当外源的磷负荷得到控制或削减时，内源磷释放被认为是造成湖泊水质恢复延迟的重要影响因素。沉积物－水界面（SWI）是湖泊系统中物质交换的关键区，研究其磷分布及释放特征，对控制湖泊富营养化、恢复水质与湖泊生态具有重要意义。梁涛研究组在国家重点基础研究发展规划项目子课题（2012CB417004）支持下，针对两大通江湖泊（鄱阳湖和洞庭湖）开展了SWI界面的磷释放过程和机理研究，取得了一些成果。
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　　2.Liang Tao, Tong Yali, Wang Xiahui, Wang Lingqing*. Reactive phosphorus release from sediments in Dongting Lake linked with the Yangtze River. Environmental Chemistry (2016). Doi: 10.1071/EN16072 (IF=2.455)
　　3.Wang Lingqing*, Liang Tao. Distribution patterns and dynamics of phosphorus forms in the overlying water and sediment of Dongting Lake, Journal of Great Lakes Research, 42 (2016): 565–570 (IF=1.748)
　　4.Yang Zhiping, Liang Tao, Li Kexin, Zhang Qian, Wang Lingqing*. The diffusion fluxes and sediment activity of phosphorus in the sediment-water interface of Poyang Lake. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 2016, DOI:10.1080/02705060.2016.1181113 (IF=0.792)
　　5.Wang Lingqing*, Liang Tao*. Distribution Characteristics of Phosphorus in the Sediments and Overlying Water of Poyang Lake, PLOS One, 2015, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0125859. (IF=3.534)
　　稀土矿区的环境问题长期存在，梁涛课题组在国家自然科学基金、环境保护公益项目等支持下，长期关注稀土矿区多介质环境中稀土元素和重金属的环境行为及健康风险，陆续发表了一些阶段性成果。
　　6.Wang Lingqing*, Zhong Buqing, Liang Tao, Baoshan Xing, Yifang Zhu. Atmospheric thorium pollution and inhalation exposure in the largest rare earth mining and smelting area in China, Science of the Total Environment, 2016(572): 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.192 (IF=4.099)
　　7.Wang Lingqing*, Liang Tao*. Anomalous abundance and redistribution patterns of rare earth elements in soils of a mining area in Inner Mongolia, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016(23), 11:11330–11338, doi:10.1007/s11356-016-6351-8 (IF=2.828)
　　8.Li Kexin, Liang Tao*, Wang Lingqing*, Risk assessment of atmospheric heavy metals exposure in Baotou, a typical industrial city in northern China, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2016(38):843–853, DOI: 10.1007/s10653-015-9765-1 (IF=2.573)
　　9.Zhu Xiaodong, Yang Fen, Wei Chaoyang*, Liang Tao*, Bioaccessibility of heavy metals in soils cannot be predicted by a single model in two adjacent areas. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2016(38): 233-241, DOI 10.1007/s10653-015-9711-2 (IF=2.573)
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