Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Bonzongo Lab
Led by Jean-Claude Bonzongo · Environmental Engineering Sciences
What we study
The Bonzongo Lab studies how toxic metals and emerging pollutants interact with natural and engineered systems. They use geochemistry, microbiology, and nanotechnology to develop safe remediation techniques.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Bacteria & microbes
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Drinking water treatment residuals reduce toxicity to fish from metal-contaminated sediments
2025 · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Tests if drinking water treatment residuals can reduce fish toxicity in metal-contaminated sediments.
- Lead Solubility in Drinking Water: A Comparison of Experimental Lead Solubility and Geochemical Modeling Predictions
2025 · AWWA Water Science
Compares lab tests and geochemical models to predict lead solubility in drinking water.
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- Assessing presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Indian River Lagoon: A Bayesian approach to understanding the impact of environmental stressors
2025 · Chemosphere
- Geochemical associations of metals in corrosion scales from lead and copper drinking water pipes: Assessing the dissolution and bioaccessibility potentials
2025 · Applied Geochemistry
- A Multi-Factor Analysis Linking Environmental Stressors with Presence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in a Coastal Lagoon
2024 · ACS ES&T Water
Tests whether salinity and other factors affect PFAS levels in a Florida lagoon using machine learning.
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