Study on the emission of methyl arsenic from contaminated soil

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18404011
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Civil and environmental engineering
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: FUKUSHI Kensuke The University of Tokyo, サステイナビリティ学連携研究機構, 准教授 (30282114)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TOKUNAGA Mitsuharu 金沢工業大学, 環境・建築学部, 教授 (00301135)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TOKUNAGA Mitsuharu 金沢工業大学, 環境・建築学部, 教授 (00301135)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2008
• Keywords: ヒ素 / メチルヒ素 / バングラデシュ / エミッション / 土壌

Research Abstract

本研究の目的はタイやバングラデシュのヒ素汚染地域から大気中に放出されるヒ素の量と速度を測定し、さらに、大気中の動きを予測し、そのフェートを明らかにすることである。メチルヒ素へ変換する微生物の生理活性と濃度を測定し、間接的にエミッションを推定することを試みた。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Leaching of arsenic in response to organic matter contamination in groundwater treatment practice (2009)
  • Author(s): Hassan, K.M., Fukushi, K., Nakajima, F., Yamamoto, K.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Water and Environment Technology 7(1) Pages: 41
• [Journal Article] Estimation of biological gasification potential of arsenic from contaminated natural soil by enumeration of arsenic methylating bacteria (AsMB) (2007)
  • Author(s): S.M. Atiqul Islam, Kensuke Fukushi, Kazuo Yamamoto, Ganesh C. Saha
  • Journal Title: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 52 Pages: 323-338
• [Journal Article] 嫌気性微生物によるヒ素気化 (2007)
  • Author(s): 橋本崇史、イスラム・アティクル、福士謙介、山本和夫
  • Journal Title: 用水と排水 49-11巻 Pages: 941-950
• [Presentation] Organic hindrance in groundwater arsenic removal practice (2008)
  • Author(s): Hassan, K.M., Fukushi, K., Nakajima, F., Yamamoto, K
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Food and Water Sustainability in Asia
  • Place of Presentation: Macau, China
  • Year and Date: 20081000
• [Presentation] Hashimoto, T. Arsenic in the environment-microbial gasification of arsenic (2008)
  • Author(s): Fukushi, K., Islam, S.M.A., Hassan, K.M., Hashimoto, T.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 6^<th> International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment
  • Place of Presentation: Bandung, Indonesia
  • Year and Date: 20081000
• [Presentation] メタン生成細菌による嫌気的ヒ素気化
  • Author(s): 橋本崇史、イスラム・アティクル、福士謙介、山本和夫
  • Organizer: 第41回水環境学会年会講演集
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪(170)
• [Book] Environmental Toxicology(Contamination of agricultural soil by containing irrigation water in Bangladesh : overview of status and a proposal for novelbiological remediation) (2007)
  • Author(s): S. M. A. Islam, K. Fukushi and K. Yamamoto
  • Total Pages: 299-309
  • Publisher: WIT Press