Toru Watanabe, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Food, Life & Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University

1-23 Wakaba-machi, Tsuruoka
Yamagata 997-8555, Japan
Tel & Fax: +81-235-28-2907
Email: to-ru(at)tds1.tr.yamagata-u.ac.jp
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Educational Record
December 2006 Received Ph.D. in Engineering (Civil and Environmental Engineering) from Tohoku University, Japan
Ph.D. thesis "Development of risk evaluation methods for waterborne pathogens in the watershed - As a powerful tool for the watershed management from the viewpoint of public health -"
March 1998 Graduated from Department of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)
Bachelor thesis "Risk assessment for waterborne diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms through drinking water"
April 1994 Entered Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University
March 1994 Graduated from Akita High School, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Academic Career
April 2018 - Present Associate Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Japan
June 2015 - Present Professor, Department of Food, Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Japan
June 2015 - Present Professor, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Japan (Concurrent post)
Sept 2011 - May 2015 Associate Professor, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Japan (Concurrent post)
October 2010 - May 2015 Associate Professor, Department of Food, Life and Environmental Sciences, Yamagata University, Japan
April 2009 - Sept 2010 Project Associate Professor, Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Japan
(Employed for "Water-Intro Project" which is a Japan-Thailand bilateral project supported by JST and JICA)
April 2008 - March 2009 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
(Sponsered by Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS))
April 2007 - March 2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
April 1998 - March 2007 Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University
Membership
Research Interests
Student Advisees
Awards
December 2019 Award for Environmental Technology and Project at the 56th Environmental Engineering Research Forum (Environmental Engineering Committee, JSCE)
Awarded presentation "Monitoring of norovirus in municipal wastewater and warning for epidemics of infectious gastroenteritis: A project in Sendai city"
December 2018 Best Paper Award at the 54th Environmental Engineering Research Forum (Environmental Engineering Committee, JSCE)
Awarded paper "Estimations of risk of skin infection by waterborne pathogens and its health effects considering antibiotic resistance"
May 2018 Technology Development Award (Tohoku Branch, JSCE)
"Evaluation of quality for brewing of brown rice cultivated using treated municipal wastewater"
May 2016 Technology Development Award (Tohoku Branch, JSCE)
"Cultivation of rice for animal feeding with continuous irrigation of treated municipal wastewater"
November 2009 Best Paper Award at the 45th Environmental Engineering Research Forum (Environmental Engineering Committee, JSCE)
Awarded paper "Risk evaluation for waterborne infectious diseases based on seroprevalence in rural Cambodia"
November 2007 Best Paper Award at the 43rd Environmental Engineering Research Forum (Environmental Engineering Committee, JSCE)
Awarded paper "Risk evaluation for water infectious diseases in the Mekong watershed considering water supply systems"
Publication
Research articles in peer-reviewed journals:
  1. Erika Ito, Jian Pu, Takayuki Miura, Shinobu Kazama, Masateru Nishiyama, Hiroaki Ito, Yoshimitsu Konta, Gia Thanh Nguyen, Tatsuo Omura, Toru Watanabe. Weekly variation of Rotavirus A concentrations in sewage and oysters in Japan, 2014-2016. Pathogens, accepted
  2. Dong Duy Pham, Kei Cai, Luc Duc Phung, Nobuo Kaku, Atsushi Sasaki, Yuka Sasaki, Kenichi Horiguchi, Dung Viet Pham, Toru Watanabe. Rice cultivation without synthetic fertilizers and performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) under continuous irrigation with treated wastewater. Water, accepted
  3. Lanh Danh Tran, Luc Duc Phung, Dung Viet Pham, Dong Duy Pham, Masateru Nishiyama, Atsushi Sasaki, Toru Watanabe. High yield and nutritional quality of rice (Oryza sativa) for animal feed achieved by continuous irrigation of treated municipal wastewater. Paddy and Water Environment, in press
  4. Itsumi Miura, Masateru Nishiyama, Jian Pu, Windra Prayoga, Chart Chiemchaisri, Wilai Chiemchaisri, Toru Watanabe. Analysis of bacterial communities resistant to ciprofloxacin and tetracycline in municipal activated sludge. Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, 42(2), 43-52, 2019 (in Japanese)
  5. Syuhei Masuda, Sota Takeda, Masa Kodama, Duy Dong Pham, Kunihiro Okano, Naoyuki Miyata, Toru Watanabe|. Evaluation of safety and brewery-rice quality cultivated with sewage treatment water. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 75(2), 65-74, 2019 (in Japanese)
  6. Toru Watanabe, Kenichi Horiguchi, Hiroki Matsuyama, Dong Duy Pham, Lanh Danh Tran, Masateru Nishiyama, Dung Viet Pham. Preliminary assessment of protein-rich rice cultivated with treated municipal wastewater irrigation as animal fodder. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 74(7), III_341-III_348, 2018 (in Japanese)
  7. Erika Ito, Katsuki Kimura, Masateru Nishiyama, Yoshimitsu Konta, Tatsuo Omura, Toru Watanabe. Norovirus contamination of wild shellfishes in an estuary receiving treated municipal wastewater. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 74(7), III_349-III_356, 2018 (in Japanese)
  8. Tomoko Takaara, Toshihiro Hayashi, Kazuhiro Akutagawa, Toru Watanabe. Changes in water usage and water environment in a town ordered to evacuate after nuclear power plant accident. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 74(7), III_357-III_365, 2018 (in Japanese)
  9. Gia Thanh Nguyen, Jian Pu, Takayuki Miura, Hiroaki Ito, Shinobu Kazama, Yoshimitsu Konta, An Van Le, Toru Watanabe. Oyster contamination with human noroviruses impacted by urban drainage and seasonal flooding in Vietnam. Food and Environmental Virology, 10, 61-71, 2018
  10. Nutta Sangnarin Hamjinda, Wilai Chiemchaisri, Toru Watanabe, Ryo Honda, Chart Chiemchaisri. Toxicological assessment of hospital wastewater in different treatment processes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25, 7271-7279, 2018
  11. Susan Praise, Hiroaki Ito, Ying An, Kazuya Watanabe, Toru Watanabe. Dissolved organic matter characteristics along sabo dammed streams based on ultra-violet visible and fluorescence spectral properties. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 190, 146, 2018
  12. Sulfikar, Ryo Honda, Mana Noguchi, Ryoko Yamamoto-Ikemoto, Toru Watanabe. Effects of sedimentation and aeration on antibiotic resistance induction in an activated sludge process. Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 16(2), 94-105, 2018
  13. Jian Pu, Takayuki Miura, Shinobu Kazama, Yoshimitsu Konta, Nabila Dhyan Azraini, Erika Ito, Hiroaki Ito, Tatsuo Omura, Toru Watanabe. Weekly variations in Norovirus genogroup II genotypes in Japanese oysters. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 284, 48-55, 2018
  14. Toan Nguyen-Sy, Weiguo Cheng, Julien Guigue, Samuel Munyaka Kimani, Wisnu Aji Wibowo, Keitaro Tawaraya, Toru Watanabe, Ji Wu, Xingkai Xu. Water extractable organic carbon and nitrogen and their natural stable isotopes from long-term experiment in a Japanese rice paddy. Journal of Wetlands Environmental Management, 6(2), 60-73, 2018
  15. Yuri Kanaya, Windra Prayoga, Jian Pu, Toru Watanabe. Estimations of risk of skin infection by waterborne pathogens and its health effects considering antibiotic resistance. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 73(7), III_125-III_137, 2017 (in Japanese)
  16. Susan Praise, Toru Watanabe, Kazuya Watanabe, Hiroaki Ito, Hiroshi Okubo, Impact of closed sabo dams on manganese concentration change in mountainous streams. International Journal of River Basin Management, 15(1), 61-68, 2017
  17. Toru Watanabe, Takuma Mashiko, Rizki Maftukhah, Nobuo Kaku, Dong Duy Pham and Hiroaki Ito. Nitrogen removal and power generation from treated municipal wastewater by its circulated irrigation for resource-saving rice cultivation. Water Science and Technology, 75(4), 898-907, 2017
  18. Lee,Y. P., Fujii, M., Kikuchi, T., Natsuike, M., Ito, H., Watanabe, T., Yoshimura, C. Importance of allochthonous and autochthonous dissolved organic matter in Fe(II) oxidation: A case study in Shizugawa Bay watershed, Japan. Chemosphere, 180, 221-228, 2017
  19. Dong Duy Pham, Sumiko Kurashima, Nobuo Kaku, Atsushi Sasaki, Jian Pu, Toru Watanabe. Bottom-to-top continuous irrigation of treated municipal wastewater for effective nitrogen removal and high quality rice for animal feeding. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 18(4), 1183-1195, 2017
  20. Gia Thanh Nguyen, Kevin Phan, Ian Teng, Jian Pu, Toru Watanabe. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of norovirus in cases of gastroenteritis in developing countries. Medicine, 96(40), e8139, 2017, doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008139
  21. Jian Pu, Shinobu Kazama, Takayuki Miura, Nabila Dhyan Azraini, Yoshimitsu Konta, Hiroaki Ito, You Ueki, Ermaya Eka Cahyaningrum, Tatsuo Omura, Toru Watanabe. Pyrosequencing Analysis of Norovirus Genogroup II Distribution in Sewage and Oysters: First Detection of GII.17 Kawasaki 2014 in Oysters. Food and Environmental Virology, 8, 310-312, 2016.
  22. Toru Watanabe, Sumiko Kurashima, Pham Duy Dong, Kenichi Horiguchi, Takashi Sasaki, Jian Pu. Nutrient characteristics of rice for animal feed cultivated with continuous irrigation of treated municipal wastewater. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 72(7), III_505-III_514, 2016 (in Japanese)
  23. Erika Ito, Hiroaki Ito, Jian Pu, Nguyen Thanh Gia, Toru Watanabe. Accumulations of Pepper mild mottle virus and Aichi virus in oysters and their potentials as indicator of Norovirus contamination. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 72(7), III_295-III_304, 2016 (in Japanese)
  24. Fuminari Miura, Toru Watanabe, Kozo Watanabe, Kazuhiko Takemoto, Kensuke Fukushi. Comparative assessment of primary and secondary infection risks in a norovirus outbreak using a household model simulation. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 50, 13-20, 2016.
  25. Ryo Honda, Toru Watanabe, Variga Sawaittayotin, Yoshifumi Masago, Rungnapa Chulasak, Kulchaya Tanong, G. Tushara Chaminda. Krison Wongsila, Chawala Sienglum, Varisara Sunthonwatthanaphong, Anupong Poonnotok, Wilai Chiemchaisri, Chart Chiemchaisri, Hiroaki Furumai, Kazuo Yamamoto. Impacts of urbanization on the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in the Chaophraya River and its tributaries. Water Science and Technology, 73(2), 362-374, 2016
  26. Takayuki Sakuraba, Hiroaki Ito, Manabu Fujii, Lee Ying Ping, Akihiko Kajihara, Chihiro Yoshimura, Toru Watanabe. Comparison for iron and organic matters supplied from diverse trees and agricultural lands. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 71(7)，III_287-III_295, 2015 (in Japanese)
  27. A. Muramatsu, H. Ito, A. Sasaki, A. Kajihara, T. Watanabe. Cultivation of rice for animal feed with circulated irrigation of treated municipal wastewater for enhanced nitrogen removal: Comparison of cultivation systems feeding irrigation water upward and downward. Water Science and Technology, 72(4), 579-584, 2015
  28. Wilai Chiemchaisri, Phanida Deerut, Toru Watanabe, Ryo Honda, Chart Chiemchaisri. Effect of norfloxacin on antibiotic resistance of Eschericia coli: Comparison between sequencing batch reactor and sequencing batch membrane bioreactor. ASEAN Engineering Journal Part C, 4(1), 81-92, 2015
  29. Ayumi Muramatsu, Toru Watanabe, Hiroaki Ito, Atsushi Sasaki, Akihiko Kajihara. A system to cultivate rice for animal feed with circulated irrigation of treated municipal wastewater. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 70(7), III_93-III_102, 2014 (in Japanese)
  30. Hiroaki Ito, Takuya Kumagai, Shinobu Kazama, Yoshifumi Masago, You Ueki, Toru Watanabe. Exhaustive genetic analysis for Norovirus GII accumulated in cultured oysters by using pyrosequencing. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 70(7), III_305-III_311, 2014 (in Japanese)
  31. Fuminari Miura, Toru Watanabe, Kozo Watanabe, Kensuke Fukushi. Development of transmission model for Norovirus gastroenteritis considering secondary infection in household. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 70(7), III_295-III_304, 2014 (in Japanese)
  32. Ayumi Muramatsu, Toru Watanabe, Atsushi Sasaki, Hiroaki Ito, Akihiko Kajihara. Rice production with minimal irrigation and no nitrogen fertilizer by intensive use of treated municipal wastewater. Water Science and Technology, 70(3), 510-516, 2014
  33. Toru Watanabe, Shingo Ida, Kensuke Fukushi, Fumiyuki Nakajima, Kazuo Yamamoto. Does simultaneous promotion of urban centralization and consumption of local agricultural products increase exposure to airborne pesticides? J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 70(2), 18-31, 2014 (in Japanese)
  34. Toru Watanabe, Sondra Teske, Charles N. Haas. Classic dose response and time post inoculation models for Leptospira. Risk Analysis, 34(3), 465-484, 2014
  35. Hiroaki Ito, Yoshifumi Masago, You Ueki, Toru Watanabe. Detection and quantification of norovirus in oysters using low pH elution and enzymatic virus elution methods. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 69(7), III_657-III_665, 2013 (in Japanese)
  36. Ayumi Muramatsu, Toru Watanabe, Atsushi Sasaki, Hiroaki Ito and Akihiko Kajihara. Resource-saving rice cultivation with circulated irrigation of treated wastewater. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 68(7)，III_93-III_102, 2012 (in Japanese)
  37. Hiroaki Ito, Manabu Fujii, Yoshifumi Masago, Toru Watanabe and Tatsuo Omura. Effect of pH and ionic strength on ligand exchange reaction between ferric fulvic acid and siderophore desferrioxamine B. J. JSCE, Ser.G (Environmental Systems and Engineering), 68(7)，III_535-III_544, 2012 (in Japanese)
  38. Simanata Threedeach, Wilai Chiemchaisri, Toru Watanabe, Chart Chiemchaisri, Ryo Honda, Kazuo Yamamoto. Antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli in leachates from municipal solid waste landfills: Comparison between semi-aerobic and anaerobic operations. Bioresource Technology, 113, 253-258, 2012
  39. Toru Watanabe, Timothy A. Bartrand, Tatsuo Omura, Charles N. Haas. Dose-response assessment for influenza A virus based on the datasets of infection with its live attenuated reassortants. Risk Analysis, 32(3), 555-565, 2012
  40. So Kazama, Toshiki Aizawa, Toru Watanabe, Priyantha Ranjan, Luminda Gunawardhana, Ayako Amano. A quantitative risk assessment of waterborne infectious disease in the inundation area of a tropical monsoon region. Sustainability Science, 7(1), 45-54, 2011
  41. Mai Hoang Thi, Toru Watanabe, Kensuke Fukushi, Awoi Ono, Fumiyuki Nakajima, Kazuo Yamamoto. Quantitative risk assessment of infectious diseases caused by waterborne Escherichia coli during floods in cities of developing countries. Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, 34(10), 153-159, 2011 (in Japanese)
  42. Ryo Honda, Toru Watanabe, Yoshifumi Masago, Rungnapa Chulasak, Kulchaya Tanong, Chaminda Tushara G.G., Variga Sawaittayothin, Krison Wongsila, Varisara Sunthonwatthanaphong, Anupong Poonnotok, Chart Chiemchaisri, Hiroaki Furumai. Distribution of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in Chao Phraya river and its tributaries in Thailand. Environmental Engineering Research, 67(7), III_173-III_178, 2011 (in Japanese)
  43. Kitajima, M., Huang, Y., Watanabe, T., Hiroyuki, K., Haas, C.N. Dose-Response Time Modeling for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Infection. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 53(4), 438-444, 2011
  44. Toru Watanabe, Timothy A. Bartrand, Mark H. Weir, Tatsuo Omura, Charles N. Haas. Development of a dose-response model for SARS coronavirus. Risk Analysis, 30(7), 1129-1137, 2010
  45. Yoshinobu Ishibashi, Toru Watanabe, Naruo Uehara. Estimation of risk of infection and contact frequency with Leptospira during farmwork. Journal of International Health, 25(3), 143-153, 2010 (in Japanese)
  46. Yutaka Midorikawa, Kaoru Midorikawa, Bounphenh Sangsomsack, Trykhouane Phoutavane, Kampheng Chomlasak, Toru Watanabe, Nanthasane Vannavong, Shigehisa Habe, Masami Nakatsu, Yasuyuki Kosaka, Kongsap Akkhavong, Micheal Strobel, Boungnong Boupha, Satoshi Nakamura. Water, livelihood and health in Attapeu province in Lao PDR. Southeast Asian Studies, 47(4), 113-133, 2010
  47. Tsukasa Sasaki, Toru Watanabe, Takayuki Miura, Yoshifumi Masago, Satoshi Nakamura, Tatsuo Omura. Risk evaluation for waterborne infectious diseases based on seroprevalence in rural Cambodia. Environmental Engineering Research, 45，169-177，2008 (in Japanese)
  48. Toshiki Aizawa, So Kazama, Toru Watanabe, Masaki Sawamoto. Analysis of seasonal variation in the patients of waterborne infectious diseases by the hydraulic inundation simulation. Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 51, 1189-1194, 2007 (in Japanese)
  49. Takayuki Miura, Toru Watanabe, Satoshi Nakamura, Tatsuo Omura. Risk evaluation for infectious diarrhea due to drinking water in the Mekong watershed with a GIS-based model. Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, 30(11), 611-616, 2007 (in Japanese)
  50. Daisuke Sano, You Ueki, Toru Watanabe, Tatsuo Omura. Genetic variation in the conservative gene region of norovirus genogroup II strains in environmental and stool samples. Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 7423-7427, 2006
  51. Yoshifumi Masago, Hiroyuki Katayama, Toru Watanabe, Eiji Haramoto, Atsushi Hashimoto, Tatsuo Omura, Tsuyoshi Hirata, Shinichiro Ohgaki. Quantitative risk assessment of noroviruses in drinking water based on qualitative data in Japan. Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 7428-7433, 2006
  52. Toru Watanabe, Takayuki Miura, Tsukasa Sasaki, Satoshi Nakamura, Tatsuo Omura. Risk evaluation for water infectious diseases in the Mekong watershed considering water supply systems. Environmental Engineering Research, 43, 245-254, 2006 (in Japanese)
  53. D. Sano, Y. Ueki, T. Watanabe, T. Omura. Membrane separation of indigenous noroviruses from sewage sludge and treated wastewater. Water Science and Technology, 54(3), 77-82, 2006
  54. Manabu Fujii, Akira Sasaki, Shun Otomo, Toru Watanabe, Tatsuo Omura. Spatial and seasonal distributions of dissolved organic matter and iron in Matsushima Bay, Japan. Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, 29(3), 169-176, 2006 (in Japanese)
  55. Toshiki Aizawa, So Kazama, Toru Watanabe, Masaki Sawamoto. The risk fluctuation of waterborne infectious disease on flood scales in the Mekong river. Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 50, 625-630, 2006 (in Japanese)
  56. T. Watanabe, K. Hashimoto, Y. Abe, T. Omura. Evaluation of health risks in the wastewater reclamation in the Abukuma watershed, Japan. Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 3(2), 223-233, 2005
  57. You Ueki, Daisuke Sano, Toru Watanabe, Kazuo Akiyama, Tatsuo Omura. Norovirus pathway in water environment estimated by genetic analysis of strains from patients of gastroenteritis, sewage, treated wastewater, river water and oysters. Water Research, 39, 4271-4280, 2005
  58. Toshiki Aizawa, So Kazama, Toru Watanabe, Masaki Sawamoto. Risk assessment of infection in the Mekong flood using the hydraulic inundation simulation. Environmental Engineering Research, 42, 443-450, 2005 (in Japanese)
  59. Takayuki Miura, Toru Watanabe, Satoshi Nakamura, Tatsuo Omura. Water utilization and microbial contamination of water environment in the Mekong watershed. Environmental Engineering Research, 42, 451-462, 2005 (in Japanese)
  60. You Ueki, Kazuo Akiyama, Toru Watanabe, Tatsuo Omura. Genetic analysis of noroviruses taken from gastroenteritis patients, river water and oysters. Water Science and Technology, 50(1), 51-56, 2004
  61. Daisuke Sano, Toru Watanabe, Takahiro Matsuo, Tatsuo Omura. Detection of infectious pathogenic viruses in water and wastewater samples from urbanized areas. Water Science and Technology, 50(1), 247-251, 2004
  62. Akira Sasaki, Manabu Fujii, Toru Watanabe, Tatsuo Omura. Development of the coagulation model for humic substances in estuarine condition. Environmental Engineering Research, 41, 377-388, 2004 (in Japanese)
  63. Manabu Fujii, Akira Sasaki, Toru Watanabe, Tatsuo Omura. Equilibrium and coagulation characteristics of humic iron complex in estuaries. Environmental Engineering Research, 41, 389-400, 2004 (in Japanese)
  64. You Ueki, Kazuo Akiyama, Toru Watanabe, Tatsuo Omura. Analysis of contamination route of oysters with Novovirus (NV) on the basis of the genetic homology. Environmental Engineering Research, 40, 607-616, 2003 (in Japanese)
  65. T. Watanabe, D. Sano, T. Omura. Risk evaluation for pathogenic bacteria and viruses in sewage sludge compost. Water Science and Technology, 46(11-12), 325-330, 2002
  66. Koshi Hashimoto, Toru Watanabe, Tatsuo Omura. Evaluation of water reclamation for decreasing damages of water shortage on the basis of infectious risks. Environmental Engineering Research, 39, 123-134, 2002 (in Japanese)
  67. Toru Watanabe, Tatsuo Omura. Development of propagation model on outbreak of waterborne infectious diseases between two cities in the watershed. Journal of Environmental Systems and Engineering, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 664, 75-83, 2000 (in Japanese)
  68. Toru Watanabe, Kensuke Fukushi, Tatsuo Omura. Development of outbreak model on waterborne infectious diseases by pathogenic microorganisms through drinking water. Journal of Environmental Systems and Engineering, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 650, 25-32, 2000 (in Japanese)
  69. Yasuko Makanae, Toru Watanabe, Tatsuo Omura, Ginro Endo. A study on quantitative detection for Legionella pneumophila by colony-hybridization. Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, 23(12), 771-777, 2000 (in Japanese)
Books:
  1. Dong Duy Pham and Toru Watanabe. Municipal Wastewater Irrigation for Rice Cultivation. In: Current Perspective on Irrigation and Drainage, edited by Suren Kulshreshtha and Amin Elshorbagy, pp.37-52, InTech, February 2017
  2. Toru Watanabe, Chen Jinxian, Wei Chunhai, Ryo Honda, Fumiyuki Nakajima and Kazuo Yamamoto. Performance of long-term operation of membrane bioreactor with in-line sludge thickener enhanced by inclined tubes (itMBR). In: Southeast Asian Water Environment 5, pp.103-109, IWA Publishing, London, UK, 2013
  3. Masaaki Kitajima and Toru Watanabe. Risk assessment of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infections through water. In: Avian Influenza: Molecular Evolution, Outbreaks and Prevention/Control (Edited by Kyle M. Taylor and Bruce O'Connor), pp.1-22, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013
  4. Satoshi Nakamura, Yutaka Midorikawa, Masami Nakatsu, Toru Watanabe, Rattanaphone Phethsouvanh, Phengta Vongphrachanh, Kongsap Akkhavong and Paul Brey. Cholera in Lao P. D. R.: Past and Present. In: Cholera, edited by Sivakumar Joghi Thatha Gowder, pp.33-56, InTech, March 2012
  5. Toru Watanabe, Kensuke Fukushi and Tatsuo Omura. Chapter 5. Environmental Management for Water Resources in Asia. In: Sustainability Science, Volume 5, Visions for Sustainable Asia (Edited by Hiroshi Komiyama, Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Akimasa Sumi and Nobuo Mimura), pp.131-161, University of Tokyo Press, 2011 (in Japanese)
  6. Toru Watanabe, Tsukasa Sasaki, Takayuki Miura, Satoshi Nakamura, Tatsuo Omura. Health risks due to contamination of groundwater with heavy metals and pathogenic microorganisms at an arsenic-affected village in Cambodia. In: Southeast Asian Water Environment 3 (Edited by Satoshi Takizawa, Futoshi Kurisu and Hiroyasu Satoh), pp. 67-72, IWA Publishing, London, UK, 2009
  7. Toru Watanabe. 15-3-3 Virus Infectivity and tolerance to disinfectants. In: Handbook on Water Environment (Edited by Japan Society on Water Environment), pp. 448-452, Asakura Publishing, Tokyo, Japan, 2006 (in Japanese)
Others:
  1. Daisuke Sano, Mohan Amarasiri, Akihiko Hata, Toru Watanabe, Hiroyuki Katayama. Risk management of viral infectious diseases in wastewater reclamation and reuse: Review. Environment International, 91, 220-229, 2016
  2. Masafumi Natsuike, Tetsuro Kikuchi, Ying Ping Lee, Hiroaki Ito, Manabu Fujii, Chihiro Yoshimura, Toru Watanabe. Chemical speciation and bioavailability of iron in natural waters - Linkage of forest, river and sea in view of dynamics of iron and organic matter. Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, 39(6), 197-210, 2016 (in Japanese)
  3. Toru Watanabe, Study on cultivation of rice for animal feeding with treated wastewater. Journal of Japan Sewage Works Association, 53(640), 25-28, 2016 (in Japanese)
  4. Study Group on Health-Related Water Microbiology, Research Trends in Health-Related Water Microbiology. Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, 37(A)(12), 424-433, 2014 (in Japanese)
  5. Chiho Watanabe, Kazuhiko Mozi, Kensuke Fukushi, Toru Watanabe, Shinya Yasumoto. Ecohealth project in GRENE program. Journal of Japan Association for Human and Environmental Symbiosis, 23, 33-37, 2013 (in Japanese)
  6. Toru Watanabe. Urban flood and infectious diseases. Vulnerability and Resilience of Water Systems under Global Extremes, Published by Alliance for Global Sustainability, in press
  7. Toru Watanabe. What do we do?, SRA RISK Newsletter, 31(3), 16, Third Quarter 2011
  8. Toru Watanabe. Urban Sanitation and Vulnerability. Sustainable Urban Regeneration (SUR), Published by Center for Sustainable Urban Regeneration, The University of Tokyo, 3, 39, 2010
  9. Toru Watanabe. Risk assessment for waterborne infectious diseases in developing countries - To achieve safe and sustainable water utilization -. Kankyo Anzen, 123, 16-19, 2009 (in Japanese)
  10. Toru Watanabe, Takayuki Miura, Tatsuo Omura. Water utilization and risk of infectious diseases in the Mekong watershed. Modern Media，53(4)，15-20，2007 (in Japanese)
  11. Toru Watanabe, Tatsuo Omura. Water utilization in the Mekong watershed and research evolution for reducing risk of waterborne infection Environmental Conservation Engineering, 36(8)，538-545，2007 (in Japanese)
  12. Toru Watanabe. Risk evaluation for infection by viruses in the water environment. Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, 29(3), 143-146, 2006 (in Japanese)
  13. Daisuke Sano, You Ueki, Toru Watanabe. Actual situation of water pollution with pathogenic viruses. Modern Media，52(4), 23-32, 2006 (in Japanese)
Presentation
Presentation at international conferences, symposia or workshops ([I]: Invited, [F]: Reviewed with full paper, [A]: Reviewed with abstract, [P]: Poster presentation)
  1. Susanti Withaningsih, Rina Febriani, M.I.L., Nguyen Thanh Gia, Toru Watanabe. Risk and feeling to infectious Diseases in Frequently-Flooded Area of Bandung. 3rd JSPS/GRENE-EcoHealth joint International Symposium on Development of International Network on Health Risk Assessment in Urban Area, Bali, Indonesia, March 11-12, 2016
  2. [A] Praise, S., Ito, H., Watanabe, K., Jian, P., Watanabe, T.. Manganese concentration and dissolved organic matter composition changes in surface water of mountainous streams with sabo dams. ASLO 2016 Summer Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, June 5-10, 2016
  3. Y. Kanaya, P. Jian, W. Chiemchaisri, T. Watanabe. Dose-response models for skin infection with three pathogens frequently detected in water environment. The 2nd UWP Seminar, Tokyo, Japan, August 9-10, 2016
  4. [A] Ito, E., Ito, H., Masago, Y., Ueki, Y., Watanabe, T.. Investigation of Aichi virus and Pepper mild mottle virus for indicators of Norovirus contamination in oysters. ISFEV2016, Kusatsu, Japan, September 13-16, 2016
  5. [A,P] Ermaya Eka Cahyaningrum, Nabila Dhyan Azraini, Hiroaki Ito, Jian Pu, Toru Watanabe. Spatio-temporal distribution of Norovirus GII accumulated in oysters at a farming area in Japan. ISFEV2016, Kusatsu, Japan, September 13-16, 2016
  6. [A,P] Nabila Dhyan Azraini, Ermaya Eka Cahyaningrum, Jian Pu, Shinobu Kazama, Yoshimitsu Konta, Takayuki Miura, Tatsuo Omura, Hiroaki Ito, Toru Watanabe. Genotyping of Norovirus GII detected in oysters during 2014 gastroenteritis-epidemic season in Japan. ISFEV2016, Kusatsu, Japan, September 13-16, 2016
  7. [A] Toru Watanabe, Takuma Mashiko, Rizki Maftukhah, Nobuo Kaku, Kozo Watanabe, Hiroaki Ito. Rice cultivation with power generation by circulated irrigation of treated municipal wastewater. WEF-EESS Asia-Pacific Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Conference 2015, Singapore, June 28 - July 1, 2015
  8. [A] Toru Watanabe, Kyoko Ono. How much risk of gastroenteritis can be reduced by setting best-before date for eating raw eggs. SRA World Congress on Risk 2015, Singapore, July 19-23, 2015
  9. [A,P] Ito H., Arisaka T., Ueki Y., Watanabe T. Aichivirus A and pepper mild mottle virus as indicators of Norovirus in oysters. The 18th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology, Lisbon, Portugal, September 13-19, 2015
  10. [A,P] Lin Mengyu, Yang Sen, Mana Noguchi, Ryo Honda, Ryoko Ikemoto, Toru Watanabe. Induction of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from Kahokugata lake, Japan. The 18th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology, Lisbon, Portugal, September 13-19, 2015
  11. [A] Toru Watanabe, Shuang Yu, Hieu Duong, Lieu Pham, Atsushi Sasaki, Hiroaki Ito. Metal contamination of agricultural fields affected by seasonal flood around Hue city, Vietnam. The 6th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition, Beijing, China, September 20-24, 2015
  12. [A] Takayuki Sakuraba, Hiroaki Ito, Tetsuro Kikuchi, Manabu Fujii, Chihiro Yoshimura, Toru Watanabe. Relation of land cover to elution characteristics of iron and organic matters from soil. The 6th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition, Beijing, China, September 20-24, 2015
  13. [A] Fuminari Miura, Toru Watanabe, Kozo Watanabe, Kensuke Fukushi. Importance of secondary infection within households in epidemic of waterborne infectious diseases. The 6th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition, Beijing, China, September 20-24, 2015
  14. [A,P] Chihiro Tachi, Ryo Honda, Eri Tsuchiya-Nakakahira, Tingting Gu, Ryoko Yamamoto-Ikemoto, Toru Watanabe. Impacts of final sedimentation process on profile of quinolone-resistance genesand their experssion in Escherichia coli isolates from a wastewater treatment process. Water and Environment Technology Conference, Tokyo, Japan, June 28-29, 2014
  15. [A,P] Toru Watanabe, Yuki Takada. Flood and food as potential carriers of health risk agents between urban and rural lives: A case-study in central Vietnam. EcoHealth 2014 Conference, Montreal, Canada, August 11-15, 2014
  16. [A] Hiroaki Ito, Takuya Kumagai, Yoshifumi Masago, You Ueki and Toru Watanabe. Application of new generation sequencing technique for NoV GII in oysters. The 4th International Conference on Food and Environmental Virology, Corfu town, Greece, September 2-5, 2014
  17. [A] T. Watanabe, Y. Takada, D. V. Hieu, P. K. Lieu, H. Ito, T. Omura. Microbial contamination of agricultural fields affected by seasonal flood around Hue city, Vietnam. 13th IWA Specialist Conference on Watershed and River Basin Management, San Francisco, USA, September 9-12, 2014
  18. [A] A. Muramatsu, H. Ito, A. Sasaki, A. Kajihara, T. Watanabe. Rice cultivation system with circulated irrigation for enhanced nitrogen removal from treated municipal wastewater: Comparison of systems feeding irrigation water upward and downward. IWA 14th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, Shanghai, China, October 12-16, 2014
  19. [A] Kohei Ozawa, Toru Watanabe, Horoaki Ito, Ryo Honda, Wilai Chiemchaisri and Kozo Watanabe. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli for its source tracking. The 7th ASEAN Environmental Engineering Conference, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, November 21-22, 2014
  20. [A] Takayuki Sakuraba, Hiroaki Ito, Manabu Fujii and Toru Watanabe. Effect of photochemical reaction in fulvic acid on composition of functional groups and rate constant of complexation with Fe (III). The 7th ASEAN Environmental Engineering Conference, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, November 21-22, 2014
  21. [I] Toru Watanabe, Yuki Takada, Duong V. Hieu, Pham K. Lieu. Does floodwater transport contaminants from urban area to surrounding agricultural fields? - A case study in Hue, Vietnam. The 6th ASIAHORCs Joint Symposium, Bangkok, Thailand, November 26-28, 2014
  22. Toru Watanabe, Yuki Takada, Duong Van Hieu, Pham Khac Lieu. Impact of seasonal flood on bacterial contamination of agricultural field surrounding Hue city, Vietnam. JSPS-AASPP/GRENE Joint International Symposium on Water and Health in Urban Area, Hue, Vietnam, December 15-17, 2013
  23. Ayumi Muramatsu, Atsushi Sasaki, Ito Hiroaki, Toru Watanabe. Nitrogen removal from treated municipal wastewater by its intensive use for rice production. JSPS-AASPP/GRENE Joint International Symposium on Water and Health in Urban Area, Hue, Vietnam, December 15-17, 2013
  24. K. Ozawa, H. Ito, T. Watanabe, R. Honda, Y. Masago, W. Chiemchaisri. Geographical distribution of tetracycline resistance genes carried by Esherichia coli in the Chao Phraya river and its tributaries. The International Conference on the Preservation and Rehabilitation of Urban Water Environment for Asian Core Program of NRCT, JSPS and ERDT, Bangkok, Thailand, November 23, 2013
  25. T. Phonsin, W. Chiemchaisri, C. Chiemchaisri, T. Watanabe, R. Honda. Change in antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli during domestic wastewater treatment: comparison between sequencing batch reactor (SBR) and sequencing batch membrane bioreactor (SB-MBR). The International Conference on the Preservation and Rehabilitation of Urban Water Environment for Asian Core Program of NRCT, JSPS and ERDT, Bangkok, Thailand, November 23, 2013
  26. [A] A. Muramatsu, T. Watanabe, A. Sasaki, H. Ito, A. Kajihara. Rice production with minimal irrigation and no nitrogen fertilizer by intensive use of treated municipal wastewater. The 7th IWA Specialist Conference on Efficinet Use and Management of Water, Paris, France, October 22-25, 2013
  27. [A] Ito H., Hoshi K., Masago Y., Ueki Y. and Watanabe T. Norovirus accumulation to oysters in estuary and its relationship to epidemic of gastroenteritis. The 17th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology, Florianopolis, Brazil, September 15-20, 2013
  28. [A] K. Ozawa, T. Watanabe, H. Ito, Y. Masago, W. Chiemchaisri, R. Honda and A. Kajihara. Tetracycline resistance genes detected in Escherichia coli isolated from the Chao Phraya River and its tributaries in Thailand. The 5th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition, Daejeon, Korea, September 8-12, 2013
  29. [A] H. Ito, K. Hoshi, Y. Masago, Y. Ueki and T. Watanabe. Seasonal accumulation of Norovirus to oyster in relation with epidemic situation around watershed. The 5th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition, Daejeon, Korea, September 8-12, 2013
  30. [A,P] Sutiab Srilachai, Chittima Charudacha, Panja Yaithavorn, Chawala Sienglum, Ryo Honda, Yoshifumi Masago, Toru Watanabe, Mesak Millintawasag. Removal of fecal indicator bacteria and viruses in water reuse for agriculture by aerated lagoon of Buriram Municipality, Thailand. Water and Environment Technology Conference (WET) 2013, Tokyo, Japan, June 15-16, 2013
  31. Toru Watanabe. Indirect impact of flood and draught on human health: Food contamination with waterborne pathogens. International Conference on Sustainability Science in Asia 2013 (ICSS-Asia 2013), Canberra, Australia, February 5-8, 2013
  32. Toru Watanabe. Modeling and simulation of infectious diseases for quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA). International Conference on Sustainability Science in Asia (Bali, Indonesia), January 2012
  33. Toru Watanabe. Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) for airborne pathogens. World Congress on Risk 2012, Sydney, Australia, July 18-20, 2012
  34. [A,P] Toru Watanabe and Kumiko Oguma. Tradeoff of health risks caused by Legionella and disinfection byproducts in public baths. World Congress on Risk 2012, Sydney, Australia, July 18-20, 2012
  35. Nopparat Patchanee, Toru Watanabe, Wilai Chiemchaisri, Simanata Threedeach, Ryo Honda and Chart Chiemchaisri. Municipal wastewater treatment plants as a potential source of antibiotic resistant bacteria in southeast Asia. 3rd Seminar on Asian Water Environment, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, October 25-26, 2012
  36. [A,P] Satoshi Nakamura, Yutaka Midorikawa, Toru Watanabe and Masami Nakatsu. Antibiotic susceptibility of coliform bacteria recovered from the samples of environmental water in Lao P.D.R.: Preliminary observation on antibiotic susceptibility to Klebsiella spp. 10th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, Hanoi, Vietnam, November 8-10, 2012
  37. Toru Watanabe, Hiroaki Ito, Daisuke Sano and Satoshi Okabe. Risk assessment for viral infection via drinking water considering age-dependent susceptibility. IWA 4th Asia-Pacific Young Water Professional Conference 2012, Tokyo, Japan, December 7-10, 2012
  38. [A] Ayumi Muramatsu, Toru Watanabe, Atsushi Sasaki and Akihiko Kajihara. Nitrogen removal from treated wastewater through rice cultivation with circulated irrigation. IWA 4th Asia-Pacific Young Water Professional Conference 2012, Tokyo, Japan, December 7-10, 2012
  39. [A] Chittima Charudacha, Panja Yaithavorn, Toru Watanabe, Yoshifumi Masago, Ryo Honda, Tatsuo Omura. Recovery of wastewater treatment plant damaged by the 2011 flood in Thailand: From the point of health risk due to reuse of treated wastewater. IWA 4th Asia-Pacific Young Water Professional Conference 2012, Tokyo, Japan, December 7-10, 2012
  40. [I] Toru Watanabe. Risk of infectious diseases during flood and drought. Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA) The 2nd International Workshop (Tokyo, Japan), February 2011
  41. [A] Honda R., Watanabe T., Masago Y., Chulasak R., Tanong K., Tushara C.G.G., Sawaitayothin V., Chiemchaisri C., Furumai H. Spatial distribution of Escherichia coli resistant to fluoroquinolones, sulfamethoxazole and tetracycline in the Chao Phraya river and its tributaries. The 16th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (WaterMicro 2011) (Rotorua, New Zealand), September 2011
  42. [A] Patchanee N., Watanabe T., Chiemchaisri W., Threedeach S., Honda R. and Chiemchaisri C. Behavior of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in activated sludge process for municipal wastewater treatment in tropical regions. The 16th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (WaterMicro 2011) (Rotorua, New Zealand), L8, September 2011
  43. [A] Satoshi Nakamura, Masami Nakatsu, Yutaka Midorikawa, Kaoru Midorikawa, Toru Watanabe, Somchai Lorvongseng, Kotoko Suzuki, Boungnong Boupha, Sithat Insisiengmay and Paul Brey. Enteric pathogens, especially Vibrios and Entamoeba species detected from environmental water in Lao PDR. The 16th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (WaterMicro 2011) (Rotorua, New Zealand), L4, September 2011
  44. Wilai Chiemchaisri, Simanata Threedeach, Toru Watanabe, Chart Chiemchaisri and Ryo Honda. Antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli in leachates from municipal solid waste landfills comparison between semi-aerobic and anaerobic operations. International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering, Tainan City, Taiwan, September 25-30, 2011
  45. [A] Chittima Charudacha, Yaithavorn Panja, Toru Watanabe, Yoshifumi Masago Tatsuo Omura. Behavior of fecal bacteria at a wastewater treatment plant receiving high load of pollutants for health risk assessment in wastewater reuse. The 4th International Water Association Asia Pacific Regional Conference (IWA-ASPIRE) (Tokyo, Japan), 17-6-2, October 2011
  46. [A] Toru Watanabe, Nopparat Patchanee, Wilai Chiemchaisri, Chart Chiemchaisri, Ryo Honda, Kazuo Yamamoto. Risk assessment for respiratory infection due to wastewater reuse for street washing. The 4th International Water Association Asia Pacific Regional Conference (IWA-ASPIRE) (Tokyo, Japan), 17-6-3, October 2011
  47. [F] Simanata Threedeach, Wilai Chiemchaisri, Toru Watanabe, Chart Chiemchaisri, Ryo Honda and Kazuo Yamamoto. Occurrence of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in leachates from municipal solid waste landfill in Thailand. Proceedings of 9th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (Bangkok, Thailand), December 2011
  48. Toru Watanabe. Health risk due to groundwater simultaneously contaminated with pathogens and heavy metals. Bangladesh Water Security Workshop 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 26, 2011
  49. [F] Toru Watanabe, Chen Jinxian, Wei Chunhai, Ryo Honda, Fumiyuki Nakajima and Kazuo Yamamoto. Performance of long-term operation of membrane bioreactor with in-line sludge thickener enhanced by inclined tubes (itMBR). Proceedings of International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (Phuket, Thailand), Vol.8, 76-83, October 2010
  50. [A,P] Toru Watanabe, Yoshinobu Ishibashi and Kazuo Yamamoto. Dose-response assessment of infection with Leptospira via skin route. Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) 2010 Annual Meeting (Salt Lake City, USA), P.22, December 2010
  51. [A] Toru Watanabe and Kazuo Yamamoto. Dose-response models for Leptospira infection via skin route. Water and Environment Technology Conference (WET2010) (Yokohama, Japan), June 2010
  52. [I] Toru Watanabe. Hazard through water: People and risk. cSUR-UT International Symposium on Vulnerability in Cities: The Diagnosis and Remedy (Kashiwa, Japan), February 2010
  53. [A,P] T. Watanabe, T.A. Bartrand, T. Omura, C.N. Haas. Dose-response assessment for influenza A virus based on the datasets for its vaccine strains. Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) 2009 Annual Meeting (Baltimore, USA), T3-C.10, December 2009
  54. [I] T. Watanabe.　 Dose-response analysis for influenza A virus - the difference in virulence between wild-type and vaccine strains - . The 4th International Workshop on Environmental and Health Risk for Sustainabiligy in Developing Countries (Sendai, Japan), November 2009
  55. [A,P] Tim Bartrand, Mark Gibson, Sharon Nappier, Toru Watanabe, Charles Haas. A refinement and assessment of the adenovirus dose-response model. American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2009 Water Quality Technology Conference and Exhibition (Seattle, USA), November 2009
  56. [A,P] T. Watanabe, T.A. Bartrand, M.H. Weir, T. Omura, C.N. Haas. A dose-response model for quantitative risk assessment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak. American Society for Microbiology (ASM) the 109th General Meeting (Philadelphia, USA), May 2009
  57. [A,P] Toru Watanabe, Charles N. Haas. Dose-response model for SARS coronavirus via intranasal inoculation. The University Network Student Day hosted by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Washington DC, USA), March 2009
  58. Toru Watanabe, Charles N. Haas. Consistency of dose-response models and outbreaks - the case of SARS. The 3rd Annual DHS University Network Summit (Washington DC, USA), March 2009
  59. [I] Toru Watanabe, Charles N. Haas. Quantitative microbial risk assessment for SARS coronavirus. The 3rd International Workshop on Environmental and Health Risk for Sustainability in Developing Countries (Sendai, Japan), February 2009
  60. [A] T. Watanabe, T. Miura, Y. Masago, T. Sasaki, S. Nakamura, T. Omura. Significance of fecal contamination of drinking water in seroprevalences against Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni in rural Cambodia. Proceedings of IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition (Vienna, Austria), CD-ROM, 2008
  61. [A] Takayuki Miura, Toru Watanabe, Satoshi Nakamura, Boungnong Boupha, Muth Sinuon, Trinh Thi Long, Krittiya Lertopocasombut and Tatsuo Omura. Risk evaluation for infectious diarrhea in the water utilization in the Mekong watershed with a GIS-based model. Proceedings of 14th IWA International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (Tokyo, Japan), 14-16, 2007
  62. [A] Satoshi Nakamura, Yutaka Midorikawa, Kaoru Midorikawa, Bounpheng Sonsangsack, Trykhouane Phoutavane, Kampheng Chomlasak, Toru Watanabe, Nanthasane Vannavong, Shigehisa Habe, Yasuyuki Kosaka, Kongsap Akkhavong, Michel Strobe, Boungnong Boupha. Water, livelihood and health at a resettlement village in Lao PDR. Proceedings of 14th IWA International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (Tokyo, Japan), 5-6, 2007
  63. [F] Toru Watanabe, Tsukasa Sasaki, Takayuki Miura, Satoshi Nakamura, Tatsuo Omura. Health risks due to contamination of groundwater with heavy metals and pathogenic microorganisms at an arsenic-affected village in Cambodia. Proceedings of International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (Chiang Mai, Thailand), 5, 205-212, 2007
  64. Toru Watanabe, Takayuki Miura, Tsukasa Sasaki, Yoshifumi Masago, Satoshi Nakamura, Tatsuo Omura. Risk evaluation of waterborne infectious diarrhea in the Mekong watershed and possible scenarios of water utilization for risk reduction. Proceedings of AEARU Joint Workshop - International Collaboration for Asian Sustainable Society (ICASS) 2007 (Wuxi, China), 211-214, 2007
  65. T. Watanabe, T. Miura, T. Sasaki, S. Nakamura, N. Surinkul, K. Lertpocasombut, M. Sinuon, T. Omura. Effects of provincial and village water supply systems on the risk reduction of infectious diseases associated with drinking water. Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on the Development of Water Resource Management System in Mekong Watershed (Bangkok, Thailand), 72-78, 2006
  66. Toru Watanabe, Takayuki Miura, Tatsuo Omura, Satoshi Nakamua, Narong Surinkul, Lrittiya Lertopocasombut, Muth Sinuon. Risk evaluation of infectious diseases associated with drinking water. Proceedings of International Conference on Mekong Research for the People of the Mekong (Chiang Rai, Thailand), CD-ROM, 2006
  67. Tatsuo Omura, Toru Watanabe. Development of risk management system for the purpose of the safety of water utilization. Proceedings of International Conference on Mekong Research for the People of the Mekong (Chiang Rai, Thailand), CD-ROM, 2006
  68. Satoshi Nakamura, Hajime Matuda, Masashi Kirinoki, Jun Matsumoto, Viroj Kittkoon, Shigehisa Habe, Toru Watanabe, Naoko Nihei, Kongsap Akkhavong, Boungnong Boupha. Evaluation of Shistosomiasis Mekongi prevalence after drug treatment in southern part of Khong district, Champark, Lao PDR. Proceedings of International Conference on Mekong Research for the People of the Mekong (Chiang Rai, Thailand), CD-ROM, 2006
  69. [A] T. Watanabe, Y. Abe, T. Miura, T. Omura. Effects of sunlight, temperature and suspended solids on inactivation of poliovirus in river water. Proceedings of 13th IWA International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (Swansea, UK), CD-ROM, 2005
  70. [A] D. Sano, Y. Ueki, T. Watanabe, T. Omura. Removal of indigenous norovirus by membrane filtration. Proceedings of 13th IWA International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (Swansea, UK), CD-ROM, 2005
  71. [A] T. Watanabe, S. Nakamura, D. Sano, Y. Ueki, T. Omura. Viral contamination of water environment in the southern part of Lao PDR. Proceedings of 1st IWA-ASPIRE (Asia-Pacific Regional Group) Conference and Exhibition (Singapore), CD-ROM, 2005
  72. T. Watanabe, S. Nakamura, T. Miura, Y. Moroishi, T. Omura. Regional characteristics of water utilization and risk of waterborne infectious diseases in the Mekong delta, Vietnam. Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on the Development of Water Resource Management System in Mekong Watershed (Bangkok, Thailand), 97-104, 2005
  73. T. Aizawa, S. Kazama, T. Watanabe, M. Sawamoto. Risk assessment of infection in the Mekong flood using the hydraulic inundation simulation. Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on the Development of Water Resource Management System in Mekong Watershed (Bangkok, Thailand), 69-76, 2005
  74. N. T. Viet, H. Tanaka, T. Watanabe. Simulation of time series of salinity intrusion in the Hau river estuary. Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on the Development of Water Resource Management System in Mekong Watershed (Bangkok, Thailand), 62-68, 2005
  75. T. Miura, T. Watanabe, S. Nakamura, T. Omura. Detection of indicator bacteria from the drinking water sources in the Mekong watershed. Poster Presentation Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (Bangkok, Thailand), 50-53, 2005
  76. [A] Satoshi Nakamura, Hajime Matsuda, Masaaki Kirinoki, Shigehisa Habe, Viroj Kitikoon, T. Watanabe, Naoko Nihei, Bounlay Phommasack, Soulaxay Phrommala, Kongsap Akkhavong, Boungnong Boupha. Present situation of Shistosoma mekongi and other helminth infections at Khong district in Champasack province, Lao People's Democratic Republic. Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Snail-borne Helminthic Diseases (Copenhagen, Demark), CD-ROM, 2005
  77. [A] Satoshi Nakamura, Hajime Matsuda, Masaaki Kirinoki, Shigehisa Habe, Viroj Kitikoon, T. Watanabe, Naoko Nihei, Kongsap Akkhavong, Boungnong Boupha. Present situation of Shistosoma mekongi infection in Champasack province, Lao PDR. Proceedings of "Medicine and Health in the Tropics" Conference (Marseille, France), CD-ROM, 2005
  78. [A] T. Watanabe, K. Hashimoto, Y. Abe, T. Omura. Evaluation of health risks in the wastewater reclamation in the Abukuma watershed, Japan. Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Nonpoint/Diffuse Pollution (Kyoto, Japan), CD-ROM, 2004
  79. T. Watanabe, S. Nakamura, T. Miura, T. Omura, Y. Midorikawa, K. Moji, B. Boupha, S. Insisiengmay. Microbial contamination on the water environment in Lao P.D.R. and Cambodia. Proceedings of International Symposium on the Development of Water Resource Management System in Mekong Watershed (Hanoi, Vietnam), 88-98, 2004
  80. S. Nakamura, H. Matsuda, M. Kirinoki, S. Habe, V. Kitikoon, T. Watanabe, N. Nihei, S. Phrommala, B. Boupha, N. Boutta. Reconfirmation on high prevalence of Schistosoma mekongi infection in southern part of Khong District, Champasak Province, Lao PDR. Proceedings of the 2nd Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Symposium (Hanoi, Vietnam), 236-237, 2004
  81. [A] T. Watanabe, K. Hashimoto, Y. Abe, T. Omura. Risk evaluation of pathogens in wastewater reclamation as a drinking water source. Proceedings of WEFTEC 2003 (the 76th Annual Water Environment Federation (WEF) Technical Exhibition and Conference) (Los Angeles, USA), CD-ROM, 2003
  82. [A] You Ueki, Kazuo Akiyama, Toru Watanabe, Tatsuo Omura. Genetic analysis of noroviruses taken from gastroenteritis patients, river water and oysters. Proceedings of 12th IWA International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (Cape Town, South Africa), CD-ROM, 2003
  83. [A,P] T. Watanabe, K. Hashimoto, Y. Abe, K. Fukushi, T. Omura. Risk evaluation of viral infectious diseases through drinking water with the secondary infection. Poster Presentation Proceedings of 2nd IWA Asia-Pacific Regional Conference (Bangkok, Thailand), CD-ROM, 2003
  84. [A] T. Watanabe, D. Sano, T. Omura. Risk evaluation for pathogenic bacteria and viruses in the compost of sewage sludge. Proceedings of 1st IWA Asia-Pacific Regional Conference (Fukuoka, Japan), 729-734, 2001
  85. [A,P] K. Watanabe, C. Yoshimura, T. Watanabe, T. Omura. Estimation of ecological recovery time (ERT) for river benthic community damaged by muddy water from earthwork. Poster Presentation Proceedings of 1st IWA Asia-Pacific Regional Conference (Fukuoka, Japan), 235-240, 2001
  86. [A,P] T. Watanabe, K. Fukushi, T. Omura. Development of propagation model on outbreak of waterborne infectious diseases in the watershed. Poster Presentation Proceedings of 1st IWA World Water Congress (Paris, France), CD-ROM, 2000
  87. Toru Watanabe. Development of propagation model on outbreak of waterborne infectious diseases through water supply and sewer system. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Water Environment (Sendai, Japan), 15-22, 2000
  88. [F] T. Watanabe, K. Fukushi and T. Omura. Risk assessment for waterborne disease by poliovirus in city through drinking water. Proceedings of 7th IAWQ Asia-Pacific Regional Conference (Taipei, Taiwan), 1, 370-375, 1999
  89. [F] K. Fukushi, T. Tsuchida, T. Watanabe, H. Tanaka, Y. Takahashi, T. Omura. Development and evaluation of risk assessment models for pathogenic microorganisms in natural water environment. Conference Proceedings of Advanced Wastewater Treatment, Recycle and Reuse (Milan, Italy), 1, 363-370, 1998
Presentation at national conferences, symposia or workshops
I have given more than 80 presentations at national conferences, symposia or workshops since 1989. I am sorry but the presentation titles are omitted.