Marino Morikawa is a Peruvian-Japanese scientist (b. 1977). He has a master's degree in Interdisplinary Biodiplomacy and a doctorate in Environmental Sciences from the prestigious Tsukuba University in Japan.[1][2][3] His work became well known when a short NatGeo news report featured him for the decontamination process of the small lake El Cascajo in Chancay, Peru, where he grew up as a child, using what he terms as "bubble nanotechnology."[4] He had done research about this process. However, he had never tried it before. His father contacted him when he heard that there were plans to cover it, due to the fact it was contaminated. The recently graduated Morikawa made the decision to travel to his childhood home and decontaminate it himself. Many residents warned him that the lake was so contaminated that he'd get sick, but he paid no heed to their words. The process to decontaminate the lake took him 15 days. Because of his efforts, more than 70 species of birds and fish returned to the area. The residents have also started efforts to take care of the lake.[2][3][5][6][7][8][9][7][10]
It also led to the creation of his own company, Nanoplus 7, which dedicates itself to the decontamination of bodies of water.[2] He has helped decontaminate around 30 habitats around the world. Currently, he's working on the decontamination effort of the river Chira, lakes Titicaca, Huacachina and Alalay in Peru.[5][2][6][7][8][11][12][10]
References
- ^ "Master's Program in Interdisciplinary Biodiplomacy". University of Tsukuba English Programs. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ a b c d "Marino Morikawa, el peruano que descontaminó una laguna en 15 días, ahora va por el Titicaca". Útero.Pe. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ a b "Environmentalist Marino Morikawa: A Dreamer in Action By Rosa Alicia Castillo – Dawson English Journal". www.dawsonenglishjournal.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ "NAT GEO Recuperación del humedal 'El cascajo' de Chancay Lima - Peru". November 5, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Descontamina él solo una laguna en Perú". RT en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ a b "Marino Morikawa, el científico peruano que usó la ciencia para limpiar un humedal". EcoInventos (in Spanish). 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ a b c "Burbujas nanotecnológicas para recuperar lagos contaminados". Noticias ambientales (in Spanish). 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ a b "Conoce la historia de este peruano que descontaminó una laguna en 15 días". Ecoosfera (in Mexican Spanish). 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ How This Guy Cleaned a Lake!, retrieved 2020-10-24
- ^ a b "El peruano Marino Morikawa nos cuenta cómo Latinoamérica puede cambiar su tradición de estropear la naturaleza". www.americaeconomia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ "Usarán nanotecnología para revivir Alalay". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ "Peruvian scientist who "revived" wetlands aims to clean up Lake Titicaca". www.efe.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.