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Kohji Marumoto Ph.D
Natural Science section and Risk evaluation section.

Subjects of study and affair
  • Development of a new analytical method for determination on low level methyl-Hg concentration and investigation of methylation and demethylation processes on atmospheric Hg
  • Monitoring and assessments on total and methyl mercury in Minamata bay area
  • Training on mercury monitoring technology in Nura river basin in Repubric of Kazakhstan
Study groups
  • Research group on human health and natural environments in Yatsushiro Sea coast
  • Field research group on mercury in global environments
Work of study
  • Marumoto, K., Sakata, M.(2007)Seasonal variations in concentrations of mercury and other chemical components in air and their wet deposition fluxes in a region facing the Sea of Japan. Kankyo Kagaku, 20(1), 47-60. (in Japanese)
  • Sakata, M., Marumoto, K., Narukawa, M. and Asakura, K. (2006) Mass balance and sources of mercury in Tokyo Bay. Journal of Oceanography 62, 767-775.
  • Narukawa, M., Sakata, M., Marumoto. K. and Asakura, K. (2006) Air-sea exchange of mercury in Tokyo Bay. Journal of Oceanography 62, 249-257.
  • Sakata, M., Marumoto, K., Narukawa, M. and Asakura, K.(2006)Regional variations in wet and dry deposition fluxes of trace elements in Japan. Atmos. Environ. 40, 521-531.
  • Marumoto, K., Sakata, M.(2005)Mercury emission fluxes from soil surfaces and factors affecting their variations, Chikyu Kagaku, 39, 183-196. (in Japanese)
  • Sakata, M. and Marumoto, K. (2005) Wet and dry deposition fluxes of mercury in Japan. Atmos. Environ. 39, 3145-3152.

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