(1) Contaminant Fate and Transport in the soil and groundwater

(2) Contaminant remediation in the soil and groundwater

(1) Aquatic Environmental Chemistry

(2) Aquatic Environmental monitoring

(3) Water Resources Utilization

(1) National Natural Science Foundation of China, Effect of biofilm and EPS on PFOA transport in groundwater: mechanism and process42477058, 2025.01-2028.12，

(2) National Natural Science Foundation of China, Mechanism and numerical simulation of perfluorooctanoic acid transport in vadose zone under multiphase and multi-interface 42077109, 2021.01-2024.12, PI

(3) National Key Research and Development Program of China, The mechanism of water-rock-microbe interaction and the formation cause of acidic mine drainage in high-sulfur mining areas2022YFC3702201-2, 2022.10-2026.09, PI

(4) National Key Research and Development Program of China, Quantitative prediction of heavy metal flux in the soil-groundwater system of a site, 2018YFC1800604, 2018.12-2022.12, PI

(5) National Key Research and Development Program of China, 2018YFC0406401-2, Geological effects and the evolution mechanism of groundwater driven by coal mining, 2018.07-2021.06, PI

(6) National Natural Science Foundation of China, The transport and fate of nanoparticles in heterogeneous porous media 41372234, 2014.01-2017.12, PI

(7) National Natural Science Foundation of China, Colloid-facilitated transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the vadose zone 40902067, 2010.01-2012.12, PI

• Lyu XY, Liu X, Wu XL, Sun YY*, Gao B, Wu JC*. Importance of Al/Fe oxyhydroxide coating and ionic strength in perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) transport in saturated porous media. Water Research 2020, 175, 115685

• Du WC, Liu X, Zhao LJ, Xu YW, Yin Y, Wu JC, Ji R, Sun YY*, Guo HY. Response of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) to perfluorooctanoic acid in photosynthesis and metabolomics. Science of the Total Environment 2020, 723, 138257

• Wu XL, Lyu X, Li Z, et al. Transport of polystyrene nanoplastics in natural soils: Effect of soil properties, ionic strength and cation type. Science of The Total Environment 2020, 707, 136065

• Dong SN, Gao B, Sun YY*, Guo HY, Wu JF, Cao SH, Wu JC*. Visualization of graphene oxide transport in two-dimensional homogeneous and heterogeneous porous media. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2019, 369, 334-341

• Lv XY, Liu X, Sun YY*, Ji R, Gao B, Wu JC*. Transport and retention of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in natural soils: Importance of soil organic matter and mineral contents, and solution ionic strength. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 2019, 225, 103477

• Sun KX, Sun YY*, Gao B, Xu HX, Wu JC*. Effect of cation type in mixed Ca-Na systems on transport of sulfonamide antibiotics in saturated limestone porous media. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2019, 26(11), 11170-11178

• Shi YF, Sun YY*, Gao B, Xu HX, Wu JC*. Effect of residual NAPLs on the transport of bisphenol A and bisphenol S in saturated porous media. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 2019, 230(8), 185

• Shi YF, Sun YY*, Gao B, Xu HX, Wu JC*. Importance of organic matter to the retention and transport of bisphenol A and bisphenol S in saturated soils. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 2019, 230(2), 43

• Lv XY, Sun YY*, Ji R, Gao B, Wu JC*, Lu QS, Jiang H. Physicochemical factors controlling the retention and transport of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in saturated sand and limestone porous media. Water Research 2018, 141, 251-258

• Sun KX, Dong SN, Sun YY*, Gao B, Du WC, Xu HX, Wu JC*. Graphene oxide-facilitated transport of levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin in saturated and unsaturated porous media. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2018, 348, 92-99.

• Shi YF, Sun YY*, Gao B, Xu HX, Shi XQ, Wu JC*. Retention and transport of bisphenol A and bisphenol S in saturated limestone porous media. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2018,229 (8), 260

• Yi SZ, Sun YY, Hu X*, Xu HX, Gao B, Wu JC. Porous nano-cerium oxide wood chip biochar composites for aqueous levofloxacin removal and sorption mechanism insights. Environmental science and pollution research 2018, 25(26), 25629-25637

• Li XH, Xu HX, Gao B, Sun YY, Shi XQ, Wu JC. Retention and Transport of PAH-Degrading Bacterium Herbaspirillum chlorophenolicum FA1 in Saturated Porous Media Under Various Physicochemical Conditions. Water Air & Soil Pollution 2017, 228(7).

• Dong SN, Sun YY, Gao B, Shi XQ*, Xu HX, Wu JF, Wu JC*. Retention and transport of graphene oxide in water-saturated limestone media. Chemosphere 2017, 180, 506-512.

• Deng YP, Shi XQ, Xu HX, Sun YY, Wu JC, Revil A. Quantitative assessment of electrical resistivity tomography for monitoring DNAPLs migration- Comparison with high-resolution light transmission visualization in laboratory sandbox. Journal of Hydrology 2017, 544, 254-266.

• Dong SN, Gao B, Sun YY*, Shi XQ, Xu HX, Wu JF, Wu JC*. Transport of sulfacetamide and levofloxacin in granular porous media under various conditions: Experimental observations and model simulations. Science of the Total Environment 2016, 573, 1630-1637.

• Dong SN, Shi XQ, Gao B, Wu JF, Sun YY*, Guo HY, Xu HX, Wu JC*. Retention and release of graphene oxide in structured heterogeneous porous media under saturated and unsaturated conditions. Environmental Science and Technology 2016, 50 (19), 10397–10405.

• Cheng Z, Gao B, Xu HX*, Sun YY, Shi XQ, Wu JC*. Effects of surface active agents on DNAPL migration and distribution in saturated porous media. Science of the Total Environment 2016, 571, 1147-1154.

• Lv XY, Gao B, Sun YY*, Dong SN, Wu JC, Jiang BL, Shi XQ*. Effects of grain size and structural heterogeneity on the transport and retention of nano-TiO2 in saturated porous media. Science of the Total Environment 2016, 563, 987-995.

• Yi SZ, Gao B, Sun YY*, Wu JC, Shi XQ, Wu BJ, Hu X*. Removal of levofloxacin from aqueous solution using rice-husk and wood-chip biochars. Chemosphere 2016, 150, 694-701.

• Dong SN, Sun YY*, Wu JC, Wu BJ, Creamer AE, Gao B*. Graphene oxide as filter media to remove levofloxacin and lead from aqueous solution. Chemosphere 2016, 150, 759-764.

• Xu HX, Li XH, Sun YY, Shi XQ*, Wu JC*. Biodegradation of Pyrene by Free and Immobilized Cells of Herbaspirillum chlorophenolicum Strain FA1. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 2016, 227(4), 120.

• Zheng F, Gao B, Sun YY, Shi XQ*, Xu HX, Wu JC*, Gao YW. Removal of tetrachloroethylene from homogeneous and heterogeneous porous media: Combined effects of surfactant solubilization and oxidant degradation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 283, 595-603.

• Sun YY, Xu HX*, Li JH, Shi XQ, Wu JC, Ji R, Guo HY. Phytoremediation of soils contaminated with phenanthrene and cadmium by growing Willow (Salix x aureo-pendula CL 'J1011'). International Journal of Phytoremediation 2016, 18(2), 150-156.

• Zheng F, Gao YW, Sun YY, Shi XQ*, Xu HX, Wu JC*. Influence of flow velocity and spatial heterogeneity on DNAPL migration in porous media: insights from laboratory experiments and numerical modelling. Hydrogeology Journal 2015, 23(8), 1703-1718.

• Liu L, Gao B*, Wu L, Sun YY, Zhou ZH. Effects of surfactant type and concentration on graphene retention and transport in saturated porous media. Chemical Engineering Journal 2015, 262, 1187-1191.

• Sun YY, Gao B*, Bradford SA, Wu L, Chen H, Shi XQ, Wu JC*. Transport, retention, and size perturbation of graphene oxide in saturated porous media: effects of input concentration and grain size. Water Research, 2015, 68, 24-33

• Lv XY, Gao B, Sun YY*, Shi XQ, Xu HX, Wu JC*. Effects of humic acid and solution chemistry on the retention and transport of cerium dioxide nanoparticles in saturated porous media. Water, Air, & Soil pollution 2014, 225 (10), 2167.

• Sun YY, Hu X*, Wu JC, Lian HZ, Chen YJ. Fractionation and health risks of atmospheric particle-bound As and heavy metals in summer and winter. Science of the Total Environment 2014, 493, 487-494.

• Hu X*, Sun YY, Ding ZH, Zhang Y, Wu JC, Lian HZ, Wang TJ. Lead contamination and transfer in urban environmental compartments analyzed by lead levels and isotopic compositions. Environmental Pollution 2014, 187, 42-48.

• Hu X*, Ding ZH, Zhang Y, Sun YY, Wu JC, Chen YJ, Lian HZ. Size distribution and source apportionment of airborne metallic elements in Nanjing, China. Aerosol and air quality research 2013, 13 (6), 1796.

• Du WC, Ji R, Sun YY*, Zhu JG, Wu JC, Guo HY. Fate and Ecological Effects of Decabromodiphenyl Ether in a Field Lysimeter. Environment Science & Technology 2013, 47(16), 9167−9174.

• Sun YY, Ren LJ, Li JH, Yin Y, Wu JC, Ji R, Shi XQ, and Guo HY*. The co-application of willow and earthworms/horseradish for removal of pentachlorophenol from contaminated soils. Soil & Sediment Contamination 2013, 22(5), 498–509.

• Hu X*, Zhang Y, Ding ZH, Wang TJ, Lian HZ, Sun YY, Wu JC. Bioaccessibility and health risk of arsenic and heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn and Mn) in TSP and PM2.5 in Nanjing, China. Atmospheric Environment. 2012, 57, 146-152.

• Shi XQ*, Fang R, Wu JC, Xu HX, Sun YY, Yu J. Sustainable development and utilization of groundwater resources considering land subsidence in Suzhou, China. Engineering Geology 2012, 124, 77-89.   

• Shan J, Jiang BQ, Yu B, Li CL, Sun YY,Guo HY, Wu JC, Klumpp E,Schaffer A,Ji R.Isomer-specific degradation of branched and linear 4-nonylphenol isomers in an oxic soil. Environment Science & Technology 2011, 45(19), 8283-8289

• Guo HY, Zhu JG, Zhou H, Sun YY, Yin Y, Pei DP, Ji R, Wu JC, Wang XR. Elevated CO2 Levels Affects the Concentrations of Copper and Cadmium in Crops Grown in Soil Contaminated with Heavy Metals under Fully Open-Air Field Conditions. Environment Science & Technology 2011, 45 (16), 6997–7003

• Li JH, Zhang BG, Sun YY, Guo HY. Simultaneous and repetitious removal of 2,4-Dichlorophenol and copper from soils using an aqueous solution of ethyl-lactate-amended EDDS. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal 2011, 20, 605-616. 

• Du WC, Sun YY*, Cao L, Ji R, Wang XR, Wu JC, Zhu JG, Guo HY, 2011. Environmental Fate of Phenanthrene in Lysimeter Planted with Wheat and Rice in Rotation. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2011, 188(1-3), 408-413

• Du WC, Sun YY, Ji R, Zhu JG, Wu JC, Guo HY, 2011. TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles negatively affect wheat growth and soil enzyme activities in agricultural soil. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 2011, 13(4), 822-828

• Li JH, Sun YY, Yin Y, Ji R, Wu JC, Wang XR, Guo HY. Ethyl lactate-EDTA composite system enhances the remediation of the cadmium-contaminated soil by Autochthonous Willow (Salix×aureo-pendula CL ‘J1011’) in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2010, 181(1-3), 673-678

• Shi XQ, Wu JC, Zhu XB, Jiang YH, Sun YY. Characterization and monitoring transport of DNAPLs at a contaminated site using geophysical methods and numerical simulation. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA 2010, 74(12), A950-A950

• Guo HY, Wang W, Sun YY*, Li X, Ai FX, Xie L, Wang XR. Ethyl lactate enhances ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid solution removal of copper from contaminated soils. Journal of hazardous material 2010, 174(1-3), 59-63.

• Yin Y, Wang XR, Yang LY, Sun YY, Guo HY. Bioaccumulation and ROS generation in Coontail Ceratophyllum demersum L. exposed to phenanthrene. Ecotoxicology 2010, 19(6), 1102-1110

• Sun YY, Ji, LL, Wang W, Wang XR, Wu JC, Li H, and Guo HY. Simultaneous removal of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Copper from Soils using ethyl lactate-amended EDDS solution. Journal of Environmental Quality 2009, 38(4) 1591-1597.

• Sun YY, Yin Y, Zhang JF, Yu HX., Wang XR, Wu JC, and Xue YQ. Hydroxyl radical generation and oxidative stress in Carassius auratus liver, exposed to pyrene. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2008, 71(2), 446-453

• Sun YY, Guo HY, Yu HX, Wang XR, Wu JC, and Xue YQ. Bioaccumulation and physiological effects of TBBPA in Coontail Ceratophyllum demersum L. Chemosphere 2008, 70, 1787-1795.

• Yin Y, Wang XR, Sun YY, Guo HY, Yin DQ. Bioaccumulation and Oxidative Stress in Submerged Macrophyte Ceratophyllum demersum L. Upon Exposure to Pyrene. Environmental Toxicology 2008, 23(3), 328-336.

• Sun YY, Yin Y, Zhang JF, Yu HX, and Wang XR. Bioaccumulation and ROS generation in liver of Carassius auratus under HC Orange No.1 exposure. Environmental Toxicology 2007, 22, 256-263.

• Liu HL, Yu HX, Giesy JP, Sun YY, Wang XR. Toxicity of HC Orange No. 1 to Daphnia magna, Zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio) embryos, and goldfish (Carassius auratus). Chemosphere 2007 66, 2159-2165

• Yin Y, Jia HX, Sun YY, Yu HX, Wang XR, Wu JC, and Xue YQ. Bioaccumulation and ROS generation in liver of Carassius auratus, exposed to phenanthrene. Comparative Biochemistry and physiology, part C 2007, 145(2), 288-293.

• Sun YY, Yu HX, Zhang JF, Yin Y, Shi HH, Wang XR. Bioaccumulation and antioxidant responses in goldfish Carassius auratus under HC Orange No.1 exposure. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2006, 63(3), 430-437.

• Sun YY, Yu HX, Zhang JF, Yin Y, Shen H, Liu HL, and Wang XR. Bioaccumulation, depuration and oxidative stress in fish Carassius auratus under phenanthrene exposure. Chemosphere 2006, 63, 1319-1327.

• Zhang JF, Liu H, Sun YY, Wang XR, Wu JC, and Xue YQ. Responses of the antioxidant defenses of the goldfish Carassius auratus, exposed to 2,4-dichlorophenol. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 2005, 19, 185-190.

• Zhang JF, Sun YY, Shen H, Liu H, Wang XR, Wu JC, and Xue YQ. Antioxidant response of Daphnia magna exposed to no. 20 diesel oil. Chemical Speciation and Bioavailablity 2004, 16(4), 139-144.

1. The Second Prize of Natural Science Reward/Achievement of the Ministry of Education, PRC, Transport and environmental effects of emergent contaminants in soil-groundwater system, Yuanyuan Sun, Jichun Wu, Wenchao Du, Hongxia Xu, Melling Xu, Xueyan Lyu, Kaixuan Sun, Hongyan Guo, Xiaoqing Shi, 2023

2. The First Prize for Science & technology Development/Achievement of the Ministry of Education, PRC, Risk assessment and remediation technology of typical contaminants in vadose zone, Jichun Wu, Hongyan Guo, Yuanyuan Sun, Hongxia Xu, Wenchao Du, Rong Ji, Ying Yin, Fuxun Ai, 2019.

3. The First Prize of Natural Science Reward/Achievement of the Ministry of Education, PRC, Toxic effect mechanism and early warning method of typical pollutants, Xiaorong Wang, Hongwen Hao, Dongqiang Zhu, Daqiang Yin, Hongxia Yu, Yuanyuan Sun, Jingfei Zhang, Hongyan Guo, Huahong Shi, Qin Sun, 2010.

4. The Special Award of the 2nd National Teaching Competition for Young Teachers in Water Conservancy Majors, Teaching Steering Committee of Water Conservancy Majors in Colleges and Universities under the Ministry of Education, Yuanyuan Sun, 2010.