Books
1. Hou, Deyi, Luo, J., Qi, S., Wang, Y., Cao, X. Groundwater Monitoring Theories and Methods. Science Press, 2022.
2. Hou, Deyi, Shen, Z., O'Connor, D. Contaminated Site Risk Control Technologies and Case Studies. Chemical Industry Press, 2021.
3. Hou, Deyi, Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater: Materials, Processes, and Assessment, Elsevier, 2020.
4. Hou, Deyi, Green and Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Site: Methods and Applications, Science Press, 2018.
5. Ok, Y.S., Rinklebe, J., Hou, Deyi, Tsang, D.C.W., Tack, F.M.G. Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies: A Practical Guide, CRC Press, 2020.
Selected Patents
1. Hou, Deyi, Cao, X., Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, F., Soil-Groundwater joint remediation device and method. US Patent No. US11033941B2. Date of Patent: June 15, 2021.
2. Hou, Deyi, Wang, Y., Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, F. Method for sampling groundwater. US Patent No. 11150166B2. Date of Patent: Oct 19, 2021.
3. Hou, Deyi, Song, Y., Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, F., A device for rapid screening soil washing applicability. China Patent No. ZL202020891594.0. Date of Patent: March 12, 2021.
4. Hou, Deyi, Li, Z., Song, Y., Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, F., An artificial root system for soil and remediation reagent mixing. China Patent No. ZL202020689246.5. Date of Patent: March 16, 2021.
5. Hou, Deyi, Jia, X., Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, F., An experimental device for simulating microplastic migration in soil. China Patent No. ZL201920396785.7. Date of Patent: February 14, 2020.
6. Hou, Deyi, Qi, S., Jia, X., Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, F., An experimental device and method for studying VOC migration in soil. China Patent No. ZL201910231515.5. Date of Patent: September 11, 2020.
7. Hou, Deyi, Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, F., Li, M., A remediation system to prevent vapor intrusion. China Patent No. ZL201610438652.2. Date of Patent: September 27, 2019.
8. Hou, Deyi, Cao, X., Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, F., Soil-Groundwater joint remediation device and method. China Patent No. ZL201920388274.0. Date of Patent: December 31, 2019.
9. Hou, Deyi, Zhang, P., Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, F., A modified nano-material for adsorption and its modification method. China Patent No. ZL201710127524.0. Date of Patent: November 26, 2019.
10. Hou, Deyi, Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, F., Li, M., A solar-energy based in-situ remediation process and construction method, China Patent No. ZL201610665943.5. Date of Patent: February 22, 2019.
11. Hou, Deyi, Li, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, F., In-situ remediation system for organic contaminated soil, China Patent No. ZL201610051616.0. Date of Patent: October 02, 2018.
Selected Joural Papers(*corresponding author)
2025
1. 侯德义,如何从源头协同防治土壤地下水污染,《学习时报》,2025。
2. Yidong Wang, Ying Hu, Huixia Wang, Jian Luo, Deyi Hou (*). Extreme rainfall effects on water table dynamics and surface water-groundwater interactions: Insights from a semiarid alluvial fan in Northern China. Journal of Hydrology. 2025. 657:133157
3. Liangjing Zhang, Liping Zhang, Liuwei Wang, Deyi Hou (*). Biogeochemical interaction between thallium (Tl) and schwertmannite in acidic environment and the anti-dissolution mechanisms of Tl (I)-coprecipitated schwertmannite. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2025. 484:136764
4. Caide Huang, Liuwei Wang, Wei-Min Wu, Yvan Capowiez, Yuhui Qiao, Deyi Hou (*). When plastisphere and drilosphere meet: Earthworms facilitate microbiome and nutrient turnover to accelerate biodegradation of agricultural plastic films. Environment International. 2025. 196:109309
5. Xiaoyun Xu, Quan Qian, Yao Shi, Wenfeng Huang, Chengpeng Yuan, Lena Q Ma, Willie G Harris, Jiayin Dai, Deyi Hou, Xinde Cao. Cola beverage reduces risk of lead poisoning from accidental ingestion of contaminated soil particles in rat and swine models. Nature Communications. 2025. 16:755.
2024
1. Liuwei Wang, Jing Gao, Wei-Min Wu, Jian Luo, Michael S Bank, Albert A Koelmans, John J Boland, Deyi Hou (*), Rapid Generation of Microplastics and Plastic-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter from Food Packaging Films under Simulated Aging Conditions, Environmental Science & Technology, 2024. 58:20147–20159
2. Phuping Sucharitakul, Wei-Min Wu, Yalei Zhang, Bo-Yu Peng, Jing Gao, Liuwei Wang, Deyi Hou (*), Exposure Pathways and Toxicity of Microplastics in Terrestrial Insects, Environmental Science & Technology, 2024. 58:11887–11900
3. Han Hu, Ji Chen, Feng Zhou, Ming Nie, Deyi Hou, Huan Liu, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Haowei Ni, Weigen Huang, Jizhong Zhou, Xianwei Song, Xiaofeng Cao, Bo Sun, Jiabao Zhang, Thomas W Crowther, Yuting Liang, Relative increases in CH4 and CO2 emissions from wetlands under global warming dependent on soil carbon substrates, Nature Geoscience, 2024. 17:26-31
4. Liuwei Wang, Jing Guo, Michael S Bank, Lukas Van Zwieten, Nanthi S Bolan, Wei-Min Wu, Deyi Hou (*), Organo-mineral interaction between plastic film and sedimentary rock induced by UV irradiation, Chemical Geology, 2024. 122240
5. Xuanru Li, Liuwei Wang, Bei Chen, Yuanyuan Xu, Huixia Wang, Fei Jin, Zhengtao Shen, Deyi Hou (*), Green synthesis of layered double hydroxides (LDH) for the remediation of As and Cd in water and soil, Applied Clay Science, 2024. 249:107262
6. Yuanliang Jin, David O'Connor, Ping Du, Muhan Qin, Bin Zhao, Chengshuai Liu, Deyi Hou (*), Life cycle assessment to unravel environmental benefits and influencing factors of agricultural soil remediation strategies in China, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2024. 211:107850
7. Kaikai Zhang, Wei-Han Lin, Shanquan Wang, Deyi Hou (*), Pyrogenic carbon modulating TCE dehalogenation through snorkeling electrons under sulfate-reducing conditions, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024. 480:135903
2023
1. Deyi Hou (*), Abir Al-Tabbaa, David O’Connor, Qing Hu, Yong-Guan Zhu, Liuwei Wang, Niall Kirkwood, Yong Sik Ok, Daniel CW Tsang, Nanthi S Bolan, J?rg Rinklebe, Sustainable remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 4:271-286
2. Liuwei Wang, Michael S Bank, Jo?rg Rinklebe, Deyi Hou (*), Plastic–rock complexes as hotspots for microplastic generation, Environmental science & technology, 2023. 57:7009-7017
3. Kaikai Zhang, Liuwei Wang, Muhan Qin, Jan Mulder, Deyi Hou (*), Mercury reduction by black carbon under dark conditions, Water Research, 2023. 242:120241
4. Liuwei Wang, Deyi Hou (*), Plastistone: An emerging type of sedimentary rock, Earth-Science Reviews, 2023. 104620
5. 王刘炜,侯德义(*)。塑岩:成因、分布与微塑料释放特征。环境科学研究。2023。36:1457-1466
6. Muhan Qin, Yuanliang Jin, Tianyue Peng, Bin Zhao, Deyi Hou (*), Heavy metal pollution in Mongolian-Manchurian grassland soil and effect of long-range dust transport by wind, Environment International, 2023. 177:108019
7. Liuwei Wang, Jiameng Guo, Daniel CW Tsang, Deyi Hou (*), Cadmium isotope fractionation during sorption to soil minerals: Lab evidence and field implication, Chemical Geology, 2023. 634:121607
8. Jia, X., Hou, Deyi (*), Mapping soil arsenic pollution at a brownfield site using satellite hyperspectral imagery and machine learning, Science of The Total Environment, 2023. 857:159387
2022
1. Hou, Deyi (*), China: protect black soil for biodiversity. Nature. 604:40-40. 链接:https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00942-6
2. He, M., Xu, Z., Hou, Deyi, Gao, B., Cao, X., Ok, Y.S., Rinklebe, J., Bolan, N.S., Tsang, D.C.W., Waste-derived biochar for water pollution control and sustainable development. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 2022. 3:444–460. 链接:https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-022-00306-8
3. Wang, L., Gao, J., Wang, H., Luo, J., Hou, Deyi (*), Stimulated leaching of metalloids along 3D-printed fractured rock vadose zone. Water Research, 2022. 226:119224.
4. Gao, J. (#), Wang, L. (#), Ok, Y.S., Bank, M.S., Luo, J., Wu, W.M., Hou, Deyi (*), Nanoplastic stimulates metalloid leaching from historically contaminated soil via indirect displacement, Water Research, 2022. 218:118468.
5. Wang, C., David O'Connor, Liuwei Wang, Wei-Min Wu, Jian Luo, Hou, Deyi (*). Microplastics in urban runoff: Global occurrence and fate. Water Research, 2022. 225:119129.
6. 侯德义,我国工业场地地下水污染防治十大科技难题,环境科学研究,2022. 35(09). https://doi.org/10.13198/j.issn.1001-6929.2022.04.18
7. Wang, C., L Wang, YS Ok, DCW Tsang, Hou, Deyi (*), Soil plastisphere: Exploration methods, influencing factors, and ecological insights, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022. 430:128503.
8. Hou, R., L Wang, D O'Connor, J Rinklebe, Hou, Deyi (*), Natural field freeze-thaw process leads to different performances of soil amendments towards Cd immobilization and enrichment, Science of The Total Environment, 2022. 831:154880
2021
1. O’Connor, D. (*), Hou, Deyi (*), Manage the environmental risks of perovskites. One Earth. 2021. 4: 1534-1537. Link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2590332221006126
2. Hou, Deyi (*), Sustainable remediation in China: Elimination, immobilization, or dilution. Environmental Science & Technology. 2021. 55: 15572–15574.
3. Jin, Y., Wang, L., Song, Y., Zhu, J., Qin, M., Wu, L., Hu, P., Li, F., Fang, L., Chen, C., Hou, Deyi (*), Integrated Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Agricultural Soil in China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2021. 55:12032-12042.
4. Wang, L. (#), Li, P. (#), Zhang, Q., Wu, W., Luo, J., Hou, Deyi (*), Modeling the Conditional Fragmentation-Induced Microplastic Distribution. Environmental Science & Technology. 2021. 55:6012-6021.
5. Qi, S. (#), Wang, Y. (#), Wang, L., Luo, J., Hou, Deyi (*). Impact of Atmospheric Pressure Fluctuations on Nonequilibrium Transport of Volatile Organic Contaminants in the Vadose Zone: Experimental and Numerical Modeling. Water Resources Research, 2021. 57:e2020WR029344.
6. Zhu, J., Song, Y., Wang, L., Zhang, Z., Gao, J., Tsang, D.C.W., Ok, Y.S., Hou, Deyi (*), Green remediation of benzene contaminated groundwater using persulfate activated by biochar composite loaded with iron sulfide minerals. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021. 429:132292.
7. Shen, Z., Zhang, Z., Zhang, M., Rinklebe, J., Ma, Y., Hou, Deyi (*), Effect of production temperature and particle size of rice husk biochar on mercury immobilization and erosion prevention of a mercury contaminated soil, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 420:126646.
8. Wang, L., Jin, Y., Weiss, D.J., Schleicher, N.J., Wilcke, W., Wu, L., Guo, Q., Chen, J., O'Connor, D., Hou, Deyi (*). Possible application of stable isotope compositions for the identification of metal sources in soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2021. 407:124812
2020
1. Hou, Deyi,O'Connor, D., Igalavithana, A., Alessi, D.S., Luo, J., Tsang, D.C.W., Sparks, D.L., Yamauchi, Y., Rinklebe, J., Ok, Y.S. (*), Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for food safety and sustainability.Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 2020. 1:366-381.Link:https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-020-0061-y
2. O'Connor, D., Hou, Deyi (*), Ok, Y.S., Lanphear, B.P., The effects of iniquitous lead exposure on health.Nature Sustainability. 2020, 3:77-79.Link:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-0475-z
3. Wang, L., O'Connor, D., Rinklebe, J., Ok, Y.S., Tsang, D.C.W., Shen, Z.,Hou, Deyi (*). Biochar Aging: Mechanisms, Physicochemical Changes, Assessment, And Implications for Field Applications.Environmental Science and Technology. 2020. 54:14797–14814.
4. Qi, S., Luo, J., O'Connor, D., Cao, X., Hou, Deyi (*). Influence of groundwater table fluctuation on the non-equilibrium transport of volatile organic contaminants in the vadose zone. Journal of Hydrology. 2020. 580:124353.
5.Jia, X., Hou, Deyi (*), Wang, L., O'Connor, D., Luo, J., The development of groundwater research in the past 40 years: A burgeoning trend in groundwater depletion and sustainable management. Journal of Hydrology. 2020. 587:125006.
6. Wang, L.,Hou, Deyi (*), Shen, Z., Zhu, J., Jia, X., Ok, Y.S., Tack, F.M.G., Rinklebe, J., Field trials of phytomining and phytoremediation: A critical review of influencing factors and effects of additives.Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 50:2724-2774.
7. Jia, H.,Hou, Deyi (*), O'Connor, D., Pan, S., Zhu, J., Bolan, N.S., Mulder, J., Exogenous phosphorus treatment facilitates chelation-mediated cadmium detoxification in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.).Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2020. 389:121849.
8. Wang, L., Li, X., Tsang, D.C.W., Jin, F.,Hou, Deyi (*). Green remediation of Cd and Hg contaminated soil using humic acid modified montmorillonite: immobilization performance under accelerated ageing conditions.Journalof Hazardous Materials. 2020. 387:122005.
2019
1. Hou, Deyi, Ok, Y.S. (*), Speed up mapping of soil pollution,Nature. 2019, 566:455-455.Link:https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00669-x
2. Hou, Deyi (*), O’Connor, D., Sonne, C., Ok, Y.S. (*), Trade war threatens sustainability. Science. 2019. 364: 1242-1243. Link:https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6447/1242.2
3. Hou, Deyi (*), Luo, J. (*), Proof-of-Concept Modeling of a New Groundwater Sampling Approach.Water Resource Research. 2019. 55:5135-5146.
4. Shen, Z., Jin, F., O'Connor, D.,Hou, Deyi(*), Solidification/Stabilization for Soil Remediation: An Old Technology with New Vitality.Environmental Science and Technology. 2019. 53:11615-11617.
5. O'Connor, D., Hou, Deyi (*), Ok, Y.S., Mulder, J., Duan, L., Wu, Q., Wang, S., Tack, F.M.G., Rinklebe, J., Mercury speciation, transformation, and transportation in soils, atmospheric flux, and implications for risk management: A critical review. Environment International. 2019.126: 747-761.
6. Shen, Z., Zhang, J.,Hou, Deyi (*), Tsang, D., Ok, Y.S., Alessi, D., Synthesis of MgO-coated corncob biochar and its application in lead stabilization in a soil washing residue.Environment International. 2019, 122: 357-362.
7. Jin, Y., O'Connor, D., Ok, Y.S., Tsang, D., Liu, A.,Hou, Deyi (*), Assessment of sources of heavy metals in soil and dust at children’s playgrounds in Beijing using GIS and multivariate statistical analysis.Environment International. 2019. 124: 320-328.
8. Zhang, Y., Hou, Deyi (*), O'Connor, D., Shen, Z., Shi, P., Ok, Y.S., Tsang, D., Wen, Y., Luo, M., Lead Contamination in Chinese Surface Soils: Source Identification, Spatial-Temporal Distribution and Associated Health Risks. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 2019, 49:1386-1423.
2018
1. Hou, Deyi(*), Ding, Z., Li, G., Wu, L., Hu, P., Guo, G., Wang, X., Ma, Y., O'Connor, D., Wang, X., A Sustainability Assessment Framework for Agricultural Land Remediation in China.Land Degradation & Development. 2018, 29:1005-1018.
2. Hou, Deyi(*), Yinan Song, Junli Zhang, Min Hou, O'Connor, D., Melissa Harclerode, Climate change mitigation potential of contaminated land redevelopment: a city-level assessment method.Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018, 171:1396-1406.
3. O'Connor, D., Hou, Deyi (*), Ye, J., Zhang, Y., Ok, Y.S., Song, Y., Coulon, F., Peng, T., Tian, L., Lead-Based Paint Remains a Major Public Health Concern: A Critical Review of Global Production, Trade, Use, Exposure, Health Risk, and Implications.Environmental International. 2018, 121:85-101.
4. Zhang, P.,Hou, Deyi(*), O'Connor, D., Li, X., Pehkonen, S., Varma, R., Wang, X. Green and Size-Specific Synthesis of Stable Fe-Cu Oxides as Earth-Abundant Adsorbents for Malachite Green Removal.ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2018, 6:9229-9236.
5. Shen, Z.,Hou, Deyi (*), Xu, W., Zhang., J., Jin, F., Zhao, B., Pan, S., Peng, T., Alessi, D., Assessing Long-term stability of cadmium and lead in a soil washing residue amended with MgO-based binders using quantitative accelerated ageing.Science of the Total Environment.2018, 643: 1571-1578.
6. Zhang, Y.,Hou, Deyi (*), Xiong, G., Duan Y., Cai, C., Wang, X., Li, J., Tao, S., Liu, W. (*) Structural equation modeling of PAHs in ambient air, dust fall, soil, and cabbage in vegetable bases of Northern China.Environmental Pollution. 2018, 239:13-20.
7. O’Connor, D., Peng, T., Zhang, J., Tsang, D.C.W., Alessi, D.S., Shen, Z., Bolan, N.S.,Hou, Deyi(*), Biochar application for the remediation of heavy metal polluted land: A review of in situ field trials.Science of the Total Environment.2018, 619-620: 815-826.
8. Zhao, B.1, O’Connor, D.1, Zhang, J., Peng, T., Shen, Z., Tsang, D.C.W.,Hou, Deyi(*), Effect of pyrolysis temperature, heating rate, and residence time on rapeseed stem derived biochar.Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018, 174:977-987.
2017 and before
1. Hou, Deyi(*), O'Connor, D., Nathanail, P., Tian, L., Ma, Y., Integrated GIS and multivariate statistical analysis for regional scale assessment of heavy metal soil contamination: a critical review.Environmental Pollution. 2017, 231:1188-1200.
2. Hou, Deyi(*), Qi, S., Zhao, B., Rigby, M., O'Connor, D., Incorporating life cycle assessment with health risk assessment to select the ‘greenest’ cleanup level for Pb contaminated soil.Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017, 162:1157-1168.
3. Qi, S., Hou, Deyi (*), Luo, J. (*), Optimization of groundwater sampling approach under various hydrogeological conditions using a numerical simulation model. Journal of Hydrology. 2017, 552:505-515.
4. Hou, Deyi(*)and Al-Tabbaa, A.,Sustainability: A new imperative in contaminated land remediation, Environmental Science and Policy,2014, 39: 25-34.
5. Hou, Deyi(*), Luo, J., and Al-Tabbaa, A.,Shale Gas Can be a Double Edged Sword for Climate Change,Nature Climate Change, 2012, 2(6): 385-387. Link:https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate1500
6. Hou, Deyi(*), Al-Tabbaa, A., Guthrie, P., and Watanabe, K.Sustainable Waste and Materials Management: National Policy and Global Perspective,Environmental Science and Technology, 2012, 46 (5): 2494?2495.
7. Hou, Deyi(*),Vision 2020: More Needed in Materials Reuse and Recycling to Avoid Land Contamination, Environmental Science and Technology, 2011, 45 (15), 6227-6228.
8. Hou, Deyi, Rabinovici, S. J., Boehm, A. B.(*).Enterococci Predictions from Partial Least Squares Regression Models in Conjunction with a Single-Sample Standard Improve the Efficacy of Beach Management Advisories.Environmental Science and Technology. 2006, 40 (6): 1737 ?1743.