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Jan Mulder is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. The primary fields of study focused on in Mulder's research are Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. The scientist's subfields of study include Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, Plant Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Ecology.

The research topics covered by Mulder encompass Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Soil and Unsaturated Flow, Aeolian processes and effects, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, and Coastal and Marine Dynamics.

Mulder has contributed to multiple papers published in various scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Soil acidification as an additional driver to organic carbon accumulation in major Chinese croplands (2020, Geoderma)
  • Straw return exacerbates soil acidification in major Chinese croplands (2023, Resources Conservation and Recycling)
  • The effect of biochar, lime and ash on maize yield in a long-term field trial in a Ultisol in the humid tropics (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Soil and water conservation management on hill slopes in Southwest Ethiopia. I. Effects of soil bunds on surface runoff, erosion and loss of nutrients (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Soil acidification and loss of base cations in a subtropical agricultural watershed (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)

Frequent coauthors in Mulder's research include:

  • Vegard Martinsen
  • Lei Duan
  • Peter Dörsch
  • Ronghua Kang
  • Alfred Obia

Mulder's scientific contributions are commonly published in venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, Geoderma, Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Science & Technology, and Plant and Soil.

Best Publications

  • The sharon process: an innovative method for nitrogen removal from ammonium-rich waste water

    C. Hellinga;A. A. J. C. Schellen;J. W. Mulder;M. C. M. van Loosdrecht

  • Startup of reactors for anoxic ammonium oxidation: experiences from the first full-scale anammox reactor in Rotterdam.

    Wouter R.L. van der Star;Wiebe R. Abma;Dennis Blommers;Jan-Willem Mulder

  • Acidification and alkalinization of soils

    N. van Breemen;J. Mulder;C. T. Driscoll

  • Acidic deposition and internal proton sources in acidification of soils and waters

    N. van Breemen;C. T. Driscoll;J. Mulder

  • Dynamics of nitric oxide and nitrous oxide emission during full-scale reject water treatment

    Marlies J. Kampschreur;Wouter R.L. van der Star;Hubert A. Wielders;Jan Willem Mulder

  • Acid rain in China.

    Thorjorn Larssen;Espen Lydersen;Dagang Tang;Yi He

  • The sorption and desorption of phosphate-P, ammonium-N and nitrate-N in cacao shell and corn cob biochars.

    S. E. Hale;V. Alling;V. Martinsen;J. Mulder

  • In situ effects of biochar on aggregation, water retention and porosity in light-textured tropical soils

    Alfred Obia;Jan Mulder;Vegard Martinsen;Gerard Cornelissen;Gerard Cornelissen;Gerard Cornelissen

  • Mercury speciation, transformation, and transportation in soils, atmospheric flux, and implications for risk management: A critical review

    David O'Connor;Deyi Hou;Yong Sik Ok;Jan Mulder

  • Biochar Effect on Maize Yield and Soil Characteristics in Five Conservation Farming Sites in Zambia

    Gerard Cornelissen;Vegard Martinsen;Victor Shitumbanuma;Vanja Alling

  • Biochar amendment to soil changes dissolved organic matter content and composition

    Andreas Smebye;Andreas Smebye;Vanja Alling;Rolf D. Vogt;Tone C. Gadmar

  • Aluminum chemistry in a forested spodosol

    C. T. Driscoll;N. van Breemen;J. Mulder

  • The role of organic matter in controlling aluminum solubility in acidic mineral soil horizons

    Dan Berggren;Jan Mulder

  • Full-scale application of the SHARON process for treatment of rejection water of digested sludge dewatering.

    J. W. Mulder;M. C. M. van Loosdrecht;C. Hellinga;R. van Kempen

  • Acid deposition in Asia: Emissions, deposition, and ecosystem effects

    Lei Duan;Qian Yu;Qiang Zhang;Zifa Wang

  • Acid deposition and its effects in China: an overview

    Thorjørn Larssen;Hans Martin Seip;Arne Semb;Jan Mulder

  • Distribution, speciation and availability of antimony (Sb) in soils and terrestrial plants from an active Sb mining area.

    Gudny Okkenhaug;Gudny Okkenhaug;Yong-Guan Zhu;Lei Luo;Ming Lei

  • Improved nitrogen removal by application of new nitrogen-cycle bacteria

    Mike S.M. Jetten;Markus Schmid;Ingo Schmidt;Mariska Wubben

  • Antimony (Sb) and Arsenic (As) in Sb Mining Impacted Paddy Soil from Xikuangshan, China: Differences in Mechanisms Controlling Soil Sequestration and Uptake in Rice

    Gudny Okkenhaug;Yong-Guan Zhu;Junwen He;Xi Li

  • Sulfur-modified rice husk biochar: A green method for the remediation of mercury contaminated soil.

    David O'Connor;Tianyue Peng;Guanghe Li;Shuxiao Wang

  • Depletion of soil aluminium by acid deposition and implications for acid neutralization.

    J. Mulder;N. van Breemen;H. C. Eijck

  • Long-Term Increase in Dissolved Organic Carbon in Streamwaters in Norway Is Response to Reduced Acid Deposition

    Heleen A. de Wit;Jan Mulder;and Atle Hindar;Lars Hole

  • Modelling the production and transport of dissolved organic carbon in forest soils

    Beate Michalzik;Edward Tipping;Jan Mulder;J. F. Gallardo Lancho

  • The solubility of aluminum in acidic forest soils: Long-term changes due to acid deposition

    Jan Mulder;Alfred Stein

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard Cornelissen
Gerard Cornelissen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Rolf D. Vogt
Rolf D. Vogt Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Thorjørn Larssen
Thorjørn Larssen Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Jos H. Beijnen
Jos H. Beijnen Utrecht University
Atle Mysterud
Atle Mysterud University of Oslo
Sarah E. Hale
Sarah E. Hale Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Gunnar Austrheim
Gunnar Austrheim Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Gijs D. Breedveld
Gijs D. Breedveld Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Hans Martin Seip
Hans Martin Seip University of Oslo
Edward Tipping
Edward Tipping Lancaster University

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