Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Dengjun Wang Lab
Led by Dengjun Wang · Agricultural and Biological Engineering
What we study
The Wang Lab studies how contaminants like PFAS, pesticides, and microplastics move and change in the environment. They use field sampling, lab tests, and computer models to find ways to clean them up, often using materials like biochars.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Fieldwork
- Computational
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 4
- Papers
- 4
Current projects
PFAS Transformation (DoD SERDP)
Studies how PFAS chemicals change and break down in the environment, funded by the Department of Defense.
PFAS Remediation (DoD SERDP and USEPA)
Develops ways to remove PFAS chemicals from water, funded by the Department of Defense and US EPA.
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Nutrients, water quality, and harmful algal blooms (USDA-NIFA)
Studying how nutrients affect water quality and algae growth.
Nanotechnology for pesticide removal, sensing, and destruction (USEPA)
Uses nanotechnology to detect, remove and break down pesticides in the environment, with funding from the US EPA.
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Recent papers, explained
- In situ remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by colloidal activated carbon in groundwater and vadose zone
2026 · Journal of Hazardous Materials
- Multiphase coupling of phosphorus and organic matter across water–particle interaction in aquaculture ponds
2026 · Journal of Hazardous Materials
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- Effects of Biochar on PFAS Destruction by Advanced Reduction Process
2026 · UF Journal of Undergraduate Research
Tests if biochar improves PFAS destruction in UV/sulfite systems by promoting adsorption.
- Biogeochemical and seasonal nutrient dynamics of restored estuarine oyster reefs in Mobile Bay, Alabama
2026 · Journal of Environmental Management
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