Overview
Background
Dr Huang's background is in environmental and analytical chemistry, with a research focus on developing and applying passive sampling techniques to monitor nutrients and heavy metals in water, sediment, and soil, as well as on understanding the biogeochemistry of pollutants in the environment. Dr Huang recently received a DECRA fellowship for the project "Major Hidden Source of Land-Based Nutrients Affecting Australian Estuaries."
Availability
- Dr Leslie Huang is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Environmental Science, Griffith University
Research interests
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Nutrient biogeochemistry in water, sediment and soil
Dr. Huang specializes in environmental and analytical chemistry, focusing on passive sampling techniques to monitor nutrients and heavy metals in water, sediment, and soil. She received her PhD from Griffith University in 2016 and has held fellowship positions at several universities from 2017 to 2024. Currently, she is a postdoctoral research fellow in soil science at the University of Queensland and recently received a DECRA fellowship for a project on land-based nutrients affecting Australian estuaries.
Research impacts
My DECRA project aims to investigate a previously unidentified driver of declining water quality in Australian rivers and estuaries: organic and particulate nutrients. This research will apply innovative approaches, combining chemical characterization, ecosystem response measurements, and machine learning, to unravel the complex behaviour of particulate matter as a significant source of bioavailable nutrients impacting waterways. The findings will improve water quality models and guide better catchment management strategies. The anticipated benefits include cleaner water, healthier estuarine ecosystems, stronger fishing and tourism industries, and the protection of vital areas like the Great Barrier Reef.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Understanding sediment nutrient cycling in a hypersaline coastal lagoon using hydrogel-based passive sampling techniques
Huang, Jianyin, Lam-Gordillo, Orlando, Mosley, Luke M., Keneally, Christopher, Brookes, Justin and Welsh, David T. (2025). Understanding sediment nutrient cycling in a hypersaline coastal lagoon using hydrogel-based passive sampling techniques. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 214 117714, 117714. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117714
2025
Journal Article
Difference analysis of organic matter-mediated heavy metal pollution in the sediments of urban water bodies
Tang, Wenzhong, Sun, Liu, Zhu, Yufeng, Ng, Jack C., Huang, Jianyin, Xu, Zuben and Zhang, Hong (2025). Difference analysis of organic matter-mediated heavy metal pollution in the sediments of urban water bodies. Science of the Total Environment, 968 178747, 178747. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178747
2025
Journal Article
Isotopically resolved fate and processes of nitrogen in a constructed wetland treating domestic effluent
Allen, Danielle J., Farrell, Mark, Wong, Wei Wen, Huang, Jianyin and Mosley, Luke M. (2025). Isotopically resolved fate and processes of nitrogen in a constructed wetland treating domestic effluent. Science of The Total Environment, 969 178816, 178816. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178816
2025
Journal Article
Spatial autocorrelation of nitrogenous compounds and amino acids (AAs) in wastewater-supplied urban rivers
Zhao, Yu, Song, Yuanmeng, Zhang, Lulu, Guo, Chuqi and Huang, Jianyin (2025). Spatial autocorrelation of nitrogenous compounds and amino acids (AAs) in wastewater-supplied urban rivers. Ecological Frontiers, 45 (1), 164-174. doi: 10.1016/j.ecofro.2024.10.004
2025
Journal Article
Influence of in situ biochar capping on microbial dynamics and ammonia nitrogen release in sediment
Zhao, Yu, Zhu, Yaoyao, Huang, Jianyin, Song, Zhixin and Tang, Wenzhong (2025). Influence of in situ biochar capping on microbial dynamics and ammonia nitrogen release in sediment. Journal of Environmental Management, 373 123524, 123524. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123524
2024
Journal Article
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of High-Level Construction of Rural Living Environment in China Under the Incentive Policies
Wang, Jiarui, Yang, Shuoxin, Hu, Siwei, Li, Qian, Liu, Chong, Gao, Yi, Huang, Jianyin, Chow, Christopher W. K., Liu, Fang and Zheng, Xiangqun (2024). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of High-Level Construction of Rural Living Environment in China Under the Incentive Policies. Sustainability, 17 (1) 107, 107. doi: 10.3390/su17010107
2024
Journal Article
Plant responses to nitrate and ammonium availability in Australian soils as measured by diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) and KCl extraction
Kodithuwakku, Krishantha, Huang, Jianyin, Doolette, Casey L., Mason, Sean, Boland, John, Lehto, Niklas J. and Lombi, Enzo (2024). Plant responses to nitrate and ammonium availability in Australian soils as measured by diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) and KCl extraction. Geoderma, 449 116997, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116997
2024
Journal Article
Sources of nutrients fuelling post-flood phytoplankton biomass in a subtropical bay
Huang, Jianyin, Coates-Marnane, Jack, Faggotter, Stephen J., Grinham, Alistair and Burford, Michele A. (2024). Sources of nutrients fuelling post-flood phytoplankton biomass in a subtropical bay. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 206 116704, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116704
2024
Journal Article
Investigation of the mechanism for removal of typical pathogenic bacteria from three-compartment septic tanks under low temperature conditions
Cheng, Shenwei, Yang, Shuoxin, Huang, Jianyin, Liu, Fang and Shen, Feng (2024). Investigation of the mechanism for removal of typical pathogenic bacteria from three-compartment septic tanks under low temperature conditions. Processes, 12 (1) 87, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/pr12010087
2023
Journal Article
Novel insight into ammonium, phosphate, and iron(II) dynamics in the sediment porewater of a constructed wetland under artificial aeration through the diffusive equilibrium in thin films technique
Allen, Danielle J., Huang, Jianyin, Farrell, Mark and Mosley, Luke M. (2023). Novel insight into ammonium, phosphate, and iron(II) dynamics in the sediment porewater of a constructed wetland under artificial aeration through the diffusive equilibrium in thin films technique. Environmental Research, 236 (Part 1) 116746, 116746. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116746
2023
Journal Article
Copper contamination affects the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen in freshwater sediment mesocosms
Tomoiye, Tomson, Huang, Jianyin and Lehto, Niklas J. (2023). Copper contamination affects the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen in freshwater sediment mesocosms. Sustainability, 15 (13) 9958, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/su15139958
2023
Journal Article
Extreme eutrophication and salinisation in the Coorong estuarine-lagoon ecosystem of Australia's largest river basin (Murray-Darling)
Mosley, L. M., Priestley, S., Brookes, J., Dittmann, S., Farkaš, J., Farrell, M., Ferguson, A. J., Gibbs, M., Hipsey, M., Huang, J., Lam-Gordillo, O., Simpson, S. L., Tyler, J. J., Waycott, M. and Welsh, D. T. (2023). Extreme eutrophication and salinisation in the Coorong estuarine-lagoon ecosystem of Australia's largest river basin (Murray-Darling). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 188 114648, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114648
2023
Journal Article
Evaluation of the diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) technique for measuring nitrate and ammonium in soil
Kodithuwakku, Krishantha, Huang, Jianyin, Doolette, Casey L., Mason, Sean, Boland, John, Lombi, Enzo, Lehto, Niklas J. and Teasdale, Peter R. (2023). Evaluation of the diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) technique for measuring nitrate and ammonium in soil. Environmental Chemistry, 19 (8), 483-494. doi: 10.1071/EN22107
2023
Journal Article
Metallic mangroves: Sediments and in situ diffusive gradients in thin films (DGTs) reveal Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. lives with high contamination near a lead‑zinc smelter in South Australia
Kastury, Farzana, Cahill, Georgia, Fernando, Ameesha, Brotodewo, Adrienne, Huang, Jianyin, Juhasz, Albert L., Vandeleur, Hazel M. and Styan, Craig (2023). Metallic mangroves: Sediments and in situ diffusive gradients in thin films (DGTs) reveal Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. lives with high contamination near a lead‑zinc smelter in South Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 857 159503, 159503. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159503
2023
Journal Article
Artificial aeration of an overloaded constructed wetland improves hypoxia but does not ameliorate high nitrogen loads
Allen, Danielle J., Farrell, Mark, Huang, Jianyin, Plush, Simon and Mosley, Luke M. (2023). Artificial aeration of an overloaded constructed wetland improves hypoxia but does not ameliorate high nitrogen loads. Journal of Environmental Management, 326 116625, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116625
2022
Journal Article
Restoration of benthic macrofauna promotes biogeochemical remediation of hostile sediments; An in situ transplantation experiment in a eutrophic estuarine-hypersaline lagoon system
Lam-Gordillo, Orlando, Huang, Jianyin, Barceló, Andrea, Kent, Jordan, Mosley, Luke M., Welsh, David T., Simpson, Stuart L. and Dittmann, Sabine (2022). Restoration of benthic macrofauna promotes biogeochemical remediation of hostile sediments; An in situ transplantation experiment in a eutrophic estuarine-hypersaline lagoon system. Science of the Total Environment, 833 155201. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155201
2022
Journal Article
Long-term water quality response to increased hydraulic loadings in a field-scale free water surface constructed wetland treating domestic effluent
Allen, Danielle J., Farrell, Mark, Huang, Jianyin, Reynolds, Chris, Rupasinghe, Madhawa and Mosley, Luke M. (2022). Long-term water quality response to increased hydraulic loadings in a field-scale free water surface constructed wetland treating domestic effluent. Journal of Environmental Management, 311 114858, 114858. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114858
2022
Journal Article
Tandem probe analysis mode for synchrotron XFM: doubling throughput capacity
Doolette, Casey L., Howard, Daryl L., Afshar, Nader, Kewish, Cameron M., Paterson, David J., Huang, Jianyin, Wagner, Stefan, Santner, Jakob, Wenzel, Walter W., Raimondo, Tom, De Vries Van Leeuwen, Alexander T., Hou, Lei, van der Bom, Frederik, Weng, Han, Kopittke, Peter M. and Lombi, Enzo (2022). Tandem probe analysis mode for synchrotron XFM: doubling throughput capacity. Analytical Chemistry, 94 (11), 4584-4593. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04255
2022
Journal Article
Stormwater monitoring using on-line UV-Vis spectroscopy
Huang, Jianyin, Chow, Christopher W. K., Shi, Zhining, Fabris, Rolando, Mussared, Amanda, Hallas, Gary, Monis, Paul, Jin, Bo and Saint, Christopher P. (2022). Stormwater monitoring using on-line UV-Vis spectroscopy. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29 (13), 19530-19539. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-17056-7
2022
Journal Article
Innovative method of utilising hydrogen peroxide for source water management of cyanobacteria
Huang, Jianyin, Ghaly, Maximus, Hobson, Peter and Chow, Christopher W. K. (2022). Innovative method of utilising hydrogen peroxide for source water management of cyanobacteria. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29 (15), 22651-22660. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-17511-5
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