Researcher's Information - National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NIAES

April 1, 2009

Name

Kaoru Abe Ph.D.

Position

Soil Environment Division

Research fields and projects

Controlling Cd concentration in edible parts of crops, Phytoremediation, Wastewater treatment

• Rapid determination of Cd concentration in crops by using immunoassay,
• Cd leaching from paddy soil applied with manure compost,
• Nitrogen, phosphorus and heavy metal removal by using constructed wetland system.

List of publications

1. 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)
2. Kaoru Abe, Yasuhiro Sakurai, Akira Okuyama, Kazuhiro Sasaki and Kei Tawarada (2009) Simplified method for determinig cadmium concentrations in rice foliage and soil by using a biosensor kit with immunochromatography, Journal of the Science of Food and Agricurture, 89, 1097-1100
3. 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
4. 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)
5. 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
6. Abe, K., Hiraka, M., Tokiwa, H., Ozaki, Y., and Suematu, M. (2003) Treatment of Discharged Solition from the Rose Soilless Culture System by Using Plant Bed Filter Ditches, Jpn. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 74, 273-279
7. 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
8. Abe, K. and Ozaki, Y. (2001) Treatment of Eeutrophic 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. Abe, K., Ozaki, Y., and Kihou, N.(1993) Use of Higher Plants and Bed Filter Materials for Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Relation to Resorce Recycling, Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 39, 257-267
15. 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