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William B. McGill

William B. McGill

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
52
Citations
11794
World Ranking
4431
National Ranking
189

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William B. McGill is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and focuses primarily on Environmental Science. The main areas of their research encompass several key subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's research extensively addresses topics such as:

  • Chromium effects and bioremediation
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation

William B. McGill has contributed to multiple publications in notable environmental science journals. Recent papers include:

  • Formation and Immobilization of Cr(VI) Species in Long-Term Tannery Waste Contaminated Soils, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Aging shapes Cr(VI) speciation in five different soils, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Impact of pyrolysis temperature and activation on oily sludge-derived char for Pb(II) and Cd(II) removal from aqueous solution, 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Differential response by seedlings of three sub-boreal conifer species to high- and low-carbon wood ash amendment, 2024, Canadian Journal of Soil Science

The scientist has collaborated frequently with co-authors such as P. Michael Rutherford, Todd W. Whitcombe, Jingjing Shi, Alain F. Plante, and Maura Slocum.

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2012.

Best Publications

  • A comparison of the performance of nine soil organic matter models using datasets from seven long-term experiments

    P Smith;J U Smith;D S Powlson;W B McGill

  • Comparative aspects of cycling of organic C, N, S and P through soil organic matter

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  • DYNAMICS OF SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS AND WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC C IN BRETON L AFTER 50 YEARS OF CROPPING TO TWO ROTATIONS

    W. B. McGILL;K. R. Cannon;J. A. Robertson;F. D. Cook

  • Simulating soil C dynamics with EPIC: Model description and testing against long-term data

    R.C. Izaurralde;J.R. Williams;W.B. McGill;N.J. Rosenberg

  • Management effects on soil C storage on the Canadian prairies

    H.H Janzen;C.A Campbell;R.C Izaurralde;B.H Ellert

  • Nitrification in three Alberta soils: Effect of temperature, moisture and substrate concentration

    S.S. Malhi;W.B. McGill

  • Soil aggregate dynamics and the retention of organic matter in laboratory-incubated soil with differing simulated tillage frequencies

    A.F. Plante;W.B. McGill

  • Elucidation of the source and turnover of water soluble and microbial biomass carbon in agricultural soils

    E.G. Gregorich;B.C. Liang;C.F. Drury;A.F. Mackenzie

  • Assessing soil water repellency using the molarity of ethanol droplet (MED) test

    Julie L. Roy;William B. Mcgill

  • Effects of phosphorus addition and energy supply on acid phosphatase production and activity in soils

    G.A. Spiers;W.B. McGill

  • Cross-correlation of polarity curves to predict partition coefficients of nonionic organic contaminants

    Baoshan. Xing;William B. McGill;Marvin J. Dudas

  • Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in boreal forest soils: a mycorrhizal ecosystems perspective

    Susan J. Robertson;William B. McGill;Hugues B. Massicotte;P. Michael Rutherford

  • Review and Classification of Ten Soil Organic Matter (SOM) Models

    William B. McGill

  • EFFECTS OF INITIAL CHEMICAL COMPOSITION ON DECOMPOSITION OF ROOTS OF THREE GRASS SPECIES

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  • Simulation of carbon and nitrogen transformations in soil: mineralization.

    R.F. Grant;N.G. Juma;W.B. McGill

  • Influence of carbon and buffer amendment on ammonia volatilization in composting.

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  • Nitrate losses in soils: Effect of temperature, moisture and substrate concentration

    S.S. Malhi;W.B. McGill;M. Nyborg

  • Carbon balance of the Breton Classical Plots over half a century

    R. C. Izaurralde;W. B. McGill;J. A. Robertson;N. G. Juma

  • Sorption of phenol by selected biopolymers: isotherms, energetics, and polarity.

    Baoshan. Xing;William B. McGill;Marvin J. Dudas;Yadollah. Maham

  • Azospirillum brasilense produces gibberellin in pure culture on chemically-defined medium and in co-culture on straw

    R.A. Janzen;S.B. Rood;J.F. Dormaar;W.B. McGill

  • Natural Abundance of Nitrogen-15 as a Tool for Tracing Alder-Fixed Nitrogen

    Dan Binkley;Phillip Sollins;William B. McGill

  • Long-Term Changes in Soil Carbon under Different Fertilizer, Manure, and Rotation

    R.F. Grant;N.G. Juma;J.A. Robertson;R.C. Izaurralde

  • Variation of 1-naphthol sorption with organic matter fractionation: the role of physical conformation

    Myrna J Salloum;Marvin J Dudas;William B McGill

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto C. Izaurralde
Roberto C. Izaurralde University of Maryland, College Park
Baoshan Xing
Baoshan Xing University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jimmy R. Williams
Jimmy R. Williams Biogen (United States)
David L. Burton
David L. Burton Dalhousie University
Alain F. Plante
Alain F. Plante University of Pennsylvania
Robert F. Grant
Robert F. Grant University of Alberta
Jianbing Li
Jianbing Li University of Northern British Columbia
H. Henry Janzen
H. Henry Janzen Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Rhae A. Drijber
Rhae A. Drijber University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Rattan Lal
Rattan Lal The Ohio State University

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