Qiquan (Josh) Wang, PhD
Professor and Graduate Program Director
Director of Water Analysis Lab
Chemistry Department
Delaware State University
302.857.6547
qwang [at] desu.edu
Education and Training
Postdoctoral research fellowship 06/2000-06/2004
Graduate Field of Environmental Study, TXA Department
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Supervisor: Dr. Ann T. Lemley
Research Area: Wastewater Treatment using Anodic Fenton Technology
PhD in Environmental Science (Chemistry) 09/1996-05/2000
Department of Environmental Sciences (Chemistry-Focus)
Zhejiang University, China
Advisor: Dr. Weiping Liu
Dissertation Research: Environmental Behaviors of Chloroacetanide Herbicides
MS in Environmental Chemistry 09/1991-03/1994
Department of Chemistry
Zhejiang University, China
Advisor: Dr. Weichuan Jiang
Thesis Research: Titanium Dioxide Photo-Catalytic Degradation of Organic Contaminants in Aqueous Solutions
BS in Chemistry 09/1987-07/1991
Department of Chemistry
Zhejiang University, China
Advisor: Dr. Weichuan Jiang
Thesis Research: Titanium Dioxide Photo-Catalytic Degradation of Chloroform and Carbon Tetrachloride in Aqueous Solutions
Research Interests
- Enhanced degradation of emerged organic contaminants in water, soil, and manure treatment process.
- Analysis of phthalates and macrocyclic trichothecenes in indoor environmental dust and food.
- Impact of contamination on soil microbial functional stability.
- Water quality analysis.
- Water and wastewater treatment.
Publications
Selected.
- Cheng, P.P.; Sun, T.F.; Wang, W.; Feng, J.W.; Hu, Z.H.; Yuan, S.J.; Wang Q.Q. Oxidative degradation of the antineoplastic drugs 5-fluororacil and cytarabine in aqueous solution bu potassium permanganate. Desal. Wat. Treat. 2017, 70, 339-346.
- Mao, Q.H.; Ji, F.; Wang, W.; Wang, Q.Q.; Hu, Z.H.; Yuan, S.J. Chlorination of parabens: reaction kinetics and transformation product identification. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2016, 23, 23081-23091.
- Cao, F.; Zhang, M.T.; Yuan, S.J.; Feng, J.W.; Wang, Q.Q.; Wang, W.; Hu, Z.H. Transformation of acetaminophen during water chlorination treatment: kinetics and transformation products identification. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2016, 23, 12303-12311.
- Zhang, M.T.; Mao, Q.H.; Feng, J.W.; Yuan, S.J.; Wang, Q.Q.; Huang, D.Y.; Zheng, J.B. Validation and application of an analytical method for the determination of selected acidic pharmaceuticals and estrogenic hormones in wastewater and sludge. J. Environ. Sci. Health A 2016, 51, 914-920.
- Bi, X.L.; Yuan, S.J.; Pan, X.J.; Winstead, C.; Wang, Q.Q. Comparison, association, and risk assessment of phthalates in floor dust at different environments in Delaware, USA. J. Environ. Sci. Health A 2015, 50, 1428-1439.
- Yuan, S.J.; Li, K.B.; Chen, T.H.; Bi, X.L.; Wang. Q.Q. Soil contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at natural recreational areas in Delaware, USA. Environ. Earth Sci. 2014, 72, 387-398.
- Bi, X.-L.; Pan, X.-J.; Yuan, S.-J.; Wang, Q.-Q. Plasticizer contamination in edible vegetable oil in a U.S. retail market. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2013,61(39), 9502–9509.
- D’Souza, M.J.; Wang, Q.-Q. Inter-institutional partnerships propel a successful collaborative undergraduate degree program in chemistry. J. College Teach. Learn. 2012, 9(4).
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Iriowen, E.; Yuan, S.-J.; Sparks, D.L. Impact of sediment from St. Jones River, Delaware, USA on microbial functional stability in two local soils. J. Biorem. Biodegr. 2011, S1- 005. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-6199.S1-005.
- Yates, S.R.; Knuteson, J.; Zheng, W.; Wang, Q. Effect of organic material on field-scale emissions of 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D). J. Environ. Qual. 2011, 40, 1470-1479.
- Yuan, S.-J.; Wang, Q.-Q.; Yates, S.R.; Peterson, N.G. Extraction of oxytetracycline from different kinds of manure with direct analysis of HPLC. J. Environ. Sci. Health B 2010, 45, 612-620.
- Xuan, R.-C.; Arisi, L.; Wang, Q.-Q.; Yates, S.R.; Biswas, K.C. Hydrolytic and photolytic degradation of oxytetracycline. J. Environ. Sci. Health B 2010, 45, 1-9.
- Yates, S.R.; Knuteson, J.; Ernst, F.F.; Zheng, W.; Wang, Q.-Q. Measuring Field-scale Emissions of 1,3-D with Sequential Surface Irrigations. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 8753-8758.
- Xuan, R.-C.; Blassengale, A.A.; Wang, Q.-Q. Degradation of estrogenic hormones in a silt loam soil. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2008, 56, 9152-9158.
- Bradford, S.A.; Segal, E.; Zheng, W.; Wang, Q.-Q.; Hutchins, S.R. Reuse of concentrated animal feeding operation wastewater on agricultural lands. J. Environ. Qual. 2008, 37, S97-S115.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Yates, S.R. Laboratory study of oxytetracycline degradation kinetics in animal manure and soil. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2008, 56: 1683-1688.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Zheng, W.; Bradford, S.A.; Yates, S.R. Sulfadimethoxine degradation kinetics in manure as affected by initial concentration, moisture, and temperature. J. Environ. Qual. 2006, 35, 2162-2169.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Guo, M.-X.; Yates, S.R. Degradation kinetics of manure-derived sulfadimethoxine in amended soil. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2006, 54, 157-163.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Lemley, A.T. Reduced adsorption of ametryn in clay, humic acid, and soil by interaction with ferric ion under Fenton treatment conditions. J. Environ. Sci. Health, B 2006, 41, 223-236.
- Zheng, W.; Yates, S.R.; Papiernik, S.K.; Wang, Q.-Q. Reducing 1,3-dichloropropene emission from soil columns amended with thiourea. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40, 2402-2407.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Lemley, A.T. Kinetic effect of humic acid on alachlor degradation by anodic Fenton treatment. J. Environ. Qual. 2004, 33, 2343-2352.
- Scherer, E.M., Wang, Q.-Q., Lemley, A.T. The binary treatment of aqueous metribuzin using anodic Fenton treatment and biodegradation. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2004, 47, 154-161.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Scherer, E.M.. Lemley, A.T. Metribuzin degradation by membrane anodic Fenton treatment and its interaction with ferric ion. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2004, 38, 1221-1227.
- Lemley, A.T.; Wang, Q.-Q.; and Saltmiras, D.A. Anodic Fenton Degradation of Pesticides. In Pesticide Decontamination and Detoxification (ACS Symposium Series 863). Edited by Gan, J.J.; Zhu, P.C.; Aust, S.D.; and Lemley, A.T. Washington, DC, 2003, pp65-83.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Lemley, A.T. Competitive degradation and detoxification of carbamates by membrane anodic Fenton treatment. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2003. 51, 5382-5390.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Lemley, A.T. Oxidative degradation and detoxification of carbofuran by membrane anodic Fenton treatment. J. Hazard. Mater. 2003. B98, 241-255.
- Gan, J; Wang, Q.Q.; Yates, S.R.; Koskinen, W.C.; and Jury, W.A. Dechlorination of chloroacetanilide herbicides by thiosulfate Salts. P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2002. 99(8), 5189-5194.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Lemley, A.T. Oxidation of carbaryl in aqueous solution by membrane anodic Fenton treatment. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2002, 50(8); 2331-2337.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Lemley, A.T. Oxidation of diazinon by anodic Fenton treatment. Water Res. 2002, 36, 3237-3244.
- Wang, Q.-Q. Lemley, A.T. Kinetic model and optimization of 2,4-D degradation by anodic Fenton treatment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2001, 35, 4509-4514.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Gan, J.; Papiernik, S.K.; Yates, S.R. Isomeric effects on thiosulfate transformation and detoxification of 1,3-dicloropropene. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2001, 20(5), 960-964.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Gan, J.; Papiernik, S.K.; Yates, S.R. Transformation and detoxification of halogenated fumigants by ammonium thiosulfate. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2000, 34, 3717-3721.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Yang, W.-C.; Liu, W.-P. Adsorption of acetanilide herbicides on soils and its correlation with soil properties. Pestic. Sci. 1999, 55, 1103-1108.
- Wang, Q.-Q.; Liu, W.-P. Correlation of imazapyr adsorption and desorption with soil properties. Soil Sci. 1999, 104(6), 411-416.
Teaching
- CHEM 100 Introductory Chemistry
- CHEM 101-102 General Chemistry
- CHEM 310-Environmental Chemistry
- CHEM 508-Theory and Applications of Chromatography
- CHEM 510- Advanced Environmental Chemistry
- CHEM (planning)-Principles for Water and Wastewater Treatment
Professional Activities
- ACS Associate Member