Küste Hero Istock-1071052286 Hraun

Dr. rer. nat. Zhiyong Xie

Xie profile

Dr. rer. nat. Zhiyong Xie

Organische Umweltchemie

Wissenschaftler

Tel: +49 (0)4152 87-2330

Fax: +49 (0)4152 87-2332

E-Mail Kontakt

His research interests focus on biogeochemistry processes of legacy and emerging organic contaminants in the global ocean, including long-range transport via atmosphere and ocean currents, air-sea/ice exchange, and bioaccumulation in marine food web. He has carried out pioneering research for emerging organic contaminants in global ocean, especially in the Arctic and Antarctic. With novel sampling and modern instrumental strategies, he develops effective analytical methods for discovering new chemicals with emerging concern in polar regions. He use model simulations to elucidate the biogeochemical cycle of the legacy and emerging organic contaminants in polar regions driven by changing climate and enhanced human activities.

  • Biogeochemical cycle of emerging and legacy organic contaminates in the global ocean
  • Long-range atmospheric/oceanic transport from the continents to the polar region
  • Impact of changing climate on reemission of the POPs in the Arctic and Antarctic
  • Air-sea/snow exchange
  • Bioaccumulation of emerging organic contaminants in Arctic species
  • Model predictions for health perspectives of emerging organic contaminants in the Arctic ecosystem

Employment

  • 2011 - Present Senior scientist (permanent position). Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Coastal Environmental Chemistry, Geesthacht, Germany
  • 2007 - 2011 Postdoctoral Research Scientist. Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research GmbH, Institute of Coastal Research, Germany
  • 2006 Post doctoral researcher, Institute of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Department of Analytical Environmental Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • 2000 - 2002 Research assistant. Institute of Spectrochemistry and Applied Spectroscopy at University Dortmund (ISAS-Dortmund), Germany

Education

  • 2002 - 2005 Ph.D. Environmental Science, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research GmbH, Institute of Coastal Research, Germany
  • 2002 - 2005 Ph.D. Environmental Science, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany
  • 1997 - 2000 M.S. Analytical Chemistry, Zhongshan University, China
  • 1989 - 1993 B.S. Analytical Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, China

Teaching Experience

  • 2016 - 2017 Guest professor, Shanghai Ocean University, Dalian, China
  • 2018 - 2019 Guest professor, Dalian Marinetime University, Dalian, China

Projects

2021 - 2027 Long-range environmental transport and biogeochemical cycling of legacy and emerging organic contaminants


PoF IV

Research vessel 'Polarstern' (Photo: Z. Xie, Hereon)

Long-range environmental transport and biogeochemical cycling of legacy and emerging organic contaminants in global ocean and polar regions, impacts of human activities and climate change. Changing Earth - Sustaining our Future, projects relating to programme-oriented funding 2021 - 2027 (PoF IV), Helmholtz Association.

2018 - 2021 EISPAC


EISPAC

Expedition facilities at research vessel 'Polarstern' (Photo: Z. Xie, Hereon)

Effects of ice-associated stressors and pollutants on the Arctic marine cryosphere The overarching aim of EISPAC is to evaluate whether ice-associated contaminants serve as stressors on ice habitat functioning in relation to cryosphere dynamics and in comparison to the behavior of key nutrients. In essence, EISPAC will determine the magnitude and timing of exposure of contaminants to sentinel, ice associated organisms and their effect on the lower marine food web, seeking to examine processes that control pollutant and key nutrient entry, accumulation and transfer within the sea ice system in the Arctic. Project Link

2017 - 2020 iCUPE


ICUPE

Snow sampling in the Arctic (Photo: Z. Xie, Hereon)

Integrative and Comprehensive Understanding of Polar Environments. iCUPE is an ERA-Planet (European Network for observing our changing planet) thematic strand 4 (Polar areas and natural resources) Project.

By combining integrated in-situ and satellite observations with a modelling platform, iCUPE will synthesizes data from comprehensive long-term measurements, intensive campaigns and satellites, collected during the project, or provided by on-going international initiatives; relates the observed parameters to impacts, and delivers novel data products, metrics and indicators to the stakeholders concerning the environmental status, availability and extraction of natural resources in the polar areas. The project improves understanding of the pollution sources and sinks, environmental and anthropogenic changes and elements of the cryosphere in polar areas by conducting high-level and high impact research by analyzing these integrated data together with the modelling frameworks. Project Link

2011 - present ePOPARCTIC


ePOPARTCTIC

Research expedition in the Arctic (Photo: Z. Xie, Hereon)

Long-term investigation of emerging persistent organic pollutants in the Arctic. This project is one of the long-term research programs established at AWIPEV research base in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard.

Atmospheric long-range transport is a significant route for organic contaminants to reach ecologically sensitive Arctic environment. Organic pollutants are subject to a variety of processes in the Arctic environment such as degradation, bioaccumulation and interaction between the atmosphere, snow, water and soil. Furthermore, climate change may significantly influence the transport and environment fate of organic pollutants in the Arctic. This project is focused on studies of long-term trends and atmospheric transport of emerging persistent organic pollutants in the Arctic. Data and feedback from this project may improve models to predict the environmental progression and assess the effect of climate change on the long-range transport and the fate of the emerging organic contaminants in the Arctic ecosystem.

2017 - 2020 FINGBOYEL


Fingboyel

Scientist and research vessel 'Sonne' (Photo: Z. Xie, Hereon)

Anthropogenic fingerprint in Chinese eastern marginal seas: Investigation of pollutant status and dispersal in Bohai and Yellow Sea, BMBF-SOA Research Program.


Expeditions in the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic (PI for organic contaminants)

PS114 2018-07-10 (Bremerhaven)

2018-08-03 (Tromsø) Investigation of emerging organic contaminants in the North Atlantic and the Arctic

PS85 2014-06-06 (Bremerhaven)

2014-07-03 (Tromsø) Investigation of emerging persistent organic pollutants and carbon nanoparticles in the North Atlantic and the Arctic

PS77 2010-10-25 (Bremerhaven)

2010-11-26 (Cape Town) Investigation of brominated and organophosphorus flame retardants and monitoring of legacy POPs in the Atlantic and the Southern

PS74 2009-08-05 (Reykjavik)

2009-09-25 (Bremerhaven) Investigation of perfluorinated organic compounds and the brominated flame-retardants in the North Atlantic and the Arctic

PS73 2008-10-31 (Bremerhaven)

2008-12-03 (Cape Town) Investigation of polyfluorinated substances in the Atlantic Ocean



2023

2022

2021

2020

2019