Center for Environmental Health Sciences

• Japanese

Outline of Research

Contributing to the reduction and prevention of impacts on human health by pollutants of environmental origin

Along with clarifying and evaluating the mechanisms and effects on human health of chemical pollutants, we develop convenient and speedy evaluation methods for exposure and health effects. Also, having made clear the effects that the environment has on health. we carry out epidemiological surveys and research in order to investigate the causes of these effects.

National Core Center of the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

We are responsible as the core center for the comprehensive management and operation of the Ministry of the Environment’s “Japan Environment and Children’s Study”.