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Yifan Zhu won the Best Poster Award at the 2nd Academic Forum on Environmental Studies at Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University. Congratulations!!!
New article of Yifan Zhu (PhD student) has been published in Water Research. OPEN ACCESS!!! Virus removal by membrane bioreactors: A review of mechanism investigation and modeling efforts Yifan Zhu, Rong Chen, Yu-You Li, Daisuke Sano Water Research Backgrounds: Waterborne enteric viruses in wastewater pose a serious threat to public health, to keep up with the increasing demand for water…
New article of Syun-suke Kadoya (PhD student) has been published in ESWRT. OPEN ACCESS!!! Regularized Regression Analysis for the Prediction of Virus Inactivation Efficiency by Chloramine Disinfection Syun-suke Kadoya, Osamu Nishimura, Hiroyuki Kato and Daisuke Sano Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, accepted.
The following study will be presented at the International Symposium on Earth Resources Management and Environment 2020 (ISERME2020, Oct. 23, 2020, Online). #This symposium has been postponed. Estimation of the number of SARS-CoV-2 infections in a sewershed based on wastewater-based epidemiology Yifan Zhu, Wakana Oishi, Chikako Maruo, Masaaki Kitajima, Daisuke Sano You can see the details of this symposium from HERE
The following study will be presented at 2nd Sustainable Waste Management Conference (Virtual, Sep. 15-17). Hierarchical Bayesian modeling for predictive environmental microbiology towards safe resource recovery from human excreta Wakana Oishi, Shun-suke Kadoya, Osamu Nishimura, Daisuke Sano
IWA Webinar “COVID-19: Wastewater-based Epidemiology” is now available on demand from the following link: COVID-19: Wastewater-based Epidemiology You can find a summary of this webinar from the following link: IWA Webinar: COVID-19: Wastewater-based Epidemiology
Assoc. Prof. Sano will talk in a webinar for wastewater-based epidemiology hosted by International Water Association. You can register it from the following link: https://iwa-network.org/learn/covid-19-wastewater-based-epidemiology/
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/
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…
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,…
The following study will be presented at U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program (USJCMSP), Viral Diseases Panel Meeting (Feb. 26-27, 2020. Chulalongkorn University, Thailand). Histo-blood group antigen-like substances bearing bacteria are prevalent in wastewater Mohan Amarasiri
Global Water Pathogen Project Newsletter Vol. 6, Issue 2 February 5, 2020 https://mailchi.mp/5ad1cdc063e9/gwpp-newsletter-qmra-framework-for-sanitation-treatment-decisions?e=e1e2204839
The following study will be presented at Interdisciplinary seminar on mucosal immunology at Tohoku University 2020 (Feb. 19, 2020, Espace, Tohoku University Katahira Campus). Genetic diversity and free chlorine susceptibility of a rotavirus A strain Syn-suke Kadoya You can find the agenda of this seminar from here: Mucosal Immunology Seminar 2020.