Leslie Huang

Dr Leslie Huang

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

My background is environmental and analytical chemistry with the research focus on developing and applying passive sampling techniques to monitor nutrients, heavy metals and other pollutants in water, sediment and soil, and understanding the biogeochemistry of pollutants in the environments. One of my research topics is to apply passive sampling techniques to understand the nitrogen cycle in sediments.
Now I am working on a "Healthy Coorong, Health Basin" project which is funded by Commonwealth and South Australian governments. This project will collaborate with different researchers of multi-disciplinary backgrounds from the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, Griffith University and other organisations. Part of the project is to apply the passive sampling technique and other techniques to measure the nutrient profiles and fluxes in the Coorong sediment. The information will be used to address scientific knowledge gaps and provide the scientific evidence base to inform what management actions might be required to reduce nutrient loads and algae abundance in the Coorong. 

Healthy Coorong and Healthy Basin

Year Citation
2026 Zhang, W., Shu, Y., Yan, H., Huang, J., Li, T., & Shen, W. (2026). Decoding the CO2-stress interplay: A meta-analytical deep dive into isoprene and monoterpene emission dynamics across diverse plants. Environmental Research, 292, 123656.
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2026 Huang, Q., Cui, L., Song, Z., Li, M., Zhang, C., Tang, W., & Huang, J. (2026). The influence of fulvic acid on molybdenum bioavailability assessed by Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Environmental Management, 401, 9 pages.
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2026 Fernando, A., van den Akker, B., Li, T., Duan, W., Liu, Y., Zheng, Y., & Huang, J. (2026). Validation of Colorimetric 2D DET Techniques for Concurrent Measurement of Ammonium and Nitrate/Nitrite in Sediment Porewater. ACS ES&T Water, 6(3), 1752-1764.
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2026 Gao, J. L., Li, X. Y., Zhang, C., Yang, Q., Huang, J., & Guan, D. X. (2026). Availability and desorption kinetics of correlative cadmium and manganese in soils from karst areas. Journal of Environmental Sciences China, 160, 292-299.
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2025 Zhao, Y., Zhu, Y., Huang, J., Song, Z., & Tang, W. (2025). Influence of in situ biochar capping on microbial dynamics and ammonia nitrogen release in sediment. Journal of Environmental Management, 373(123524), 1-11.
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2025 Zhao, Y., Song, Y., Zhang, L., Guo, C., & Huang, J. (2025). Spatial autocorrelation of nitrogenous compounds and amino acids (AAs) in wastewater-supplied urban rivers. Ecological Frontiers, 45(1), 164-174.
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2025 Tang, W., Sun, L., Zhu, Y., Ng, J. C., Huang, J., Xu, Z., & Zhang, H. (2025). Difference analysis of organic matter-mediated heavy metal pollution in the sediments of urban water bodies. Science of the Total Environment, 968, 178747.
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2025 Huang, J., Lam-Gordillo, O., Mosley, L. M., Keneally, C., Brookes, J., & Welsh, D. T. (2025). Understanding sediment nutrient cycling in a hypersaline coastal lagoon using hydrogel-based passive sampling techniques.. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 214(117714), 117714-1-117714-15.
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2025 Allen, D. J., Farrell, M., Wong, W. W., Huang, J., & Mosley, L. M. (2025). Isotopically resolved fate and processes of nitrogen in a constructed wetland treating domestic effluent. Science of the Total Environment, 969(178816), 178816.
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2025 Song, Z., Sun, H., Tang, W., Ng, J. C., Song, G., Shu, L., . . . Huang, J. (2025). A new colorimetric using Zr oxide DGT technique for high-resolution measurement of labile Mo(VI) in sediment porewater. ACS ES and T Water, 5(5), 2381-2391.
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2025 Wang, J., Yang, S., Hu, S., Li, Q., Liu, C., Gao, Y., . . . Zheng, X. (2025). Evaluation of the effectiveness of high-level construction of rural living environment in China under the incentive policies. Sustainability, 17(1), 1-24.
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2024 Kodithuwakku, K., Huang, J., Doolette, C. L., Mason, S., Boland, J., Lehto, N. J., & Lombi, E. (2024). Plant responses to nitrate and ammonium availability in Australian soils as measured by diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) and KCl extraction. Geoderma, 449(116997), 9 pages.
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2024 Huang, J., Coates-Marnane, J., Faggotter, S. J., Grinham, A., & Burford, M. A. (2024). Sources of nutrients fuelling post-flood phytoplankton biomass in a subtropical bay. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 206, 116704-1-116704-12.
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2024 Cheng, S., Yang, S., Huang, J., Liu, F., & Shen, F. (2024). Investigation of the mechanism for removal of typical pathogenic bacteria from three-compartment septic tanks under low temperature conditions. Processes, 12(1, article no. 87), 1-16.
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2023 Tomoiye, T., Huang, J., & Lehto, N. J. (2023). Copper contamination afects the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen in freshwater sediment mesocosms. Sustainability, 15(13, article no. 9958), 1-18.
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2023 Kodithuwakku, K., Huang, J., Doolette, C. L., Mason, S., Boland, J., Lombi, E., . . . Teasdale, P. R. (2023). Evaluation of the diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) technique for measuring nitrate and ammonium in soil. Environmental Chemistry, 19(8), 483-494.
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2023 Kastury, F., Cahill, G., Fernando, A., Brotodewo, A., Huang, J., Juhasz, A. L., . . . Styan, C. (2023). Metallic mangroves: Sediments and in situ diffusive gradients in thin films (DGTs) reveal Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. lives with high contamination near a lead‑zinc smelter in South Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 857(Pt 3), 10 pages.
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2023 Allen, D. J., Farrell, M., Huang, J., Plush, S., & Mosley, L. M. (2023). Artificial aeration of an overloaded constructed wetland improves hypoxia but does not ameliorate high nitrogen loads. Journal of Environmental Management, 326(A), 1-10.
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2023 Mosley, L. M., Priestley, S., Brookes, J., Dittmann, S., Farkaš, J., Farrell, M., . . . Welsh, D. T. (2023). Extreme eutrophication and salinisation in the Coorong estuarine-lagoon ecosystem of Australia's largest river basin (Murray-Darling). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 188(114648), 1-16.
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2023 Allen, D. J., Huang, J., Farrell, M., & Mosley, L. M. (2023). Novel insight into ammonium, phosphate, and iron(II) dynamics in the sediment porewater of a constructed wetland under artificial aeration through the diffusive equilibrium in thin films technique.. Environ Res, 236(Pt 1), 1-12.
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2022 Huang, J., Chow, C. W. K., Shi, Z., Fabris, R., Mussared, A., Hallas, G., . . . Saint, C. P. (2022). Stormwater monitoring using on-line UV-Vis spectroscopy. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(13), 19530-19539.
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2022 Allen, D. J., Farrell, M., Huang, J., Reynolds, C., Rupasinghe, M., & Mosley, L. M. (2022). Long-term water quality response to increased hydraulic loadings in a field-scale free water surface constructed wetland treating domestic effluent. Journal of Environmental Management, 311(114858), 12 pages.
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2022 Doolette, C. L., Howard, D. L., Afshar, N., Kewish, C. M., Paterson, D. J., Huang, J., . . . Lombi, E. (2022). Tandem Probe Analysis Mode for Synchrotron XFM: Doubling Throughput Capacity. Analytical Chemistry, 94(11), 4584-4593.
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2022 Lam-Gordillo, O., Huang, J., Barceló, A., Kent, J., Mosley, L. M., Welsh, D. T., . . . Dittmann, S. (2022). Restoration of benthic macrofauna promotes biogeochemical remediation of hostile sediments; An in situ transplantation experiment in a eutrophic estuarine-hypersaline lagoon system.. The Science of the total environment, 833(155201), 1-15.
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2022 Vogel, C., Doolette, A., & Huang, J. (2022). Combining diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) and P-31 NMR spectroscopy to determine phosphorus species in soil. AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL LETTERS, 7(1), 1-5.
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2022 Huang, J., Ghaly, M., Hobson, P., & Chow, C. W. K. (2022). Innovative method of utilising hydrogen peroxide for source water management of cyanobacteria. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(15), 22651-22660.
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2021 Arias, D. M., Teasdale, P. R., Doolette, C. L., Lombi, E., Farquhar, S., & Huang, J. (2021). Development and evaluation of a new colorimetric DGT technique for the 2D visualisation of labile phosphate in soils. Chemosphere, 269(128704), 1-9.
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2021 Qian, G., Fan, R., Huang, J., Pring, A., Harmer, S. L., Zhang, H., . . . Gerson, A. R. (2021). Oxidative dissolution of sulfide minerals in single and mixed sulfide systems under simulated acid and metalliferous drainage conditions. Environmental Science and Technology, 55(4), 2369-2380.
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2021 Liu, Y., Zhuge, Y., Chow, C. W. K., Keegan, A., Ma, J., Hall, C., . . . Wang, L. (2021). Cementitious composites containing alum sludge ash: an investigation of microstructural features by an advanced nanoindentation technology. Construction and Building Materials, 299(124286), 1-9.
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2021 Chen, J. J., Erler, D. V., Wells, N. S., Huang, J., Welsh, D. T., & Eyre, B. D. (2021). Denitrification, anammox, and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium across a mosaic of estuarine benthic habitats. Limnology and oceanography, 66(4), 1281-1297.
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2021 Huang, J., Hills, J., Teasdale, P. R., Panther, J. G., Wang, F., & Welsh, D. T. (2021). Evaluation of the Chelex-DGT technique for the measurement of rare earth elements in the porewater of estuarine and arine sediments. Talanta, 230(122315), 1-11.
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2021 Xie, M., Simpson, S. L., Huang, J., Teasdale, P. R., & Wang, W. X. (2021). In situ DGT sensing of bioavailable metal fluxes to improve toxicity predictions for sediments. Environmental Science and Technology, 55(11), 7355-7364.
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2020 Kankanamge, N. R., Bennett, W. W., Teasdale, P. R., Huang, J., & Welsh, D. T. (2020). A new colorimetric DET technique for determining mm-resolution sulfide porewater distributions and allowing improved interpretation of iron(II) co-distributions. Chemosphere, 244(125388), 1-12.
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2020 Vogel, C., Sekine, R., Huang, J., Steckenmesser, D., Steffens, D., Huthwelker, T., . . . Adam, C. (2020). Effects of a nitrification inhibitor on nitrogen species in the soil and the yield and phosphorus uptake of maize. Science of the Total Environment, 715(article no. 136895), 1-8.
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2020 Liu, L., Tang, W., Huang, J., Teasdale, P. R., Shu, L., & Zhang, H. (2020). In situ, high-resolution measurement of labile phosphate in sediment porewater using the DET technique coupled with optimized imaging densitometry. Environmental Research, 191(110107), 1-8.
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2020 Liu, Y., Zhuge, Y., Chow, C. W. K., Keegan, A., Li, D., Pham, P. N., . . . Siddique, R. (2020). Utilization of drinking water treatment sludge in concrete paving blocks: Microstructural analysis, durability and leaching properties. Journal of Environmental Management, 262(article no. 110352), 1-9.
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2020 Liu, Y., Zhuge, Y., Chow, C. W. K., Keegan, A., Li, D., Pham, P. N., . . . Siddique, R. (2020). Properties and microstructure of concrete blocks incorporating drinking water treatment sludge exposed to early-age carbonation curing. Journal of Cleaner Production, 261(article no. 121257), 1-11.
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2019 Huang, J., Chow, C. W. K., Kuntke, P., Cruveiller, L., Gnos, G., Davey, D. E., & Teasdale, P. T. (2019). The development and evaluation of a microstill with conductance detection for low level ammonia monitoring in chloraminated water. Talanta, 200, 256-262.
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2019 Li, T., Zhou, M., Qiu, Y., Huang, J., Wu, Y., Zhang, S., & Zhao, H. (2019). Membrane-based conductivity probe for real-time in-situ monitoring rice field ammonia volatilization. Sensors and actuators, b: chemical, 286, 62-68.
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2019 Zhu, Y., Shan, B., Huang, J., Teasdale, P. R., & Tang, W. (2019). In situ biochar capping is feasible to control ammonia nitrogen release from sediments evaluated by DGT. Chemical engineering journal, 374, 811-821.
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2019 Li, T., Zhou, M., Fan, Z., Li, X., Huang, J., Wu, Y., . . . Zhang, S. (2019). Online conductimetric flow-through analyzer based on membrane diffusion for ammonia control in wastewater treatment process. ACS sensors, 4(7), 1881-1888.
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2019 Dien, L. D., Sang, N. V., Faggotter, S. J., Chen, C., Huang, J., Teasdale, P. R., . . . Burford, M. A. (2019). Seasonal nutrient cycling in integrated rice-shrimp ponds. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 149(110647), 1-10.
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2019 Huang, J., Franklin, H., Teasdale, P. R., Burford, M. A., Kankanamge, N. R., Bennett, W. W., & Welsh, D. T. (2019). Comparison of DET, DGT and conventional porewater extractions for determining nutrient profiles and cycling in stream sediments. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 21(12), 2128-2140.
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2018 Huang, J., Kankanamge, N., Chow, C., Welsh, D., Li, T., & Teasdale, P. (2018). Removing ammonium from water and wastewater using cost-effective adsorbents: A review. Journal of Environmental Sciences (China), 63, 174-197.
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2017 Li, T., Panther, J., Qui, C., Lui, C., Huang, J., Wu, Y., . . . Zhao, H. (2017). Gas-permeable membrane-based conductivity probe capable of in situ real-time monitoring of ammonia in aquatic environments. Environmental science and technology, 51(22), 13265-13273.
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2017 Li, T., Wu, Y., Huang, J., & Zhang, S. (2017). Gas sensors based on membrane diffusion for environmental monitoring. Sensors and actuators, B: chemical, 243, 566-578.
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2017 Rathnayake Kankanamge, N., Bennett, W. W., Teasdale, P. R., Huang, J., & Welsh, D. T. (2017). Comparing in situ colorimetric DET and DGT techniques with ex situ core slicing and centrifugation for measuring ferrous iron and dissolved sulfide in coastal sediment pore waters. Chemosphere, 188, 119-129.
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2017 Huang, J., Bennett, W. W., Teasdale, P. R., Kankanamge, N. R., & Welsh, D. T. (2017). A modified DGT technique for the simultaneous measurement of dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus in freshwaters. ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA, 988, 17-26.
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2016 Huang, J., Bennett, W. W., Welsh, D. T., & Teasdale, P. R. (2016). Determining time-weighted average concentrations of nitrate and ammonium in freshwaters using DGT with ion exchange membrane-based binding layers. Environmental science: processes & impacts, 18(12), 1530-1539.
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2016 Huang, J., Bennett, W. W., Teasdale, P. R., Gardiner, S., & Welsh, D. T. (2016). Development and evaluation of the diffusive gradients in thin films technique for measuring nitrate in freshwaters. Analytica chimica acta, 923, 74-81.
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2016 Huang, J., Bennett, W. W., Welsh, D. T., Li, T., & Teasdale, P. R. (2016). Development and evaluation of a diffusive gradients in a thin film technique for measuring ammonium in freshwaters. Analytica chimica acta, 904, 83-91.
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2016 Huang, J., Bennett, W. W., Welsh, D. T., Li, T., & Teasdale, P. R. (2016). "Diffusive gradients in thin films" techniques provide representative time-weighted average measurements of inorganic nutrients in dynamic freshwater systems. Environmental science and technology, 50(24), 13446-13454.
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2013 Hu, W., Li, J., Deng, S., Huang, J., Le, X., & Zheng, W. (2013). Computational mechanistic study on oxidative esterification of alcohols to esters catalyzed by palladium complex. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 740, 10-16.
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2013 Hu, W., Deng, S., Huang, J., Lu, Y., Le, X., & Zheng, W. (2013). Intercalative interaction of asymmetric copper(II) complex with DNA: experimental, molecular docking, molecular dynamics and TDDFT studies. Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 127, 90-98.
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Year Citation
2015 Huang, J., Bennett, W., Teasdale, P., & Welsh, D. (2015). New diffusive gradients in a thin film technique for measuring nitrate using ion exchange resin. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 249 (pp. 2 pages). AMER CHEMICAL SOC.

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2020 Co-Supervisor A study of utilizing construction and demolition waste materials as a growing medium for floating wetland plants to remove pollutants from urban water sources - Master Full Time Mr Thanusshan Packiyarajah

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