Title:Assessment and Control of Emerging Pollutants in the Ecological Environment: New Insights into Particulate Matter Emissions
Time:15:00-17:00, March 12, 2024 (Tuesday)
Venue:Guanyun Building 1009
Expert Profiles:
Cai Mengfan, female, born in June 1991, Doctor/Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Researcher at Concordia, Canada. She has been awarded nearly 20 honors and awards, including the National Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad Award. Her research focuses on the assessment and control of emerging pollutants in the ecological environment. During her master's and doctoral studies, she participated in several national key scientific research projects and collaborated with scholars from North America, Europe, and China. She has published more than ten SCI papers in journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Environmental Pollution, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Environmental Chemistry Letters, Chemical Engineering Journal, Ecological Engineering, and Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, including seven as the first author. She has been granted one national invention patent and has participated in and organized nearly 20 international conferences and seminars. Currently, she is a reviewer for several SCI journals, including Journal of Cleaner Production and Science of The Total Environment.
Report Abstract:
In recent years, the assessment and control of emerging pollutants in the ecological environment have garnered increasing attention. This report focuses on particulate matter emissions and explores new insights. Firstly, through literature meta-analysis, through-water sampling, and indoor processing analysis, the plant retention mechanism and process of particulate matter were studied. The influence of precipitation factors on the intensity and process of particulate matter output by plants was also explored. Secondly, through literature scientometric analysis and emission assessment accounting, the precursor BVOCs emissions of particulate matter were studied. The newly developed BVOCs assessment method aims to evaluate the biogenic methanol emitted by crops during the growing season, helping to reveal the relationship between BVOCs emissions and key influencing factors. Lastly, using visual inspection and quantitative analysis methods, the aging, fragmentation, and release of agriculturally biodegradable mulch films under UV irradiation were studied, revealing the formation of biodegradable microplastic particulate matter. These works provide theoretical support for future studies on the obstruction and output dynamics and mechanisms of particulate matter on plants; scientific basis for selecting highly efficient particulate matter-purifying tree species; and scientific support for optimizing agricultural practices, reducing adverse environmental impacts, and promoting sustainable agriculture.
College of Earth and Environmental Sciences
March 15, 2024
