Survey of pollution at the tidal wetlands by biological monitoring

Fiscal Year

2014

Title

Survey of pollution at the tidal wetlands by biological monitoring

Project and Theme

Project 1. Study on ecological succession of fisheries ground
Representative Organization: Tohoku University
Theme2. Ecosystems and genetic researches to conserve and restore the coastal fisheries areas in Miyagi Prefecture
Representative personYukio Agatsuma
OrganizationTohoku University
DepartmentGraduate School of Agricultural Science

Research Information

Period and Interval
2014/04/01 - 2015/03/31
every month
Research Area
Sendai Bay
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Category
Field survey
Overview
It is supposed that the tidal wetlands in Sendai Bay were contaminated by aromatic carbons and oils at the time of tsunami at 11/3/2011 earthquake. We intend to develop a biological monitoring system of pollution using a gene expression as a marker. We selected, cyp1a, which is known to be strongly activated by aromatic carbons as a marker gene to detect the pollution. Using this system, we test if the bottom of the tidal wetlands of Sendai Bay are polluted by aromatic carbons .

Investigation Item and Data Acquisition

Investigation ItemData Acquisition
Marine biology and ecologyfish larvae, tidal wetlands
Marine environmentaromatic carbon, oil, sediment

Reference

Related Observation Result
FY2014 Survey of density of flatfish juveniles in Gamo and Natri welands, and pllution at the tidal wetlands by biological monitoring

Person in charge of Investigation

Representative personTohru Suzuki
OrganizationTohoku University
DepartmentGraduate School of Agricultural Science

Keywords

Fiscal Year2014
OrganizationTohoku University
CategoryField survey
Research AreaIshinomaki Bay
DisciplineOcean environment -> Oil
Ocean environment -> Organic carbon
Ocean environment -> Discharge of oil and noxious liquid substance
Ocean environment -> Sediment
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Fishes
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Seaweed beds / Tidal flats distribution