Soil Environmental Biology Group 

　　Yongguan (Y-G) Zhu, Ph.D (Imperial College,London), Professor of Soil Environmental Sciences and Environmental Biology, currently works in the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), he is the director general of the Institute of Urban Environment in Xiamen.

Service to the discipline: 

　　Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Technology & Innovation, Elsevier, 2013- 

　　Associate Editor, Environment International (2012-), Elsevier, from 2004, editorial board member; 

　　Associate editor, Environmental Pollution (2008-2012); from 2004, editorial board member, Elsevier; 

　　Advisory Editorial Board: Trends in Plant Science (2009-), Cell Press;  

　　Advisor: New Phytologist (2009-), Wiley;  

　　Editorial Board, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2007-, Springer  

　　Editorial Board member, Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2011-2013) 

Honours &Awards: 

　　National outstanding young scientist award from the National Natural Science Foundation of China;  

　　Achievement award from the state government of China for overseas returnees; 

　　National Young Scientist Award, Chinese Association of Science & Technology (CAST); 

　　Young Scientist Award (environmental science), SCOPE;  

　　National Natural Science Award, Chinese State Government; 

　　TWAS (The World Academy of Science-for the advancement of science in the developing countries) Prize in Agricultural Sciences 

Research interests: Environmental soil science, biogeochemistry and environmental microbiology 

Contact: E-mail: ygzhu@rcees.ac.cn; Tel: 86-10-62926940 

Biogeochemical cycling of arsenic and its transfer in soil-plant system 

　　Arsenic as an ubiquitous contaminant in soil and food has aroused general concern. How arsenic is accumulated and transferred from soil to rice is the key issues. In this study by combining knowledge of biogeochemical cycling of heavy metal, international frontier hotspot of agriculture and environment, and the strategic need of food safety and soil protection, we investigated the mechanism of arsenic transfer and transformation in soil-rice system, and key factors. The result indicated that the chemical and biological processes of arsenic in the rhizosphere play an important role on arsenic transfer from soil to rice. High activity of arsenic reductase in the root is the major contributor for arsenic accumulation. This study provides a foundation for further development of arsenic metabolism and mediation in plants.