Research Interests

Environmental health and safety

Emerging microbial contaminants

Applied environmental microbiology

Environmental microbiome

Sustainable water infrastructure

Selected Publications

Qian Zhang, Xia He, and Tao Yan (2015). Differential decay of wastewater bacteria and change of microbial communities in beach sand and seawater microcosms. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(14),6059-6068. PMID: 26125493. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01879 (highly cited in the mainstream media).

Qian Zhang, Satoshi Ishii (2018). Improved simultaneous quantification of multiple waterborne pathogens and fecal indicator bacteria with the use of a sample process control. Water Research. 137(15), 193-200. PMID: 29550722. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.023.

Warish Ahmed#, Qian Zhang#, Aldo Lobos, Jacob Senkbeil, Timothy LaPara, Michael J. Sadowsky, Valerie J. Harwood, Nazanin Saeidi, and Satoshi Ishii (2018). Precipitation influences pathogenic bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes abundance in storm drain outfalls in coastal sub-tropical waters. Environment International. 116, 308-318. PMID: 29754026. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.04.005.

Warish Ahmed#, Qian Zhang#, Sonya Kozak, David Beale, Pradip Gyawali, Michael Sadosky, Stuart Simpson (2019). Comparative decay of sewage-associated marker genes in beach water and sediment in a subtropical region. Water Research. 149:511-521. PMID: 30500686. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.10.088 (2019- Essential Science Indicators highly cited paper award).

Qian Zhang, Javier Gallard, Baolei Wu, Valerie J. Harwood, Michael J. Sadowsky, Kerry A. Hamiton, Warish Ahmed (2019). Synergy between quantitative microbial source tracking (qMST) and quantitative microbial risk assessment (qMRA): a review and prospectus. Environment International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.03.051

Christian O'Dea#, Qian Zhang#, Christopher Staley, Nicole Masters, Anna Kuballa, Paul Fisher, Cameron Veal, Hellen Startton, Michael J Sadowsky, Warish Ahmed, Mohammad Katouli (2019). Compositional and temporal stability of fecal taxon libraries for use with Sourcetracker in sub-tropical catchments. Water Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.114967

Liping Qiu#, Qian Zhang#, Hansong Zhu#, Peter B. Reich, Samiran Banerjee, Marcel G.A. van der Heijden, Michael J. Sadowsky, Satoshi Ishii, Xiaoxu Jia, Mingan Shao, Baoyuan Liu, Huan Jiao, Haiqiang Li, Xiaorong Wei (2021). Erosion reduces soil microbial diversity, network complexity and multifunctionality. ISME Journal. DOI: 10.1038/s4 1396-021-00913-1

Mayumi Kobayashi#, Qian Zhang#, Takahiro Segawa, Mitsuto Maeda, Reiko Hirano, Satoshi Okabe, Satoshi Ishii (2022). Temporal dynamics of Campylobacter and Arcobacter in a freshwater lake that receives fecal inputs from migratory geese. Water Research. DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2022.118397