People
People
GONG Zongqiang
Title:Professor
Subject:Ecology and Environmental Engineering
Phone:+86-24-83970367
Email:zgong@iae.ac.cn
Address:Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology,Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road,Shenyang 110016, China
Resume:

Expert Committee Roles:

• Member, Expert Advisory Committee of Liaoning Provincial Territorial Spatial Planning Commission

• Expert Reviewer, Liaoning Province Mine Geological Environmental Protection and Land Reclamation

Education:

• Ph.D., Ecology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sep 2001 – Jul 2004

• M.Sc., Ecology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sep 1998 – Jul 2001

• B.Sc., Ecology, Northeast Normal University, Sep 1994 – Jul 1998

Professional Experience:

• Research Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Oct 2011 – Present

• Associate Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sep 2005 – Sep 2011

• Assistant Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Aug 2004 – Aug 2005

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Northeastern University, Sep 2005 – Jan 2009

• Visiting Researcher, Institute of Ecology, Technical University of Berlin, Germany (2001, 2002–2003, 2006)

• Visiting Researcher, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Australia (2008, 2016–2017)

Key Research Projects:

• Principal Investigator, National Key R&D Program (2018-2022): Development and Production Technology of Soil Washing Agents for Oil-Contaminated Soil (Sub-project), Funding: RMB 500,000

• Principal Investigator, Strategic Priority Research Program (Category A) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2018-2023): Development and Application of High-Efficiency Chemical Washing Agents, Funding: RMB 1.44 million

• Principal Investigator, National Key R&D Program (2019-2022): Soil and Water Environment Remediation Technologies and Equipment for Frozen and Thawed Soil in Rural Communities, Funding: RMB 6.75 million

• Principal Investigator, Liaoning Biodiversity Conservation Priority Areas Planning, Environmental Protection Department of Liaoning Province (2018), Funding: RMB 300,000

• Principal Investigator, Liaoning Ecological Red Line Management Platform and Nature Reserve Boundary Verification, Environmental Protection Department of Liaoning Province (2017–2018), Funding: RMB 1.84 million

• Principal Investigator, Investigation and Evaluation of Invasive Alien Species in Liaoning Province (2021–2022), Funding: RMB 924,400



  • • Investigation and ecological remediation of contaminated environments and waste lands

    • Resource utilization of solid wastes

    • Plant-microbe synergistic interactions

    • Development and application of novel fertilizers

    • Land use and protection


  • Selected Publications:

    1. Song, L.; Xu, P.; Zhang, X.; Gong, Z*. Sorption-Mediated Carbon Stabilization and Bacterial Assembly Regulated by Biochar Derived from Invasive Solanum rostratum in China. Soil Syst. 2026, 10, 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems10010016

    2. Ni Z, Zhang X, Jia C, Hashmi Muhammad Zaffar, Guo S, Pan H*, Gong Z*. Winter bioaugmentation of co-contaminated soil: Differential effects in greenhouse and open-field settings on microbial communities. Appl Soil Ecol. 2025;215:106446.

    3. Ni Z, Zhang X, Gong X, Gong Z*, Song L, Xu P, et al. Enhanced remediation of co-contaminated agricultural soils under cold stress by immobilized bacterial agents: A perspective based on abundance differences. J Hazard Mater. 2025;494:138552.

    4. Zhang X, Li W, Gong Z*, Ludlow RA, Xiao M, Zhao B, et al. Increased nutritional quality of rice grains and migration mechanisms of selenium by spraying a foliar selenium-rich nutrient solution. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 2024;47(9):1347-63.

    5. Zhang X, Gong Z*, Zhuang J, Ludlow RA, Chen X, Guo S. Remediation of Field Agricultural Soil Contaminated with Both Heavy Metals and Veterinary Antibiotics by a Degrading Strain-biochar Composite at Different Temperatures and Combinative Conditions. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 2024;235(11).

    6. Zhang X, Gong Z*, Jia Y, Zhao X, Jia C, Chen X, et al. Response characteristics and functional predictions of soil microorganisms to heavy metals, antibiotics, and their resistance genes originating from different animal farms amended with Herbaspirillum huttiense. Environ Res. 2024;246:118143.

    7. Zhang X, Gong Z*, Chen X, Ludlow RA, Guo S. Enhanced removal of antibiotics and heavy metals in aquatic systems using spent mushroom substrate-derived biochar integrated with Herbaspirillum huttiense. Environ Sci Pollut Res. 2024;31(35):47674-89.

    8. Ni Z, Zhang X, Guo S, Pan H, Gong Z*. Impact of Temperature Elevation on Microbial Communities and Antibiotic Degradation in Cold Region Soils of Northeast China. Toxics. 2024;12(9).

    9. Ni Z, Gong Z*, Song L, Jia C, Zhang X. Adaptation strategies and functional transitions of microbial community in pyrene-contaminated soils promoted by lead with Pseudomonas veronii and its extracellular polymeric substances. Chemosphere. 2024;351:141139.

    10. Guo M, Shang X, Ma Y, Zhang K, Zhang L, Zhou Y, Gong Z, et al. Biochars assisted phytoremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contaminated agricultural soil: Dynamic responses of functional genes and microbial community. Environ Pollut. 2024;345:123476.

    11. Li X, Cao L, Lin X, Fu W, Gong Z, Zeng X, et al. Composition, Distribution, and Source Apportionment of Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) in Soil of a Chemical Industrial Park and its Surrounding in the Northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 2023;234(4).

    12. Gao C, Xiao M, Gong Z, Song L, Wang H, Ludlow RA, et al. Selenium Biofortification and Increased Nutritional Quality in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Using Foliar Application of Selenium-Rich Nutrient Solution. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 2023;23(3):3600-11.

    13. Jia C*, Allinson G, Bai X, Gong Z*, Li X. Comparison of the leaching characteristics of magnesium-rich dust-polluted soil in Northeast China treated with PAM and citric acid. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 2023;23(5):2083-95.

    14. Zhang X, Gong Z*, Allinson G, Xiao M, Li X, Jia C, et al. Environmental risks caused by livestock and poultry farms to the soils: Comparison of swine, chicken, and cattle farms. J Environ Manage. 2022;317:115320.

    15. Zhang X, Gong Z*, Allinson G, Li X, Jia C. Joint effects of bacterium and biochar in remediation of antibiotic-heavy metal contaminated soil and responses of resistance gene and microbial community. Chemosphere. 2022;299:134333.

    16. Li X, Sun J, Li W, Gong Z, Jia C, Li P. Effect of foliar application of the selenium-rich nutrient solution on the selenium accumulation in grains of Foxtail millet (Zhangzagu 10). Environ Sci Pollut Res. 2022;29(4):5569-76.

    17. Zhang X, Liao X, Gong Z*, Li X, Jia C. Formation of fatty acid methyl ester based microemulsion and removal mechanism of PAHs from contaminated soils. J Hazard Mater. 2021;413:125460.

    18. Miao R, Guo M, Zhao X, Gong Z*, Jia C, Li X, et al. Response of soil bacterial communities to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during the phyto-microbial remediation of a contaminated soil. Chemosphere. 2020;261:127779.

    19. Guo M, Gong Z*, Miao R, Jia C, Rookes J, Cahill D, et al. Enhanced polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons degradation in rhizosphere soil planted with tall fescue: Bacterial community and functional gene expression mechanisms. Chemosphere. 2018;212:15-23.

    20. Jia C, Li X, Zhang L, Francis D, Tai P, Gong Z, et al. Extracellular Polymeric Substances from a Fungus Are More Effective than Those from a Bacterium in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 2017;228(6).

    21. Guo M, Gong Z*, Miao R, Rookes J, Cahill D, Zhuang J. Microbial mechanisms controlling the rhizosphere effect of ryegrass on degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an aged-contaminated agricultural soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2017;113:130-42.

    22. Guo M, Gong Z*, Li X, Allinson G, Rookes J, Cahill D. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons bioavailability in industrial and agricultural soils: Linking SPME and Tenax extraction with bioassays. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2017;140:191-7.

    23. Jia C, Li X, Allinson G, Liu C, Gong Z. Composition and morphology characterization of exopolymeric substances produced by the PAH-degrading fungus of Mucor mucedo. Environ Sci Pollut Res. 2016;23(9):8421-30.

    24. Guo M, Gong Z*, Allinson G, Tai P, Miao R, Li X, et al. Variations in the bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in industrial and agricultural soils after bioremediation. Chemosphere. 2016;144:1513-20.

    25. Liu W, Sun L, Zhong M, Zhou Q, Gong Z, Li P, et al. Cadmium-induced DNA damage and mutations in Arabidopsis plantlet shoots identified by DNA fingerprinting. Chemosphere. 2012;89(9):1048-55.

    26. Liu LZ, Gong Z, Zhang YL, Li PJ. Arbusular Mycorrhizal Fungi Effects of the Growth, Cd Uptake and Physiology of Solanum lycopersicum Seedlings under Cd Stress. Advanced Materials Research. 2012;518-523:4994-9.

    27. Li X, Shuang S, Li X, Kong L, Xu L, Tai P, Lin X, Jia C, Gong Z, et al. The effect of concentrations and properties of phenanthrene, pyrene, and benzo(a)pyrene on desorption in contaminated soil aged for 1 year. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 2012;13(2):375-82.

    28. Liu L-Z, Gong Z, Zhang Y-L, Li P-J. Growth, Cadmium Accumulation and Physiology of Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) as Affected by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. Pedosphere. 2011;21(3):319-27.

    29. Jia C, Li P, Li X, Tai P, Liu W, Gong Z. Degradation of pyrene in soils by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) extracted from liquid cultures. Process Biochemistry. 2011;46(8):1627-31.

    30. Wu J, Gong Z*, Zheng L, Yi Y, Jin J, Li X, et al. Removal of high concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from contaminated soil by biodiesel. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China. 2010;4(4):387-94.

    31. Gong Z, Wang X, Tu Y, Wu J, Sun Y, Li P. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon removal from contaminated soils using fatty acid methyl esters. Chemosphere. 2010;79(2):138-43.

    32. Zhang L, Li P, Gong Z, Li X. Photocatalytic degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on soil surfaces using TiO(2) under UV light. J Hazard Mater. 2008;158(2-3):478-84.

    33. Li X, Li P, Lin X, Zhang C, Li Q, Gong Z. Biodegradation of aged polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by microbial consortia in soil and slurry phases. J Hazard Mater. 2008;150(1):21-6.

    34. Gong Z*, Li P, Wilke BM, Alef K. Effects of vegetable oil residue after soil extraction on physical-chemical properties of sandy soil and plant growth. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. 2008;20:1458-1462.

    35. Fan S, Li P, Gong Z, Ren W, He N. Promotion of pyrene degradation in rhizosphere of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Chemosphere. 2008;71(8):1593-8.

    36. Wang X, Gong Z*, Li P, Zhang L. Degradation of pyrene in soils by free and immobilized yeasts, Candida tropicals. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2007;78(6):522-6.

    37. Gong Z*, Alef K, Wilke BM, Li P. Activated carbon adsorption of PAHs from vegetable oil used in soil remediation. J Hazard Mater. 2007;143(1-2):372-8.

    38. Zhang LH, Li PJ, Gong Z, Oni AA. Photochemical behavior of benzo[a]pyrene on soil surfaces under UV light irradiation. J Environ Sci (China). 2006;18(6):1226-32.

    39. Sun LN, Zhang YH, Sun TH, Gong Z, Lin X, Li HB. Temporal-spatial distribution and variability of cadmium contamination in soils in Shenyang Zhangshi irrigation area, China. J Environ Sci (China). 2006;18(6):1241-6.

    40. Gong Z, Wilke BM, Alef K, Li P, Zhou Q. Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from manufactured gas plant-contaminated soils using sunflower oil: laboratory column experiments. Chemosphere. 2006;62(5):780-7.

    41. Li P, Wang X, Stagnitti F, Li L, Gong Z, Zhang H, et al. Degradation of Phenanthrene and Pyrene in Soil Slurry Reactors with Immobilized Bacteria Zoogloea sp. Environmental Engineering Science. 2005;22(3):390-9.

    42. Gong Z, Wilke BM, Alef K, Li P. Influence of soil moisture on sunflower oil extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from a manufactured gas plant soil. Sci Total Environ. 2005;343(1-3):51-9.

    43. Gong Z*, Alef K, Wilke BM, Mai M, Li P. Assessment of microbial respiratory activity of a manufactured gas plant soil after remediation using sunflower oil. J Hazard Mater. 2005;124(1-3):217-23.

    44. Gong Z, Alef K, Wilke BM, Li P. Dissolution and removal of PAHs from a contaminated soil using sunflower oil. Chemosphere. 2005;58(3):291-8.

    45. Tai PD, Li PJ, Sun TH, He YW, Zhou QX, Gong Z, et al. Greenhouse gas emissions from a constructed wetland for municipal sewage treatment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. 2002;14(1):27-33.

    Representative Patents:

    • Antibiotic-degrading bacteria for soil remediation (ZL202111026025.5)
    • Microbial agent for heavy metal adsorption in soil remediation (ZL202111026023.6)
    • Modified biochar preparation method and application for soil remediation (CN116237015A)
    • Environmentally-friendly soil washing agent for PAHs-contaminated soil (202011230185.7)
    • Integrated stabilization remediation equipment for heavy metal-contaminated soil (202122375509.2)

  • • Second Prize, Liaoning Science and Technology Progress Award (2014): Ecological Restoration Standard System and Demonstration for Polluted Soil and Ecologically Damaged Areas

    • Second Prize, Environmental Protection Science and Technology Progress Award (2014): Practical Demonstration of Remediation Technology for Typical Polluted Soils

    • Second Prize, Liaoning Science and Technology Progress Award (2016): Ecological Restoration Technology for Polluted Soil in Magnesite Mining Areas