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Dr. Thammarat Koottatep
Position: Professor
Country of Origin: Thailand
Email: thamarat@ait.ac.th


Ext: 6188

Academic Affiliation

Environmental Engineering and Management
School of Environment, Resources and Development

Areas of Expertise (Keywords)

Decentralized Waste and Wasterwater Treatment Systems
Eco-engineering Technology for Waste and Wastewater Treatment and Management
Environmental Health and Sanitation

Education

D.Eng. (Water and Wastewater Engineering) Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

M.Eng. (Water and Wastewater Engineering) Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

B.Eng. (Environmental Engineering) Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Professional Experience

2000 – 2002 Research Engineer and Project Coordinator, Environment and Resources Management Group (ERMG), School of Environment, Resources and Development, AIT

1999 –2000 Research Engineer, AIT, the Field Research Collaboration with SANDEC/EAWAG on Septage Treatment in Constructed Wetlands and Attached-Growth Waste Stabilization Ponds

Present Research Involvements

National Center of Competence in Research North – South: WP3 Environmental Sanitation and Health

Application of Constructed Wetlands for Septage Treatment

Development of Appropriate Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems for Small-scale communities

R+D in Fecal Sludge (FS) Treatment – Technology Development and Capacity Building for Improved Excreta Disposal in Developing Countries

Determination and mitigation measures of pollution control for the upper gulf of Thailand

Biowaste Reuse in Southeast Asian Cities

Research Interests

Strategic environmental sanitation

Constructed wetlands for wastes and wastewater treatment 

Management of non-point source pollution 

Treatment of micro-pollutants and infectious pathogens

Doctoral Research Supervision

Transformation of nitrogen in constructed wetlands treating fecal sludge 

Removal of arsenic in constructed wetland systems 

Integration of material flux analysis (MFA) and quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) for strategic planning of environmental sanitation 

Development of decentralized domestic wastewater treatment systems

Transformation and removal mechanisms of nitrogen in duckweed ponds

Selected Publications

Koottatep, T. and Polprasert, C. (1997), Role of Plant Uptake on Nitrogen Removal in Constructed Wetlands Located in the Tropics, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 36, No.12, pp. 1-8

Koottatep, T., Kim Oanh, N.T., Polprasert, C., Heinss, U., Montangero A. and Strauss, M. (2001), Septage Dewatering in Vertical-Flow Constructed Wetlands Located in the Tropics, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 44, No. 2-3 , pp. 181 –188.

Ingallinella, A.M., Sanguinetti, G., Koottatep, T., Montangero A. and Strauss M. (2002), The Challenge of Faecal Sludge Management in Urban Areas - Strategies, Regulations and Treatment Options, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 46, No. 10, pp 285–294.

Koottatep, T., Kim Oanh, N.T., Polprasert, C., Heinss, U., Montangero A. and Strauss, M. (2001), Potential of Vertical-flow Constructed Wetlands for Septage Treatment in Tropical Regions, in Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology – Molecular technology, nutrient removal, sludge reduction, and environmental health, Ed. T. Matsuo, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, pp. 315 - 323.

Polprasert, C. and Koottatep, T. (in press), Chapter 13: Integrated pond/wetland and pond/ aquaculture systems, in Pond Treatment Technology, ed. A. Shilton, IWA Publishing, UK, 23 p. ?

Koottatep. T., Poprasert, C., and Hadsoi, S. (in press), Integrated Fecal sludge Treatment and Recycling through Constructed Wetlands and Sunflower Plant Irrigation, Water Science and Technology, 5th World Water Congress, IWA Publishing, United Kingdom. 

Koottatep. T., Surinkul, N., Kamal, A.S., Poprasert, C., and Strauss, M. (2005), Treatment of Septage in Constructed Wetlands in Tropical Climate – Lesson learnt after seven years of operation, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 51, No. 9, pp 119–126. 

Polprasert, C., Sharma, S., and Koottatep, T. (2005), An Integrated Electro-chemical and Natural Treatment Systems for Industrial Water Pollution Control, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 52, No. 12, pp . 

 Shipin, O., Koottatep, T., Khanh, N.T.T. and Polprasert, C. (2005) Integrated Natural Systems for Developing Communities: Low-tech N-removal through Fluctuating Microbial Pathways, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 51, pp. 12-19.

Memberships/Credentials

International Water Association (IWA)

Topic Network on Nightsoil/Sludge Treatment, Global Applied Research Network in Water Supply and Sanitation (GARNET)

Environmental Engineering Association of Thailand (EEAT)

The Engineering Institute of Thailand Under HM The King's Patronage (EIT)

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