Songlin Wu is a Research Fellow in Sustainable minerals institute (SMI), The University of Queensland. Songlin got PhD degree on soil ecology from Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), China, and worked as a postdoc researcher in Czech Republic and Research Fellow in UQ, Australia. Songlin is working on rhizosphere/microbial driven biogeochemistry in the soil and sediment system, especially those mine impacted area, degraded land and/or contaminated soils. Bearing more than 10 years’ research experience in the area of environmental geochemistry, Songlin has gained solid background in the field of plant-microbial-soil interaction, mycorrhizal symbiosis, trace elements toxicity and behaviour, mineral weathering, organic matter biogeochemistry and soil structure development. Currently, Songlin mainly focuses on (1) Rhizosphere/microbial mediated mineral phase transformation, organic matter biogeochemistry, organo-mineral interactions, and soil structure development in the mine wastes; (2) Metal(loid) (e.g. cadmium, chromium, arsenic, lead etc) biogeochemistry in rhizosphere ecosystem. He has been being participtated in several large ARC-LP projects aiming to eco-engineering mine wastes into soil like substrates for sustainable mine site rehabilitation.
Songlin has got UQ early career researcher (ECR) award and many research grants from Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. Songlin is the member of International Mycorrhiza Society (IMS, since Aug 2015), European Geosciences Union EGU (since 2021), and Australian soil science society membership (since 2021). He also serves as Consulting Editor for the Journal Plant and Soil (since April 2021), active reviewer for more than 30 kind of journals (including ES&T, Water research, etc).
QUALIFICATION
B.Sc (Environmental Sciences), Jilin University, China
PhD (Ecology and Biogeochemistry), Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Journal Article: Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis enhances water stable aggregate formation and organic matter stabilization in Fe ore tailings
Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Yi, Qing, You, Fang, Ma, Yuanying, Thomsen, Lars, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Hall, Merinda, Saha, Narottam, Huang, Yuanfang and Huang, Longbin (2022). Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis enhances water stable aggregate formation and organic matter stabilization in Fe ore tailings. Geoderma, 406 115528, 115528. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115528
Wu, Songlin, You, Fang, Boughton, Berin, Liu, Yunjia, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Wykes, Jeremy, Southam, Gordon, Robertson, Lachlan M., Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Lutz, Adrian, Yu, Dingyi, Yi, Qing, Saha, Narottam and Huang, Longbin (2021). Chemodiversity of Dissolved Organic Matter and Its Molecular Changes Driven by Rhizosphere Activities in Fe Ore Tailings Undergoing Eco-Engineered Pedogenesis. Environmental Science & Technology, 55 (19) acs.est.1c04527, 13045-13060. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04527
Journal Article: Rhizosphere drives biotite-like mineral weathering and secondary Fe–Si mineral formation in Fe Ore tailings
Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Southam, Gordon, Robertson, Lachlan M., Wykes, Jeremy, Yi, Qing, Hall, Merinda, Li, Zhen, Sun, Qiang, Saha, Narottam, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2021). Rhizosphere drives biotite-like mineral weathering and secondary Fe–Si mineral formation in Fe Ore tailings. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5 (3) acsearthspacechem.0c00331, 618-631. doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00331
Yi, Qing, Wu, Songlin, Southam, Gordon, Robertson, Lachlan, You, Fang, Liu, Yunjia, Wang, Sicheng, Saha, Narottam, Webb, Richard, Wykes, Jeremy, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2021). Acidophilic iron- and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, drives alkaline pH neutralization and mineral weathering in Fe ore tailings. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (12), 8020-8034. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00848
Other Outputs: Eco-engineering tailings into soil for native plant rehabilitation
Huang, Longbin and Wu, Songlin (2020). Eco-engineering tailings into soil for native plant rehabilitation . Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Journal Article: Arbuscular mycorrhiza and plant chromium tolerance
Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Xin, Huang, Longbin and Chen, Baodong (2019). Arbuscular mycorrhiza and plant chromium tolerance. Soil Ecology Letters, 1 (3-4), 94-104. doi: 10.1007/s42832-019-0015-9
Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Bougoure, Jeremy J., Southam, Gordon, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Haw, Shu-Chih, Nguyen, Tuan Anh Huu, You, Fang and Huang, Longbin Huang (2019). Organic matter amendment and plant colonization drive mineral weathering, organic carbon sequestration and water stable aggregation in magnetite Fe ore tailings. Environmental Science and Technology, 53 (23) acs.est.9b04526, 13720-13731. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04526
Wu, Songlin, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Liu, Yunjia, Southam, Gordon, Wang, Shuncai, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2019). Deficiencies of secondary Fe (oxy)hydroxides associated with phyllosilicates and organic carbon limit the formation of water-stable aggregates in Fe-ore tailings. Chemical Geology, 523, 73-87. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.06.002
Journal Article: Nano zero-valent iron aging interacts with the soil microbial community: a microcosm study
Wu, Songlin, Cajthaml, Tomáš, Semerád, Jaroslav, Filipová, Alena, Klementová, Mariana, Skála, Roman, Vítková, Martina, Michálková, Zuzana, Teodoro, Manuel, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Martínez-Fernández, Domingo and Komárek, Michael (2019). Nano zero-valent iron aging interacts with the soil microbial community: a microcosm study. Environmental Science: Nano, 6 (4), 1189-1206. doi: 10.1039/c8en01328d
Journal Article: Nano zero-valent iron mediated metal(loid) uptake and translocation by arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses
Wu, Songlin, Vosátka, Miroslav, Vogel-Mikus, Katarina, Kavčič, Anja, Kelemen, Mitja, Šepec, Luka, Pelicon, Primož, Skála, Roman, Valero Powter, Antonio Roberto, Teodoro, Manuel, Michálková, Zuzana and Komárek, Michael (2018). Nano zero-valent iron mediated metal(loid) uptake and translocation by arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses. Environmental Science and Technology, 52 (14), 7640-7651. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05516
Journal Article: Chromium detoxification in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis mediated by sulfur uptake and metabolism
Wu, Songlin, Hu, Yajun, Zhang, Xin, Sun, Yuqing, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Li, Tao, Lv, Jitao, Li, Jinglong, Zhang, Jing, Zheng, Lirong, Huang, Longbin and Chen, Baodong (2018). Chromium detoxification in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis mediated by sulfur uptake and metabolism. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 147, 43-52. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2017.11.010
Journal Article: Chromium immobilization by extra- and intraradical fungal structures of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses
Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Xin, Sun, Yuqing, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Li, Tao, Hu, Yajun, Lv, Jitao, Li, Gang, Zhang, Zhensong, Zhang, Jing, Zheng, Lirong, Zhen, Xiangjun and Chen, Baodong (2016). Chromium immobilization by extra- and intraradical fungal structures of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 316, 34-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.05.017
Journal Article: Chromium immobilization by extraradical mycelium of arbuscular mycorrhiza contributes to plant chromium tolerance
Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Xin, Chen, Baodong, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Li, Tao, Hu, Yajun, Sun, Yuqing and Wang, Youshan (2016). Chromium immobilization by extraradical mycelium of arbuscular mycorrhiza contributes to plant chromium tolerance. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 122, 10-18. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2015.08.006
Journal Article: Transformation and immobilization of chromium by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as revealed by SEM-EDS, TEM-EDS, and XAFS
Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Xin, Sun, Yuqing, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Li, Tao, Hu, Yajun, Su, Dan, Lv, Jitao, Li, Gang, Zhang, Zhensong, Zheng, Lirong, Zhang, Jing and Chen, Baodong (2015). Transformation and immobilization of chromium by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as revealed by SEM-EDS, TEM-EDS, and XAFS. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (24), 14036-14047. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03659
(2022) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
(2022) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
(2021) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Organic matter decomposition and turnover in rhizobiomes of bauxite residue technosols
Doctor Philosophy
Leguminous nitrogen fixation and N-cycling in eco-engineered bauxite residues
Master Philosophy
Microbial sulfur oxidation driven mineral weathering in alkaline iron ore tailings
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
Organic matter stabilization in technosols eco-engineered from bauxite residues
Mine wastes such as tailings and/or bauxite residues was poor in organic matter and nitrogen with poor physicochemistry that restrain microbial and plant diversity development. Organic matter stabilization is of great importance in both physical structure (aggregate formation via organo-mineral association) development and ecofunctional development (as energy sources).
The present study will mainly focus on the processes and mechanisms of organic carbon and nitrogen stabilization in tailings driven by functions tolerant pioneer plant-microbial continuum. The dynamics of mineral associated organic carbon and nitrogen during long-term aggregate turnover driven by plant-microbial activities will be elucidated. Isotopic labelling and various micro-spectroscopic analysis will be employed to zoom in the mechanisms of OC/N association with minerals in the engineered mine wastes. The findings would guide advance eco-engineering pedogenesis of mine waste towards the ecosystem functionality development.
The PhD project will focus on OM formation and stabilization in the process of eco-engineered soil formation of mine waste (such as bauxite residues), in relation to mineralogical transformation, geochemical changes and microbial community evolution. Depending on applicant's background and interest, the emphasis of the PhD study could be tailored to focus on the nature and fate of OM or aggregate-occluded OC turnover driven by plants and microbes, in the technosols under a gradient of physicochemical conditions. Expected knowledge will contribute to the understanding of pedogenic processes leading to soil formation and sustainable rehabilitation.
Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Yi, Qing, You, Fang, Ma, Yuanying, Thomsen, Lars, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Hall, Merinda, Saha, Narottam, Huang, Yuanfang and Huang, Longbin (2022). Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis enhances water stable aggregate formation and organic matter stabilization in Fe ore tailings. Geoderma, 406 115528, 115528. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115528
Wu, Songlin, You, Fang, Boughton, Berin, Liu, Yunjia, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Wykes, Jeremy, Southam, Gordon, Robertson, Lachlan M., Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Lutz, Adrian, Yu, Dingyi, Yi, Qing, Saha, Narottam and Huang, Longbin (2021). Chemodiversity of Dissolved Organic Matter and Its Molecular Changes Driven by Rhizosphere Activities in Fe Ore Tailings Undergoing Eco-Engineered Pedogenesis. Environmental Science & Technology, 55 (19) acs.est.1c04527, 13045-13060. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04527
Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Southam, Gordon, Robertson, Lachlan M., Wykes, Jeremy, Yi, Qing, Hall, Merinda, Li, Zhen, Sun, Qiang, Saha, Narottam, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2021). Rhizosphere drives biotite-like mineral weathering and secondary Fe–Si mineral formation in Fe Ore tailings. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5 (3) acsearthspacechem.0c00331, 618-631. doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00331
Yi, Qing, Wu, Songlin, Southam, Gordon, Robertson, Lachlan, You, Fang, Liu, Yunjia, Wang, Sicheng, Saha, Narottam, Webb, Richard, Wykes, Jeremy, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2021). Acidophilic iron- and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, drives alkaline pH neutralization and mineral weathering in Fe ore tailings. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (12), 8020-8034. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00848
Eco-engineering tailings into soil for native plant rehabilitation
Huang, Longbin and Wu, Songlin (2020). Eco-engineering tailings into soil for native plant rehabilitation . Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Arbuscular mycorrhiza and plant chromium tolerance
Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Xin, Huang, Longbin and Chen, Baodong (2019). Arbuscular mycorrhiza and plant chromium tolerance. Soil Ecology Letters, 1 (3-4), 94-104. doi: 10.1007/s42832-019-0015-9
Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Bougoure, Jeremy J., Southam, Gordon, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Haw, Shu-Chih, Nguyen, Tuan Anh Huu, You, Fang and Huang, Longbin Huang (2019). Organic matter amendment and plant colonization drive mineral weathering, organic carbon sequestration and water stable aggregation in magnetite Fe ore tailings. Environmental Science and Technology, 53 (23) acs.est.9b04526, 13720-13731. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04526
Wu, Songlin, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Liu, Yunjia, Southam, Gordon, Wang, Shuncai, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2019). Deficiencies of secondary Fe (oxy)hydroxides associated with phyllosilicates and organic carbon limit the formation of water-stable aggregates in Fe-ore tailings. Chemical Geology, 523, 73-87. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.06.002
Nano zero-valent iron aging interacts with the soil microbial community: a microcosm study
Wu, Songlin, Cajthaml, Tomáš, Semerád, Jaroslav, Filipová, Alena, Klementová, Mariana, Skála, Roman, Vítková, Martina, Michálková, Zuzana, Teodoro, Manuel, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Martínez-Fernández, Domingo and Komárek, Michael (2019). Nano zero-valent iron aging interacts with the soil microbial community: a microcosm study. Environmental Science: Nano, 6 (4), 1189-1206. doi: 10.1039/c8en01328d
Wu, Songlin, Vosátka, Miroslav, Vogel-Mikus, Katarina, Kavčič, Anja, Kelemen, Mitja, Šepec, Luka, Pelicon, Primož, Skála, Roman, Valero Powter, Antonio Roberto, Teodoro, Manuel, Michálková, Zuzana and Komárek, Michael (2018). Nano zero-valent iron mediated metal(loid) uptake and translocation by arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses. Environmental Science and Technology, 52 (14), 7640-7651. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05516
Chromium detoxification in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis mediated by sulfur uptake and metabolism
Wu, Songlin, Hu, Yajun, Zhang, Xin, Sun, Yuqing, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Li, Tao, Lv, Jitao, Li, Jinglong, Zhang, Jing, Zheng, Lirong, Huang, Longbin and Chen, Baodong (2018). Chromium detoxification in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis mediated by sulfur uptake and metabolism. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 147, 43-52. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2017.11.010
Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Xin, Sun, Yuqing, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Li, Tao, Hu, Yajun, Lv, Jitao, Li, Gang, Zhang, Zhensong, Zhang, Jing, Zheng, Lirong, Zhen, Xiangjun and Chen, Baodong (2016). Chromium immobilization by extra- and intraradical fungal structures of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 316, 34-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.05.017
Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Xin, Chen, Baodong, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Li, Tao, Hu, Yajun, Sun, Yuqing and Wang, Youshan (2016). Chromium immobilization by extraradical mycelium of arbuscular mycorrhiza contributes to plant chromium tolerance. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 122, 10-18. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2015.08.006
Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Xin, Sun, Yuqing, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Li, Tao, Hu, Yajun, Su, Dan, Lv, Jitao, Li, Gang, Zhang, Zhensong, Zheng, Lirong, Zhang, Jing and Chen, Baodong (2015). Transformation and immobilization of chromium by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as revealed by SEM-EDS, TEM-EDS, and XAFS. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (24), 14036-14047. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03659
Li, Jinglong, Fu, Gengxue, Xing, Shuping, Chen, Baodong, Wu, Songlin, Feng, Haiyan, Yang, Guang, Zhou, Yaoyu and Zhang, Xin (2023). Integrative application of biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for enhanced chromium resistance in Medicago sativa. Science of the Total Environment, 905 167289, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167289
“Reactive Mineral Sink” drives soil organic matter dynamics and stabilization
Wu, Songlin, Konhauser, Kurt O., Chen, Baodong and Huang, Longbin (2023). “Reactive Mineral Sink” drives soil organic matter dynamics and stabilization. npj Materials Sustainability, 1 (1) 3. doi: 10.1038/s44296-023-00003-7
Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, You, Fang, Hall, Merinda and Huang, Longbin (2023). Natural nodulation and nitrogen fixation of Acacia Auriculiformis grown in technosol eco-engineered from Fe ore tailings. Plant and Soil. doi: 10.1007/s11104-023-06342-7
Wu, Songlin, Bougoure, Jeremy, Wang, Jian, Thomsen, Lars, Chan, Ting-Shan, Yi, Qing, Li, Zhen, Southam, Gordon and Huang, Longbin (2023). Nitrogen-rich organic matter formation and stabilization in iron ore tailings: a submicrometer investigation. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (33), 12325-12338. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03011
Wu, Songlin, Fu, Wei, Rillig, Matthias C., Chen, Baodong, Zhu, Yong‐Guan and Huang, Longbin (2023). Soil organic matter dynamics mediated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi – an updated conceptual framework. New Phytologist. doi: 10.1111/nph.19178
Ecological engineering of iron ore tailings into useable soils for sustainable rehabilitation
Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Southam, Gordon, Nguyen, Tuan A.H., Konhauser, Kurt O., You, Fang, Bougoure, Jeremy J., Paterson, David, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Haw, Shu-Chih, Yi, Qing, Li, Zhen, Robertson, Lachlan M., Hall, Merinda, Saha, Narottam, Ok, Yong Sik and Huang, Longbin (2023). Ecological engineering of iron ore tailings into useable soils for sustainable rehabilitation. iScience, 26 (7) 107102, 1-26. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107102
Wang, Sicheng, Nguyen, Tuan, Peng, Hong, Wu, Songlin, Parry, David, Urban, Anja and Huang, Longbin (2023). Sodium removal from bauxite desilication product (sodalite) aided by chelating effects of inorganic and organic acids. Journal of Environmental Management, 338 117837, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117837
Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Yi, Qing, Hall, Merinda, Saha, Narottam, Wang, Junjian, Huang, Yuanfang and Huang, Longbin (2023). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi regulate plant mineral nutrient uptake and partitioning in iron ore tailings undergoing eco-engineered pedogenesis. Pedosphere. doi: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.04.004
Yi, Qing, Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Saha, Narottam, Southam, Gordon and Huang, Longbin (2023). Mineral weathering of iron ore tailings primed by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and elemental sulfur under contrasting pH conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 856 159078, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159078
Yu, Lina, You, Fang, Wu, Songlin, Lu, Zhaohua, Hastwell, April, Ferguson, Brett and Huang, Longbin (2023). Nodule formation and nitrogen fixation in Acacia holosericea plants grown in soil admixed with iron ore tailings. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 23 (1), 1085-1095. doi: 10.1007/s42729-022-01105-2
Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Yi, Qing, Nguyen, Tuan A.H., Ma, Yuanying, You, Fang, Hall, Merinda, Chan, Ting-Shan, Huang, Yuanfang and Huang, Longbin (2022). Plant biomass amendment regulates arbuscular mycorrhizal role in organic carbon and nitrogen sequestration in eco-engineered iron ore tailings. Geoderma, 428 116178, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116178
Zhang, Ming, Lin, Kun, Zhong, Yuchi, Zhang, Dong, Ahmad, Mahtab, Yu, Jie, Fu, Hailu, Xu, Liheng, Wu, Songlin and Huang, Longbin (2022). Functionalizing biochar by Co-pyrolysis shaddock peel with red mud for removing acid orange 7 from water. Environmental Pollution, 299 118893, 118893. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118893
Nguyen, Tuan A.H., Liu, Yunjia, Wu, Songlin and Huang, Longbin (2022). Unravelling in-situ hardpan properties and functions in capping sulfidic Cu-Pb-Zn tailings and forming a duplex soil system cover. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 425 127943, 127943. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127943
Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Yi, Qing, You, Fang, Ma, Yuanying, Thomsen, Lars, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Hall, Merinda, Saha, Narottam, Huang, Yuanfang and Huang, Longbin (2022). Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis enhances water stable aggregate formation and organic matter stabilization in Fe ore tailings. Geoderma, 406 115528, 115528. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115528
Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Guo, Xingyun, You, Fang, Saha, Narottam, Wu, Songlin, Scheuermann, Alexander, Ren, Chengyao and Huang, Longbin (2022). Co-solidification of bauxite residue and coal ash into indurated monolith via ambient geopolymerisation for in situ environmental application. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 422 126925, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126925
Liu, Yunjia, Wu, Songlin, Nguyen, Tuan A.H., Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2021). Biochar mediated uranium immobilization in magnetite rich Cu tailings subject to organic matter amendment and native plant colonization. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 427 127860, 127860. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127860
Wu, Songlin, You, Fang, Boughton, Berin, Liu, Yunjia, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Wykes, Jeremy, Southam, Gordon, Robertson, Lachlan M., Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Lutz, Adrian, Yu, Dingyi, Yi, Qing, Saha, Narottam and Huang, Longbin (2021). Chemodiversity of Dissolved Organic Matter and Its Molecular Changes Driven by Rhizosphere Activities in Fe Ore Tailings Undergoing Eco-Engineered Pedogenesis. Environmental Science & Technology, 55 (19) acs.est.1c04527, 13045-13060. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04527
Liu, Yunjia, Wu, Songlin, Southam, Gordon, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Paterson, David J. and Huang, Longbin (2021). Bioaugmentation with Acidithiobacillus species accelerates mineral weathering and formation of secondary mineral cements for hardpan development in sulfidic Pb-Zn tailings. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 411 124988, 124988. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124988
Wu, Songlin, You, Fang, Hall, Merinda and Huang, Longbin (2021). Native plant Maireana brevifolia drives prokaryotic microbial community development in alkaline Fe ore tailings under semi-arid climatic conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 760 144019, 144019. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144019
Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Southam, Gordon, Robertson, Lachlan M., Wykes, Jeremy, Yi, Qing, Hall, Merinda, Li, Zhen, Sun, Qiang, Saha, Narottam, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2021). Rhizosphere drives biotite-like mineral weathering and secondary Fe–Si mineral formation in Fe Ore tailings. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5 (3) acsearthspacechem.0c00331, 618-631. doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00331
Yi, Qing, Wu, Songlin, Southam, Gordon, Robertson, Lachlan, You, Fang, Liu, Yunjia, Wang, Sicheng, Saha, Narottam, Webb, Richard, Wykes, Jeremy, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2021). Acidophilic iron- and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, drives alkaline pH neutralization and mineral weathering in Fe ore tailings. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (12), 8020-8034. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00848
Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Shiwen, Nie, Chaojia, Li, Yong and Huang, Yuanfang (2020). Optimization of land reuse structure in coal mining subsided areas considering regional economic development: A case study in Pei County, China. Sustainability, 12 (8) 3335, 3335. doi: 10.3390/SU12083335
Robertson, Lachlan M., Wu, Songlin, You, Fang, Huang, Longbin, Southam, Gordon, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Bond, Phillip L. (2020). Geochemical and mineralogical changes in magnetite Fe-ore tailings induced by biomass organic matter amendment. Science of The Total Environment, 724 138196, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138196
Wu, Songlin, You, Fang, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Bond, Philip, Hall, Merinda and Huang, Longbin (2020). Correction to: Molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities across the gradient of alkaline Fe ore tailings, revegetated waste rock to natural soil sites. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27 (11), 11980-11980. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-08026-6
Teodoro, Manuel, Hejcman, Michal, Vítková, Martina, Wu, Songlin and Komárek, Michael (2020). Seasonal fluctuations of Zn, Pb, as and Cd contents in the biomass of selected grass species growing on contaminated soils: Implications for in situ phytostabilization. Science of the Total Environment, 703 134710, 134710. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134710
Wu, Songlin, You, Fang, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Bond, Philip, Hall, Merinda and Huang, Longbin (2020). Molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities across the gradient of alkaline Fe ore tailings, revegetated waste rock to natural soil sites. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27 (11), 11968-11979. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-07780-x
Arbuscular mycorrhiza and plant chromium tolerance
Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Xin, Huang, Longbin and Chen, Baodong (2019). Arbuscular mycorrhiza and plant chromium tolerance. Soil Ecology Letters, 1 (3-4), 94-104. doi: 10.1007/s42832-019-0015-9
Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Bougoure, Jeremy J., Southam, Gordon, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Haw, Shu-Chih, Nguyen, Tuan Anh Huu, You, Fang and Huang, Longbin Huang (2019). Organic matter amendment and plant colonization drive mineral weathering, organic carbon sequestration and water stable aggregation in magnetite Fe ore tailings. Environmental Science and Technology, 53 (23) acs.est.9b04526, 13720-13731. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04526
Liu, Yunjia, Wu, Songlin, Saavedra-Mella, Felipe, Nguyen, Tuan A.H., Southam, Gordon, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2019). Rhizosphere modifications of iron-rich minerals and forms of heavy metals encapsulated in sulfidic tailings hardpan. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 384 121444, 121444. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121444
Wu, Songlin, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Liu, Yunjia, Southam, Gordon, Wang, Shuncai, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2019). Deficiencies of secondary Fe (oxy)hydroxides associated with phyllosilicates and organic carbon limit the formation of water-stable aggregates in Fe-ore tailings. Chemical Geology, 523, 73-87. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.06.002
Liu, Yunjia, Wu, Songlin, Southam, Gordon, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Kopittke, Peter M., Paterson, David J. and Huang, Longbin (2019). Zinc and lead encapsulated in amorphous ferric cements within hardpans in situ formed from sulfidic Cu-Pb-Zn tailings. Environmental Pollution, 252 (part B), 1106-1116. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.06.069
Nano zero-valent iron aging interacts with the soil microbial community: a microcosm study
Wu, Songlin, Cajthaml, Tomáš, Semerád, Jaroslav, Filipová, Alena, Klementová, Mariana, Skála, Roman, Vítková, Martina, Michálková, Zuzana, Teodoro, Manuel, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Martínez-Fernández, Domingo and Komárek, Michael (2019). Nano zero-valent iron aging interacts with the soil microbial community: a microcosm study. Environmental Science: Nano, 6 (4), 1189-1206. doi: 10.1039/c8en01328d
Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Southam, Gordon, Robertson, Lachlan, Chiu, Tsz Ho, Cross, Adam T., Dixon, Kingsley W., Stevens, Jason C., Zhong, Hongtao, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Jui and Huang, Longbin (2019). Geochemical and mineralogical constraints in iron ore tailings limit soil formation for direct phytostabilization. Science of The Total Environment, 651 (Part 1), 192-202. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.171
Liu, Yunjia, Wu, Songlin, Nguyen, Tuan A.H., Southam, Gordon, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui and Huang, Longbin (2018). Microstructural characteristics of naturally formed hardpan capping sulfidic copper-lead-zinc tailings. Environmental Pollution, 242 (Pt B), 1500-1509. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.08.027
Li, Jinglong, Sun, Yuqing, Zhang, Xin, Hu, Yajun, Li, Tao, Zhang, Xuemeng, Wang, Zhi, Wu, Songlin, Wu, Zhaoxiang and Chen, Baodong (2018). A methyltransferase gene from arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi involved in arsenic methylation and volatilization. Chemosphere, 209, 392-400. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.06.092
Wu, Songlin, Vosátka, Miroslav, Vogel-Mikus, Katarina, Kavčič, Anja, Kelemen, Mitja, Šepec, Luka, Pelicon, Primož, Skála, Roman, Valero Powter, Antonio Roberto, Teodoro, Manuel, Michálková, Zuzana and Komárek, Michael (2018). Nano zero-valent iron mediated metal(loid) uptake and translocation by arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses. Environmental Science and Technology, 52 (14), 7640-7651. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05516
Chromium detoxification in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis mediated by sulfur uptake and metabolism
Wu, Songlin, Hu, Yajun, Zhang, Xin, Sun, Yuqing, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Li, Tao, Lv, Jitao, Li, Jinglong, Zhang, Jing, Zheng, Lirong, Huang, Longbin and Chen, Baodong (2018). Chromium detoxification in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis mediated by sulfur uptake and metabolism. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 147, 43-52. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2017.11.010
Xie, Wei, Hao, Zhipeng, Zhou, Xiaofu, Jiang, Xuelian, Xu, Lijiao, Wu, Songlin, Zhao, Aihua, Zhang, Xin and Chen, Baodong (2018). Arbuscular mycorrhiza facilitates the accumulation of glycyrrhizin and liquiritin in Glycyrrhiza uralensis under drought stress. Mycorrhiza, 28 (3), 285-300. doi: 10.1007/s00572-018-0827-y
Wu, Zhaoxiang, Yu, Faxin, Sun, Xiaoyan, Wu, Songlin, Li, Xiaohui, Liu, Tengyun and Li, Yanqiang (2018). Long term effects of Lespedeza bicolor revegetation on soil bacterial communities in Dexing copper mine tailings in Jiangxi Province, China. Applied Soil Ecology, 125, 192-201. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.01.011
Zhang, Xin, Ren, Baihui, Wu, Songlin, Chen, Yuqing, Chen, Baodong and Li, Ruojuan (2017). Rhizophagus irregularis influences As and P uptake by alfafa and the neighboring non-host pepperweed growing in an As-contaminated soil. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 67, 36-44. doi: 10.1016/j.jes.2017.07.005
Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Xin, Sun, Yuqing, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Li, Tao, Hu, Yajun, Lv, Jitao, Li, Gang, Zhang, Zhensong, Zhang, Jing, Zheng, Lirong, Zhen, Xiangjun and Chen, Baodong (2016). Chromium immobilization by extra- and intraradical fungal structures of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 316, 34-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.05.017
Zhang, Xin, Wu, Songlin, Ren, Baihui and Chen, Baodong (2016). Water management, rice varieties and mycorrhizal inoculation influence arsenic concentration and speciation in rice grains. Mycorrhiza, 26 (4), 299-309. doi: 10.1007/s00572-015-0669-9
Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Xin, Chen, Baodong, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Li, Tao, Hu, Yajun, Sun, Yuqing and Wang, Youshan (2016). Chromium immobilization by extraradical mycelium of arbuscular mycorrhiza contributes to plant chromium tolerance. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 122, 10-18. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2015.08.006
Sun, Yuqing, Zhang, Xin, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Hu, Yajun, Wu, Songlin and Chen, Baodong (2016). The molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the arsenic mining impacted sites in Hunan province of China. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 39, 110-118. doi: 10.1016/j.jes.2015.10.005
Wu, Songlin, Zhang, Xin, Sun, Yuqing, Wu, Zhaoxiang, Li, Tao, Hu, Yajun, Su, Dan, Lv, Jitao, Li, Gang, Zhang, Zhensong, Zheng, Lirong, Zhang, Jing and Chen, Baodong (2015). Transformation and immobilization of chromium by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as revealed by SEM-EDS, TEM-EDS, and XAFS. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (24), 14036-14047. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03659
Bai-Hui, Ren, Wu, Song-Lin, Chen, Bao-Dong, Wu, Zhao-Xiang and Zhang, Xin (2015). Cr stable isotope fractionation in arbuscular mycorrhizal dandelion and Cr uptake by extraradical mycelium. Pedosphere, 25 (2), 186-191. doi: 10.1016/S1002-0160(15)60003-0
Hu, Yajun, Wu, Songlin, Sun, Yuqing, Li, Tao, Zhang, Xin, Chen, Caiyan, Lin, Ge and Chen, Baodong (2015). Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis can mitigate the negative effects of night warming on physiological traits of Medicago truncatula L. Mycorrhiza, 25 (2), 131-142.
Zhang, Xin, Ren, Bai-Hui, Wu, Song-Lin, Sun, Yu-Qing, Lin, Ge and Chen, Bao-Dong (2015). Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis influences arsenic accumulation and speciation in Medicago truncatula L. in arsenic-contaminated soil. Chemosphere, 119, 224-230. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.06.042
Wu, Song-Lin, Chen, Bao-Dong, Sun, Yu-Qing, Ren, Bai-Hui, Zhang, Xin and Wang, You-Shan (2014). Chromium resistance of dandelion (Taraxacum platypecidum Diels.) and bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon [Linn.] Pers.) is enhanced by arbuscular mycorrhiza in Cr(VI)-contaminated soils. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33 (9), 2105-2113. doi: 10.1002/etc.2661
Zhang, Xin, Zhu, Yongguan, Zhang, Yuebin, Liu, Yunxia, Liu, Shaochun, Guo, Jiawen, Li, Rudan, Wu, Songlin and Chen, Baodong (2014). Growth and metal uptake of energy sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) in different metal mine tailings with soil amendments. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 26 (5), 1080-1089. doi: 10.1016/S1001-0742(13)60543-4
Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Huang, Longbin and Huang, Yuanfang (2022). Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization enhanced organic carbon and nitrogen sequestration in technosols eco-engineered from Fe ore tailings with different plant biomass residues. EGU General Assembly 2022, Online, 23-27 May 2022.
Pioneer plant driven primary mineral weathering and secondary mineral formation in Fe ore tailings
Wu, Songlin, Huang, Longbin and Yi, Qing (2021). Pioneer plant driven primary mineral weathering and secondary mineral formation in Fe ore tailings. Australian synchrotron user meeting 2021, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 24-26 November 2021.
Yi, Qing, Wu, Songlin, Southam, Gordon and Huang, Longbin (2021). Acidophilic iron- and sulfur-oxidising bacteria driven primary mineral weathering and secondary mineral formation in Fe ore tailings. ANSTO User Meeting 2021, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 24-26 November 2021.
Yi, Qing, Wu, Songlin, Huang, Longbin and Southam, Gordon (2021). Alkaline pH neutralisation and mineral weathering in Fe ore tailings driven by an acidophilic iron and sulfur oxidising bacterium, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Goldschmidt2021, Online, 4-9 July 2021. doi: 10.7185/gold2021.4394
Eco-engineering soil formation from Fe ore tailings driven by pioneer plant colonization
Wu, Songlin and Huang, Longbin (2021). Eco-engineering soil formation from Fe ore tailings driven by pioneer plant colonization. Joint Soil Science Australia, New Zealand Society of Soil Science and ASPAC Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 26-30 June 2021.
Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin and Huang, Longbin (2021). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhances aggregate formation and organic matter stabilization in alkaline Fe ore tailings. The Annual EGU General Assembly 2021, Online, 3-8 April 2021.
Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia and Huang, Longbin (2020). Mineral weathering and organic carbon sequestration in magnetite Fe ore tailings driven by organic matter input and plant colonization. Annual Australian Synchrotron user meeting 2020, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 19-20 November 2020.
Can mycorrhizal fungi stimulate mineral weathering and soil formation in Fe ore tailings?
Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Huang, Longbin, Southam, Gordon, Nguyen, Tuan and You, Fang (2020). Can mycorrhizal fungi stimulate mineral weathering and soil formation in Fe ore tailings?. Goldschmidt2020, Online, 21 - 26 June 2020. Washington, DC United States: Geochemical Society and of the European Association of Geochemistry. doi: 10.46427/gold2020.2901
Plant biomass amendment induced mineralogical and geochemical changes in magnetite Fe-ore tailings
Robertson, Lachlan, Wu, Songlin, You, Fang, Huang, Longbin, Southam, Gordon and Bond, Philip (2020). Plant biomass amendment induced mineralogical and geochemical changes in magnetite Fe-ore tailings. Goldschmidt2020, Online, 21-26 June 2020.
Yi, Qing, Wu, Songlin, Huang, Longbin and Southam, Gordon (2019). The effects of a sulphur oxidising bacterial inoculum and elemental sulphur amendment on alkaline iron ore tailings pH stabilisation. Goldschmidt2019, Barcelona, Spain, 18-23 August 2019.
Huang, L., Fang, Y., Liu, Y., Wu, S. and Parry, D. (2019). Ecological engineering to accelerate mineral weathering and transformation underpins sustainable tailings rehabilitation. Mine Closure 2019, Perth, WA, Australia, 12-14 September 2019. Perth, WA, Australia: Australian Centre for Geomechanics. doi: 10.36487/ACG_rep/1915_14_Huang
Wu, Songlin and Huang, Longbin (2018). Geochemical and mineralogical factors limiting soil structure formation in magnetite iron ore tailings. Society of Ecological Restoration Australia, SERA2018, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 25-28 September 2018.
Wu, Songlin, Huang, Longbin and You, Fang (2018). Molecular diversity revealed limited natural colonization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in magnetite iron ore tailings. 4th International Conference on Contaminated Land, Ecological Assessment and Remediation 2018, Hong Kong, 16-18 August 2018.
Eco-engineering tailings into soil for native plant rehabilitation
Huang, Longbin and Wu, Songlin (2020). Eco-engineering tailings into soil for native plant rehabilitation . Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
(2022) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
(2022) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
(2021) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
(2020) Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
(2019) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
(2018) UQ Early Career Researcher
(2018) Australian Synchrotron Access Program
Organic matter decomposition and turnover in rhizobiomes of bauxite residue technosols
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Leguminous nitrogen fixation and N-cycling in eco-engineered bauxite residues
Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Biogeochemical processes modifying surface mineralogical structure and stability of environmental hardpan
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Microbial sulfur oxidation driven mineral weathering in alkaline iron ore tailings
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Organic matter stabilization in technosols eco-engineered from bauxite residues
Mine wastes such as tailings and/or bauxite residues was poor in organic matter and nitrogen with poor physicochemistry that restrain microbial and plant diversity development. Organic matter stabilization is of great importance in both physical structure (aggregate formation via organo-mineral association) development and ecofunctional development (as energy sources).
The present study will mainly focus on the processes and mechanisms of organic carbon and nitrogen stabilization in tailings driven by functions tolerant pioneer plant-microbial continuum. The dynamics of mineral associated organic carbon and nitrogen during long-term aggregate turnover driven by plant-microbial activities will be elucidated. Isotopic labelling and various micro-spectroscopic analysis will be employed to zoom in the mechanisms of OC/N association with minerals in the engineered mine wastes. The findings would guide advance eco-engineering pedogenesis of mine waste towards the ecosystem functionality development.
The PhD project will focus on OM formation and stabilization in the process of eco-engineered soil formation of mine waste (such as bauxite residues), in relation to mineralogical transformation, geochemical changes and microbial community evolution. Depending on applicant's background and interest, the emphasis of the PhD study could be tailored to focus on the nature and fate of OM or aggregate-occluded OC turnover driven by plants and microbes, in the technosols under a gradient of physicochemical conditions. Expected knowledge will contribute to the understanding of pedogenic processes leading to soil formation and sustainable rehabilitation.