SUMMARY: Assist. Prof. Guney got his Ph.D. degree (mineral engineering) from Polytechnique Montréal. He has a B.Sc. in civil engineering and M.Sc. in environmental technology. His specialization is in environmental contamination characterization and human health risk assessment (soils, mine wastes, consumer goods).
EXPERTISE: Overall, Dr. Guney is an active researcher in the environmental domain since 2005. His experience includes evaluating contamination in urban soils and mine residues with metals and PAHs, contaminant geochemistry, bioaccessibility assessment, evaluation of human exposure, and characterization of human health risks. He also has expertise on contaminants and their bioaccessibility in consumer goods (toys and children’s jewelry) and associated risks. His future research interests include contemporary mining-related environmental issues including mine waste management, surveying and monitoring of contaminated sites, and their management and remediation including risk characterization.
TEACHING: Dr. Guney has university-level teaching experience at assistant professor and course instructor level since 2011 which includes courses on environmental engineering, environmental geochemistry, mining environment, and contaminated soils management and treatment.
PUBLICATIONS (May 2019): 19 published articles in good/excellent SCI journals, 31 other research outputs (international conferences & events, other publications). Total citations (Google Scholar): 427, h-index: 10, g-index: 20.
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Keywords: contaminant bioaccessibility, contaminant geochemistry, environmental monitoring, exposure assessment, human health risk characterization, metals, mine wastes, site characterization, soil pollution, PAHs, toys and jewelry contamination, soil science
In-situ soil carbon dioxide flux measurement from forest floor in Karasu Forests in Western Black Sea Region of Turkey
H. V. Oral, M. Güney, M. A. Kucuker, T. T. Onay, N. Copty, O. Yenigün,
2008 In : . 3 , p 2115-2125
Exposure assessment and risk characterization from trace elements following soil ingestion by children exposed to playgrounds, parks and picnic areas
Mert Guney, Gerald J. Zagury, Nurten Dogan, Turgut T. Onay,
2010 In : Journal of Hazardous Materials. 182 , p 1-3 , p 656-664
Impact of overland traffic on heavy metal levels in highway dust and soils of Istanbul, Turkey
Mert Guney, Turgut T. Onay, Nadim K. Copty,
2010 In : Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 164 , p 1-4 , p 101-110
Toxic chemicals in toys and children's products
Mert Guney, Gerald J. Zagury,
2011 In : Environmental Science & Technology. 45 , p 9 , p 3819
Heavy metals in toys and low-cost jewelry
Mert Guney, Gerald J. Zagury,
2012 In : Environmental Science & Technology. 46 , p 8 , p 4265-4274
Children's exposure to mercury-contaminated soils
Mert Guney, Bruno Welfringer, Carl De Repentigny, Gerald J. Zagury,
2013 In : Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 65 , p 2 , p 345-355
Contamination by ten harmful elements in toys and children's jewelry bought on the North American market
Mert Guney, Gerald J. Zagury,
2013 In : Environmental Science & Technology. 47 , p 11 , p 5921-5930
The impact of hazelnuts in land-use changes on soil carbon and in situ soil respiration dynamics
Hasan Volkan Oral, Mert Guney, Mehmet Ali Kucuker, Turgut T. Onay, Nadim K. Copty, Baris Mater, Orhan Yenigun,
2013 In : Journal of Environmental Management. 129 , p 341-349
Bioaccessibility of As, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Sb in toys and low-cost jewelry
Mert Guney, Gerald J. Zagury,
2014 In : Environmental Science & Technology. 48 , p 2 , p 1238-1246
Children's exposure to harmful elements in toys and low-cost jewelry
Mert Guney, Gerald J. Zagury,
2014 In : Journal of Hazardous Materials. 271 , p 321-330
Estimating children's exposure to toxic elements in contaminated toys and children's jewelry via saliva mobilization
Mert Guney, Alain Nguyen, Gerald J. Zagury,
2014 In : Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering. 49 , p 11 , p 1218-1227
Impact of deforestation on soil carbon stock and its spatial distribution in the western black sea region of Turkey
Mehmet Ali Kucuker, Mert Guney, H. Volkan Oral, Nadim K. Copty, Turgut T. Onay,
2015 In : Journal of Environmental Management. 147 , p 227-235
Bioaccessibility and other key parameters in assessing oral exposure to PAH-contaminated soils and dust
Mert Guney, Gérald J. Zagury,
2016 In : Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA). 22 , p 6 , p 1396-1417
Discussion on
Mert Guney, Gérald J. Zagury,
2016 In : Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23 , p 18 , p 18942-18944
Lung bioaccessibility of contaminants in particulate matter of geological origin
Mert Guney, Robert P. Chapuis, Gerald J. Zagury,
2016 In : Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23 , p 24 , p 24422-24434
Valorization of a treated soil via amendments
Gerald J. Zagury, Jhony A. Rincon Bello, Mert Guney,
2016 In : Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 188 , p 4
Lung bioaccessibility of As, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn in fine fraction (< 20 μm) from contaminated soils and mine tailings
Mert Guney, Clothilde M.J. Bourges, Robert P. Chapuis, Gerald J. Zagury,
2017 In : Science of the Total Environment. 579 , p 378-386
In vitro dermal bioaccessibility of selected metals in contaminated soil and mine tailings and human health risk characterization
Laura T. Chaparro Leal, Mert Guney, Gerald J. Zagury,
2018 In : Chemosphere. 197 , p 42-49
A comprehensive construction and demolition waste management model using PESTEL and 3R for construction companies operating in central Asia
Ali Turkyilmaz, Mert Guney, Ferhat Karaca, Zhanar Bagdatkyzy, Aiganym Sandybayeva, Gulzat Sirenova,
2019 In : Sustainability. 11 , p 6
Public health risk assessment following exposure to PAH-contaminated soils - Specific considerations for bioaccessibility and other exposure parameters
Gerald J. Zagury, Carlos A. Marin Villegas, Mert Guney,
2019 In : Science of the Total Environment. 656 , p 1043-1045
