Name

Kaoru Abe Ph.D.

Position

Senior Researcher
Soil Environment Division

Research fields and projects

Controlling Cd concentration in edible parts of crops, Wastewater treatment, Evaluation of risks to aquatic ecosystems from zinc originating from agricultural activity.

Rapid determination of Cd concentration in crops by using immunoassay,
Fate of Zn in manure applied to farmland soil,
Nitrogen, phosphorus and heavy metal removal by using constructed wetland system.

List of publications

Kaoru Abe, Miyoko Waki, Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Masahiro Kasuya, Ryouji Suzuki, Sunao Itahashi and Kenji Banzai(2012)Estimation of Zn and Cu unit output loads from animal husbandry facilities, Water Science & Technology 66(3), 653-658
Kaoru Abe, Katsuo Nakamura, Tomohito Arao, Yasuhiro Sakurai, Ayumi Nakano, Chieko Suginuma, Kei Tawarada, Kazuhiro Sasaki (2011) Immunochromatography for the rapid determination of cadmium concentrations in wheat grain and eggplant, JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, 91(8), 1392-1397
Kaoru ABE, Akihito OOKUMA, Michio KOMADA, Sunao ITAHASHI, Kenji BANZAI (2010) Behavior of zinc in a constructed wetland system receiving domestic wastewater, JOURNAL OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY, 8(3), 231-237
Kaoru Abe, Kunihiko Kato and Yasuo Ozaki (2010) Vegetation-based Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Rural Areas in Japan, JARQ 44 (3), 231-242
Tomohito Arao, Satoru Ishikawa, Masaharu Murakami, Kaoru Abe, Yuji Maejima, Tomoyuki Makino (2010) Heavy Metal Contamination of Agricultural Soil and Countermeasures in Japan, Paddy Water Environ, DOI 10.1007/s10333-010-0205-7
Kazuhiro Sasaki, Nunnarpas Yongvongsoontron, Kei Tawarada, Yoshikazu Ohnishi, Tamami Arakane, Fujio Kayama, Kaoru Abe, Shinichi Oguma, and Naoya Ohmura (2009) Cadmium Purification and Quantification Using Immunochromatography, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, DOI:10.1021/jf900155f (in press)
Kaoru Abe, Yasuhiro Sakurai, Akira Okuyama, Kazuhiro Sasaki and Kei Tawarada (2009) Simplified Method for Determining Cadmium Concentrations in Rice Foliage and Soil by Using a Biosensor Kit with Immunochromatography, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 89, 1097-1100
Abe, K., Komada, M., Ookuma, A.(2008) Efficiency of Removal of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Zinc from Domestic Wastewater by a Constructed Wetland System in Rural Areas: A Case Study, Water Science and Technology, 58(12), 2427-243
Abe, K., Ozaki, Y.: Wastewater Treatment by Using Kenaf in Paddy Soil and Effect of Dissolved Oxygen Concentration on Efficiency, Ecological Engineering, 29, p125-132(2007)
Kaoru Abe, Satoru Ishikawa, Yasuhiro Sakurai, Akira Okuyama, Kazuhiro Sasaki and Kei Tawarada (2006) Rapid Determination Method on Cd Concentration of Brown Rice by Using Immunochromatography, Jpn. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 77, 679-682
Takasuna, H., Ozaki, Y. and Abe, K. (2005) Water Purification of Plant and Bed Filter Materials using Kanumatsuchi, Jpn. J. Water Treatment Biology, 41, 51-60
Abe, K., Hiraka, M., Tokiwa, H., Ozaki, Y., and Suematu, M. (2003) Treatment of Discharged Solution from the Rose Soilless Culture System by Using Plant Bed Filter Ditches, Jpn. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 74, 273-279
Tokiwa, H., Abe, K., and Ozaki, Y.(2003) Plants for Purification of Waste Water from Rock Wool Culture System, Jpn. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 74, 207-210
Abe, K. and Ozaki, Y. (2001) Treatment of Eutrophic Pond Water by Using Plant Bed Filter Ditches of Garden Type Throughout the Year and Effect of Burying Organic Matter within the Beds in Midstream, Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 45. 55-66
Abe, K. and Ozaki, Y. (1999) Evaluation of Plant Bed Filter Ditches for the Removal of T-N and T-P from Eutrophic Pond Water Containing Particulate N and P, Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 45. 737-744
Abe, K. and Ozaki, Y. (1999) Evaluation of Useful Plants for the treatment of Polluted Pond Water with Low N and P Concentrations, Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 45, 409-417
Mizuta, K., Abe, K., and Ozaki, Y.(1998) Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater by Using Plants and the Effect of Shading on the Removal Efficiency, Jpn. J. Crop Sci. 67, p568-572
Abe, K. and Ozaki, Y. (1998) Comparison of Useful Terrestrial and Aquatic Plant Species for Removal of Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Domestic Wastewater, Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 44, 599-607
Abe, K., Ozaki, Y., and Kihou, N. (1997) Introduction of Fiber Plants to Plant Bed Filter Systems for Wastewater Treatment in Relation to Resource Recycling, Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 43, 35-43
Abe, K., Ozaki, Y., and Kihou, N.(1993) Use of Higher Plants and Bed Filter Materials for Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Relation to Resource Recycling, Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 39, 257-267
Abe, K., Ozaki, Y., and Morooka, M (1991) Advanced Treatment of Livestock Wastewater Using an Aerobic Soil Column and an Anaerobic Contact Column, Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 37, 151-157