom

    Xin Lu;Chengxin Fan;Wei He;Jiancai Deng

  • Distribution characteristics and toxicity assessment of heavy metals in the sediments of Lake Chaohu, China

    Hongbin Yin;Jiancai Deng;Shiguang Shao;Feng Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Chengxin Fan
Chengxin Fan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongjiu Cai
Yongjiu Cai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shiming Ding
Shiming Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongtao Duan
Hongtao Duan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaolong Wang
Xiaolong Wang University of California, San Diego
Boqiang Qin
Boqiang Qin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fu-Liu Xu
Fu-Liu Xu Peking University
Helong Jiang
Helong Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ronghua Ma
Ronghua Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences
Anna H. Kaksonen
Anna H. Kaksonen Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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