Presentations

Carl C. Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

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PRESENTATIONS (Selected)

1. Kaulen, MA, Zhang, C (2005), A Chemodynamic Sediment Flux Model in TMDLs Determination of PAHs in Patrick Bayou, Texas, 26th Annual SETAC Meeting in North America, Baltimore, MD., November 2005 (Platform)

2. Grenoble Z, Zhang, C (2005), Use of Respirometer and LC/MS to Study the Sorption and Biodegradation of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds, 26th Annul SETAC Meeting in North America, Baltimore, MD, November 2005.

3. Zhang, C (2005), Surfactants in Aquifer Remediation: Research Promise and Challenge, Zhejiang University, Aug 11, 2005. (Invited)

4. Zhang, C (2005), Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in the Environment, Environmental Institute of Houston Lecture Series, February 23, 2005

5. Zhang C (2004), Anaerobic Bacteria in Bioremediation and Biotechnological Applications, BIO Research Project and Seminar, UHCL, November 2004 (Invited Lecture)

6. Zhang C, Aman MB, Hughes JB (2004), Reduction of Cr(VI) by Elemental Iron: Batch Study and Implications to Groundwater and Sediment Remediation, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25thAnnual Meeting in North America, Portland, Oregon, November 14-19, 2004.

7. Zhang C, Law MD, Deeb R, Hughes JB (2004), Nitroaromatic Pollutant Migration at VAAP Site: Bench-Scale Sorption and Leachability Studies, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25thAnnual Meeting in North America, Portland, Oregon, November 14-19, 2004 (Platform).

8. Zhang C, Zheng G, Nichols CM (2004), Micellar Partitioning of Chlorinated Solvents in Anionic and Nonionic Surfactant Solutions, 78th American Chemical Society (ACS) Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Yale University, New Haven, CT, June 20-23, 2004. (Platform)

9. Aman MB, Hughes JB, Zhang C (2004), The Reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) by Elemental Iron: Batch Remediation Feasibility Study with and without Sediment, 10th Annual Student Conference for Research & Creative Arts, Houston, Texas, April 21-22, 2004.

10. Zhang C (2003), Compounds of Emerging Environmental Concerns: Challenges and Opportunities in Chemodynamics and Remediation, Zhejiang University, December 18, 2003. (Invited)

11. Law, M.D., Zheng, G., Zhang C (2003), Sorption and Biodegradation of Sorbed Dinitrotoluene in Model Soil Systems: Implications to Remediation, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24th Annual Meeting in North America, Austin, Texas, November 9-13, 2003. (Platform Presentation).

12. Vega L, Zhang C, Hedrick, J (2003). Determination of Estrogenic Levels in a Simulated Spacecraft Wastewater Solution Using LC/MS, Gulf Coast Conference, Galveston, TX, Oct. 21-23, 2003. (Platform)

13. Zhang, C., Fortner, J.D., Hughes, J.B., Kinetics and Stoichiometry of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene Mineralization to Support In-Situ and On-Site Bioremedaition, Orlando, Florida, June 4-7, 2003.

14. Law, M.D, Zheng, G, Zheng, Zhang, C, Sorption Behavior and Its Effect on the Biodegradation of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene, SETAC South Central Regional Chapter Meeting, Armand Bayou Nature Center, Houston, TX, April 24-26, 2003 (Platform Presentation)

15. Law, M.D, Zheng, G, Zheng, Zhang, C, Sorption Behavior of Dinitrotoluenes in Various Soils and Sorbents, 9th Annual Student Conference for Research & Creative Arts, Houston, Texas, April 22-23, 2003.

16. Zhang, C., G. Zheng, G. Holston, G. Lambert, Potential Release of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Contaminated Sediment in Galveston Bay-Houston Ship Channel, SETAC South Central Regional Chapter Meeting, Armand Bayou Nature Center, Houston, TX, April 24-26, 2003 (Platform Presentation)

17. Zhang, C., G. Zheng, G. Holston, G. Lambert, Potential PAH Release from Contaminated Sediment in Galveston Bay-Houston Ship Channel, Environmental Institute of Houston, April 8, 2003.

18. Zhang, C., G. Zheng, G. Holston, G. Lambert, Potential PAH Release from Contaminated Sediment in Galveston Bay-Houston Ship Channel, Sixth Biennial State of the Bay Symposium, League City, Texas, January 14-16. (Platform Presentation)

19. Zhang, C., Fortner, J.D., Hughes, J.B., Respirometer Studies on 2,4-Dinitrotoluene and Implications to In-Situ Vadose Zone Bioremediation, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 23nd Annual Meeting in North America, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 11-15, 2002. (Platform Presentation).

20. Zhang, C, Zheng, G., Nichol, N.M., Effect of Surfactants on the Vapor-Water Partitioning of Chlorinated Solvents, 224th ACS National Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, August 18-22, 2002

21. Fortner, J.D., Zhang, C, Finnessy, K.E., Hughes, J.B. In Situ Biostimulation of Dinitrotoluene Mineralization in Vadose Zone Soils: Bench-Scale Analysis, Innovative Approaches to the in-situ Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites, NSF-Pan-American Advanced Study Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 22-Aug 2, 2002.

22. Zhang, C., Fortner, J.D., Hughes, J.B., Respirometer Study to Optimize 2,4-Dinitrotoluene Mineralization in Vadose Zone, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2002 South Central Regional Meeting, June 6-8, 2002, Lubbock, Texas

23. Zhang, C., Bioremediation of Explosives Contaminated Soils: Strategies for In Situ Vadose Zone Remediation and Ex Situ Bioslurry Reactors, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, June 7, 2002 (Invited)

24. Zhang, C., Fortner, J.D., Finnessy, K.E., Hughes, J.B. Bench-scale analysis of in-situ dinitrotoluene bioremediation for vadose zone soils, The Third International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, California, May 20-23, 2002.

25. Zheng, G., Nichol, N.M., Zhang, C., Effect of Surfactants on the Henry's Law Constant of Chlorinated Solvents, 8th Annual Student Conference for Research & Creative Arts, Houston, Texas, April 17-18, 2002.

26. Zhang, C., Hughes, JB (2001), Kinetics and Pathways of Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (RDX) by Clostridium acetobutylicum, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22nd Annual Meeting in North America, Baltimore, Maryland, November 11-15, 2001.

27. Zhang, C. (2001), Bioremediation of Dinitrotoluenes in Soils: Identification of Limiting Factors, Environmental Institute of Houston, November 8, 2001.

28. Zhang, C. (2001), Highly Toxic Chemicals in Houston Ship Channel, Channel Industries Mutual Aid (CIMA) 2001 Training Symposium, Pasadena, Texas, October 24-25, 2001. (Invited)

29. Zhang, C., Hughes, JB, Daprato, RC, Nishino, SF, Spain, JC (2001), Bioslurry Treatment of Dinitrotoluene Contaminated Soils: Process Feasibility and Strategies for Low-cost Monitoring, International Conference on Environmental Concerns and Emerging Abatement Technologies, Beijing, China, October 9-12, 2001. (Invited)

30. Zhang, C., Hughes, JB, Daprato, RC, Nishino, SF, Spain, JC (2001), "Stoichiometry of Dinitrotoluene Mineralization in a Pilot-Scale Slurry-Phase Bioreactor System," 6th International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, San Diego, California, June 4-7, 2001.

31. Daprato, R.C., Zhang, C., Hughes, JB (2001), "Interpretation and Modeling Reactor Performance for the Aerobic Bioremediation of Dinitrotoluene Contaminated Soils," Innovative Approaches to the On-Site Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Prague, Czech Republic, May, 2001.

32.. Sui, X., Muirhead, DL, Jackson, WA, Zhang, C (2001). "The Color of Total Suspended Solids: A New Tool for Remote Sensing and Environmental Monitoring of Surface Water Quality," 7th Annual Student Conference for Research & Creative Arts, Houston, Texas, April 18-19, 2001

33. Spain, J, Nishino, SF, Zhang, C, Hughes, JB (1999), "DNT Degradation in Soil from Badger Army Ammunition Plant," the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Symposium, November 30 - December 2, 1999, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA.

34. Zhang,C, Shirley, SF, Hughes, JB, Spain, J (1999), "Aerobic Biodegradation of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene and 2,6-Dinitrotoluene in a Pilot-Scale Sequential Slurry Reactor System," Second International Symposium on Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds and Explosives, Leesburg, VA, September 8-9, 1999.

35. Tadros, MG, Crawford,A, Mateo-Sullivan, A, Zhang,C, Hughes,J (1999), "Toxic Effects of Hydroxylamino Intermediates from Microbial Transformation of Trinitrotoluene and Dinitrotoluenes on Algae Selenastrum capricornatum," Second International Symposium on Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds and Explosives, Leesburg, VA, September 8-9, 1999.

36. Hughes, JB, Wang, C, Zhang, C, Padda, RS, Clark, S, Bennett, G (1999), "Reduction of Nitroaromatic Explosives by Clostridium acetobutylicum," In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, The Fifth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, San Diego, CA, April 19-22, 1999.

37. Zhang,C, Constant,WD, Valsaraj,KT, Roy,D (1997), "Nutrient and Surfactant Augmentation for the Biodegradation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in the Wastewater from a Louisiana Superfund Site," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (IE&C) Special Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management, IX, American Chemical Society, Pittsburgh, PA, September 15-17, 1997. (Platform)

38. Zhang,C, Valsaraj,KT, Constant,WD, Roy,D (1997), "Aerobic Biodegradation of Surfactants Applied in Soil Washing for the Clean-up of a Louisiana Superfund Site," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (IE&C) Special Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management, IX, American Chemical Society, Pittsburgh, PA, September 15-17, 1997. (Platform)

39. Valsaraj,KT, Constant,WD, Zhang,C (1995), "Wastewater Treatment Using Polyaphrons," Symposium of American Water Resources Association Louisiana Section, Gonzales, Louisiana, October, 1995. (Platform)

40. Zhang C (1986), Effects of Chromium on Soybean Growth, Physiology, Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation, First National Symposium of Graduates in Environmental Sciences, Qing-Hua University, Beijing, China, August, 1986. (Platform)