Impact of mineral dust particles on East Asia air quality and public health

• Project/Area Number: 23K11405
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 63010:Environmental dynamic analysis-related
• Research Institution: St. Luke's International University (2024); Tottori University (2023)
• Principal Investigator: 程 炳沛 聖路加国際大学, 専門職大学院公衆衛生学研究科, 講師 (40965464)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 大西 一成 聖路加国際大学, 専門職大学院公衆衛生学研究科(公衆衛生大学院), 准教授 (50596278)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-01-17 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: aerosol / atmospheric sciences / climate change / air quality / public health

Outline of Research at the Start

Sand and dust storms emissions would increase by 3% during 2015-2100 under global warming scenarios based on their Earth System Model simulations. However, the morbidity and mortality rates due to mineral dust are still uncertain. We propose to (1) conduct regional meteorology-chemistry model and aerosol particle model simulations, (2) validate the simulations against transmission electronic microscopy (TEM); and (3) co-analyze the simulation results with the questionnaire of subjective symptoms.