Professor
Department of Environment and Geography
588 Wallace
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2
(204) 474-6844
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Academic Background
Ph. D. Peking University (1995)

Research Interests

Dr. Wang’s interests are in the area of molecular to global scale processes governing the biogeochemical processes of trace elements across environmental interfaces (e.g., air-ice-water interfaces, water-sediment interfaces, and water-biota interface). Such processes are examined both at the molecular scale to probe the fundamental chemical mechanisms, and at the regional and global scales to address “real-world” environmental problems.

• Current research projects include:
• Trace metal speciation and bioavailability in aquatic systems
• Metallomics of toxic elements across bio-interfaces.
• Long-range transport and biogeochemistry of mercury and other contaminants in the Arctic Ocean
• Biogeochemistry of mercury and other contaminants in Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau regions
• Cryospheric chemistry of trace elements
• Ultra-trace analytical techniques for chemical speciation (HPLC-ICP/ESI-MS)

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate Courses:

ENVR 2550 / CHEM 2550 Environmental Chemistry (with lab; offered once every year)
ENVR 3550 / CHEM 3590 Environmental/Instrumental Analysis (with lab; offered once every year)
ENVR 4550 / CHEM 4550 Aquatic Chemistry (no lab; offered once every two years)

Graduate Courses:

CHEM 7520 Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability
CHEM 7700 Chemical Speciation Techniques

Recent Publications

Hare A., Stern G., Macdonald R.M., Kuzyk Z.Z., Wang F. 2008. Contemporary and preindustrial mass budgets of mercury in the Hudson Bay marine system: The role of sediment recycling. Sci. Total Environ. (in press).

Wang F., Chen J. 2008. Chapter 46. Rivers in Eastern Asia. In: Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Elsevier (in press).

Carrie J., Sanei H., Goodarzi F., Stern G., and Wang F. 2008. Characterization of organic matter in surface sediments of the Mackenzie River Basin, Canada. Int. J. Coal Geol. (in press).

Zhang Q., Kang S., Wang F., Li C., Xu Y. 2008. Major ion geochemistry of Nam Co Lake and its sources, Tibetan Plateau. Aquat. Geochem. DOI 10.1007/s10498-008-9039-y.

Outridge P.M., Macdonald R.W., Wang F., Stern G.A., and Dastoor A.P. 2008. A mass balance inventory of mercury in the Arctic Ocean. Environ. Chem. 5, 89-111.

Loewen M., Wania F., Wang F., and Tomy G. 2008. Altitudinal transect of atmospheric and aqueous fluorinated organic compounds in western Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42, 2374-2379.

Loewen M., Kang S., Armstrong D., Zhang Q., Tomy G., and Wang F. 2007. Atmospheric transport of mercury to the Tibetan Plateau. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41, 7632-7638.

Goulet R.R, Holmes J., Page B., Poissant L., Siciliano S.D., Lean D.R.S., Wang F., Amyot M., and Tessier A. 2007. Mercury transformations and fluxes in sediments of a riverine wetland. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 71, 3393-3406.

Miller L.L., Wang F., Palace V.P., Hontela A. 2007. Effects of acute and subchronic exposures to waterborne selenite on the physiological stress response and oxidative stress indicators in juvenile rainbow trout. Aquat. Toxicol. 83, 263-271.

Fu P., Wu F., Liu C., Wang F., Li W., Yue L., Guo Q. 2007. Fluorescence characterization of dissolved organic matter in an urban river and its complexation with Hg(II). Appl. Geochem. 22, 1668-1679.

Leitch D.R., Carrie J., Lean D., Macdonald R.W., Stern G.A., and Wang F. 2007. The delivery of mercury to the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean by the Mackenzie River. Sci. Total Environ. 373, 178–195.

Chen J., Wang F., and Xia X. 2006. Geochemistry of water quality of the Yangtze River basin. Earth Science Frontiers 13, 74-85.

Chen J., Wang F., and He D. 2006. Geochemistry of water quality of the Yellow River basin. Earth Science Frontiers 13.

Loewen M.D., Sharma S., Tomy G., Wang F., Bullock P., and Wania F. 2005. Persistent organic pollutants and mercury in the Himalaya. Aquatic Ecosystem Health Management 8, 223-233.

Chen J., Wang F., Meybeck M., He D., Xia X., and Zhang L. 2005. Spatial and temporal analysis of water chemistry records (1958-2000) in the Huanghe (Yellow River) basin. Global Biogeochem. Cycles 19, GB3016, doi:10.1029/2004GB002325.

Li W., Zhao H., Teasdale P.R., and Wang F. 2005. Trace metal speciation measurements in waters by the liquid binding phase DGT device. Talanta 67, 571-578.

Xue L., Fu J.C., Wang F., and Wang L. 2005. A mixture model approach to analyzing major element chemistry data of the Changjiang (Yangtze River). Environmetrics 16, 305-318.

Loewen M.D., Halldorson T., Wang F., and Tomy G. 2005. Fluorotelomer carboxylic acids and PFOS in rainwater from an urban center in Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39, 2944-2951.

Li W., Zhao H., Teasdale P.R., John R., and Wang F. 2005. Metal speciation measurement by diffusive gradients in thin films technique with different binding phases. Anal. Chim. Acta 533, 193-202.

Sukola K., Wang F., and Tessier A. 2005. Metal-sulfide species in oxic waters. Anal. Chim. Acta 528, 183-195.