School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo　Research Center for Water Environment Technology

2024 -

Peer-reviewed Papers｜ Books｜ Reviews｜ Invited Speech｜ International Conferences｜ Domestic Conferences｜ Awards｜ Other Articles & Media｜ Past Publications

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
• Ananda Tiwari, Päivi Meriläinen, Erika Lindh, Masaaki Kitajima, Pamela Österlund, Niina Ikonen, Carita Savolainen-Kopra, Tarja Pitkänen (2024) Avian Influenza outbreaks: Human infection risks for beach users - One health concern and environmental surveillance implications, Science of The Total Environment, 943, 173692.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173692
• 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
• 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
• Chao Chen, Yu Yang, Chung-Hak Lee, Satoshi Takizawa, Zhenghua Zhang, How Yong Ng, Li-an Hou (2024) Functionalization of seawater reverse osmosis membrane with quorum sensing inhibitor to regulate microbial community and mitigate membrane biofouling, Water Research, 253, 121358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121358
• Xinhui Liu, Yu Yang, Satoshi Takizawa, Nigel J.D. Graham, Chao Chen, Jian Pu, How Yong Ng (2024) New insights into the concentration-dependent regulation of membrane biofouling formation via continuous nanoplastics stimulation, Water Research, 253, 121268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121268
• Syun-suke Kadoya, Hideo Maeda, Hiroyuki Katayama (2024) Correspondence of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences obtained from wastewater samples and COVID-19 patient at long-term care facilities, Science of The Total Environment, 916, 170103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170103
• Chandaeng Sunti, Benyapa Sawangjang, Shinobu Kazama, Satoshi Takizawa (2024). Analysis of the factors influencing the fluctuation of non-revenue water in Luangprabang City, Laos. AQUA - Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society, 73(3): 453–463. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2024.246
• Chao Chen, Yu Yang, Kwang-Ho Choo, How Yong Ng, Satoshi Takizawa & Li-an Hou (2024) Cracking the code of seasonal seawater biofouling: enhanced biofouling control with quorum sensing inhibitor-functionalized membranes, npj Clean Water, 7, 12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-024-00305-w
• Kexuan Gao, Doudou Huang, Li-an Hou, Xiaoqiang An, Satoshi Takizawa, Yu Yang (2024) Efficient degradation of carbamazepine by sulfate doped LDO/CN in the photo-assisted peroxymonosulfate system. Chemical Engineering Journal, 149034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.149034
• Chao Chen, Ying Zhang, Li-an Hou, Satoshi Takizawa, Yu Yang (2024) Insights into dynamic evolution of combined scaling-biofouling in reverse osmosis, Journal of Membrane Science, 692, 12295.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122295
• Miaomiao Liu, Junya Uchida, Shizuka Matsuyama, Takashi Kato, and Hiroyuki Katayama (2024) Surface Modification of Cotton Gauze for Increased Adsorption of Enveloped and Nonenveloped Viruses from Water, ACS EST Water, 4(2), 368-376. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00358 [Cover]
• Ashan Pathirane, Shinobu Kazama, Satoshi Takizawa (2024) Dynamic analysis of non-revenue water in district metered areas under varying water consumption conditions owing to COVID-19, Heliyon, 10(1), e23516.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23516
• Midori Yasui and Hiroyuki Katayama (2024) Unveiling the viral escape: quantification of microfloc-bound viruses in precoagulation and membrane filtration, Water & Health, jwh2024233. https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.233
• Kazuma Hamaguchi, Takeshi Sakamoto, Naoya Kurahashi, Yoshihisa Harada, and Takashi Kato (2024) Hydrogen-Bonded Structures of Water Molecules in Hydroxy-Functionalized Nanochannels of Columnar Liquid Crystalline Nanostructured Membranes Studied by Soft X-ray Emission Spectroscopy, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 15(2), 454-460.
  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03027

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Books

Reviews

• 北島正章 (2024) 下水中ウイルスの高感度検出技術の開発と社会実装, EICA, 28(4), pp.46-49.
  http://eica.jp/search/paper_read.php?id=1804

Invited Speech

• 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.
• 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.
• 橋本崇史・飛野智宏 (2024) 水分野の明るい未来に向けたデジタル化：産官学の若手が考える課題と可能性, 第7回 下水道イノベーションセミナー@本郷, Jan 15, Online.

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International Conferences

• 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

The 72nd Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry, Japan, Jun 10-12, Tsukuba.
• The 104th CSJ Annual Meeting, Mar 18-21 2024, Nihon University.
• The 58th Annual Conference of JSWE, Mar 6-8 2024, Kyushu University.

Awards

• 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.
• 加藤隆史, Advanced materials誌2022年 Top Downloaded Article (総説論文Advanced Functional Liquid Crystals), 2024.3.
• 石崎悠太 (M2, RECWET指導教員 栗栖太) 第58回日本水環境学会年会 優秀発表賞(クリタ賞), 2024.3, 九州大学.

Other Articles & Media

• [Interview] 北島正章 (2024) 「下水疫学」コロナ流行で注目　病原体から感染症把握、コスト抑え正確に(連載：学びの扉), 朝日新聞, July 12.
• [Interview] 北島正章 (2024) 島津と塩野義が東大に開設の「国際下水疫学講座」、空港下水で感染症越境流入監視技術 －北島正章特任教授に聞く、今後の研究の方向性－, 日経バイオテク, July 11.
• [Interview] 北島正章 (2024) インバウンド増加見据え「下水」に注目！　7月にも羽田・成田で調査、デング熱やサル痘も水際で止める, 東京新聞朝刊/TOKYO Web, 第12面, June 16.
• [Interview] 滝沢智ほか (2024) 上下水道事業の「持続」と「進化」を見据え(特集：国土交通省・環境省　上下水道新体制), 水道産業新聞, 第4～5面, May 13.
• [Commentary] 北島正章 (2024) 下水中ウイルスの検出技術基盤の確立とCOVID-19下水疫学調査の実用化(特集：第7回バイオインダストリー奨励賞 受賞業績), バイオサイエンスとインダストリー, 82(3), May.
• [interview] 滝沢智 (2024) 水道料金 20年余先には全国96％の事業者で48％の値上げ必要か, NHK News, Apr 24.
• [Commentary] 滝沢智 (2024) <提言> 水循環から考える水道行政移管(特集：国の水道行政移管と上下水道の連携強化), 下水道協会誌, 61(738), pp.10-11, ４月号.
• [Commentary] 北島正章 (2024) 下水疫学に基づくウイルス性呼吸器感染症の動向把握, インフルエンザ, 25(1), 3月号.
• [Commentary] 滝沢智 (2024) ウォーターＰＰＰへの期待と課題, 自治日報 1月1・8日合併号 第１面.

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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.