Publication

FY 2024

Peer-reviewed Papers｜ Books｜ Reviews｜ Invited Speech｜ International Conferences｜ Domestic Conferences｜ Awards｜ Other Articles & Media｜ Past Publications
As of November 2024
Colors by Division/Program: Water Quality Control Technologies and Materials Development・Water System Management・
International Water Environment・International Wastewater-based Epidemiology(Corporate Sponsored Research Program)

Peer-reviewed Papers

  • Yanjun Zhang, Yu Yang, Satoshi Takizawa, Keisuke Kuroda, Zhiqian Jia, Peijuan Liu, Huangzhao Wei, Nigel J.D. Graham (2025) Development of a composite MoS2/PEI nanofiltration membrane for radionuclides efficient removal from aquatic environments, Separation and Purification Technology, 352, 128246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.128246
  • Shoko Tateishi, Kensuke Hamada, Noriko Emoto, Kazumi Abe, Koichi Abe, Yuki Kawasaki, Mitsuhiro Sunohara, Kyoji Moriya, Hiroyuki Katayama, Takeya Tsutsumi, Yoshinori Murakami, Yutaka Suzuki, Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi, Shintaro Yanagimoto (2024) Facility wastewater monitoring as an effective tool for pandemic infection control: An experience in COVID-19 pandemic with long-term monitoring, Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, (In Press).
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiac.2024.08.014
  • Midori Yasui, Xunhao Wang, Volodymyr V. Tarabara, Hiroyuki Katayama (2024) Virus removal by microfiltration: Effects of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions, Separation and Purification Technology, 350, 127902.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.127902
  • Michio Murakami, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Masaaki Kitajima (2024) Analysis of research fields involving wastewater-based epidemiology and interdisciplinary spillovers using a structural topic model, Results in Chemistry, 12, 101897.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2024.101897
  • Michio Murakami, Hiroki Ando, Ryo Yamaguchi, Masaaki Kitajima (2024) Evaluating survey techniques in wastewater-based epidemiology for accurate COVID-19 incidence estimation, Science of The Total Environment, 954, 176702.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176702 [Press Release]
  • 中祖惟月・羽深 昭・北島正章・木村克輝 (2024) 処理水に適した低濃度版EPISENS-M法の開発およびMBRによるウイルス除去性能の評価, 土木学会論文集, 80(25) 特集号(環境工学), 24-25026.
  • Noriko Endo, Aika Hisahara, Yukiko Kameda, Kaito Mochizuki, Masaaki Kitajima, Makoto Yasojima, Fumi Daigo, Hiroaki Takemori, Masafumi Nakamura, Ryo Matsuda, Ryo Iwamoto, Yasuhiro Nojima, Masaru Ihara, Hiroaki Tanaka (2024) Enabling quantitative comparison of wastewater surveillance data across methods through data standardization without method standardization, Science of The Total Environment, 953, 176073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176073
  • Miaomiao Liu and Ikuro Kasuga (2024) Impact of chlorine disinfection on intracellular and extracellular antimicrobial resistance genes in wastewater treatment and water reclamation, Science of The Total Environment, 949, 175046.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175046
  • Aishwarya Pandey, Ikuro Kasuga, Hiroaki Furumai, Futoshi Kurisu (2024) Non-target liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry screening to prioritize unregulated micropollutants that persist through domestic wastewater treatment, Science of The Total Environment, 947, 174486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174486
  • Kexuan Gao, Yu Yang, Ao Li, Jian Pu, Satoshi Takizawa, Nigel J.D. Graham, Li-an Hou (2024) Fouling behavior of BTEX in petrochemical wastewater treated by nanofiltration (NF), Journal of Hazardous Materials, 476, 135185.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135185
  • Ankit Man Shrestha, Shinobu Kazama, Benyapa Sawangjang and Satoshi Takizawa (2024) Improvement of Removal Rates for Iron and Manganese in Groundwater Using Dual-Media Filters Filled with Manganese-Oxide-Coated Sand and Ceramic in Nepal, Water, 16(17), 2450. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172450
  • Masayu Nadiya Zikrina, Shinobu Kazama, Benyapa Sawangjang and Satoshi Takizawa (2024) Filling Discrepancies between Consumer Perception and Actual Piped Water Quality to Promote the Potable Use of the Municipal Water Supply in Indonesia, Sustainability, 16(16), 7082. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167082
  • Saiful Amin, Shinobu Kazama, Benyapa Sawangjang and Satoshi Takizawa (2024) Causes and Effects of Scale Deposition in Water Supply Pipelines in Surakarta City, Indonesia, Water, 16(16), 2275. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16162275
  • Maho OTA, Ikuro KASUGA, Futoshi KURISU (2024) Sensitivity and Quantitativeness of Large-Volume Injection Combined with Liquid Chromatography/High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry for Target Screening Analysis of Emerging Contaminants, Environmental Pollution, 355, 124180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124180
  • Noriko Tomioka, Thao Tran P., Masataka Aoki, Yasuyuki Takemura & Kazuaki Syutsubo (2024) Escherichia coli removal in down-flow hanging sponge reactors: insights from laboratory reactor studies, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 59(6), 295–304. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2024.2384205
  • Junya Uchida, Miaomiao Liu, Shizuka Matsuyama, Hiroyuki Katayama and Takashi Kato (2024) Virus adsorption and elution using cationic polymer brushes: potential applications for passive sampling in wastewater-based epidemiology, RSC Applied Polymers, 2(4), pp.670-677. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3LP00216K
  • Byung-Kwang Yoo, Rei Goto, Masaaki Kitajima, Tomoko Sasaki and Sebastian Himmler (2024) Willingness to pay for nationwide wastewater surveillance system for infectious diseases in Japan, Environmental Science: Water Research & Technolog (Advance Article). https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EW00332B [Press release]
  • Jia Xing Loi, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Mohamad Fairus Rabuni, Yasuyuki Takemura, Masataka Aoki, Adeline Seak May Chua (2024) Downflow sponge biofilm reactors for polluted raw water treatment: Performance optimisation, kinetics, and microbial community, Chemosphere, 358, 142156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142156

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Books


Reviews


Invited Speech

  • Masaaki Kitajima (2024) Technology Development and Social Implementation of Wastewater-based Epidemiology in Japan. Korean Society of Water and Wastewater (KSWW) Conference, Oct 30, Jeju, South Korea.
  • Hiroyuki Katayama, Masaaki Kitajima (2024) Wastewater-based Epidemiology: Experience in Japan [Keynote], 2024 annual academic meeting of the Chinese Association of Microbial Ecology, Oct 26, Qingdao, China.
  • 滝沢智 (2024) これからの水道システムの在り方について, 令和6年度水道大学基礎講座（全国簡易水道協議会主催）, Oct 25, 全国町村会館, 東京都.
  • Takashi Hashimoto (2024) Ensuring Safe Potable Water Supply with Membrane Filtration: Aging Mechanisms and Monitoring Strategies, Hydrosphere Science Seminar, Oct 7, Online.
  • 滝沢智 (2024) 水道の地震対策と脱炭素, 岩手県盛岡市水道創設90周年記念講演会, Oct 4, 盛岡市.
  • Futoshi Kurisu (2024) Non-target screening of persistent micropollutants and their ecotoxicological evaluation in wastewater treatment and river [Keynote], SETAC Asia-Pacific 14th Biennial Meeting, 21-25 Sep, Tianjin, China.
  • Masaaki Kitajima (2024) Technological advancement and social implementation of wastewater-based epidemiology: experience in Japan, 国立台湾大学 Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences 特別講義, 19 September, 公衛201講堂.
  • Masaaki Kitajima (2024) Technological advancement and social implementation of wastewater-based epidemiology: experience in Japan [Keynote], Wastewater Surveillance for Pathogens and Emerging Contaminants Symposium / The 14th Asian Symposium of Microbial Ecology (ASME 2024), 18-20 September, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
  • 北島正章 (2024) 国際マスギャザリングイベントでの適用, SpringX 超学校 エビデンスと共に考える「いのち」と「くらし」を豊かにする講座 season2, 第3回 下水疫学 ー大阪・関西万博に向けた最先端の知見ー, Sep 17, グランフロント大阪北館2F SpringX/YouTube Live.
  • 北島正章 (2024) ポストコロナ社会における下水サーベイランスの活用と全国展開に向けて [基調講演], (一社)日本下水サーベイランス協会 第3回講演会「ポストコロナ社会における下水サーベイランスの活用と全国展開にむけて」, Aug 2, TFTビル, 東京.
  • Takashi Kato (2024) Advanced Functional Liquid-Crystalline Materials [Plenary lecture], 29th International Liquid Crystal Conference, 21-26 Jul, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • 北島正章 (2024) 札幌市における下水疫学調査に資する下水中ウイルス高感度検出技術, 第35回北海道輸血シンポジウム, Jul 20, 日本赤十字社北海道ブロック血液センター, 札幌.
  • Masaaki Kitajima (2024) Wastewater & Environmental Surveillance for Public Health Action in Asia [Keynote Panel], PREPARE-TF READl: Developing a Regional Agenda for Wastewater & Environmental Surveillance and Research for Epidemics and Pandemics, June 24-28, PARKROYAL on Beach Road, Singapore.
  • Cecilia Burzio (2024) Roundtable panelist on "Empowering Youth for Sustainable Futures: Exploring the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus", 2024 ACUNS Annual Meeting, Jun 20-22, Komaba campus, UTokyo.
  • Futoshi Kurisu, Ota, M., Shinfuku, Y., Kasuga, I., Suzuki, Y. and Kameya, T. (2024) Risk Evaluation by Target Screening of the Compounds on the Emerging Contaminants List in Water Environment in Japan. The 13th IWA Micropol and Ecohazard Conference, Jun 16-20, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Masaaki Kitajima (2024) Wastewater-based Epidemiology [Keynote], International Young Researchers’ Conference 2024, June 8, 東京大学.
  • Masaaki Kitajima (2024) Wastewater surveillance at international airports to monitor imported infectious diseases: a proof-of-concept study in Japan. NSF Research Coordination Network Webinar Series, June 7, Online.
  • Hiroyuki Katayama (2024) Best Practice in Japan and One-Health Approach. 10th World Water Forum. 22 May, Bali, Indonesia.
  • 栗栖太 (2024) 複雑系である環境微生物と有機物の理解と制御, 中国地区5校合同環境セミナー, May 11, 広島市国際青年会館（アステールプラザ）.
  • Satoshi Takizawa and Benyapa Sawangjang (2024) Fluoride Adsorption on Natural Oraganic Materials - Health Effects and Potential for Fluoride Removal, CMU-UT Symposium on Urban Engineering and Informatics 2024, Apr 24-26, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
  • Hiroyuki Katayama (2024) Wastewater-based Epidemiology: Sewer can serve as information source on how infectious disease are spreading in the community, CMU-UT Symposium on Urban Engineering and Informatics 2024, Apr 24-26, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
  • Takashi Hashimoto (2024) Sustainable Safe Drinking Water Supply with Membrane Filtration Technology, CMU-UT Symposium on Urban Engineering and Informatics 2024, Apr 24-26, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
  • 北島正章 (2024) 下水疫学：患者検体に依存しない病原体サーベイランス, 第59回日本臨床分子医学会学術集会 スポンサードセミナー2, Apr 13, 東京国際フォーラム.
  • Masaaki Kitajima (2024) Wastewater Banking: Proof of Concept as an Archival Record of Population-Level Infectious Disease Prevalence, ISBER 2024 Annual Meeting and Exhibits, Apr 11, Melbourne/Virtual.

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International Conferences

  • Cecilia Burzio, Yoshihiko KAWAGUCHI, Koji KOSAKA, Kazuhiro KOMATSU, Takashi HASHIMOTO (2024) Rapid Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Pesticides in River Water Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy, WET2024, July 20-21, Okayama University.
  • Masaaki Kitajima (2024) Ongoing wastewater surveillance programs in Japan. Online Symposium on Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance (WES) in Asia. July 10, Online.
  • Sayani Halder, Masaaki Kitajima, Kento Ishii, Ryuji Morishima, Takashi Kawakami, Yosuke Maeda (2024) Feasibility of water recycling at a household level using an advanced small scale multi-barrier treatment system, Poster, The 19th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies. 24 – 28 June, Grand Hall Zollverein, Essen, Germany.
  • Masaaki Kitajima, Hiroki Ando (2024) Tracking the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on other viral diseases through wastewater-based retrospective epidemiological surveillance, Singapore International Water Week 2024, June 18-22, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
  • Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, Bikash Malla, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Jatuwat Sangsanont, Kok Sothea Sin Khanndarith, Huong Thi Thuy Ngo, Sarmila Tandukar, Zeba F. Alam, Jessamine Gail M. Inson, Ma. Luisa D. Enriquez, Ahmad Soleh Setiyawan, Tjandra Setiadi, and Eiji Haramoto (2024) Towards a regional framework for wastewater-based epidemiology, Singapore International Water Week 2024, June 18-22, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
  • Vu Duc Canh, Tran Thi Viet Nga, Nguyen Thuy Lien and Hiroyuki Katayama (2024) Low-Cost Virus Concentration Method for Wastewater-Based Epidemiology, Singapore International Water Week 2024, Jun 18-22, Singapore.
  • Miaomiao Liu, Vu Duc Canh, Shunsuke Kadoya, Hiroyuki Katayama (2024) Viral indicators for combined sewer overflow (CSO) pollution based on capsid integrity quantitative PCR, Poster, Singapore International Water Week 2024, Jun 18-22, Singapore.
  • LIU, X.-Y., OGUMA, K., KASUGA, I. and KURISU, F. (2024) Exploring Efficacy of UV/Chlorine Treatment to Control Disinfection Byproduct Compounds by Unknown Screening Analysis: Insights from a Drinking Water Treatment Plant Treating Pristine River Water. The 13th IWA Micropol and Ecohazard Conference, Jun 16-20, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Pandey, A., Kasuga, I., Furumai, H. and Kurisu, F. (2024) Target and non-target screening to study the fate of micropollutants in different biological treatment processes in a domestic wastewater treatment plant. The 13th IWA Micropol and Ecohazard Conference, Jun 16-20, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Suzuki, Y., Suzuki, Y., Ogawa, Y., Kimura, T., Kameya, T., Kasuga, I. and Kurisu, F. ( 2024) Suspect Screening of 107 Pharmaceuticals in Treated Wastewaters and Their Receiving Rivers in Japan Using LC-QToF/MS. The 13th IWA Micropol and Ecohazard Conference, Jun 16-20, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Nadu Kankanamge Lahiru Chathushan Rupasinghe, Keita Soda, Yasuhiro MATSUI, Vu Duc Canh, Hiroyuki Katayama (2024) Influence of operating state on reduction of viruses from a pilot scale ultrafiltration system for potable water reuse, 8th ISFEV Conference, Jun 9-14, Tokyo.
  • Vu Duc Canh, Tran Thi Viet Nga, Nguyen Thuy Lien and Hiroyuki Katayama (2024) Development of virus concentration method using moringa oleifera extract, 8th ISFEV Conference, Jun 9-14, Tokyo.
  • Miaomiao Liu, Junya Uchida, Shizuka Matsuyama, Takashi Kato, and Hiroyuki Katayama (2024) Passive Sampling Materials: Surface-Modified Cotton Gauze to Better Adsorb Viruses from Water, 8th ISFEV Conference, Jun 9-14, Tokyo.
  • Shotaro Torii, Bikash Malla, Hiroki Ando, Masaaki Kitajima, and Eiji Haramoto (2024) "Relative occurrence and reduction of waterborne viruses, tobamoviruses, crAssphage, polyomaviruses, and protozoa at wastewater treatment plants determined by high-throughput quantitative PCR", 8th International Society for Food and Environmental Virology(ISFEV) Conference. p.38, June 9-14, Shimadzu Tokyo Innovation Plaza, Kawasaki. [Best Research Award]
  • Sunayana Raya, Made Sandhyana Angga, Aulia Fajar Rahmani, Annisa Andarini Ruti, Sarmila Tandukar, Sangita Tara Sharma, Jatuwat Sangsanont, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Huong Thi Thuy Ngo, Zebra F. Alam, Ahmad Soleh Setiyawan, Tjandra Setiadi, Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, and Eiji Haramoto (2024) Surveillance of hepatitis A virus in Asian countries using wastewater-based epidemiology, 8th International Society for Food and Environmental Virology(ISFEV) Conference. p.42. June 9-14, Shimadzu Tokyo Innovation Plaza, Kawasaki.
  • My Hanh Vu Thi; Kurisu, F.; Suzuki, Y.; Hasebe, F.; Glidden, D.; Liachko, I.; Suzuki, M.; Kasuga, I. (2024) Proximity-guided metagenomics to unravel physical association between plasmid-borne antimicrobial resistance genes and hosts in wastewater in Vietnam, EDAR7(Environmental Dimension of Antimicroial Resistance), May 26-31, Montreal, Canada. [Water Posters - 1st Place]

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Domestic Conferences

Due to the large number of presentations, only conference information is listed.

  • The 61th JSCE Environmental Engineering Research Forum, Nov 26-28, Niigata.
  • 14th CSJ Chemistry Festa 2024, Oct 22-24, Tokyo.
  • The 37th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology, Oct 28-31, Hiroshima.
  • JWWA General Assembly and Research Conference 2024, Oct 9-11, Kobe.
  • The 27th JSWE Symposium, Sep 20-22, Iwate University.
  • The 2nd Public Symposium of JST-Mirai Program (Tanaka PJ), Aug 2, Tokyo.
  • The 3rd Lecture of Japan WasteWater Surveillance Association, Aug 2, Tokyo.
  • The 72nd Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry, Japan, Jun 10-12, Tsukuba.

Awards

  • Chenrun JIANG (D2, 春日郁朗・栗栖太) WET2024, The WET Excellent Presentation Award, 2024.7, 岡山大学.
  • Nilupuli SINGAPPULI (D3-, RECWET指導教員 滝沢智) WET2024, The WET Excellent Presentation Award, 2024.7, 岡山大学.
  • Shotaro Torii, Bikash Malla, Hiroki Ando, Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, The 8th ISFEV Conference Best Research Award, 2024.6, Tokyo.
  • 上原悠太郎 (D3, 栗栖太) 第17回 質量分析夏の学校 優秀口頭発表賞, 2024.6, つくば国際会議場.
  • Vu Thi My Hanh（D3, Ikuro Kasua) EDAR7, Water Posters - 1st place, 2024.5, Montreal, Canada.
  • Masaaki Kitajima, 5th Japan Research Front Award, Clarivate, 2024.5.

Other Articles & Media

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Past Publications

The 4th term (2019-2023)


The 3rd term (2016-2018)


The 2nd term (2010-2015)


The 1st term (2000-2009)


The research achievements from the 1st to the 3rd term were made from the establishment of RECWET
as the first affiliated institution of the School of Engineering to the time before the reorganization.

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