Origin of my research field is geology (petrology and mineral resources) with a special focus on isotope geochemistry. I also have research experiences in the field of cultural property science. Around the year 2005, my research interest gradually shifted towards fields related to the earth environmental issues, especially at near-surface environments including atmospheric, surface and subsurface, and costal environments, with an application of hydrological simulation models and stable- and radio-isotopes with other geochemical tools. My main field is Kumamoto, the largest groundwater city in Japan. However, target area is generally broad including Asia and Africa, where cities and regions are facing water problems in response to increasing water demand due to population increase. Please visit my HP for more detailed information.
Best Research Award, Japanese Association of Hydrological Sciences
Winner: 井手淨, 利部慎, 細野高啓, 嶋田純
May 2017
Best Paper Award, Japanese Association of Groundwater Hydrology
Winner: 森康二, 田原康博, 多田和広, 細野高啓, 嶋田純, 松永縁, 登坂博行
Jun 2004
Petrochemistry of volcanic rocks in the Hishikari mining area of southern Japan, with implications for the relative contribution of lower crust and mantle-derived basalt, Best Research Award, Society of Resource Geology
Groundwater nitrate contamination in an area using urban wastewaters for agricultural irrigation under arid climate condition, southeast of Tehran, Iran.
Nejatijahromi, Z., Nassery, H.R., Hosono, T., Nakhaei, M., Alijani, F., Okumura, A.
Agricultural Water Management 221 397-414 2019 [Refereed]
Sea surficial waves as a driving force that enhances the fresh shallow coastal groundwater flux into the oceans.
Nikpeyman, Y., Hosono, T., Ono, M., Yang, H., Ichiyanagi, K., Shimada, J., Takikawa, K.
Recovery of lost nexus synergy via payment for environmental services in Kumamoto, Japan.
Taniguchi, M., Burnett, K., Shimada, J., Hosono, T.
Frontiers in Environmental Science 7, 28 2019 [Refereed]
Human-induced saltpetre: Dual (oxygen and nitrogen) isotopic constraints to the biogeochemical processes.
Mizota, C., Hosono, T., Matsunaga, M., Okumura, A., Yamanaka, T.
Archaeometry 2019 [Refereed]
Controlling factors and driving mechanisms of nitrate contamination in groundwater system of Bandung Basin, Indonesia, deduced by combined use of stable isotope ratios, CFC age dating, and socioeconomic parameters.
Taufiq, A., Effendi, A.J., Iskandar, I., Hosono, T., Hutasoit, L.M.
Water Research 148 292-305 2019 [Refereed]
Dual (oxygen and nitrogen) isotopic characterization of the museum archived nitrates from the United States of America, South Africa and Australia.
Mizota, C., Hosono, T., Matsunaga, M., Okumura, A.
Science of the Total Environment 625 627-632 2018 [Refereed]
Estimating silicate weathering timescales from geochemical modeling and spring water residence time in the Kirishima volcanic area, southern Japan.
Ide, K., Hosono, T., Hossain, S., Shimada, J.
Chemical Geology 488 44-55 2018 [Refereed]
Estimating groundwater mixing ratios from vertical flux processes due to excessive groundwater pumping using hydrogeochemical parameters and nitrate concentrations in the Bandung Basin, Indonesia.
Taufiq, A., Hosono, T., Iskandar, I., Effendi, A.J., Hutasoit, L.M.
Geologia Croatica 71(3) 173-184 2018 [Refereed]
Earthquake-induced structural deformations enhance long-term solute fluxes from active volcanic systems.
Hosono, T., Hartmann, J., Louvat, P., Amann, T., Washington, K.E., West, A.J., Okamura, K., Böttcher, M.E., Gaillardet, J.
Scientific Reports 8, 14809 2018 [Refereed]
Evaluations of the downward velocity of soil water movement in the unsaturated zone in a groundwater recharge area using δ18O tracer: the Kumamoto region, southern Japan.
Okumura, A., Hosono, T., Boateng, D., Shimada, J.
Geologia Croatia Journal 71, 2 2018 [Refereed]
On the use of coprostanol to identify source of nitrate pollution in groundwater.
Nakagawa, K., Amano, H., Takao, Y., Hosono, T., Berndtsson, R.
Journal of Hydrology 550 663-668 2017 [Refereed]
Drought analysis and its implication in sustainable water resource management in Barind area, Bangladesh.
Cause of groundwater contamination in Jakarta alluvium volcanic fan deduced by sulfate and strontium isotope ratios.
Hosono, T., Delinom, R., Onodera, S., Umezawa, Y., Nakano, T., Taniguchi, M.
IAHS Publ 329 201-206 2009 [Refereed]
Effect of urbanization on the groundwater discharge into Jakarta Bay.
Umezawa, Y., Onodera, S., Ishitobi, T., Hosono, T., Delinom, R., Burnett, W.C., Taniguchi, M.
IAHS Publ 329 233-240 2009 [Refereed]
Evaluation of nitrate attenuation potential in the groundwater of Jakarta metropolitan area, Indonesia.
Saito, M., Onodera, S., Umezawa, Y., Hosono, T., Shimizu, Y., Delinom, R., Taniguchi, M.
IAHS Publ 329 305-310 2009 [Refereed]
Comparative study on water quality among Asian megacities based on major ion concentrations. In: From Headwaters to the Ocean: Hydrological Changes and Watershed Management (Taniguchi, M., Burnttt, W.C., Fukushima, Y., Haigh, M. Umezawa, Y. editors)
Hosono, T., Umezawa, Y., Onodera, S., Wang, C-H., Siringan, F., Buapeng, S., Delinom, R., Nakano, T., Taniguchi, M.
Taylor and Francis, London, UK 295-300 2009 [Refereed]
Sustainable groundwater management in context of climate change in northwest Bangladesh. (Achievements and challenges of integrated river basin management. Komatina, D. editor)
The NA (nitrate-arsenic) boundary as an important concept in aquatic environmental studies. (The Dilemma of Boundaries: Toward a New Concept of Catchment. Taniguchi, M., Shiraiwa, T. editors)
Application of stable isotopes to watershed environmental diagnosis in agricultural irrigation areas. (Agricultural Irrigation Research Progress. Alonso, D., Iglesias, H.J. editors)
Tank model analysis of coseismic groundwater-level changes induced by 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake.
Kagabu, M., Ide, K., Hosono, T., Nakagawa, K., Shimada, J.
45th IAH Congress Sep 2018
Coseismic change of groundwater quality after the Kumamoto earthquake using long-term public observation data.
Masaki, Y., Shimada, J., Hosono, T.
45th IAH Congress Sep 2018
Changes in groundwater flow estimated by repeated measurements of subsurface temperature in the Kumamoto area, Japan: Effects of 2016 Kumamoto earthquake.
Miyakoshi, A., Taniguchi, M., Ide, K., Kagabu, M., Hosono, T., Shimada, J.
45th IAH Congress Sep 2018
Numerical modeling study on reproducing groundwater level change caused by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake.
