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Environmental Quality Control Lab (Research Center for Environmental Quality Management)
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A lab that protects environmental quality from the watershed level to the molecular level, using Lake Biwa as its field.
AboutAbout the lab
From the watershed level to the molecular level.
The Environmental Quality Control Lab studies methods for managing and improving environmental quality by solving problems of water pollution and chemical contamination.
Combining basic science and engineering, the lab values an attitude of constantly identifying new environmental problems.
Located at the Research Center for Environmental Quality Management on the shore of Lake Biwa, the lab conducts research on pollution in Lake Biwa and its watershed.
Its research is wide-ranging, from the behavior of organic matter in water to lake and watershed management and the development of new testing methods.
Key terms
- Algae
- Living organisms such as phytoplankton that grow by photosynthesis in water. Excessive growth causes water quality problems
- Antimicrobial resistance genes
- Genes that allow bacteria to withstand drugs such as antibiotics
- Wastewater-based epidemiology
- A type of survey that analyzes substances contained in wastewater to estimate the diseases and drug use of the people in that area
ResearchResearch themes
From basic research on the behavior of natural organic matter in the water environment and the mechanisms of chemical toxicity, to integrated lake and watershed management and the development of new toxicity testing methods, the lab explores new approaches to environmental quality control from the watershed level to the molecular level.
*Illustrative imageUnderstanding the life cycle of algae in the watershed
Excessive growth of algae causes many problems for the water environment and for water supply and sewerage systems. Making use of Lake Biwa as a field site, the lab explores the life cycles of algae living in the watershed from a new angle, using biological methods such as genetic analysis.
*Illustrative imageSanitation management in Africa
Focusing on Zambia in Africa, the lab works with a local university and uses field surveys to understand the actual state of water contamination by pathogenic microorganisms and other agents. It aims to propose sanitation management methods that can actually be used in the area.
*Illustrative imageRisk control for water reuse
To reclaim and reuse wastewater, the lab investigates how trace chemicals and antimicrobial resistance genes are removed by membrane treatment and photocatalytic treatment. Using wastewater-based epidemiology, it also aims to establish a method for estimating pharmaceutical use from their concentrations in wastewater.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Environmental Quality Control Lab are faculty, students in the master's program and the undergraduate program, and research students.
- Associate ProfessorYasuhiro Asada
- Assistant ProfessorDongbeom Im
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Algae on the River Welland in Stamford - geograph.org.uk - 6950620” Richard Humphrey / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Understanding the life cycle of algae in the watershed: “Spirogyra algae under microscope” Stefan Thiesen (wikimedia Nick "Buntrabe") / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Sanitation management in Africa: “Outdoor toilet facility” Kwameghana / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Risk control for water reuse: “Reclaimed water sign near landscaping.gk” Grendelkhan / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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