Publications & Media

Masaaki Fuse, Hiromu Oda, Hiroki Noguchi, and Kenichi Nakajima, Detecting Illegal Intercountry Trade of Mercury Using Discrepancies in Mirrored Trade Data, Environmental Science & Technology, 2022, 56 (19), 13565-13572

Keywords:

The Minamata Convention on Mercury, illegal intercountry trade, smuggling, trade statistics, discrepancy, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs)

Shoki Kosai, Kenichi Nakajima, Eiji Yamasue, Mercury mitigation and unintended consequences in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 188, 2023, 106708, ISSN 0921-3449,

Keywords:

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), Mercury amalgamation, Intervention strategy, Minamata convention on mercury, Cyanidation

Yago Guida, Hidenori Matsukami and Natsuko Kajiwara (2022) Short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins in polyvinyl chloride consumer goods available in the Japanese market, Science of The Total Environment, 849, 157762

Keywords:

Chemicals in products; Plastic additives; Restricted substances; Waste management; Persistent organic pollutants

New method for evaluating illegal and informal mercury trading

Original paper:

Yingchao Cheng et al. (2022) Examining the inconsistency of mercury flow in post-Minamata Convention global trade concerning artisanal and small-scale gold mining activity. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 185, 106461.

Takuma Watari, Zhi Cao, Sho Hata, and Keisuke Nansai (2022) Efficient use of cement and concrete to reduce reliance on supply-side technologies for net-zero emissions, Nature Communications, 13, 4158.

Keywords:

Carbon neutral; Heavy industry; Construction material

Cheng, Y., Nakajima, K., Nansai, K., Seccatore, J., Veiga, M.M. and Takaoka, M., 2022. Examining the inconsistency of mercury flow in post-Minamata Convention global trade concerning artisanal and small-scale gold mining activity. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 185, 106461.

Keywords:

Mercury
Minamata convention
Global trade
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)

Science Animation; What is the best way to reduce air-pollution-related infant deaths in developing countries?

Original paper:

Nansai et al. (2021), Consumption in the G20 nations causes particulate air pollution resulting in two million premature deaths annually, Nature Communications, 12, 6286.

Takuro Kobayashi and Hidetoshi Kuramochi (2022) Optimized production conditions and activation of biochar for effective promotion of long-chain fatty acid degradation in anaerobic digestion, Bioresource Technology, 27393.

Keywords:

Biochar, Direct Electron Transfer, Anaerobic Palmitate Degradation

Taku Kadoya, Yayoi Takeuchi, Yushin Shinoda, Keisuke Nansai (2022), Shifting agriculture is the dominant driver of forest disturbance in threatened forest species' ranges, Communications Earth & Environment, 3, 108.

Keywords:

Agriculture, Biodiversity, Forest disturbance driver, Forestry, Land use

Sho Hata, Keisuke Nansai, Kenichi Nakajima (2022), Fixed-capital formation for services in Japan incurs substantial carbon-intensive material consumption, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 182, 106334.

Keywords:

Input-output analysis, Fixed-capital endogenization, Matrix augmentation method, Block matrix decomposition, Capital-embodied material footprint

Go Suzuki, Natsuyo Uchida, Le Huu Tuyen, Kosuke Tanaka, Hidenori Matsukami, Tatsuya Kunisue, Shin Takahashi, Pham Hung Viet, Hidetoshi Kuramochi, Masahiro Osako (2022) Mechanical recycling of plastic waste as a point source of microplastic pollution. Environmental Pollution, 303, 119114.

Keywords:

Microplastics, Mechanical recycling, Point source, Occurrence, Discharge

Natsuko Kajiwara, Hidenori Matsukami, Govindan Malarvannan, Paromita Chakraborty, Adrian Covaci, Hidetaka Takigami (2022), Recycling plastics containing decabromodiphenyl ether into new consumer products including children’s toys purchased in Japan and seventeen other countries. Chemosphere 289, 133179

Keywords:

Brominated flame retardants (BFRs); Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); e-waste; Circular economy; Black plastic

Takuma Watari, Stephen Northey, Damien Giurco, Sho Hata, Ryosuke Yokoi, Keisuke Nansai, and Kenichi Nakajima (2022), Global copper cycles and greenhouse gas emissions in a 1.5 °C world, Resource Conservation and Recycling, 179, 106118.

Keywords:

Material flow analysis; Climate change; Material stock; Renewable energy; Electric vehicle

Ryu Koide, Shinsuke Murakami, Keisuke Nansai (2022) Prioritising low-risk and high-potential circular economy strategies for decarbonisation: A meta-analysis on consumer-oriented product-service systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 155, 111858.

Keywords:

Product service systems; Circular economy; Greenhouse gas emissions; Life cycle assessment; Consumer product; Systematic review; Meta-analysis

Press articles:

Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei)
Kankyo Business Online