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Overview

Wei Gao is a researcher affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields, primarily Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on addressing contemporary environmental issues and plant science.

Their research includes topics such as:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Light effects on plants
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Wei Gao has published extensively in frequent venues including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Agronomy
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Pollution

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Wei Gao are:

  • "Removal of microplastics from water by magnetic nano-Fe3O4" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "National-scale distribution of micro(meso)plastics in farmland soils across China: Implications for environmental impacts" (2021), published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Removal of microplastics in water: Technology progress and green strategies" (2022), published in Green Analytical Chemistry
  • "Size/shape-dependent migration of microplastics in agricultural soil under simulative and natural rainfall" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Micro(nano)plastic contaminations from soils to plants: human food risks" (2021), published in Current Opinion in Food Science

Frequent collaborators who have coauthored multiple publications with Wei Gao include:

  • K. Raja Reddy
  • Aoyun Mo
  • Defu He
  • Akanksha Sehgal
  • Raju Bheemanahalli

Wei Gao's research themes intersect environmental pollution and plant science, addressing microplastic contamination and its ecological impacts. Their work contributes data and analysis on both technological advances and environmental distributions related to microplastic pollution, as well as plant physiological responses and agricultural impacts.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of the combined risk of sea level rise, land subsidence, and storm surges on the coastal areas of Shanghai, China

    Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Wei Gao;Shiyuan Xu;Lizhong Yu

  • Characterizations of ozone, NOx, and VOCs measured in Shanghai, China

    Fuhai Geng;Xuexi Tie;Jianmin Xu;Guangqiang Zhou

  • Determining climate effects on US total agricultural productivity.

    Xin-Zhong Liang;You Wu;Robert G. Chambers;Daniel L. Schmoldt

  • Long-term trend of O3 in a mega City (Shanghai), China: Characteristics, causes, and interactions with precursors.

    Wei Gao;Xuexi Tie;Jianming Xu;Rujin Huang

  • Satellite remote sensing of aerosol optical depth: advances, challenges, and perspectives

    Xiaoli Wei;Ni-Bin Chang;Kaixu Bai;Wei Gao

  • Regional Climate–Weather Research and Forecasting Model

    Xin Zhong Liang;Min Xu;Xing Yuan;Tiejun Ling

  • Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing

    John J. Qu;Wei Gao;Menas Kafatos;Robert E. Murphy

  • Measurement and modeling of O3 variability in Shanghai, China: Application of the WRF-Chem model

    Xuexi Tie;Fuhai Geng;Li Peng;Wei Gao

  • Integrating temperature vegetation dryness index (TVDI) and regional water stress index (RWSI) for drought assessment with the aid of LANDSAT TM/ETM+ images

    Zhiqiang Gao;Zhiqiang Gao;Wei Gao;Ni-Bin Chang

  • Effects of carbon dioxide, temperature and ultraviolet-B radiation and their interactions on soybean (Glycine max L.) growth and development

    Sailaja Koti;K. Raja Reddy;V.G. Kakani;D. Zhao

  • Validation of the ESA CCI soil moisture product in China

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  • Important role of ammonia on haze formation in Shanghai

    Xingnan Ye;Zhen Ma;Jiachen Zhang;Huanhuan Du

  • Ensemble and enhanced PM10 concentration forecast model based on stepwise regression and wavelet analysis

    Yuanyuan Chen;Runhe Shi;Shijie Shu;Wei Gao;Wei Gao

  • Aerosol optical properties based on ground measurements over the Chinese Yangtze Delta Region

    Liang Pan;Huizheng Che;Fuhai Geng;Xiangao Xia

  • Numerical air quality forecasting over eastern China: An operational application of WRF-Chem

    Guangqiang Zhou;Jianming Xu;Ying Xie;Luyu Chang

  • Development of land surface albedo parameterization based on Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data

    Xin-Zhong Liang;Min Xu;Wei Gao;Kenneth Kunkel

  • Moisture availability influences the effect of ultraviolet-B radiation on leaf litter decomposition

    W. Kolby Smith;Wei Gao;Heidi Steltzer;Matthew D. Wallenstein

  • Senescence and hyperspectral reflectance of cotton leaves exposed to ultraviolet‐B radiation and carbon dioxide

    Vijaya Gopal Kakani;Kambham Raja Reddy;Duli Zhao;Wei Gao

  • Interactive effects of ultraviolet-B radiation and temperature on cotton physiology, growth, development and hyperspectral reflectance.

    K. Raja Reddy;Vijaya Gopal Kakani;Duli Zhao;Sailaja Koti

  • Ultraviolet leaf reflectance of common urban trees and the prediction of reflectance from leaf surface characteristics

    Richard H. Grant;Gordon M. Heisler;Wei Gao;Matthew Jenks

  • Physiological causes of cotton fruit abscission under conditions of high temperature and enhanced ultraviolet-b radiation

    Duli Zhao;Kambhan Raja Reddy;Vijaya Gopal Kakani;Sailaja Koti

Frequent Co-Authors

Ni-Bin Chang
Ni-Bin Chang University of Central Florida
K. Raja Reddy
K. Raja Reddy Mississippi State University
Xin-Zhong Liang
Xin-Zhong Liang University of Maryland, College Park
Kenneth E. Kunkel
Kenneth E. Kunkel North Carolina State University
Jay R. Herman
Jay R. Herman University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Duli Zhao
Duli Zhao Agricultural Research Service
Vijaya Gopal Kakani
Vijaya Gopal Kakani University of Florida
Jiaguo Qi
Jiaguo Qi Michigan State University
Thomas J. Jackson
Thomas J. Jackson Agricultural Research Service
Nacer Bellaloui
Nacer Bellaloui Agricultural Research Service

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