Kaoruko MIZUKAWA Ph.D


at BFR2013

Lecturer
Department of Environmental Science on Biosphere
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

address: 3-5-8, Saiwai-cho, Fuchu city, Tokyo, Japan, 183-8509

e-mail:mzkako*cc.tuat.ac.jp
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【Key words】

bioaccumulation, biomagnification, metabolism, food web, POPs, PBDEs, PCBs



【Education】

Ph.D: March 2011
Symbiotic Science of Environment and Natural Resources,
United Graduate School of Agricultural Science,
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

M.Agr.: March 2008
Department of Environmental Science on Biosphere,
The Graduate School of Agriculture,
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

B.Agr.: March 2006
Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences,
Faculty of Agriculture,
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology


【Work experience 】

April 2023-: Current Position
October 2013- March 2023: Assistant professor, Department of Environmental Science on Biosphere, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
April 2013- September 2013: Postdoctral fellow at Atomosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), the University of Tokyo
April 2012- September 2013: Postdoctral fellow at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
April 2011- March 2012: JSPS research fellow PD at National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
April 2010- March 2011: JSPS research fellow DC2 at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
April 2009- March 2010: Researech assistant at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology




【Fellowships】

April 2010- March 2011: JSPS research fellow DC2
April 2011- March 2012: JSPS research fellow PD


【Grant】

April 2009-March 2010: Sasakawa scientific research grant
April 2015-March 2018: JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
April 2019-March 2022: JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in Aid Scientific Research(C)
April 2023-March 2027: JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in Aid Scientific Research(B)


【Works】

[45] Alidoust M, Saito Y, Takada H, Mizukawa K, Karlsson T, Brosche S, Beeler B, Karapanagioti HK, 2024. A Unique Monitoring Method for Fecal and Sewage-Derived Chemical Pollution Utilizing International Pellet Watch Approach. Environmental Science & Technology 58, 4761-4771. 10.1021/acs.est.3c08847

[44] Sumida T, Takada H, Takei A, Yoshimatsu K, Imai S, Koike T, Banno M, Fujisawa M, Isogai S, Alidoust M, Yeo BG, Mizukawa K, Tarao M, Suzuki S, Kwan CS, Rinawati, Ofosu-Anim J, Sabi EB, Onwona-Agyeman S, Wasonga OV, Weerts S, Newman B, Junior AMdS, Sukpanyatham N, Cong NV, Bong CW, Zakaria MP, Saha M, Sudhakaran RP, Hashemi SH, Shinoda T, Kuroki H, 2024. Artificial sweeteners in surface waters from Asian, African and Middle Eastern countries: Utility as molecular markers and water pollution status in 2010?2019. Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research 4, 1-18. 10.5985/emcr.20230006

[43] Oya Y, Matsui H, Fujita Y, Mizukawa K, Ohji M, Watanabe I, 2024. Trace element pollution from drifted plastic debris in coastal terrestrial species at Zamami Island, Okinawa. Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research 4, 19-37. 10.5985/emcr.20230007

[42] Yeo BG, Mizukawa K, Takada H, 2023. Microplastics in Global Marine Waters and Biota: Effectiveness of Potential Bioindicators in Mirroring Local Pollution Levels. Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research 3, 43-68. 10.5985/emcr.20230005

[41] Ohta A., Takahashi K., Sase H., Murao N., Takada K., Yamaguchi M., Murakami H., Nakaba S., Watanabe M., Mizukawa K., Takada H., Izuta T. Relationship between the amount of black carbon particles deposited on the leaf surface and leaf surface traits in nine urban greening tree species. International Journal of Phytoremediation 2023: 1-13.

[40] Tanaka N., Takada N., Takahashi M., Yeo B.G., Oya Y., Watanabe I., Fujita Y., Takada H., Mizukawa K. Bioaccumulation and metabolism of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in coenobitid hermit crabs from marine litter-polluted beaches in remote islands. Marine Pollution Bulletin 2023; 190: 114812.

[39] 松井 大樹, 藤田 喜久, 高田 秀重, 水川 薫子, 大地 まどか, 渡邉 泉. 沖縄県与那国島におけるイソハマグリを用いたプラスチックごみ由来の多量および微量元素汚染の解析. 環境化学 2022; 32: 15-28.

[38] Terajima T., Shibahara A., Nakano Y., Kobayashi S., Godwin J.R., Nagaoka K., Watanabe G., Takada H., Mizukawa K. Age-related accumulation of persistent organic chemicals in captive king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 2022; 84: 1551-1555.

[37] Oya Y., Takada H., Mizukawa K., Ohji M., Watanabe I. Distribution of trace element concentrations in invertebrate species collected from Tokyo Bay, Japan. Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research 2022; 2: 67-87.

[36] Hasegawa T., Mizukawa K., Yeo B.G., Sekioka T., Takada H., Nakaoka M. The significance of trophic transfer of microplastics in the accumulation of plastic additives in fish: An experimental study using brominated flame retardants and UV stabilizers. Marine Pollution Bulletin 2022; 185: 114343.

[35] Suzuki S., Kadoya A., Masuda N., Sugimoto Y., Takada H., Mizukawa K., Takei A., Chou H-Y., Wu J-H. Macrolide resistance genes and mobile genetic elements in waterways from pig farms to the sea in Taiwan. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2022; 29: 360-370.

[34] Fukuoka T., Sakane F., Kinoshita C., Sato K., Mizukawa K., Takada H. Covid-19-derived plastic debris contaminating marine ecosystem: Alert from a sea turtle. Marine Pollution Bulletin 2022; 175: 113389.

[33] Yeo B.G., Mizukawa K., Takada H., Tait H., Frechou J., 2022. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in new unexposed and beached expanded polystyrene foams. Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research, 2022; 2: 14-21.

[32] Gomi M., Mizukawa K., Takada H., 2022. Monitoring of phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals by direct acetylation method: Pollution status in Tokyo rivers in 2016 ? 2019 and estimation of their sources. Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research, 2022; 2: 1-13.

[31] Yokota K., Matsuzawa Y., Fukuda S., Takada H., Mizukawa K., 2022. Species-specific debromination of BDE99 in teleost fish: The relationship between debromination ability and bioaccumulation patterns of PBDEs. Science of The Total Environment, 2022; 806: 151265.

[30] Yamashita R., Hiki N., Kashiwada F., Takada H., Mizukawa K., Hardesty B.D., Roman L., Hyrenbach D., Ryan P.G., Dilley B., Munoz-Perez J.P., Valle C.A., Pham C.K., Frias J., Nishizawa B., Takahashi A., Thiebot J.-B., Will A., Kokubun N., Watanabe Y.Y., Yamamoto T., Shiomi K., Shimabukuro U., Watanuki Y., 2021. Plastic additives and legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in preen gland oil from seabirds sampled across the globe. Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research 1, 97-112

[29] Ohgaki T., Takada H., Yoshida R., Mizukawa K., Yeo B.G., Alidoust M., Hirai N., Yamashita R., Tokumaru T., Watanabe I., Onwona-Agyeman S., Gardiner P., Eriksen M., Kelly J.F., RodrIGuez-Sierra C.J., Colasse L., Baztan J., Barretto F.P., Izar G.M., Abessa D., Zakaria M.P., Kwan C.S., Saha M., Ryan P.G., Weerts S., Ofosu-Anim J., Sabi E.B., Akita L.G., Tait H., Eriksson C., Burton H., 2021. International pellet watch: Global monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in plastic resin pellets. Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research 1, 75-90. 10.5985/emcr.20210002.

[28] Murakami-Sugihara N., Shirai K., Tazoe H., Mizukawa K., Takada H., Yamagata T., Otosaka S., Ogawa H., 2021. Spatiotemporal change of cesium-137 in the Pacific coast of Tohoku, Japan: The mussel watch approach. Marine Pollution Bulletin 168, 112413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112413.

[27] Alidoust M., Yeo G.B., Mizukawa K., Takada H., 2021. Monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, hopanes, and polychlorinated biphenyls in the Persian Gulf in plastic resin pellets. Marine Pollution Bulletin 165, 112052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112052.

[26] Suzuki S., Ogo M., Takada H., Seki K., Mizukawa K., Kadoya A., Yokokawa T., Sugimoto Y., Sato-Takabe Y., Boonla C., Anomasiri W., Sukpanyatham N., 2021. Contamination of antibiotics and sul and tet(M) genes in veterinary wastewater, river, and coastal sea in Thailand. Science of The Total Environment 791, 148423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148423.

[25] Mizukawa K., Yamada T., Hirai Y., Takada H., 2021. Environmental factors in debromination activity of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by hepatic microsomes of freshwater fish. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 326-335. 10.1007/s11356-020-10431-w.

[24] Sugiura M., Takada H., Takada N., Mizukawa K., Tsuyuki S., Furumai H., 2021. Microplastics in urban wastewater and estuarine water: Importance of street runoff. Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research 1, 54-65. 10.5985/emcr.20200006.

[23] Tanaka K., Watanuki Y., Takada H., Ishizuka M., Yamashita R., Kazama M., Hiki N., Kashiwada F., Mizukawa K., Mizukawa H., Hyrenbach D., Hester M., Ikenaka Y., Nakayama S.M.M., 2020. In?Vivo Accumulation of Plastic-Derived Chemicals into Seabird Tissues. Current Biology 30, 723-728.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.037.

[22] Kinjo A., Mizukawa K., Takada H., Inoue K., 2019. Size-dependent elimination of ingested microplastics in the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Marine Pollution Bulletin 149, 110512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110512.

[21] Murakami-Sugihara N., Shirai K., Hori M., Amano Y., Fukuda H., Obata H., Tanaka K., Mizukawa K., Sano Y., Takada H., Ogawa H., 2019. Mussel Shell Geochemical Analyses Reflect Coastal Environmental Changes Following the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 3, 1346-1352. 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00040.

[20] Mizukawa K., Hirai Y., Sakakibara H., Endo S., Okuda K., Takada H., Murakami-Sugihara N., Shirai K., Ogawa H., 2017. Spatial Distribution and Temporal Trend of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds Derived from the 2011 East Japan Earthquake. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 73, 185-195. 10.1007/s00244-017-0389-6.

[19] 小川 浩史, 穴澤 活郎, 小畑 元, 白井 厚太朗, 杉原 奈央子, 高田 秀重, 真塩 麻彩実, 水川 薫子, 南 秀樹, 2017. 大槌湾における陸域由来環境汚染物質の分布と変動. 日本水産学会誌 83, 648-651. 10.2331/suisan.WA2432-3.

[18] Le D.Q., Takada H., Yamashita R., Mizukawa K., Hosoda J., Tuyet D.A., 2016. Temporal and spatial changes in persistent organic pollutants in Vietnamese coastal waters detected from plastic resin pellets. Marine Pollution Bulletin 109, 320-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.05.063.

[17] Jagiello K., Mostrag-Szlichtyng A., Gajewicz A., Kawai T., Imaizumi Y., Sakurai T., Yamamoto H., Tatarazako N., Mizukawa K., Aoki Y., Suzuki N., Watanabe H., Puzyn T., 2015. Towards modelling of the environmental fate of pharmaceuticals using the QSPR-MM scheme. Environmental Modelling & Software 72, 147-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.06.013.

[16] Tanaka K., Takada H., Yamashita R., Mizukawa K., Fukuwaka M.-a., Watanuki Y., 2015. Facilitated Leaching of Additive-Derived PBDEs from Plastic by Seabirds’ Stomach Oil and Accumulation in Tissues. Environmental Science & Technology 49, 11799-11807. 10.1021/acs.est.5b01376.

[15] Kwan C.S., Takada H., Boonyatumanond R., Kato Y., Mizukawa K., Ito M., Dung L.Q., Zakaria M.P., Santiago E.C., 2014. Historical occurrences of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in Manila Bay, Philippines, and in the upper Gulf of Thailand. Science of The Total Environment 470-471, 427-437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.076.

[14] Sakurai T., Kobayashi J., Kinoshita K., Ito N., Serizawa S., Shiraishi H., Lee J.-H., Horiguchi T., Maki H., Mizukawa K., Imaizumi Y., Kawai T., Suzuki N., 2013. Transfer kinetics of perfluorooctane sulfonate from water and sediment to a marine benthic fish, the marbled flounder (Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 32, 2009-2017. 10.1002/etc.2270.

[13] Kobayashi J., Sakurai T., Mizukawa K., Kinoshita K., Ito N., Hashimoto S., Nakajima D., Kawai T., Imaizumi Y., Takada H., Suzuki N., 2013. Respiratory uptake kinetics of neutral hydrophobic organic chemicals in a marine benthic fish, Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae. Chemosphere 93, 1479-1486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.07.031.

[12] Kwan C., Takada H., Mizukawa K., Torii M., Koike T., Yamashita R., Rinawati, Saha M., Santiago E., 2013. PBDEs in leachates from municipal solid waste dumping sites in tropical Asian countries: phase distribution and debromination. Environ Sci Pollut Res 20, 4188-4204. 10.1007/s11356-012-1365-3.

[11] Kwan C.S., Takada H., Mizukawa K., Saha M., Rinawati, Santiago E.C., 2013. Sedimentary PBDEs in urban areas of tropical Asian countries. Marine Pollution Bulletin 76, 95-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.023.

[10] Mizukawa K., Takada H., Ito M., Geok Y.B., Hosoda J., Yamashita R., Saha M., Suzuki S., Miguez C., Frias J., Antunes J.C., Sobral P., Santos I., Micaelo C., Ferreira A.M., 2013. Monitoring of a wide range of organic micropollutants on the Portuguese coast using plastic resin pellets. Marine Pollution Bulletin 70, 296-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.02.008.

[9] Mizukawa K., Yamada T., Matsuo H., Takeuchi I., Tsuchiya K., Takada H., 2013. Biomagnification and debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in a coastal ecosystem in Tokyo Bay. Science of The Total Environment 449, 401-409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.092.

[8] Tanaka K., Takada H., Yamashita R., Mizukawa K., Fukuwaka M.-a., Watanuki Y., 2013. Accumulation of plastic-derived chemicals in tissues of seabirds ingesting marine plastics. Marine Pollution Bulletin 69, 219-222. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.12.010.

[7] Hirai H., Takada H., Ogata Y., Yamashita R., Mizukawa K., Saha M., Kwan C., Moore C., Gray H., Laursen D., Zettler E.R., Farrington J.W., Reddy C.M., Peacock E.E., Ward M.W., 2011. Organic micropollutants in marine plastics debris from the open ocean and remote and urban beaches. Marine Pollution Bulletin 62, 1683-1692.

[6] Kobayashi J., Kinoshita K., Mizukawa K., Sakurai T., Imaizumi Y., Takada H., Suzuki N., 2011. Dietary uptake kinetics of polychlorinated biphenyls from sediment-contaminated sandworms in a marine benthic fish (Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae). Chemosphere 82, 745-750. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.087.

[5] Mizukawa K., Takada H., Takeuchi I., Ikemoto T., Omori K., Tsuchiya K., 2009. Bioconcentration and biomagnification of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) through lower-trophic-level coastal marine food web. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58, 1217-1224. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.03.008.

[4] Ogata Y., Takada H., Mizukawa K., Hirai H., Iwasa S., Endo S., Mato Y., Saha M., Okuda K., Nakashima A., Murakami M., Zurcher N., Booyatumanondo R., Zakaria M.P., Dung L.Q., Gordon M., Miguez C., Suzuki S., Moore C., Karapanagioti H.K., Weerts S., McClurg T., Burres E., Smith W., Van Velkenburg M., Lang J.S., Lang R.C., Laursen D., Danner B., Stewardson N., Thompson R.C., 2009. International Pellet Watch: Global monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal Waters. 1. Initial phase data on PCBs, DDTs, and HCHs. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58, 1437-1446. 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.06.014.

[3] Saha M., Togo A., Mizukawa K., Murakami M., Takada H., Zakaria M.P., Chiem N.H., Tuyen B.C., Prudente M., Boonyatumanond R., Sarkar S.K., Bhattacharya B., Mishra P., Tana T.S., 2009. Sources of sedimentary PAHs in tropical Asian waters: Differentiation between pyrogenic and petrogenic sources by alkyl homolog abundance. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58, 189-200.

[2] Takeuchi I., Miyoshi N., Mizukawa K., Takada H., Ikemoto T., Omori K., Tsuchiya K., 2009. Biomagnification profiles of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, alkylphenols and polychlorinated biphenyls in Tokyo Bay elucidated by δ13C and δ15N isotope ratios as guides to trophic web structure. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58, 663-671. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.12.022.

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【Award】

September 2013: The Marine Pollution Bulletin Top Cited Author, Marine Pollution Bulletin 2009, 58 (8), 1217-1224.

June 2017: Presentation award in 26th JEC annual canference, Japan society for Environmental Chemistry

June 2023: Award of Progress, Japan society for Environmental Chemistry
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