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Leigh A Sullivan is affiliated with the University of Canberra in Australia and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ecology, Building and Construction, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on various topics related to soil and environmental management. Key areas of study include Mine drainage and remediation techniques, Coal and Its By-products, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Mining and Resource Management, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Tailings Management and Properties, and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics.

Leigh A Sullivan has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications, often collaborating with frequent coauthors such as Chamindra L. Vithana, Prashani A.K. Ulapane, Rohana Chandrajith, Jochen Bundschuh, and Nadia Toppler. The researcher's articles have appeared predominantly in journals like CATENA, SSRN Electronic Journal, Geoderma Regional, and the European Journal of Soil Science.

Selected recent papers illustrate the thematic focus and geographic scope of their research:

  • Acid sulfate soils on the west coast of Sri Lanka: A review, 2021, Geoderma Regional
  • Assessment of the acidification risk of the acid sulfate soil materials in a tropical coastal peat bog: Muthurajawela Marsh, Sri Lanka, 2022, CATENA
  • Assessment of the Acidification Risk of the Acid Sulfate Soil Materials in a Tropical Coastal Peat Bog: Muthurajawela Marsh, Sri Lanka, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Characteristics of pipestems from acid sulfate soils of Finland and Australia, 2024, European Journal of Soil Science
  • Corrigendum to "Assessment of the acidification risk of the acid sulfate soil materials in a tropical coastal peat bog: Muthurajawela Marsh, Sri Lanka" [CATENA 216(Part A) (2022) 106396], 2023, CATENA

Best Publications

  • Soil carbon sequestration in phytoliths

    Jeffrey F Parr;Leigh A Sullivan

  • Sorption of arsenic(V) and arsenic(III) to schwertmannite.

    Edward D Burton;Richard T Bush;Scott G Johnston;Kim M Watling

  • Carbon bio-sequestration within the phytoliths of economic bamboo species

    Jeffrey Parr;Leigh Sullivan;Bihua Chen;Gongfu Ye

  • A sequential extraction procedure for acid-sulfate soils: Partitioning of iron

    Salirian R. Claff;Leigh A. Sullivan;Edward D. Burton;Richard T. Bush

  • Schwertmannite transformation to goethite via the Fe(II) pathway: reaction rates and implications for iron-sulfide formation

    Edward D Burton;Richard T Bush;Leigh A Sullivan;David Rg Mitchell

  • Mobility of arsenic and selected metals during re-flooding of iron- and organic-rich acid-sulfate soil

    Edward Burton;Richard T Bush;Leigh Sullivan;Scott G Johnston

  • Reductive transformation of iron and sulfur in schwertmannite-rich accumulations associated with acidified coastal lowlands

    Edward D. Burton;Richard T. Bush;Leigh A. Sullivan;David R.G. Mitchell

  • Sulfur biogeochemical cycling and novel Fe-S mineralization pathways in a tidally re-flooded wetland

    Edward D. Burton;Richard T. Bush;Scott G. Johnston;Leigh A. Sullivan

  • A simple and inexpensive chromium-reducible sulfur method for acid-sulfate soils

    Edward D. Burton;Leigh A. Sullivan;Richard T. Bush;Scott G. Johnston

  • Sedimentary iron geochemistry in acidic waterways associated with coastal lowland acid sulfate soils

    Edward D. Burton;Richard T. Bush;Leigh A. Sullivan

  • Acid-Volatile Sulfide Oxidation in Coastal Flood Plain Drains: Iron-Sulfur Cycling and Effects on Water Quality

    Edward D Burton;Richard T Bush;Leigh A Sullivan

  • Iron-monosulfide oxidation in natural sediments: resolving microbially mediated S transformations using XANES, electron microscopy, and selective extractions.

    Edward D Burton;Richard T Bush;Leigh A Sullivan;Rosalie Katherine Hocking

  • Soil organic matter, air encapsulation and water-stable aggregation.

    L. A. Sullivan

  • Phytolith occluded carbon and silica variability in wheat cultivars

    Jeffrey F. Parr;Leigh A. Sullivan

  • Selective Oxidation of Arsenite by Peroxymonosulfate with High Utilization Efficiency of Oxidant

    Zhaohui Wang;Zhaohui Wang;Richard T. Bush;Leigh A. Sullivan;Chuncheng Chen

  • Sugarcane phytoliths: Encapsulation and sequestration of a long-lived carbon fraction

    Jeffrey F Parr;Leigh A Sullivan;Robert Quirk

  • Simultaneous redox conversion of chromium(VI) and arsenic(III) under acidic conditions

    Zhaohui Wang;Zhaohui Wang;Richard T Bush;Leigh A Sullivan;Jianshe Liu

  • Fractionation and extractability of sulfur, iron and trace elements in sulfidic sediments

    Edward D. Burton;Richard T. Bush;Leigh A. Sullivan

  • Arsenic effects and behavior in association with the Fe(II)-catalyzed transformation of schwertmannite.

    Edward D Burton;Scott G Johnston;Kym M Watling;Richard T Bush

  • Iron precipitate accumulations associated with waterways in drained coastal acid sulfate landscapes of eastern Australia

    Leigh A Sullivan;Richard T Bush

  • Iron geochemical zonation in a tidally inundated acid sulfate soil wetland

    Scott G Johnston;Annabelle F Keene;Richard T Bush;Edward D Burton

  • A modified chromium-reducible sulfur method for reduced inorganic sulfur: optimum reaction time for acid sulfate soil

    L. A. Sullivan;R. T. Bush;D. M. McConchie

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard T Bush
Richard T Bush University of Newcastle Australia
Edward D Burton
Edward D Burton Southern Cross University
Scott G Johnston
Scott G Johnston Southern Cross University
Rosalie K. Hocking
Rosalie K. Hocking Swinburne University of Technology
David R. G. Mitchell
David R. G. Mitchell University of Wollongong
Siyue Li
Siyue Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rob Fitzpatrick
Rob Fitzpatrick University of Adelaide
Michael G. Hughes
Michael G. Hughes University of Wollongong
Zhaohui Wang
Zhaohui Wang East China Normal University
S. T. Morris
S. T. Morris Massey University

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