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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

Jay Gan is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with significant contributions to several subfields including Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Insect Science, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, most notably Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Effects and Risks of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Jay Gan has published extensively in several key venues related to environmental research. Frequent publication venues include Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment, Environment International, Environmental Pollution, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Uptake, accumulation and metabolism of PFASs in plants and health perspectives: A critical review, 2020, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Accumulation of HOCs via Precontaminated Microplastics by Earthworm Eisenia fetida in Soil, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Contaminants of emerging concerns in recycled water: Fate and risks in agroecosystems, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Contrasting effects of microplastics on sorption of diazepam and phenanthrene in soil, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • A critical review on the accumulation of neonicotinoid insecticides in pollen and nectar: Influencing factors and implications for pollinator exposure, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment

Jay Gan has collaborated frequently with other researchers, with notable co-authors including Daniel Schlenk, Nathan D. Sy, Qingyang Shi, Yaxin Xiong, and Parminder Kaur.

The scientist has been recognized by professional societies with fellowships from the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in 2010, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008, and the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Microplastics in the soil environment: Occurrence, risks, interactions and fate – A review

    Baile Xu;Fei Liu;Zachary Cryder;Dan Huang

  • Nanopesticides: guiding principles for regulatory evaluation of environmental risks.

    Rai S. Kookana;Alistair B. A. Boxall;Philip T. Reeves;Roman Ashauer

  • Comparative uptake and translocation of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) by common vegetables.

    Xiaoqin Wu;Frederick Ernst;Jeremy L. Conkle;Jay Gan

  • Plant uptake of pharmaceutical and personal care products from recycled water and biosolids: a review

    Xiaoqin Wu;Laurel K. Dodgen;Jeremy L. Conkle;Jay Gan

  • Oxidative removal of bisphenol A by manganese dioxide: efficacy, products, and pathways.

    Kunde Lin;Weiping Liu;Jay Gan

  • Negligible effects of microplastics on animal fitness and HOC bioaccumulation in earthworm Eisenia fetida in soil.

    Jie Wang;Jie Wang;Scott Coffin;Chengliang Sun;Daniel Schlenk

  • Treated Wastewater Irrigation: Uptake of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products by Common Vegetables under Field Conditions

    Xiaoqin Wu;Jeremy L. Conkle;Jeremy L. Conkle;Frederick Ernst;Jay Gan

  • Sorption and degradation of wastewater-associated non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics in soils

    Kunde Lin;Jay Gan

  • Sorption of the herbicide terbuthylazine in two New Zealand forest soils amended with biosolids and biochars

    Hailong Wang;Hailong Wang;Kunde Lin;Zhenan Hou;Zhenan Hou;Brian Richardson

  • Chiral pharmaceuticals: A review on their environmental occurrence and fate processes

    Edmond Sanganyado;Zhijiang Lu;Qiuguo Fu;Qiuguo Fu;Daniel Schlenk

  • Uptake and Metabolism of Phthalate Esters by Edible Plants

    Jianqiang Sun;Xiaoqin Wu;Jay Gan

  • Methods to assess bioavailability of hydrophobic organic contaminants: Principles, operations, and limitations

    Xinyi Cui;Philipp Mayer;Jay Gan

  • Effect of Pinus radiata derived biochars on soil sorption and desorption of phenanthrene.

    Honghua Zhang;Kunde Lin;Kunde Lin;Hailong Wang;Jay Gan

  • Assessing and Reducing the Toxicity of 3D-Printed Parts

    Shirin Mesbah Oskui;Graciel Diamante;Chunyang Liao;Wei Shi

  • Toxicity, degradation and metabolic fate of ibuprofen on freshwater diatom Navicula sp.

    Tengda Ding;Mengting Yang;Junmin Zhang;Bo Yang

  • Uptake and accumulation of four PPCP/EDCs in two leafy vegetables.

    L.K. Dodgen;J. Li;D. Parker;J.J. Gan

  • Distribution and persistence of pyrethroids in runoff sediments.

    J. Gan;S. J. Lee;W. P. Liu;D. L. Haver

  • Passive sampling methods for contaminated sediments: Scientific rationale supporting use of freely dissolved concentrations

    Philipp Mayer;Thomas F Parkerton;Rachel G Adams;John G Cargill

  • Effect of Transpiration on Plant Accumulation and Translocation of PPCP/EDCs

    Laurel K. Dodgen;Laurel K. Dodgen;Aiko Ueda;Xiaoqin Wu;David R. Parker

  • Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products: From Wastewater Treatment into Agro-Food Systems.

    Qiuguo Fu;Qiuguo Fu;Tomer Malchi;Laura J. Carter;Laura J. Carter;Hui Li

  • Reaction of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) with manganese dioxide: kinetics, products, and pathways.

    Kunde Lin;Weiping Liu;Jay Gan

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Schlenk
Daniel Schlenk University of California, Riverside
Weiping Liu
Weiping Liu Zhejiang University
Chunyang Liao
Chunyang Liao Chinese Academy of Sciences
John T. Trumble
John T. Trumble University of California, Riverside
Michael K. Rust
Michael K. Rust University of California, Riverside
Philipp Mayer
Philipp Mayer Technical University of Denmark
Shu Tao
Shu Tao Peking University
Keith A. Maruya
Keith A. Maruya Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Jianming Xu
Jianming Xu Zhejiang University
Hailong Wang
Hailong Wang Foshan University

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