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Taka is a member of the AWWA Water Science Editorial Board.

We encourage you to share your research through AWWA Water Science!

Your publication will appear on Wiley site and shared with water professionals including over 27,000 AWWA subscribers.

21^st September 2019

- Our new article "Application of stabilized hypobromite for controlling membrane fouling and N-nitrosodimethylamine formation" in Chemosphere has been accepted.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653519321782?dgcid=author

https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ZqqIAOM9pKgs (50days free access)

19^th August 2019

- Our new article "A surrogate-based approach for trace organic chemical removal by a high-rejection reverse osmosis membrane" in Science of the Total Environment has been accepted.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719339798?via%3Dihub

https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ZdecB8cckTiM (50 days free access)

25^th May 2019

- Our new article "Assessing the passage of particles through polyamide reverse osmosis membranes" in Separation and Purification Technology is available online.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383586619317824?via%3Dihub

25^th April 2019

- Our new article "Online assessment of sand filter performance for bacterial removal in a full-scale drinking water treatment plant" in Chemosphere is available online.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653519308604?via%3Dihub

22^nd February 2019

- Our new article "Assessment of online bacterial particle counts for monitoring the performance of reverse osmosis membrane process in potable reuse" in Science of the Total Environment is available online.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719308472?via%3Dihub

22^nd December 2018

- Taka's interview article on the AWWA website.

https://www.awwa.org/AWWA-Articles/ArticleId/4980/japanese-associate-editor-shares-passion-for-potable-reuse-with-awwa-water-science

21^st December 2018

- Our new article "Transport of N-nitrosamines through reverse osmosis membrane: Role of the molecular size and nitrogen atoms" in Environmental Science & Technology Letters is available online.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00624

13^th December 2018

- Our new article "Integrity of reverse osmosis membrane for removing bacteria: New insight into bacterial passage" in Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology is available online.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/EW/C8EW00910D#!divAbstract

12^th December 2018

Taka is a member of the AWWA Water Science Editorial Board.

We encourage you to share your research through AWWA Water Science!

Your publication will appear on Wiley site and shared with water professionals including over 27,000 AWWA subscribers.

30^th November 2018

- Taka stays at the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore as a guest scholar until 20^th March 2019.

http://newri.ntu.edu.sg/Pages/Home1.aspx

16^th November 2018

- Our new article "Effect of Ciprofloxacin dosages on the performance of sponge membrane bioreactor treating hospital wastewater" in Bioresource Technology is available online.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852418315918

10^th November 2018

- Our book has been published and it is available on the website below.

https://www.springer.com/in/book/9789811332586

Chapter 9: Removal of N-nitrosodimethylamine for Potable Reuse: Reverse Osmosis Treatment and Monitoring Technologies

1^st November 2018

- Prof. Ho Kyong Shon from University of Technology Sydney, Australia (President of Membrane Society of Australasia) gave a seminar entitled "Osmotically driven processes for water purification, resource recovery and energy production" at Nagasaki University. Many companies working on FO or PRO membranes joined his presentation.

24^th September 2018

- Our new article "Biofouling Mitigation by Chloramination during Forward Osmosis Filtration of Wastewater" in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is available online.

10^th September 2018

- Our new article "Online monitoring of N-nitrosodimethylamine for the removal assurance of 1,4-dioxane and other trace organic compounds by reverse osmosis" in Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology is available online.

8^th August 2018

- Our article titled "Emerging investigator series A steric pore-flow model to predict the transport of small and uncharged solutes through a reverse osmosis membrane" has been featured as one of the journal content highlights in the latest Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology promotional flyer.

3^rd August 2018

- Our new article "Moringa oleifera coagulation as pretreatment prior to microfiltration for membrane fouling mitigation" in Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology is available online.

5^th July 2018

- Taka gave an invited talk at the AMS 11 conference in Brisbane: https://www.ams11.com.au/

11^th May 2018

- Program website: http://www.eng.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/water_2/en/index.html

11^th May 2018

- Our research collaborator - Orange County Water District - has won a honor award "2018 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science™ Awards Competition" for their project "A Simple, Cost-Effective Method for NDMA Analysis in Drinking Water and Recycled Water to Improve Public Health Protection".

http://www.aaees.org/e3scompetition/2018honor-research.php

Project details (pdf)

8^th May 2018

- Taka will be presenting his research outcome titled "Online monitoring for N-nitrosodimethylamine and bacteria removal by reverse osmosis" at the 33rd Annual WateReuse Symposium in Austin, USA on 10^th September 2018.

27^th April 2018

- Our new article "Real-time Online Monitoring for Assessing Bacteria Removal by Reverse Osmosis" in Environmental Science & Technology Letters is available online.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00200 (Open access)

19^th April 2018

- Our new article "Water reclamation using a ceramic nanofiltration membrane and surface flushing with ozonated water" in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Environmental Science and Engineering is available online.

http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/4/799 (Open access)

12^th April 2018

- Our new article "An inline ion-exchange system in a chemiluminescence-based analyzer for direct analysis of N-nitrosamines in treated wastewater" in Journal of Chromatography A. is available online.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021967318304631

https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1WzSg4-ggD4Tt (free download until 19th June)

1^st March 2018

- Our new article "Transport of small and neutral solutes through reverse osmosis membranes: Role of skin layer conformation of the polyamide film" in Journal of Membrane Science is available online.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376738817328508

https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1WltT1LgHNOKLy (free download until 11th May)

17^th February 2018

- Our new article "Online monitoring of N‐nitrosodimethylamine rejection as a performance indicator of trace organic chemical removal by reverse osmosis" in Chemosphere is available online.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653518303072

3^rd February 2018

- Taka's interview in Emerging Investigators Series of Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology blog.

http://blogs.rsc.org/ew/2018/02/02/emerging-investigators-series-takahiro-fujioka

2^nd February 2018

- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Special Issue "Membrane Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment" is now open for submission.

http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/membrane_tech

15^th January 2018

- Our new article "A steric pore-flow model to predict the transport of small and uncharged solutes through a reverse osmosis membrane" in Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology has been accepted and is available online.

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/EW/C7EW00194K#!divAbstract

12^th December 2017

- Our new article "High rejection reverse osmosis membrane for removal of N-nitrosamines and their precursors" in Water Research is available online.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135417310205

https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1WEqL9pi-ETlz

September - October 2017

Taka stayed in the University of Arizona as a short-term scholar for 2 months in 2017 and 4 months in 2018.

Prof. Shane Snyder's lab: http://snyderlab.arizona.edu/content/dr-shane-snyder

WEST Center: https://west.arizona.edu/

14^th September 2017

- Our new article "Near real-time N-nitrosodimethylamine monitoring in potable water reuse via online high-performance liquid chromatography-photochemical reaction-chemiluminescence" in Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology is available on line.

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/EW/C7EW00296C#!divAbstract

1^st August 2017

- Our new article "Membrane fouling, chemical cleaning and separation performance assessment of a chlorine-resistant nanofiltration membrane for water recycling applications" in Separation and Purification Technology is available on line.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383586617313345

19^th April 2017

- Our new article "Role of membrane fouling substances on the rejection of N-nitrosamines by reverse osmosis" in Water Research is available on line.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135417302518

14^th March 2017

- Our new article "Degradation of N-Nitrosodimethylamine by UV-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes for Potable Reuse: a Short Review" in Current Pollution Reports is available on line.

http://rdcu.be/p2sAhttp://rdcu.be/p2sA

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40726-017-0052-x

13^th March 2017

- Taka gave an invited presentation titled "Transport of trace organic chemicals through RO membranes for potable water reuse / 下水飲用再利用における微量物質の膜透過" at the Maku Salon organised by Kobe University. http://maftech-kobe.or.jp/home/salon/

20^th December 2016

- Taka visited in Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam for future collaboration with A/Prof. Bui Xuan Thanh.www.buixuanthanh.com

5^th December 2016

- Taka gave an invited presentation titled "Prediction of transport of trace organic chemicals through RO membranes / 下水再生における微量物質の膜透過予測" in Kitakyushu. http://committees.jsce.or.jp/eec/

27^th October 2016

- Taka gave an invited presentation at the 33^th New Membrane Technology Symposium 2016 in Tokyo.https://school.jma.or.jp/membrane/index.html

20^th September 2016

- Taka gave an invited presentation titled "Role of membrane technologies in potable water reuse and their R&D topics / 下水飲用再利用における膜処理の役割と今後の開発課題" at the Maku Salon organised by Kobe University. http://maftech-kobe.or.jp/home/salon/