The investigation for adaptive possibility of Biotic Ligand Model in Japanese sea area

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25289325
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Naval and maritime engineering
• Research Institution: National Maritime Research Institute
• Principal Investigator: YAMAGUCHI Yoshitaka 国立研究開発法人 海上技術安全研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (20344236)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ISHIMURA EIKO 海上技術安全研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (20415798) ; OHCHI MADOKA 東京農工大学, (連合)農学研究科, (研究員)准教授 (40447511)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 船底防汚物質 / 銅 / 化学形態 / 生物毒性試験 / 生物リスク評価

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The anti-fouling paint include copper compound is useful system for the improvement of ship's fuel efficiency, whereas some vessels are one of copper contamination source to seawater in the marine environment. Therefore, the risk assessment of copper for marine organisms is required. In this study, copper species and characters were analyzed in seawater from the Port of Tokyo. And brine shrimp, which is a kind of crustacean, acute toxicity test was examined. The result of this study is useful for the copper risk assessment of marine organisms.

Free Research Field

海洋環境分析