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Tomohiko Isobe is affiliated with the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

Their extensive publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • Defining the Scope of Exposome Studies and Research Needs from a Multidisciplinary Perspective, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in surface water and fish from three Asian countries: Species-specific bioaccumulation and potential ecological risks, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Study Design and Participants' Profile in the Sub-Cohort Study in the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS), 2020, Journal of Epidemiology
  • Association of prenatal exposure to cadmium with neurodevelopment in children at 2 years of age: The Japan Environment and Children's Study, 2021, Environment International
  • Indoor air quality of 5,000 households and its determinants. Part B: Volatile organic compounds and inorganic gaseous pollutants in the Japan Environment and Children's study, 2021, Environmental Research

Frequent co-authors include Shoji F. Nakayama, Miyuki Iwai-Shimada, Yukiko Nishihama, Makiko Sekiyama, and Shin Yamazaki. These collaborators have contributed to many of the publications associated with Isobe's work.

The scientist's contributions have appeared in a number of publication venues, notably:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Environment International
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Isobe's main fields of study are centered on Environmental Science. The subfields in which they have published include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Insect Science, Environmental Chemistry, Plant Science, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The research topics covered by their work span a variety of subjects, including:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

Best Publications

  • Plastic Resin Pellets as a Transport Medium for Toxic Chemicals in the Marine Environment

    Yukie Mato;Tomohiko Isobe;Hideshige Takada;Haruyuki Kanehiro

  • Baseline Profile of Participants in the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).

    Takehiro Michikawa;Hiroshi Nitta;Shoji F. Nakayama;Shin Yamazaki

  • Distribution and behavior of nonylphenol, octylphenol, and nonylphenol monoethoxylate in Tokyo metropolitan area: their association with aquatic particles and sedimentary distributions.

    Tomohiko Isobe;Hajime Nishiyama;and Arisa Nakashima;Hideshige Takada

  • Worldwide trends in tracing poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment

    Shoji F. Nakayama;Mitsuha Yoshikane;Yu Onoda;Yukiko Nishihama

  • Determination of estrogens and their conjugates in water using solid-phase extraction followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

    Tomohiko Isobe;Hiroaki Shiraishi;Masaru Yasuda;Akiko Shinoda

  • Levels and distribution of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in fishes from Manila Bay, the Philippines.

    Joon-Woo Kim;Tomohiko Isobe;Kwang-Hyeon Chang;Atsuko Amano

  • Organophosphorus flame retardants (PFRs) in human breast milk from several Asian countries.

    Joon-Woo Kim;Tomohiko Isobe;Mamoru Muto;Nguyen Minh Tue

  • Contamination of indoor dust and air by polychlorinated biphenyls and brominated flame retardants and relevance of non-dietary exposure in Vietnamese informal e-waste recycling sites

    Nguyen Minh Tue;Shin Takahashi;Go Suzuki;Tomohiko Isobe

  • 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

  • Asia-Pacific mussel watch for emerging pollutants: Distribution of synthetic musks and benzotriazole UV stabilizers in Asian and US coastal waters.

    Haruhiko Nakata;Ryu Ichi Shinohara;Yusuke Nakazawa;Tomohiko Isobe

  • Multiresidue analytical method for the determination of antimicrobials, preservatives, benzotriazole UV stabilizers, flame retardants and plasticizers in fish using ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry

    Joon-Woo Kim;Babu Rajendran Ramaswamy;Babu Rajendran Ramaswamy;Kwang-Hyeon Chang;Tomohiko Isobe

  • Human exposure to PCBs, PBDEs and HBCDs in Ghana: Temporal variation, sources of exposure and estimation of daily intakes by infants.

    Kwadwo Ansong Asante;Sam Adu-Kumi;Kenta Nakahiro;Shin Takahashi

  • Accumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls and brominated flame retardants in breast milk from women living in Vietnamese e-waste recycling sites.

    Nguyen Minh Tue;Agus Sudaryanto;Tu Binh Minh;Tomohiko Isobe

  • Uptake and Tissue Distribution of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Wild Fish from Treated-Wastewater-Impacted Streams.

    Rumi Tanoue;Kei Nomiyama;Haruna Nakamura;Joon-Woo Kim

  • 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

  • Levels and body distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in freshwater fishes from the Yangtze River, China.

    Qiming Xian;Karri Ramu;Tomohiko Isobe;Agus Sudaryanto

  • Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS) and phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals in South and Southeast Asian mussels.

    Tomohiko Isobe;Hideshige Takada;Miki Kanai;Shinobu Tsutsumi

  • Determination of preservative and antimicrobial compounds in fish from Manila Bay, Philippines using ultra high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, and assessment of human dietary exposure

    Babu Rajendran Ramaswamy;Joon-Woo Kim;Tomohiko Isobe;Kwang-Hyeon Chang;Kwang-Hyeon Chang

  • Horizontal distribution of steroid estrogens in surface sediments in Tokyo Bay

    Tomohiko Isobe;Shigeko Serizawa;Toshihiro Horiguchi;Yasuyuki Shibata

  • Defining the Scope of Exposome Studies and Research Needs from a Multidisciplinary Perspective.

    Pei Zhang;Pei Zhang;Pei Zhang;Christopher Carlsten;Romanas Chaleckis;Romanas Chaleckis;Kati Hanhineva;Kati Hanhineva;Kati Hanhineva

  • Persistent organochlorines in human breast milk from major metropolitan cities in India.

    Gnanasekaran Devanathan;Annamalai Subramanian;Masayuki Someya;Agus Sudaryanto

Frequent Co-Authors

Shinsuke Tanabe
Shinsuke Tanabe Ehime University
Shin Takahashi
Shin Takahashi Ehime University
Agus Sudaryanto
Agus Sudaryanto National Research and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia
Tatsuya Kunisue
Tatsuya Kunisue Ehime University
Pham Hung Viet
Pham Hung Viet Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Annamalai Subramanian
Annamalai Subramanian Ehime University
Hideshige Takada
Hideshige Takada Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
António J.A. Nogueira
António J.A. Nogueira University of Aveiro
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Kurunthachalam Kannan University at Albany, State University of New York
Haruhiko Nakata
Haruhiko Nakata Kumamoto University

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