Biography

1.Education Background

Ph.D., Chemical/Environmental Engineering, Brown University, 2012

MEng., Environmental Engineering, Tongji University, 2008

BEng., Environmental Engineering, Zhongshan University, 2005

2. Professional Appointments

Professor, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2019-present

Senior Research Associate, School of Engineering, Brown University, 2018-2019

Associate Director, Institute of Environmental Health, Zhejiang University, 2017-2018

Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, 2013-2018

Postdoc Research Associate, School of Engineering, Brown University, 2012 

Research Areas

Investigation, Remediation, Risk Assessment and Management of Soil and Groundwater Pollution

Selected Publications

Books

46. Yao, Yijun. Risk Assessments of Soil Vapor Intrusion. Beijing, China: Springer (in preparation).

45. Suuberg, Eric M.; Yao, Yijun; Shen, Rui; Bozkurt, Ozkurt; Pennell, Kelly G. Modeling vapor intrusion processes and evaluating risks using subslab data. in Environmental Health and Biomedicine, C.A. Brebbia et al, Eds., pp 115-125, WIT Press, Southampton, UK, 2011.

Refereed Journal Publications and Conference Proceedings

44. Yao, Yijun; Zuo, Jianping; Luo, Jian; Strom, Jonathan; Suuberg*, Eric M. An Examination of the Building Pressure Cycling Technique as a Tool in Vapor Intrusion Investigations. J. Hazard. Mater. 2020, 389,121915.

43. Yao, Yijun*; Xiao, Yuting; Wang, Genfu; Ström, Jonathan; Suuberg, Eric M.; Luo, Jian. High-frequency fluctuations of indoor pressure: a potential driving force for vapor intrusion in urban areas. Sci. Total Environ. 2020, 710, 136309.

42. Liu, Yanqiu; Man, Jun; Wang, Yue; Xiao, Yuting; Tang, Wei; Chen, Qiang; Yao, Yijun*. Numerical study of the building pressure cycling method for evaluating vapor intrusion from groundwater contamination. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2020, 27:35416-35427.

41. Wang, Genfu; Xiao, Yuting; Zuo, Jianping; Wang, Yue; Man, Jun; Tang, Wei; Chen, Qiang; Ma, Shuaishuai; Yao, Yijun*. Physically simulating the effect of lateral vapor source-building separation on soil vapor intrusion: influences of surface pavements and soil heterogeneity. J. Comtam. Hydrol. 2020, 103712.

40. Strom, Jonathan G.; Guo, Yuanming; Yao, Yijun; Suuberg, Eric M.* Factors affecting temporal variations in vapor intrusion-induced indoor air contaminant concentrations. Build. Environ. 2019,161,106196.

39. Verginelli, Iason*; Yao, Yijun*; Suuberg, Eric M. Risk assessment tool for chlorinated vapor intrusion based on a two-dimensional analytical model involving vertical heterogeneity. Environ. Eng. Sci. 2018, 36(8), 969-980.

38. Wang, Genfu; Ma, Shuaishuai; Strom, Jonathan; Suuberg, Eric M.; Yao, Yijun*; Zeng, Lingzao*. Investigating two-dimensional soil gas transport of trichloroethylene in vapor intrusion scenarios involving surface pavements using a pilot-scale tank. J. Hazard. Mater. 2019, 371, 138-145.

37. Yao, Yijun; Mao, Fang; Xiao, Yuting; Luo, Jian. Modelling capillary fringe effect on petroleum vapor intrusion from groundwater contamination. Water Res. 2019, 150, 111-119

36. Yao, Yijun; Mao, Fang; Xiao, Yuting; Chen, Huanyu; Verginelli, Iason; Luo, Jian. Investigating the role of soil texture in petroleum vapor intrusion. J. Environ. Qual. 2018, 47, 1179-1185.

35. Yao, Yijun; Xiao, Yuting; Mao, Fang; Chen, Huanyu; Verginelli, Iason. Investigating the role of soil texture in petroleum vapor intrusion with numerical simulations, analytical calculations and statistical analysis of USEPA’s database. J. Hazard. Mater. 2018, 359, 544-553.

34. Yao, Yijun; Verginelli, Iason; Suuberg, Eric M.; Bart, Eklund. Examining the use of USEPA's Generic Attenuation Factor in determining groundwater screening levels for vapor intrusion. Ground Water Monit. R. 2018. 38 (2), 79-89.

33. Yao, Yijun; Mao, Fang; Ma, Shuaishuai; Yao, Yihong; Suuberg, Eric M; Tang, Xianjin. Three-Dimensional Simulation of Land Drains as a Preferential Pathway for Vapor Intrusion into Buildings . J. Environ. Qual. 2017. 46, 1424-1433.

32. Yao, Yijun; Wang, Yue; Zhong, Zhong; Tang, Mengling; Suuberg, Eric M. Investigating the role of soil texture in vapor intrusion from groundwater sources. J. Environ. Qual. 2017, 46, 776-784.

31. Yao, Yijun; Verginelli, Iason; Suuberg, Eric M. A two-dimensional analytical model of vapor intrusion involving vertical heterogeneity. Water Resour. Res. 2017, 53 (5), 4499-4513.

30. Yang, Ye; Zhang, Jianyun; Yao, Yijun*. Enantioselective effects of chiral pesticides on their primary targets and secondary targets. Curr. Protein Pept. Sc. 2017, 18 (1), 22-32.

29. Yao, Yijun; Wang, Yue; Verginelli, Iason; Suuberg, Eric M.; Ye, Jianfeng. Comparison between PVI2D and Abreu-Johnson’s model for petroleum vapor intrusion. Vadose Zone J. 2016, 15 (11).

28. Verginelli, Iason*; Yao, Yijun*; Suuberg, Eric M. An Excel®-based visualization tool of 2-D soil gas concentration profiles in petroleum vapor intrusion. Ground Water Monit. R. 2016, 36 (2) :94-100.

27. Verginelli, Iason; Yao, Yijun*; Wang, Yue; Ma, Jie; Suuberg, Eric M. Estimating the oxygenated zone beneath building foundations for petroleum vapor intrusion assessment. J. Hazard. Mater. 2016, 312, 84-96.

26. Yao, Yijun; Verginelli, Iason; Suuberg, Eric M. A two-dimensional analytical model of petroleum vapor intrusion. Water Resour. Res. 2016, 52 (2), 1528-1539.

25. Pennell, Kelly G.; Scammell, Madeleine, K.; McClean, Michael D.; Suuberg, Eric M.; Moradi, Ali; Roghani, Mohammad  Yousef; Ames, Jennifer; Friguglietti, Leigh; Indeglis, Paul A.; Shen, Rui; Yao, Yijun; Heiger-Bernays, Wendyu J. Field data and numerical modeling: a multiple lines of evidence approach for assessing vapor intrusion exposure risks. Sci. Total Environ. 2016, 556, 291-301.

24. Yao, Yijun; Wu, Yun; Wang, Yue, Wang, Verginelli, Iason; Zeng, Tian; Suuberg, Eric M.; Wen, Yuezhong; Ma, Jie. A petroleum vapor intrusion model involving upward advective soil gas flow due to significant methane generation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49 (19), 11577-11585.

23. Yao, Yijun; Wu, Yun; Tang, Mengling; Wang, Yue, Wang, Jianjin; Suuberg, Eric M.; Jiang, Lin; Jing, Liu. Evaluation of site-specific lateral inclusion zone for vapor intrusion based on an analytical approach. J. Hazard. Mater. 2015, 298, 221-231.

22. Yao, Yijun; Wu, Yun; Suuberg, Eric M.; Provoost, Jeroen; Shen, Rui; Ma, Jianqing; Liu, Jing. Vapor intrusion attenuation factors relative to subslab and source, reconsidered in light of background data. J. Hazard. Mater. 2015, 286, 553-561.

21. Yao, Yijun; Su, Yao; Wu, Yun; He, Ruo.  An analytical model for estimating the reduction of methane emission through landfill cover soils by methane oxidation. J. Hazard. Mater. 2015, 283, 871-879.

20. Niu, Lili; Ye, Huajun; Xu, Chao; Yao, Yijun; Liu, Weiping. Highly time-and size-resolved fingerprint analysis and risk assessment of airborne elements in a megacity in the Yangtze River Delta, China. Chemosphere 2015, 119, 112-121.

19. Yao, Yijun; Yang, Fangxing; Suuberg, Eric, M.; Provoost, Jeroen; Liu, Weiping. Estimation of contaminant subslab concentration in petroleum vapor intrusion. J. Hazard. Mater. 2014, 279, 336-347.

18. Kong, Jiaoyan; Bai, Yun; Su, Yao; Yao, Yijun; He, Ruo. Effects of trichloroethylene on community structure and activity of methanotrophs in landfill cover soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. 2014, 78, 118-127

17. Yao, Yijun; Shen, Rui; Pennell, Kelly G.; Suuberg, Eric M. Examination of the influence of environmental factors on contaminant vapor concentration attenuation factors using the U.S. EPA's vapor intrusion database. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47 (2), 906–913.

16. Yao, Yijun; Shen, Rui; Pennell, Kelly G.; Suuberg, Eric M. Examination of the US EPA's vapor intrusion database based on models. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47(3), 1425–1433.

15. Yao, Yijun; Shen, Rui; Pennell, Kelly G.; Suuberg Eric M. A review of vapor intrusion models. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47 (6), 2457–2470.

14. Yao, Yijun; Pennell，Kelly G.; Suuberg Eric M. A numerical investigation of oxygen concentration dependence on biodegradation rate laws in vapor intrusion. Environ. Sci. - Proc. Imp. 2013, 15 (12), 2345-2354.

13. Yao, Yijun; Shen, Rui; Pennell, Kelly G.; Suuberg Eric M. Estimation of contaminant subslab concentration in vapor intrusion including lateral source-building separation. Vadose Zone J. 2013, 12(3).

12. Yao, Yijun; Pennell, Kelly G.; Suuberg Eric M. Simulating the effect of slab features on vapor intrusion of crack entry. Build. Environ. 2013, 59, 417-425.

11. Niu, Lili; Xu, Chao; Yao, Yijun; Liu, Kai; Yang, Fangxing; Tang, Mengling; Liu, Weiping. Status, influences and risk assessment of hexachlorocyclohexanes in agricultural soils across China. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47 (21), 12140-12147.

10. Shen, Rui; Yao, Yijun; Pennell, Kelly G.; Suuberg, Eric M. Modeling quantification of the influence of soil moisture on subslab vapor concentration. Environ. Sci. - Proc. Imp. 2013, 15 (7), 1444-1451

9. Yao, Yijun; Pennell, Kelly G.; Suuberg, Eric M. Estimation of subslab concentration in vapor intrusion. J. Hazard. Mater. 2012, 231, 10-17.

8. Yao, Yijun; Shen, Rui; Pennell, Kelly G. Suuberg, Eric M. Comparison of the Johnson-Ettinger vapor intrusion screening model predictions with full three-dimensional model results. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45 (6), 2227-2235.

7. Yao, Yijun; Pennell, Kelly G.; Suuberg, Eric M. Vapor intrusion in urban settings: effect of foundation features and source location. Procedia Environ. Sci. 2011, 4, 245-250.

6. Yao, Yijun; Pennell, Kelly G.; Suuberg, Eric M. The influence of transient processes on vapor intrusion processes. Air and Waste Management Association - Vapor Intrusion 2010, 1, 186-210.

5. Xu, Zuxin; Shao, Liu; Yin, Hailong; Chu, Huaqiang; Yao, Yijun. Biological denitrification using corncobs as a carbon source and biofilm carrier. Water Environ. Res. 2009, 81 (3), 242-247.

4. Xu, Zuxin; Yin, Hailong; Yao, Yijun. Prediction of water quality of Huangpu River using a tidal river network model. Environ. Eng. Sci. 2008, 25 (10), 1463-1476

3. Yin, Hailong; Xu, Zuxin; Yao, Yijun; Huang, Shenfa. Eco-Hydraulics Techniques for Controlling Eutrophication of Small Scenery Lakes—A Case Study of Ludao Lake in Shanghai. J. Hydrodyn. Ser. B 2007, 19 (6), 776-783

2. Yao, Yijun; Yin, Hailong; Li, Song. The computation approach for water environmental capacity in tidal river network. J. Hydrodyn. Ser. B 2006, 18, 273-277.

Non-refereed journal articles and other full papers

 1. Yao, Yijun. Spend more on soil clean-up in China. Nature 2016, 533, 469.