2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development and application of innovative monitoring technologies of microorganisms: Challenge to eradication of waterborne infectious diseases in Asia

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	20KK0090
Research Category	Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B))
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Medium-sized Section 22:Civil engineering and related fields
Research Institution	Hokkaido University
Principal Investigator	Satoh Hisashi 北海道大学, 工学研究院, 教授 (80326636)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	齋藤伸吾埼玉大学, 理工学研究科, 教授 (60343018) 山村寛中央大学, 理工学部, 教授 (40515334) 丁青中央大学, 理工学部, 助教 (70837476) 中屋佑紀北海道大学, 工学研究院, 助教 (60868735)
Project Period (FY)	2020-10-27 – 2024-03-31
Keywords	センサ
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Three innovative microbial monitoring techniques were developed. These were used to measure the microbial abundance of river water, which is the source of water supply in Sri Lanka. By conducting these studies overseas, we built a solid research network with overseas collaborators. We demonstrated that chlorine disinfection was effective in inactivating microorganisms. A simple technique was developed to determine whether a fecal contamination source was nearby.
Free Research Field	水環境工学
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	糞便汚染源が近くにあるか否かを簡便に判定する技術を開発した。この技術により、ヒト、モノ、カネがない途上国で簡単に水の衛生学的安全性を判定できるようになり、途上国の人々の疾病を減らし、平均寿命を押し上げることに貢献できる。海外の共同研究者と強固な研究ネットワークを構築した。これにより今後多くの留学生を日本に受け入れることができ、インドネシアスリランカの水環境保全や上下水道処理技術の高度化に貢献できる。