List of articles on environmental issues
China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative, concerns about global warming and air pollution Nagoya University
While China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative is expected to be an economic driver in the new era, there are concerns about environmental deterioration such as global warming and air pollution. […]
Survey of actual conditions of undersea waste in 2017 Expanded cooperation with 5 universities including Hokkaido University
Since 2014, the Ministry of the Environment has been conducting surveys on drifting and seafloor waste (including microplastics) in the offshore waters of Japan. […]
Detects yellow sand with higher accuracy, Hokkaido University and others propose new observation methods
Yellow sand, whose health risk is also being discussed.In that observation, a new method was developed to improve the judgment accuracy.The research was done […]
Learn social business from the rooftop cultivation of sweet potatoes Chiba University of Commerce
The "Ginza Imo ROCK Project" grows sweet potatoes on the rooftops of buildings around Ginza and produces and sells shochu.Agricultural Production Corporation […]
The more nature experiences you have in your childhood, the more tolerant you are to wildlife. Tokyo Metropolitan University
The research group of Tetsuro Hosaka, a specially appointed associate professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University (Shinya Numata Laboratory, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences), has a childhood experience of nature […]
Junior & Senior High School of Engineering participates in the environmental event "Eco-Pro" for 8 consecutive years
Kogakuin University and Kogakuin University High School are participating experience-based environmental events held at Tokyo Big Sight from December 2016 to 12, 8 […]
Osaka University develops catalyst technology to generate hydrogen from waste and water
The research group of Professor Kiyoomi Kaneda, Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry, Osaka University and Associate Professor Takato Mitsuru, Graduate School of Basic Engineering, is on November 11 […]
The rich Arctic Ocean floor is in a serious situation due to "ocean acidification" Tokyokaiyo University
Michiyo Kawai, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyokaiyo University, and others, Takasen Kikuchi of the Arctic Environmental Change Research Center, Ocean Research and Development Organization […]
Elucidation of the mechanism by which air pollutants cause atopic dermatitis Tohoku University and others
A joint research team led by Tohoku University (such as Shinshu University) is one of the mechanisms by which air pollutants cause various symptoms of atopic dermatitis […].
Chukyo University succeeds in developing a new material with excellent phosphorus adsorption
A research group led by Professor Toru Nonami of the Faculty of Engineering, Chukyo University is a new ceramic material "Diopside" with extremely high ability to adsorb phosphorus (Kay […]].