A5030105232- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Membrane Separation Technologies
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
- Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Water resources management and optimization
- Science, Research, and Medicine
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Research Data Management Practices
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
2022-2024
Shibuya (Japan)
2024
Technical University of Denmark
2024
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
2023
Japan Lifeline (Japan)
2022
Tokyo City University
2020-2022
The University of Tokyo
2012-2014
Asian Institute of Technology
2010
The rapid growth in microplastic pollution research is influencing funding priorities, environmental policy, and public perceptions of risks to water quality human health. Ensuring that microplastics data are findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable (FAIR) essential inform policy mitigation strategies. We present a bibliographic analysis sharing practices the community, highlighting state openness data. A stratified (by year) random subset 785 6,608 articles indexed Web Science...
Microplastics (MPs) have been identified as an emerging soil pollutant and a global environmental concern. Scientists recently paid attention to the contamination of by MPs their detrimental impacts on systems are largely unknown. considered be vectors for other contaminants, such potentially toxic elements (PTEs) organic contaminants. PTEs persistent contaminants often released into soils in large quantities. adsorb PTEs, mainly via electrostatic attraction surface complexation, increase...
The ubiquitous and global ecological footprint arising from the rapidly increasing rates of plastic production, use, release into environment is an important modern environmental issue. Of concern are risks associated with at least 16,000 chemicals present in plastics, some which known to be toxic, may leach out both during use once exposed conditions, leading human exposure. In response, United Nations member states agreed establish international legally binding instrument on pollution,...
The coupling of anaerobic biological process and membrane separation could provide excellent suspended solids removal better biomass retention for wastewater treatment. This improves the treatment while allowing recovery energy through biogas. review gives a basic description process, summarizes state art bioreactors (AnMBRs), describes current research trends needs development AnMBRs. interest on AnMBR has grown over conventional processes such as upflow sludge blanket (UASB). Studies...
The external costs derived from the environmental impacts of electricity generation can be significant and should not underrated, as their consideration useful to establish a ranking between different sources inform decision-makers. aim this research is transparently evaluate recent cost in G20 countries using global life-cycle impact-assessment (LCIA) method: life cycle impact assessment method based on endpoint modeling (LIME3). weighting factors developed LIME3 for each country enable one...
Aquatic microplastics (MPs) act as reservoirs for microbial communities, fostering the formation of a mobile resistome encompassing diverse antibiotic (ARGs) and biocide/metal resistance genes (BMRGs), genetic elements (MGEs). This collective repertoire, referred to "plastiome," can potentially perpetuate environmental antimicrobial (AMR). Our study examining two Japanese rivers near Tokyo revealed that waterborne MPs are primarily composed polyethylene polypropylene fibers sheets origin....
Environmental sampling plays an important role in quantitative and qualitative investigation of plastic pollution. Rivers are a major source, carrying litter into the oceans. Microplastic riverine coastal environments is often challenging task due to limited access, time taken, costs, human resources, etc. Our present study evaluated performance newly developed devices (Albatross Mark 5 6 (AM-5 AM-6)) that were suitable collect floating suspended microplastic samples freshwater (95...
Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging pollutant in the aquatic environment, and this has gradually been recognized Asian region. This systematic review study, using Scopus database, provides insightful understanding of spatial distribution scientific studies on MPs freshwater conducted across region, utilized sampling methods, a detailed assessment effects different biotic components ecosystems, with special focus its potential risks human health. The results indicate that research...
Access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation are important fundamental rights of people around the world maintain good health. However, freshwater resources threatened by many anthropogenic activities. Therefore, sustainable supply is a challenge. Limited access unimproved facilities in some its urban rural areas two major challenges for Bhutan 21st century. The quality natural systems cities suburbs has significantly decreased while infrastructure being Bhutan. this study presents...
The global demand for plastic is expected to double in the next 20 years. increasing Single-Use Plastic Products (SUPPs) has become one of main environmental problems many developing countries, including Sri Lanka, through direct and indirect means, way excessive consumption pollution environment waste generation. In this way, there a pressing need accelerate sustainability evaluation, comparison, impact mitigation policy recommendation SUPPs address impacts sustainable development....
Microplastics (MPs) are prevalent and dispersed in coastal ecosystems, heightening the risk of MPs consumption by marine wildlife, thereby leading to contamination food webs. The present study investigated abundance respective water quality waters from Matara Chilaw. (pH, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, turbidity, alkalinity, total solids, suspended phosphates) were analysed 12 sites area December 2021. MP analysis was done following NOAA method according APHA standards. A 225...
River meandering and anabranching have become major problems in many large rivers that carry significant amounts of sediment worldwide. The morphodynamics these are complex due to the temporal variation flows. However, availability remote sensing data geographic information systems (GISs) provides opportunity analyze morphological changes river both quantitatively qualitatively. present study investigated morphology Deduru Oya (river) Sri Lanka, which is a river. covered period 32 years...
The integration of artificial intelligence into various aspects daily life is developing at a rapid pace in Japan. Discussions to govern applications the field social infrastructure are also critical and need match development. However, legal implications risks applying management lifelines such as drinking water supply wastewater treatment have not yet been fully explored. This paper reviews existing legislations ongoing discussions on governance regarding management. Based review, we...
This long-term pilot-scale study on the performance of ceramic microfiltration (CMF) was conducted at Bangkhen water treatment plant (BWTP), with raw from Chaophraya River, Thailand. Raw turbidity and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were varied in ranges 20–210 NTU 3.0–8.5 mg/L respectively. The hybrid CMF (Pilot-CMF) operational parameters optimized aid jar-tests laboratory-scale (Lab-CMF) operations. systems operated various polyaluminum chloride dosages filtration cycle times. Pilot-CMF...
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and trihalomethane formation potential (THMFP) removal by ceramic microfiltration (CMF) under different operating conditions was investigated compared with the performance of a conventional water treatment plant at Bangkhen, Thailand. The tropical surface raw for all experiments taken from Chaophraya River, Bangkok, CMF studies were conducted both pilot scale (Pilot-CMF) laboratory (Lab-CMF) units. Observations indicate that properties such as dissolved carbon...
This paper investigates hydro-meteorological hazards faced by Sri Lanka, a lower-middle-income island country in Asia. It provides case study of major disaster incident that resulted one the largest landslides history country, Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) process, and national response. Rainfall flood inundation data are provided for whole country. The fact held several government agencies (namely Department Meteorology, Irrigation, NBRO), somewhat coordinated Disaster Management...
During and after any disaster, a situation report (SITREP) is prepared, based on the Daily Incident Updates (DIU), as an initial decision support information base. It observed that system best practices are not optimized through available formal reporting disaster incidents. The rapidly evolving situation, misunderstood terms, inaccurate data delivery delays of DIU challenges to daily SITREP. Multiple stakeholders stipulated with different tasks should be properly understood for SITREP...