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Environmental Risks

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Human Health Impacts




   
    
Potential for an increase in acute myocardial infarction the day after a flyover of Yellow Dust.

Press release, In Japanese

 

Information




  • Integrated Exposure Effects Analysis
    IEEA: Integrated Exposure Effects Analysis

Microplastics




   
    
Introduction to microplastic research: How we measure micro- and nano-plastics

It is easy to understand how microplastics are small when compared to Daphnia and Bacteria!
How microplastics are generated, how much of them exist in the world, and how to measure them...

YouTube video

 

Preservation




  • Time Capsule Program for Environmental Specimens
    Specimens are encapsulated in 'time-capsule' and archived at -150 degrees

   
    

Shifting agriculture, such as slash-and-burn, is a major disturbance factor for threatened forest habitats, revealed by a global analysis.

Press release, in Japanese

 

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