Fiscal Year
2015
Title
Analysis of chemical substance accumulation in fishes and molluscs
Project and Theme
Project 3. Research on factors controlling open ocean benthopelagic ecosystem dynamics
Representative Organization: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Theme2. Marine environmental changes monitoring| Representative person | Shuichi Watanabe |
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| Organization | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
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| Department | Eastern Japan Marine Ecosystems Dynamics Project team |
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Research InformationPeriod and Interval2015/04/01 - 2016/03/31
Research Area
Off Sanriku
CategoryOthers
OverviewThe team quantify chemical substances in fishes and molluscs to monitor the their pollution induced by tsunami. We also estimate the trophic position of these samples to better understand the pollution reality with considering the bioaccumulation of chemical substances.
Investigation Item and Data Acquisition
| Investigation Item | Data Acquisition |
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| Analysis of chemical substances | Fish, Molluscs |
| Nitrogen isotopic analysis of amino acids | Fish, Molluscs |
Reference
Related Observation Result
Person in charge of Investigation
| Representative person | Naohiko Ohkouchi |
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| Organization | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
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| Department | Department of Biogeochemistry |
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| Fiscal Year | 2015 |
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| Organization | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
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| Category | Others |
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| Research Area | North Sanriku
South Sanriku
Off Tohoku
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| Discipline | Ocean environment -> Organic chlorine compounds
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Fishes
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Mollusks
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