Dr. M Azizur Rahman
 
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

    I born and grown up in a small heavenly village of Gazipur district, Bangladesh. After completion of my primary education from local school, and secondary education from religious school, I graduated in Botany from Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2000. I completed my M. Sc. from the same university in the following year, and joined in a collage as a lecturer of biology. I received the selection of Japan Government scholarship (MONBOKAGAKOSHU) to pursue my PhD in 2005.

    I completed my PhD in September 2008 from Kanazawa University, Japan. My doctoral dissertation focused on arsenic uptake mechanisms in aquatic macrophytes and phytoremediation of the element. My outstanding achievements during doctoral research were honored with the ‘President Award’ as ‘Excellent Student of Kanazawa University’. Unique findings of my research was published in recognized international journals and highly praised by the critics. I also awarded the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) fellowship immediately after the completion of my PhD. Presently I am continuing my research on arsenic phytoremediation as a JSPS fellow.

My Publications

                    List of Publications:


Book Chapters:

1.    Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Ueda K, Maki T, Okumura C and Rahman M M. Arsenic adsorption on iron plaque and uptake in duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza L.) affected by chemical species. In: Environmental Science and Technology (2007), Volume I. S K Starrett, J Hong, R J Wilcock, Q Li, J H Carson and S Arnold (Eds.) (Proceedings from the Third International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, held August 6-9, 2007 in Houston, Texas, USA). American Science Press, Texas, Houston, USA. pp 319-325.

2.    Rahman M A, Hasegawa H. Effects of Cooking on Dietary Exposure to Arsenic. In: Encyclopedia of Environmental Health. Simon J W, (Ed.). Elsevier Limited, Killington, Oxford, UK. (Under review)

3.    Rahman M A, Rahman M M, Rahman I M M, Hasegawa H. Dietary Intake of Potentially Toxic Elements from Vegetables. In: Vegetable Consumption and Health. Columbus F. (Ed.), Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, USA. (in press)


Journal Articles:

1.   Hasegawa H, Rahman M A, Matsuda T, Kitahara T, Maki T, Ueda K. The Influence of Chelants and pH on Growth and Iron Uptake by Radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Journal of Plant Nutrition, in press. Publisher: Taylor & Fancis Inc., United states. [Impact Factor- 0.593].

2.   Hasegawa H, Rahman M A, Matsuda T, Kitahara T, Maki T and Ueda K. Effect of eutrophication on the distribution of arsenic species in eutrophic and mesotrophic lakes. Science of The Total Environment, Volume 407, Issue 4, February 2009, Pages 1418-1425. Publisher: Elsevier Science BV, Netherlands. [Impact Factor – 2.182].

3.   Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Ueda K, Maki T and Rahman M M. Influence of Chelating Ligands on Arsenic Uptake by Hydroponically Grown Rice Seedlings (Oryza sativa L.): A Preliminary Study. CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water, Volume 36, Issues 5-6, April 2008, Pages 521-527. Publisher: WILEY-VCH Verlag GMBH, Germany. [Impact Factor – 0.888].

4.   Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Ueda K, Maki T and Rahman M M. Influence of EDTA and chemical species on arsenic accumulation in Spirodela polyrhiza L. (duckweed). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Volume 70, Issue 2, June 2008, Pages 311-318. Publisher: Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, England. [Impact Factor – 2.014].

5.   Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Ueda K, Maki T and Rahman M M. Influence of phosphate and iron ions in selective uptake of arsenic species by water fern (Salvinia natans L.). Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 145, Issue 2, December 2008, Pages 179-184. Publisher: Elsevier Science SA, Switzerland. [Impact Factor – 1.707].

6.   Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Ueda K, Maki T and Rahman M M. Arsenic uptake by aquatic macrophyte Spirodela polyrhiza L.: Interactions with phosphate and iron. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 160, Issues 2-3, December 2008, Pages 356-361. Publisher: Elsevier Science BV, Netherlands. [Impact Factor – 2.337].

7.   Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Rahman M M, Miah M A M and Tasmin A. Straighthead disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.) induced by arsenic toxicity. Environmental and Experimental Botany, Volume 62, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 54-59. Publisher: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., England. [Impact Factor – 1.810].

8.   Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Mahfuzur Rahman M, Miah M A M and Tasmin A. Arsenic accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.): Human exposure through food chain. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Volume 69, Issue 2, February 2008, Pages 317-324. Publisher: Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, England. [Impact Factor – 2.014].

9.   Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Kitahara K, Maki T, Ueda K and M. Rahman  M M.  The effects of phosphorous on the accumulation of arsenic in water fern (Azolla pinnata L.). Journal of Ecotechnology Research, Volume 14, Issue 1, May 2008, Pages 21-24. Official journal of International Association of Ecotechnology Research, JAPAN.

10. Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Ueda K, Maki T, Okumura C and Rahman M M. Arsenic accumulation in duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza L.): A good option for phytoremediation. Chemosphere, Volume 69, Issue 3, September 2007, Pages 493-499. Publisher: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., England. [Impact Factor – 2.739].

11. Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Rahman M M, Rahman M A and Miah M A M. Accumulation of arsenic in tissues of rice plant (Oryza sativa L.) and its distribution in fractions of rice grain. Chemosphere, Volume 69, Issue 6, October 2007, Pages 942-948. Publisher: Pergamon-Elsevier Science LTD, England. [Impact Factor – 2.739].

12. Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Mahfuzur Rahman M, Nazrul Islam M, Miah M A M and Tasmen A. Effect of arsenic on photosynthesis, growth and yield of five widely cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Bangladesh. Chemosphere, Volume 67, Issue 6, April 2007, Pages 1072-1079. Publisher: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., England. [Impact Factor – 2.739].

13. Rahman M, Hasegawa H, Islam M, Miah M A M and Tasmin A. Arsenic Accumulation in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties of Bangladesh: A Glass House Study. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. Volume 185, Numbers 1-4, October 2007, Pages 53-61. Publisher: Springer, Netherlands. [Impact Factor – 1.224].

14. Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Rahman M A, Rahman M M and Miah M A M 2006 Influence of cooking method on arsenic retention in cooked rice related to dietary exposure. Science of The Total Environment, Volume 370, Issue 1, October 2006, Pages 51-60. Publisher: Elsevier Science BV, Netherlands. [Impact Factor – 2.182].

15. Rahman M A, Rahman M M, Miah M A M and Khaled M A. Influence of soil arsenic concentrations on rice (Oryza sativa L.). Journal of Subtropical Agriculture, Research, and Development, Volume 2, Issue 3, December 2004, Pages 24-31. Publisher: Gurpukur Research Institute (GPRI), Bangladesh.

16. Rahman M A, Rahman M M and Khaer A. Straighthead disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.) due to arsenic contamination in rice field soil. Bangladesh Journal of Life Sciences, Volume 16, Issue 2, December 2004, Pages 153-155. Academic journal of the Faculty of Life Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

Conference Papers:

1.    Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Ueda K, Maki T, Okumura C and Rahman M M. Arsenic uptake potential of Duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza L.). In 1st International Symposium on Health Hazards of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater and its Countermeasures - From Toroku to Asia. 3-4 November 2006. pp 176-181. Asian Arsenic Network, Miyazaki, Japan.

 

 Papers in Conference Proceedings:

 1.  Kitahara K, Hasegawa H, Mae M, Tada H, Rahman M A, Maki T And Ueda K. Influence of eutrophication on arsenic speciation in lake waters. 15th Asian Symposium on Ecotechnology Research (ASET15). Ishikawa Industrial Promotion Center, Kanazawa, Japan. 18-19 October, 2008. Organized by International Association of Ecotechnology Research. P 115.

 2.  Saitou K, Hasegawa H, Kobayashi M, Okumura C, Rahman M A, Maki T And Ueda K. Influence of biodegradable chelators on growth of radish sprouts. 15th Asian Symposium on Ecotechnology Research (ASET15). Ishikawa Industrial Promotion Center, Kanazawa, Japan. 18-19 October, 2008. Organized by International Association of Ecotechnology Research. P 163.

 3.  Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Kitahara K, Ueda K, Maki T, Rahman M M. Arsenic accumulation in water fern (Azolla pinnata L.): A new possibility for potential phytoremediation. 14th Asian Symposium on Ecotechnology Research (ASET14). Kyung Hee University, South Korea, 5-6 October, 2007. Organized by International Association of Ecotechnology Research.

 4.  Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Ueda K, Maki T, Rahman M M. Arsenic phytofiltration using duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza L.). Annual Conference of Analytical Chemistry, Osaka, Japan. 20-22 September, 2006. Organized by The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry.

 5.  Rahman M A, Rahman M M, Miah M A M, Khaled M A. Arsenic contamination in agricultural soil and its accumulation in different parts of rice plant. Annual Botanical Conference, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 29-30 December, 2003. Organized by Bangladesh Botanical Society.


Conference/ Work shop/ Courses Attended:

1.   15th Asian Symposium on Ecotechnology Research (ASET15). Ishikawa Industrial Promotion Center, Kanazawa, Japan. 1-2 October, 2008. Organized by International Association of Eco-technology Research.

2.   14th Asian Symposium on Ecotechnology Research (ASET14). Kyung Hee University, South Korea, 5-6 October, 2007. Organized by International Association of Ecotechnology Research.

3.   International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICEST), Texas, Houston, USA. August 6-9, 2007. Organized by American Academy of Sciences.

4.   1st International Symposium on Health Hazards of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater and it’s Countermeasures From Toroku to Asia, Miyazaki, Japan. 3-4 November, 2006. Organized by University of Miyazaki, Japan.

5.   Annual Conference of Analytical Chemistry, Osaka, Japan. September 20-22, 2006. Organized by Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry.

6.   Annual Botanical Conference, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. December 29-30, 2003. Organized by Bangladesh Botanical Society.


Articles Submitted to the Journals:

1.    Rahman M A, Hasegawa H, Kadohashi K, Maki T, Ueda K. Hydroxyiminodisuccinic acid (HIDS): A novel biodegradable chelating ligand for the increase of iron acquisition in plant and arsenic phytoextraction. Chemosphere. Publisher: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., England.

2.    Ismail M M Rahman, Hasegawa H, M Monirul Islam, M. Shahadat Hossain, M. Mosharraf Hossain, Zinat A. Begum, Rahman M A, Didarul A. Chowdhury, Milan K. Chakraborty, M Nazimuddin. Urban impact assessment on the physico-chemical characteristics of the stagnant surface water bodies as alternative water resources with the application of water indices in a metropolis of Bangladesh. The Science of the Total Environment. Publisher: Elsevier Science BV, Netherlands.

3.    Rahman I M M, Hasegawa H, Rahman M A, Hasan M T. Dietary intake of arsenic from vegetables irrigated with contaminated water in Bangladesh. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, England.

 4.    Rahman I M M, Hasegawa H, Barua S, Rahman M. A., Nazimuddin M. Analytical Characterization of Moringa oleifera Lam. Seed Oil: A Comparative Study. Journal of Food lipids, Wiley-Blackwell, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

 5.    Kitahara K, Hasegawa H, Mae M, Tada H, Rahman M A, Maki T, Ueda K. Influence of eutrophication on arsenic speciation in lake waters. Journal of Ecotechnology Research, in press. Official journal of International Association of Ecotechnology Research, JAPAN.

 6.   Saitou K, Hasegawa H, Kobayashi M, Okumura C, Rahman M A, Maki T, Ueda K. Influence of biodegradable chelators on iron mobility in the medium of radish sprouts. Journal of Ecotechnology Research, in press. Official journal of International Association of Ecotechnology Research, JAPAN.

7.   Maki T, Hirota W, Hasegawa H, Rahman M A. Seasonal dynamics of biodegradation activities for dimethylarsinic acid (DMAA) in Lake Kahokugata. Publisher: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., England.