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Natsuko Kajiwara is affiliated with the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with specific attention to health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The scientist has contributed to studies across several subfields including pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, analytical chemistry, and environmental chemistry. Their work intersects important topics such as toxic organic pollutants impact, microplastics and plastic pollution, effects and risks of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, recycling and waste management techniques, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, environmental impact and sustainability, and mercury impact and mitigation studies.

Frequent publication venues for Natsuko Kajiwara include:

  • Chemosphere
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering

Prominent coauthors in their research collaborations are:

  • Hidenori Matsukami
  • Roland Weber
  • Yago Guida
  • Govindan Malarvannan
  • Adrian Covaci

Recent publications by Natsuko Kajiwara include:

  • "Enhancing Scientific Support for the Stockholm Convention's Implementation: An Analysis of Policy Needs for Scientific Evidence" (2022) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Short- and Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Polyvinylchloride and Rubber Consumer Products and Toys Purchased on the Belgian Market" (2021) in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Recycling plastics containing decabromodiphenyl ether into new consumer products including children's toys purchased in Japan and seventeen other countries" (2021) in Chemosphere
  • "Inventory approach for short-chain chlorinated paraffins for the Stockholm Convention implementation in Brazil" (2021) in Chemosphere
  • "Destruction of decabromodiphenyl ether during incineration of plastic television housing waste at commercial-scale industrial waste incineration plants" (2021) in Journal of environmental chemical engineering

These publications illustrate their involvement in assessing chemical pollutants in consumer products and waste management processes, particularly connected to international regulatory frameworks such as the Stockholm Convention.

Best Publications

  • An international comparative study of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling systems

    Shin-ichi Sakai;Hideto Yoshida;Jiro Hiratsuka;Carlo Vandecasteele

  • Photolysis studies of technical decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE) and ethane (DeBDethane) in plastics under natural sunlight.

    Natsuko Kajiwara;Yukio Noma;Hidetaka Takigami

  • Brominated and organophosphate flame retardants in selected consumer products on the Japanese market in 2008

    Natsuko Kajiwara;Yukio Noma;Hidetaka Takigami

  • Global pollution monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator.

    Daisuke Ueno;Natsuko Kajiwara;Hiroyuki Tanaka;Annamalai Subramanian

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in albatrosses, elephant seals, penguins, and polar skuas from the Southern Ocean.

    Lin Tao;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Natsuko Kajiwara;Monica M Costa

  • Spatial distribution and vertical profile of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecanes in sediment core from Tokyo Bay, Japan.

    Nguyen Hung Minh;Nguyen Hung Minh;Tomohiko Isobe;Daisuke Ueno;Keizo Matsumoto

  • Exposure assessment of organophosphorus and organobromine flame retardants via indoor dust from elementary schools and domestic houses.

    Shigekazu Mizouchi;Masayoshi Ichiba;Hidetaka Takigami;Natsuko Kajiwara

  • Asian Mussel Watch Program: contamination status of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and organochlorines in coastal waters of Asian countries.

    Karri Ramu;Natsuko Kajiwara;Agus Sudaryanto;Tomohiko Isobe

  • Specific accumulation of organochlorines in human breast milk from Indonesia: Levels, distribution, accumulation kinetics and infant health risk

    Agus Sudaryanto;Tatsuya Kunisue;Natsuko Kajiwara;Hisato Iwata

  • Contamination by persistent organic pollutants in dumping sites of Asian developing countries: implication of emerging pollution sources.

    N. H. Minh;T. B. Minh;N. Kajiwara;T. Kunisue

  • Determination of flame-retardant hexabromocyclododecane diastereomers in textiles

    Natsuko Kajiwara;Minekazu Sueoka;Toshio Ohiwa;Hidetaka Takigami

  • Pollution sources and occurrences of selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in sediments of the Mekong River delta, South Vietnam.

    Nguyen Hung Minh;Tu Binh Minh;Natsuko Kajiwara;Tatsuya Kunisue

  • Organohalogen compounds in human breast milk from Republic of Buryatia, Russia.

    Oyuna V. Tsydenova;Agus Sudaryanto;Natsuko Kajiwara;Tatsuya Kunisue

  • Geographical distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorines in small cetaceans from Asian waters.

    Natsuko Kajiwara;Satoko Kamikawa;Karri Ramu;Daisuke Ueno

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorines in small cetaceans from Hong Kong waters: levels, profiles and distribution.

    Karri Ramu;Natsuko Kajiwara;Shinsuke Tanabe;Paul K.S. Lam

  • Spatial distribution and accumulation of brominated flame retardants, polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) from coastal waters of Korea

    Karri Ramu;Natsuko Kajiwara;Tomohiko Isobe;Shin Takahashi

  • Organochlorine Pesticides, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Irrawaddy Dolphins from India

    K. Kannan;K. Ramu;N. Kajiwara;R. K. Sinha

  • Contamination by organochlorine compounds in sturgeons from Caspian Sea during 2001 and 2002.

    Natsuko Kajiwara;Daisuke Ueno;In Monirith;Shinsuke Tanabe

  • Organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, and butyltin compounds in blubber and livers of stranded California sea lions, elephant seals, and harbor seals from coastal California, USA.

    N. Kajiwara;K. Kannan;M. Muraoka;M. Watanabe

  • Temporal variation and biomagnification of organohalogen compounds in finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from the South China Sea

    Karri Ramu;Natsuko Kajiwara;Paul K.S. Lam;Thomas A. Jefferson

  • Geographical distribution and accumulation features of PBDEs in human breast milk from Indonesia.

    Agus Sudaryanto;Natsuko Kajiwara;Shin Takahashi;Muawanah

Frequent Co-Authors

Hidetaka Takigami
Hidetaka Takigami National Institute for Environmental Studies
Shin-ichi Sakai
Shin-ichi Sakai Kyoto University
Stuart Harrad
Stuart Harrad University of Birmingham
Shin Takahashi
Shin Takahashi Ehime University
Jinhui Li
Jinhui Li Tsinghua University
Shinsuke Tanabe
Shinsuke Tanabe Ehime University
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Tatsuya Kunisue
Tatsuya Kunisue Ehime University
Gilberto Fillmann
Gilberto Fillmann Federal University of Rio Grande

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