Tomohiko Isobe

Dr. Tomohiko Isobe

Health and Environmental Risk Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
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Academic Career Length

28Years (1999-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2019 in TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
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SNShoji F. Nakayama
Shoji F. Nakayama
MYMitsuha Yoshikane
Mitsuha Yoshikane
YOYu Onoda
Yu Onoda
YNYukiko Nishihama
Yukiko Nishihama
Miyuki Iwai-ShimadaMiyuki Iwai-Shimada
Miyuki Iwai-Shimada
Tomohiko IsobeTomohiko Isobe
Tomohiko Isobe

1 December 2011 in Environmental Pollution
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JKJoon-Woo Kim
Joon-Woo Kim
Tomohiko IsobeTomohiko Isobe
Tomohiko Isobe
KCKwang-Hyeon Chang
Kwang-Hyeon Chang
AAAtsuko Amano
Atsuko Amano
RMRommel H. Maneja
Rommel H. Maneja
STShinsuke Tanabe
Shinsuke Tanabe

1 December 2014 in Chemosphere
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JKJoon-Woo Kim
Joon-Woo Kim
Tomohiko IsobeTomohiko Isobe
Tomohiko Isobe
MMMamoru Muto
Mamoru Muto
TNTue Minh Nguyen
Tue Minh Nguyen
KKKana Katsura
Kana Katsura
STShinsuke Tanabe
Shinsuke Tanabe

1 January 2003 in Journal of Chromatography A
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Tomohiko IsobeTomohiko Isobe
Tomohiko Isobe
HSHiroaki Shiraishi
Hiroaki Shiraishi
MYMasaru Yasuda
Masaru Yasuda
ASAkiko Shinoda
Akiko Shinoda
HSHiroshi Suzuki
Hiroshi Suzuki
MMMasatoshi Morita
Masatoshi Morita

1 January 2013 in Environment International
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TNTue Minh Nguyen
Tue Minh Nguyen
STShin Takahashi
Shin Takahashi
GSGo Suzuki
Go Suzuki
Tomohiko IsobeTomohiko Isobe
Tomohiko Isobe
PVPham Hung Viet
Pham Hung Viet
STShinsuke Tanabe
Shinsuke Tanabe
This study investigated the occurrence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and several additive brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in indoor dust and air from two Vietnamese informal e-waste recycling sites (EWRSs) and an urban site in order to assess the relevance of these media for human exposure. The levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), 1,2-bis-(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane (BTBPE) and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) in settled house dust from the EWRSs (130-12,000, 5.4-400, 5.2-620 and 31-1400 ng g(-1), respectively) were significantly higher than in urban house dust but the levels of PCBs (4.8-320 ng g(-1)) were not higher. The levels of PCBs and PBDEs in air at e-waste recycling houses (1000-1800 and 620-720 pg m(-3), respectively), determined using passive sampling, were also higher compared with non-e-waste houses. The composition of BFRs in EWRS samples suggests the influence from high-temperature processes and occurrence of waste materials containing older BFR formulations. Results of daily intake estimation for e-waste recycling workers are in good agreement with the accumulation patterns previously observed in human milk and indicate that dust ingestion contributes a large portion of the PBDE intake (60%-88%), and air inhalation to the low-chlorinated PCB intake (>80% for triCBs) due to their high levels in dust and air, respectively. Further investigation of both indoor dust and air as the exposure media for other e-waste recycling-related contaminants and assessment of health risk associated with exposure to these contaminant mixtures is necessary.

1 October 2012 in Marine Pollution Bulletin
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HNHaruhiko Nakata
Haruhiko Nakata
RSRyu-Ichi Shinohara
Ryu-Ichi Shinohara
YNYusuke Nakazawa
Yusuke Nakazawa
Tomohiko IsobeTomohiko Isobe
Tomohiko Isobe
ASAgus Sudaryanto
Agus Sudaryanto
Kannannthachalam KannanKannannthachalam Kannan
Kannannthachalam Kannan