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Occurrence and the potential ecological risk of veterinary antimicrobials in swine farm wastewaters in Japan: Seasonal changes, relation to purchased quantity and after termination of oxytetracycline usage by Watanabe, Mafumi, Guruge, Keerthi S., Uegaki, Ryuichi, Kure, Katsumasa, Yamane, Itsuro, Kobayashi, Sota, Akiba, Masato

“…[Display omitted] •Concentrations of 20 antimicrobials in swine wastewater were ranged between <MDL – several mg/L.•Effluent concentrations of TCs and FQs were…”
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Characteristics of antimicrobial residues in manure composts from swine farms: Residual patterns, removal efficiencies, and relation to purchased quantities and composting methods in Japan by Watanabe, Mafumi, Goswami, Prasun, Kure, Katsumasa, Yamane, Itsuro, Kobayashi, Sota, Akiba, Masato, Guruge, Keerthi S.

“…Present study provides first comprehensive results on the residual levels of 19 antimicrobial (AM) residues in 12 Japanese swine manure composting facilities…”
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Halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in edible aquatic species of two Asian countries: Congener profiles, biomagnification, and human risk assessment by Wickrama-Arachchige, Anura Upasanta-Kumara, Guruge, Keerthi S., Inagaki, Yuriko, Tani, Hinako, Dharmaratne, Tilak Siri, Niizuma, Yasuaki, Ohura, Takeshi

“…[Display omitted] •Concentrations of HPAHs were higher in the Indian Ocean samples than in the Pacific Ocean.•Medium to high molecular weight congeners were…”
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Accumulation of halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by different tuna species, determined by high-resolution gas chromatography Orbitrap mass spectrometry by Wickrama-Arachchige, A. Upasanta-Kumara, Hirabayashi, Takuma, Imai, Yuki, Guruge, Keerthi S., Dharmaratne, Tilak S., Ohura, Takeshi

“…Halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (HPAH) concentrations in tissues from three tuna species Thunnus albacares (yellowfin tuna), Katsuwonus pelamis…”
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Occurrence of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds and Potential Ecological Risks in Wastewater from Hospitals and Receiving Waters in Sri Lanka by Goswami, Prasun, Guruge, Keerthi S., Tanoue, Rumi, Tamamura, Yukino A., Jinadasa, K. B. S. N., Nomiyama, Kei, Kunisue, Tatsuya, Tanabe, Shinsuke

“…The presence of pharmaceutically active compounds (PACs) in the environment and their associated hazards is a major global health concern; however, data on…”
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The association between antimicrobials and the antimicrobial-resistant phenotypes and resistance genes of Escherichia coli isolated from hospital wastewaters and adjacent surface waters in Sri Lanka by Guruge, Keerthi S., Tamamura, Yukino A., Goswami, Prasun, Tanoue, Rumi, Jinadasa, K.B.S.N., Nomiyama, Kei, Ohura, Takeshi, Kunisue, Tatsuya, Tanabe, Shinsuke, Akiba, Masato

“…The presence of antimicrobials, antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (ARB), and the associated antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment is a global…”
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Spatio-temporal distribution, source, and genotoxic potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in estuarine and riverine sediments from southern India by Goswami, Prasun, Ohura, Takeshi, Guruge, Keerthi S., Yoshioka, Miyako, Yamanaka, Noriko, Akiba, Masato, Munuswamy, Natesan

“…In order to categorize the distribution, source, and effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in aquatic systems of southern India, chemical and…”
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Distribution and Relationships of Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants among Extended-Spectrum-Cephalosporin-Resistant or Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates from Rivers and Sewage Treatment Plants in India by Akiba, Masato, Sekizuka, Tsuyoshi, Yamashita, Akifumi, Kuroda, Makoto, Fujii, Yuki, Murata, Misato, Lee, Ken-Ichi, Joshua, Derrick Ian, Balakrishna, Keshava, Bairy, Indira, Subramanian, Kaushik, Krishnan, Padma, Munuswamy, Natesan, Sinha, Ravindra K, Iwata, Taketoshi, Kusumoto, Masahiro, Guruge, Keerthi S

“…To determine the distribution and relationship of antimicrobial resistance determinants among extended-spectrum-cephalosporin (ESC)-resistant or…”
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Removal rates of antibiotics in four sewage treatment plants in South India by Prabhasankar, Valiparambil Prabhakaranunni, Joshua, Derrick Ian, Balakrishna, Keshava, Siddiqui, Iyanee Faroza, Taniyasu, Sachi, Yamashita, Nobuyoshi, Kannan, Kurunthachalam, Akiba, Masato, Praveenkumarreddy, Yerabham, Guruge, Keerthi S.

“…The occurrence and removal of seven selected pharmaceutical compounds (PCs) in sewage treatment plants (STPs) in South India were investigated. The PCs…”
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Impact of wastewater from different sources on the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in sewage treatment plants in South India by Akiba, Masato, Senba, Hironobu, Otagiri, Haruna, Prabhasankar, Valipparambil P, Taniyasu, Sachi, Yamashita, Nobuyoshi, Lee, Ken-ichi, Yamamoto, Takehisa, Tsutsui, Toshiyuki, Ian Joshua, Derrick, Balakrishna, Keshava, Bairy, Indira, Iwata, Taketoshi, Kusumoto, Masahiro, Kannan, Kurunthachalam, Guruge, Keerthi S

“…The sewage treatment plant (STP) is one of the most important interfaces between the human population and the aquatic environment, leading to contamination of…”
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Changes in hepato-renal gene expression in microminipigs following a single exposure to a mixture of perfluoroalkyl acids by Sakuma, Akiko, Wasada Ochi, Haruyo, Yoshioka, Miyako, Yamanaka, Noriko, Ikezawa, Mitsutaka, Guruge, Keerthi S

“…It is evident that some perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), a group of globally dispersed pollutants, have long biological half-lives in humans and farm animals…”
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Has irrigated water from Mahaweli River contributed to the kidney disease of uncertain etiology in the dry zone of Sri Lanka? by Diyabalanage, Saranga, Abekoon, Sumith, Watanabe, Izumi, Watai, Chie, Ono, Yuko, Wijesekara, Saman, Guruge, Keerthi S., Chandrajith, Rohana

“…The Mahaweli is the largest river basin in Sri Lanka that provides water to the dry zone region through multipurpose irrigation schemes . Selenium, arsenic,…”
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Presence of Halogenated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Milk Powder and the Consequence to Human Health by Goswami, Prasun, Wickrama-Arachchige, Anura Upasanta-Kumara, Yamada, Momoka, Ohura, Takeshi, Guruge, Keerthi S

“…Recent reports of the presence of halogenated derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in human foods of animal origin, such as chlorinated…”
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Microminipigs as a new experimental animal model for toxicological studies: comparative pharmacokinetics of perfluoroalkyl acids by Guruge, Keerthi S., Noguchi, Michiko, Yoshioka, Koji, Yamazaki, Eriko, Taniyasu, Sachi, Yoshioka, Miyako, Yamanaka, Noriko, Ikezawa, Mitsutaka, Tanimura, Nobuhiko, Sato, Masumi, Yamashita, Nobuyoshi, Kawaguchi, Hiroaki

“…In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of a novel minipig strain, the Microminipig (MMPig), as an animal model for studying the pharmacokinetics of a mixture…”
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Synergistic induction of drug-metabolizing enzymes in co-cultures of bovine hepatocytic and sinusoidal cell lines by Yoshioka, Miyako, Takenouchi, Takato, Kitani, Hiroshi, Guruge, Keerthi S., Yamanaka, Noriko

“…Hepatocyte-derived cell lines provide useful experimental systems for studying liver metabolism. Unlike human and rodents, few hepatocyte-derived cell lines…”
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De novo transcriptome assembly associated with fumonisin production by the rice pathogen Fusarium fujikuroi by Guruge, Keerthi S., Uegaki, Ryuichi

“…The present study employed a next-generation sequencing method to assemble a de novo transcriptome database designed to distinguish gene expression changes…”
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Effect of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) on influenza A virus-induced mortality in female B6C3F1 mice by Guruge, Keerthi S., Hikono, Hirokazu, Shimada, Nobuaki, Murakami, Kenji, Hasegawa, Jun, Yeung, Leo W.Y., Yamanaka, Noriko, Yamashita, Nobuyoshi

“…Recent studies showed that perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) affects the mammalian immune system at levels reportedly found in the general human population. It…”
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Comparative Study on the Distribution of Essential, Non-Essential Toxic, and Other Elements across Trophic Levels in Various Edible Aquatic Organisms in Sri Lanka and Dietary Human Risk Assessment by Wickrama-Arachchige, Anura Upasanta-Kumara, Guruge, Keerthi S, Tani, Hinako, Dharmaratne, Tilak Siri, Kumara, Marappullige P, Niizuma, Yasuaki, Ohura, Takeshi

“…Thirty-six elements are categorized as essential but toxic in excess amount (EBTEs), non-essential toxic (NETs), and Other in 29 different edible aquatic…”
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Source-Related Effects of Wastewater on Transcription Factor (AhR, CAR and PXR)-Mediated Induction of Gene Expression in Cultured Rat Hepatocytes and Their Association with the Prevalence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli by Guruge, Keerthi S, Yamanaka, Noriko, Sonobe, Miyuki, Fujizono, Wataru, Yoshioka, Miyako, Akiba, Masato, Yamamoto, Takehisa, Joshua, Derrick I, Balakrishna, Keshava, Yamashita, Nobuyoshi, Kannan, Kurunthachalam, Tsutsui, Toshiyuki

“…Extracts of wastewater collected from 4 sewage treatment plants (STPs) receiving effluents from different sources in South India were investigated for their…”
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Depuration kinetics and tissue disposition of PFOA and PFOS in white leghorn chickens (Gallus gallus) administered by subcutaneous implantation by Yoo, Hoon, Guruge, Keerthi S., Yamanaka, Noriko, Sato, Chihiro, Mikami, Osamu, Miyazaki, Shigeru, Yamashita, Nobuyoshi, Giesy, John P.

“…Elimination kinetics and tissue disposition of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in male chickens (Gallus gallus) was…”
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