Aquatic Environmental Eco-Engineering
Study on the microbial processes involved in both aquatic environments and engineered systems
We are now facing with serious water crisis in the 21st century. Thus it is an urgent task for us to build a more balanced and sustainable society and also reserve the limited water resource. Our lab focuses on the clarification of the microbial processes that involved in various biogeochemical cycles, which is ocurring in both natural aquatic environments and manipulated water treatment systems. We believe understanding the ecological characteristics of functional microorganisms is a fundamental step for us to maintain a healthy water environment.
This lab is for this SDG activity:
STUDY FIELDS
- Microbial ecology
- Environmental eco-engineering
- Environmental agriculture
- Environmental chemistry
FOR SOCIETY
Understanding the ecological characteristics of functional microorganisms is a fundamental step for us to maintain a healthy water environment.
RESEARCH THEMES
- ecological characteristics of microorganisms that perform the aquatic nitrogen cycle (especially, nitrification process)
- the microbial methane oxidation processes occurring in eutrophication lakes
- optimization of biological water treatment techlonogies