5^th Global Chemistry Congress

Biography

Chuxia Lin is a Professor (Chair in Environmental Science) at the University of Salford, United Kingdom. He obtained his PhD from The University of New South Wales (Australia). Apart from teaching and research experience at universities, he also has work experience as a professional environmental consultant with a global consulting company (Golder Associates). He is an Associate Editor for Journal of Environmental Management (Elsevier).

Research Interest

Chuxia Lin has a broad range of research interests in Environmental Science with Environmental Geochemistry being his core expertise. These include acid sulfate weathering in mine sites (acid mine drainage) and coastal floodplains (acid sulfate soils), geochemical behaviours of heavy metals and metalloids in soil-water-plant systems, degradation of organic pollutants (pesticides and petroleum hydrocarbons), characterization and beneficial utilization of industrial wastes, Fenton process driven by rainwater-borne hydrogen peroxide etc. He has so far published three books (1 authored and 2 edited), over 170 scientific papers (largely in high-impact environmental journals) and over 60 commercial consultancy reports.