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Linzhang Yang is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, with extensive contributions in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work primarily focuses on understanding and improving soil and water nutrient dynamics, soil carbon and nitrogen cycling, as well as addressing pollution issues related to agriculture.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these areas, Linzhang Yang has developed significant expertise in several subfields, such as:

  • Soil Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Plant Science
  • Pollution

Their research addresses key topics like:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Phosphorus and Nutrient Management
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements

Linzhang Yang has published numerous research articles in well-regarded journals and venues, including:

  • PubMed (5 publications)
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (4 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (3 publications)
  • Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (3 publications)
  • Field Crops Research (2 publications)

Selected recent papers demonstrate the breadth of this scientific work:

  • Application of systematic strategy for agricultural non-point source pollution control in Yangtze River basin, China, 2020, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Win-win: Application of sawdust-derived hydrochar in low fertility soil improves rice yield and reduces greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural ecosystems, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Effect of fertilization on nitrogen losses through surface runoffs in Chinese farmlands: A meta-analysis, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Hydrochar reduced NH3 volatilization from rice paddy soil: Microbial-aging rather than water-washing is recommended before application, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Reforming smallholder farms to mitigate agricultural pollution, 2021, Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Collaboration plays a role in Linzhang Yang's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Lihong Xue
  • Pengfu Hou
  • Evangelos Petropoulos
  • Lixiang Xue
  • Yingliang Yu

Best Publications

  • The adsorption of basic dyes from aqueous solution on modified peat-resin particle.

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  • Agricultural non-point source pollution in China: causes and mitigation measures.

    Bo Sun;Linxiu Zhang;Linzhang Yang;Fusuo Zhang

  • A preliminary estimate of human and natural contributions to the changes in water discharge and sediment load in the Yellow River

    Chiyuan Miao;Chiyuan Miao;Jinren Ni;Alistair G.L. Borthwick;Lin Yang

  • Mechanisms of removing pollutants from aqueous solutions by microorganisms and their aggregates: A review

    Yonghong Wu;Tianling Li;Linzhang Yang

  • Long-term effect of chemical fertilizer, straw, and manure on labile organic matter fractions in a paddy soil

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  • Nitrogen fertilizer reduction in rice production for two consecutive years in the Taihu Lake area

    Jun Qiao;Linzhang Yang;Tingmei Yan;Feng Xue;Feng Xue

  • Nitrogen Runoff and Leaching Losses During Rice-Wheat Rotations in Taihu Lake Region, China

    Yu-Hua Tian;Bin Yin;Lin-Zhang Yang;Shi-Xue Yin

  • Methylene blue adsorption onto swede rape straw (Brassica napus L.) modified by tartaric acid: equilibrium, kinetic and adsorption mechanisms.

    Yanfang Feng;Hui Zhou;Guohua Liu;Jun Qiao

  • Biochar applied at an appropriate rate can avoid increasing NH3 volatilization dramatically in rice paddy soil.

    Yanfang Feng;Haijun Sun;Haijun Sun;Lihong Xue;Yang Liu

  • High efficiency and selectivity of MgFe-LDH modified wheat-straw biochar in the removal of nitrate from aqueous solutions

    Lihong Xue;Bin Gao;Yongshan Wan;June Fang

  • Organic carbon and its fractions in paddy soil as affected by different nutrient and water regimes

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  • Soil enzymatic activity and growth of rice and barley as influenced by organic manure in an anthropogenic soil

    Yongchao Liang;Yanfang Yang;Chaoguang Yang;Qirong Shen

  • Basic dye adsorption onto an agro-based waste material--sesame hull (Sesamum indicum L.).

    Yanfang Feng;Fan Yang;Yongqian Wang;L i Ma

  • Bioremediation of Wastewater by Iron Oxide-Biochar Nanocomposites Loaded with Photosynthetic Bacteria

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  • Different responses of soil microbial metabolic activity to silver and iron oxide nanoparticles.

    Shiying He;Youzhi Feng;Jun Ni;Yufang Sun

  • Maintaining yields and reducing nitrogen loss in rice–wheat rotation system in Taihu Lake region with proper fertilizer management

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  • Deriving leaf chlorophyll content of green-leafy vegetables from hyperspectral reflectance

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  • Chronosequential changes of selected pedogenic properties in paddy soils as compared with non-paddy soils

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  • Adsorption of dyestuff from aqueous solutions through oxalic acid-modified swede rape straw: adsorption process and disposal methodology of depleted bioadsorbents.

    Yanfang Feng;Dionysios D. Dionysiou;Yonghong Wu;Hui Zhou

  • Carboxylic acid functionalized sesame straw: A sustainable cost-effective bioadsorbent with superior dye adsorption capacity.

    Yanfang Feng;Yanfang Feng;Yang Liu;Lihong Xue;Haijun Sun

  • Predicting Grain Yield and Protein Content in Winter Wheat at Different N Supply Levels Using Canopy Reflectance Spectra

    Li-Hong Xue;Li-Hong Xue;Wei-Xing Cao;Lin-Zhang Yang

  • Rice dry matter and nitrogen accumulation, soil mineral N around root and N leaching, with increasing application rates of fertilizer

    Jun Qiao;Linzhang Yang;Tingmei Yan;Feng Xue;Feng Xue

  • Allelopathic control of cyanobacterial blooms by periphyton biofilms.

    Yonghong Wu;Jiantong Liu;Linzhang Yang;Hong Chen

  • Anthropogenic Impact on Surface Water Quality in Taihu Lake Region, China

    Hai Xu;Hai Xu;Lin-Zhang Yang;Geng-Mao Zhao;Jia-Guo Jiao

  • Application of systematic strategy for agricultural non-point source pollution control in Yangtze River basin, China

    Lihong Xue;Pengfu Hou;Zhiyong Zhang;Mingxing Shen

  • Nano-cerium oxide functionalized biochar for phosphate retention: preparation, optimization and rice paddy application.

    Yanfang Feng;Haiying Lu;Yang Liu;Lihong Xue

  • Evaluating Adsorption and Biodegradation Mechanisms during the Removal of Microcystin-RR by Periphyton

    Yonghong Wu;Jiangzhou He;Linzhang Yang

  • Biochar Combined with Vermicompost Increases Crop Production While Reducing Ammonia and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from a Paddy Soil

    Di Wu;Yanfang Feng;Lihong Xue;Manqiang Liu

  • Agricultural landscape change in China's Yangtze Delta, 1942–2002: A case study

    Jun-Xi Wu;Jun-Xi Wu;Xu Cheng;Hong-Sheng Xiao;Hongqing Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yonghong Wu
Yonghong Wu Curtin University
Baoshan Xing
Baoshan Xing University of Massachusetts Amherst
Shanqing Zhang
Shanqing Zhang Griffith University
Erle C. Ellis
Erle C. Ellis University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Gang Pan
Gang Pan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lanfang Han
Lanfang Han Guangdong University of Technology
Xiangui Lin
Xiangui Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weiming Shi
Weiming Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huixin Li
Huixin Li Nanjing Agricultural University
Dionysios D. Dionysiou
Dionysios D. Dionysiou University of Cincinnati

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