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Technical brief on water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and wastewater management to prevent infections and reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

Assoc. Prof. Sano contributed to the publication of WHO technical brief with regards to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and wastewater management. Technical brief on water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and wastewater management to prevent infections and reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Authors: World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Organization for Animal Health https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/wash-wastewater-management-to-prevent-infections-and-reduce-amr/en/
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New article of Wakana Oishi (PhD student) has been published in JEMA.

New article of Wakana Oishi (PhD student) has been published in JEMA. Inactivation kinetics modeling of Escherichia coli in concentrated urine for implementing predictive environmental microbiology in sanitation safety planning Wakana Oishi, Ikuo Kato, Nowaki Hijikata, Ken Ushijima, Ryusei Ito, Naoyuki Funamizu, Osamu Nishimura, Daisuke Sano Journal of Environmental Management, August 2020, 268, 110672. ABSTRACT Urine concentration (condensation) leads to…
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New article of Syun-suke Kadoya (PhD student) has been published in JVI.

New article of Syun-suke Kadoya (PhD student) has been published in JVI. OPEN ACCESS!!! Bottleneck Size-Dependent Changes in the Genetic Diversity and Specific Growth Rate of a Rotavirus A Strain Syun-suke Kadoya, Syun-ichi Urayama, Takuro Nunoura, Miho Hirai, Yoshihiro Takaki, Masaaki Kitajima, Toyoko Nakagomi, Osamu Nakagomi, Satoshi Okabe, Osamu Nishimura and Daisuke Sano Journal of Virology, May 2020, Volume 94,…
Conference Presentations

JST-SICORP Seminar

The following studies will be presented at JST-SICORP Seminar (Environmental Studies Building 2F Lecture Hall, Jan. 21, 2020).→FINISHED Health risk management in energy recovery and water reuse in the SDG era Daisuke Sano Modeling of virus removal efficiency during water and wastewater treatment processes Yifan Zhu
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Tohoku University Environmental Studies Seminar 2019

Assoc. Prof. Sano will have a lecture at Tohoku University Environmental Studies Seminar 2019 (Brawijaya University, Dec. 18, 2019).→FINISHED Risk management of waterborne infectious diseases in the SDG era Daisuke Sano Tohoku University Environmental Studies Seminar 2019 is here→TUSeminar@UB_191218_program  
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8th IWA Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering Specialist Conference

The following studies will be presented at the 8th IWA Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering Specialist Conference (ANA Crowne Plaza Hiroshima, Nov. 17-20, 2019).→FINISHED Microbial Assessment of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Two Years After Nepal 2015 Earthquake (poster presentation) Sital Uprety, Mohan Amarasiri, Bipin Dangol, Daisuke Sano, Thanh H. Nguyen Antibiotic-induced Changes in Enterobacter cloacae SENG-6 Extracellular Polymeric Substances (poster…
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7th International Symposium on Water Environment Systems

The following study will be presented at the 7th International Symposium on Water Environment Systems (Nov. 15, 2019 at Room 101, Engineering Laboratory Complex Building, Tohoku University).→FINISHED Human health risk of Legionella pneumophila infection caused by the groundwater usage in a decentralized drinking water system Arief Nurul Umam, Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano You can download the program from here→Program_Sym 7th
Conference Presentations

World Bosai Forum 2019

The following study will be presented at World Bosai Forum 2019 (Nov. 9-12, 2019 at Sendai International Hall/Kawauchi Hagi Hall, Tohoku University).→FINISHED Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) assessments two years after Nepal 2015 Earthquake  Sital Uprety, Mohan Amarasiri, Bipin Dangol, Daisuke Sano, Thanh H. Nguyen Details of World Bosai Forum are here: World Bosai Forum 2019
Environmental Water Quality Engineering News

Invited Speech: Assit. Prof. Mohan Amarasiri at the 6th Environmental Technology and Management Conference

Assit. Prof. Mohan Amarasiri will give an invited speech at the 6th Environmental Technology and Management Conference.→FINISHED Quantification of human health risks caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in water environments: Future research directions Mohan Amarasiri The 6th Environmental Technology and Management Conference Prime Plaza Hotel, Sanur, Bali, Nov 5-7
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Poster Award at 20th IWA Symposium on Health Related Water Microbiology

Asst. Prof. Mohan Amarasiri received Poster Award at the 20th IWA Symposium on Health Related Water Microbiology (Vienna, Austria, Sep. 15-20, 2019). 20th IWA Symposium on Health Related Water Microbiology Poster Award Extracellular antibiotic resistance gene decay by free chlorine treatment Mohan Amarasiri, Chihiro Konuma and Daisuke Sano Foto von Zsolt Marton
Books / Book Chapters

A QMRA Framework for Sanitation Treatment Decisions

The following web book chapter has been published (Aug. 15, 2019): Sano, D., Haas, C.N. and Rose, J.B. 2019. A QMRA Framework for Sanitation Treatment Decisions. In: J.B. Rose and B. Jiménez-Cisneros, (eds) Global Water Pathogen Project. http://www.waterpathogens.org (J.B. Rose and B. Jiménez-Cisneros) (eds) Part 1 The Health Hazards of Excreta: Theory and Control) http://www.waterpathogens.org/book/a-QMRA-framework-for-sanitation-treatment -decisions. Michigan State University, E.…

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