Academic papers
  1. Estimation of alkali dosage and contact time for treating human excreta containing viruses as an emergency response: A systematic review
    Wakana Oishi, Daisuke Sano
    Frontiers in Public Health, section Disaster and Emergency Medicine, November 2023, 10, 1286595.
  2. Prediction of algal bloom using a combination of sparse modeling and a machine learning algorithm: Automatic relevance determination and support vector machine  
    Yohei Miura, Hiroomi Imamoto, Yasuhiro Asada, Masaki Sagehashi, Michihiro Akiba, Osamu Nishimura, Daisuke Sano
    Ecological Informatics, December 2023, 78, 102337.
  3. Tracing the SARS-CoV-2 new variant BA.2.86 in the community through wastewater surveillance in Bangkok, Thailand
    Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Puey Ounjai, Ratana Tacharoenmuang, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Paul G. Higgins, Asuka Nanbo, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Aisha Khatib,  Kenji Shibuya, Shuichi Abe, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Parichart Hongsing, Pathogen Hunters Research Team
    THE LANCET Infectious Diseases, November 2023, 23(11), e464-466.
  4. Systematic review and meta-analysis of human health-related protein markers for realizing real-time wastewater-based epidemiology
    Luhur Akbar Devianto, Daisuke Sano
    Science of the Total Environment, November 2023, 897, 165304.
  5. Tracing the transmission of Mpox through wastewater surveillance in Southeast Asia
    Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Asuka Nanbo, Ali Hosseini Rad S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Porames Vatanaprasan, Dylan John Jay, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Paul G. Higgins, Stephen M. Stick, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C. Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Richard Siow, Kenji Shibuya, Alexander D. McLellan, Shuichi Abe, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Parichart Hongsing
    Journal of Travel Medicine, July 2023, 30(5), taad096.
  6. COVID-19 monitoring with sparse sampling of sewered and non-sewered wastewater in urban and rural communities
    Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Parichart Hongsing, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Ali Hosseini Rad, Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Porames Vatanaprasan, Dylan John Jay, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Nattiya Hirankarn, Paul G. Higgins, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Shuichi Abe, Alexander D McLellan, Hitoshi Ishikawa
    iScience, July 2023, 26(7), 107019.
  7. Decay rate estimation of respiratory viruses in aerosols and on surfaces under different environmental conditions
    Sewwandi Bandara, Wakana Oishi, Syun-suke Kadoya, Daisuke Sano
    International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, June 2023, 251, 114187.
  8. Microbial assessment of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) in temporary and permanent settlements two years after Nepal 2015 earthquake
    Sital Uprety, Samendra P. Sherchan, Preeti Narayanan, Bipin Dangol, Marika Maggos, Alex Celmer, Joanna Shisler, Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano, Thanh H. Nguyen
    Science of the Total Environment, June 2023, 877, 162867.
  9. Assessment of pathogens in flood waters in coastal rural regions: Case study after Hurricane Michael and Florence
    Moiz Usmani, Sital Uprety, Nathan Bonham, Yusuf Jamal, Yuqing Mao, Daisuke Sano, Joanna Shisler, Avinash Unnikrishnan, Thanh H. Nguyen, Antarpreet Jutla
    PLoS ONE, April 2023, 18(8), e0273757.
  10. Resource recovery technologies as microbial risk barriers: towards safe use of excreta in agriculture based on hazard analysis and critical control point
    Wakana Oishi, Björn Vinnerås, Daisuke Sano
    Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, April 2023, 4(9), 1008-1029.
  11. Effect of protists on horizontal transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes in water environment
    Satoru Suzuki, Daisuke Sano
    Journal of Water and Environment Technology, April 2023, 21(2), 97–107.
  12. Multiple traces of monkeypox detected in non-sewered wastewater with sparse sampling from a densely populated metropolitan area in Asia
    Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Parichart Hongsing, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Ali Hosseini Rad S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Naris Kueakulpattana, Chanikan Tanasatitchai, Porames Vatanaprasan, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Nattiya Hirankarn, Paul G. Higgins, Anthony Kicic, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Alexander D McLellan, Shuichi Abe
    Science of the Total Environment, February 2023, 858(1), 159816.
Keynote/Invited Speech
  1. Utilizaing satellite remote sensing data for forecasting algal bloom in a small reservoir
    Yohei Miura
    UCL-TU Joint Webinar on Environmental Water Quality
    Online
    Nov. 7, 2023
  2. Predictive modeling of virus disinfection in wastewater reclamation
    Daisuke Sano
    UCL-TU Joint Webinar on Environmental Water Quality
    Online
    Nov. 7, 2023
  3. Environmental factors related to the conjugation efficiency of antimicrobial resistance gene
    Daisuke Sano
    2nd Aquatic Science Internationial Conference
    September 28-29, 2023, Online
  4. Soft sensor for monitoring pathogen log reduction in wastewater reclamation
    Daisuke Sano
    2023 Shaanxi Environmental Science and Technology Annual Conference
    September 23, 2023, Online
  5. Responses of RNA virus populations to disinfection: Toward control of viral infectious diseases
    Daisuke Sano
    International Conference of Environment & Climate Change Research Institute, National Research Centre, Egypt
    May 23, 2023, Online
Conference/Symposium/Seminar presentations
  1. Estimation of causal relationships between water, sanitation, hygiene factors and COVID-19 case number in the Philippines
    Sewwandi Bandara, Clyde Dapat, Wakana Oishi, Mayuko Saito, Daisuke Sano
    Specialised Conference on Water and Wastewater Management with Special interest to Developing Countries
    Perth, Australia
    Dec. 3-8, 2023
  2. Quantitative microbial risk assessment for antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria via hydroponic vegetables
    Shun Takayama, Qian Zhang, Ye Htut Zwe, Dan Li, Daisuke Sano
    16th Annual International Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE-2023)
    Duxton Hotel, Perth, Australia
    Nov. 5-9, 2023
  3. Identification of environmental, socio-economic, water, sanitation, and hygiene determinants associated with COVID-19 transmissions in the Philippines
    Sewwandi Bandara, Clyde Dapat, Mayuko Saito, Wakana Oishi, Daisuke Sano
    The Water and Environment Technology Conference 2023
    Online
    July 8-9, 2023
  4. Onsite sanitation disinfection: A modeling approach for lime treatment of fecal matter containing viruses (poster presentation)
    Luhur Akber Devianto, Daisuke Sano
    6th IWA International Conference on eco-Technologies for Wastewater Treatment
    Girona, Spain
    June 26-29, 2023
  5. The exploration of the human health-related protein biomarkers in wastewater
    Luhur Akber Devianto, Daisuke Sano
    Health & Environment meeting
    Cannes, France
    June 26-28, 2023
  6. Mathematical optimization of sampling sites for wastewater surveillance (poster presentation)
    Wakana Oishi, Yusuke Hara, Takamasa Iryo, Daisuke Sano
    21st International Symposium for IWA Health-Related Water Microbiology (WaterMicro23)
    Darwin, Australia
    June 4-9, 2023
  7. Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in water and fomites samples and their reduction after a water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention (poster presentation)
    M. Amarasiri, S. Uprety, C. Konuma, B. Dangol, T. Furukawa, K. Sei, T.H. Nguyen, D. Sano
    21st International Symposium for IWA Health-Related Water Microbiology (WaterMicro23)
    Darwin, Australia
    June 4-9, 2023
  8. Temporal dynamics of class 1 integrons in hospital wastewater (poster presentation)
    T. Yamamoto, M. Amarasiri, T. Furukawa, D. Sano, K. Sei
    21st International Symposium for IWA Health-Related Water Microbiology (WaterMicro23)
    Darwin, Australia
    June 4-9, 2023
  9. Estimating actual infection number of SARS-CoV-2 based on virus amount in wasteater and state-space model  (poster and short oral presentation)
    Syun-suke Kadoya, Hiroyuki Katayama, Daisuke Sano
    21st International Symposium for IWA Health-Related Water Microbiology (WaterMicro23)
    Darwin, Australia
    June 4-9, 2023
  10. Nucleotide diversity and evolution rate of murine norovirus populations less sensitive to chlorine disinfection (poster presentation)
    Aken Puti Wanguyun, Wakana Oishi, Andri Taruna Rachmadi, Kazuhiko Katayama, Daisuke Sano
    8th International Calicivirus Conference
    Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    May 7-11, 2023
  11. Microbial risk management for safe resource recovery from human excreta
    Wakana Oishi
    IU-TU Joint Seminar “Engineering for Human and Environmental Health”
    Tohoku University
    Mar. 27, 2023
  12. Predicting cyanobacterial blooms in reservoirs using satellite-derived turbidity and surface temperature
    Yohei Miura
    TIT-TU Joint Seminar “Harmony of Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology”
    Tohoku University
    Mar. 23, 2023
  13. Experimental Adaptation of murine norovirus to calcium hydroxide
    Wakana Oishi
    TIT-TU Joint Seminar “Harmony of Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology”
    Tohoku University
    Mar. 23, 2023