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Takaomi Arai is affiliated with Universiti Brunei Darussalam in Brunei Darussalam. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with 202 and 69 publications respectively. The work undertaken covers several subfields including Aquatic Science, Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on a range of main topics such as Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Heavy metals in environment, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Cultured Shrimp and Aquaculture Sludge, 2022, Toxics
  • Ecology and evolution of migration in the freshwater eels of the genus Anguilla Schrank, 1798, 2020, Heliyon
  • Human health risk assessment for exposure to heavy metals in finfish and shellfish from a tropical estuary, 2022, Journal of King Saud University - Science
  • First Report on Microplastics Quantification in Poultry Chicken and Potential Human Health Risks in Pakistan, 2023, Toxics
  • Contamination status and associated ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in different wetland sediments from an urbanized estuarine ecosystem, 2022, Marine Pollution Bulletin

Takaomi Arai frequently collaborates with several researchers including:

  • M. Belal Hossain
  • Bilal Ahamad Paray
  • Mohammed Fahad Albeshr
  • As-Ad Ujjaman Nur
  • Qi Yu

The scientist publishes regularly in venues such as Marine Pollution Bulletin, Biology, Heliyon, Brazilian Journal of Biology, and Toxics, reflecting ongoing contributions to environmental and biological sciences with 9, 8, 8, 7, and 6 publications respectively in these journals.

Best Publications

  • Facultative catadromy of the eel, Anguilla japonica, between freshwater and seawater habitats

    Katsumi Tsukamoto;Takaomi Arai

  • Drastic changes in otolith microstructure and microchemistry accompanying the onset of metamorphosis in the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica

    Takaomi Arai;Tsuguo Otake;Katsumi Tsukamoto

  • Emissions and environmental implications of mercury from artisanal gold mining in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

    Daniel Limbong;Jeims Kumampung;Joice Rimper;Takaomi Arai

  • Concentrations of antifouling biocides in sediment and mussel samples collected from Otsuchi bay, Japan.

    Hiroya Harino;Yoshikazu Yamamoto;Sayaka Eguchi;Shini’chiro Kawai

  • Recruitment mechanisms of tropical eels Anguilla spp. and implications for the evolution of oceanic migration in the genus Anguilla

    Takaomi Arai;Daniel Limbong;Tsuguo Otake;Katsumi Tsukamoto

  • Timing of metamorphosis and larval segregation of the Atlantic eels Anguilla rostrata and A. anguilla, as revealed by otolith microstructure and microchemistry

    T. Arai;T. Otake;K. Tsukamoto

  • Inshore migration of the tropical eels Anguilla spp. recruiting to the Poigar River estuary on north Sulawesi Island

    Hagi Yulia Sugeha;Takaomi Arai;Michael J. Miller;Daniel Limbong

  • Evidence of different habitat use by New Zealand freshwater eels Anguilla australis and A. dieffenbachii, as revealed by otolith microchemistry

    Takaomi Arai;Aya Kotake;P. Mark Lokman;Michael J. Miller

  • Metamorphosis and inshore migration of tropical eels Anguilla spp. in the Indo-Pacific

    Takaomi Arai;Daniel Limbong;Tsuguo Otake;Katsumi Tsukamoto

  • Ecotoxicology of Antifouling Biocides

    Takaomi Arai;Hiroya Harino;Madoka Ohji;William John Langston

  • Comparison of early life history between New Zealand temperate eels and Pacific tropical eels revealed by otolith microstructure and microchemistry

    Miho Marui;Takaomi Arai;Michael J. Miller;Donald J. Jellyman

  • Habitat use by the European eel Anguilla anguilla in Irish waters

    T. Arai;A. Kotake;T.K. McCarthy

  • Contrasting patterns of growth and migration of tropical anguillid leptocephali in the western Pacific and Indonesian Seas

    Mari Kuroki;Jun Aoyama;Michael J. Miller;Sam Wouthuyzen

  • Species composition and inshore migration of the tropical eels Anguilla spp. recruiting to the estuary of the Poigar River, Sulawesi Island

    Takaomi Arai;Jun Aoyama;Daniel Limbong;Katsumi Tsukamoto

  • Seasonal variation in the migratory history of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica in Mikawa Bay, Japan

    Aya Kotake;Akihiro Okamura;Yoshiaki Yamada;Tomoko Utoh

  • Serological Evidence of Transmission of Human Influenza A and B Viruses to Caspian Seals (Phoca caspica)

    Kazue Ohishi;Ai Ninomiya;Hiroshi Kida;Chun-ho Park

  • Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Cultured Shrimp and Aquaculture Sludge

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  • An assessment of selected trace elements in intertidal surface sediments collected from the Peninsular Malaysia.

    Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli;Syaizwan Zahmir Zulkifli;Ferdaus Mohamat-Yusuff;Ferdaus Mohamat-Yusuff;Takaomi Arai;Ahmad Ismail

  • Concentrations of organotin compounds in sediment and clams collected from coastal areas in Vietnam.

    Sayaka Midorikawa;Takaomi Arai;Hiroya Harino;Madoka Ohji

  • Occurrence of sea eels of Anguilla japonica along the Sanriku Coast of Japan

    Takaomi Arai;Aya Kotake;Madoka Ohji;Michael J. Miller

  • Reconstructing habitat use of Coilia mystus and Coilia ectenes of the Yangtze River estuary, and of Coilia ectenes of Taihu Lake, based on otolith strontium and calcium

    J. Yang;J. Yang;T. Arai;H. Liu;N. Miyazaki

  • Variation in migratory history of Japanese eels, Anguilla japonica, collected in coastal waters of the Amakusa Islands, Japan, inferred from otolith Sr/Ca ratios

    A. Kotake;T. Arai;T. Ozawa;S. Nojima

Frequent Co-Authors

Nobuyuki Miyazaki
Nobuyuki Miyazaki University of Tokyo
Katsumi Tsukamoto
Katsumi Tsukamoto University of Tokyo
Michael J. Miller
Michael J. Miller University of Tokyo
Jun Aoyama
Jun Aoyama University of Tokyo
Takafumi Hirata
Takafumi Hirata University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Kida
Hiroshi Kida Hokkaido University
Yasuyuki Shibata
Yasuyuki Shibata Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Yoshiyuki Iizuka
Yoshiyuki Iizuka Academia Sinica
Tadashi Maruyama
Tadashi Maruyama Kitasato University
Yuuki Y. Watanabe
Yuuki Y. Watanabe The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

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