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Yoshiaki Yasuda Ph.D
Mercury behavior in environment: Investigating the ecology and mercury deposit distribution of benthos and environmental samples including sediment in the inter-tidal beach zone.

Subjects of study and affair
Research on behavior of mercury in the marine eco-system
  1. Study of mercury behavior in the food web of inter-tidal benthos.
  2. Study on the modes of mercury transmission in biota.
  3. Investigation on marine pollution by the debris derived from gold mine in the north part of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia.
Study groups
Research group on the environmental sciences of mercury in Yatsushiro Sea reagion

Work of study
  • Lasut M. and Yasuda Y., gAccumulation of mercury in marine biota of Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.h Coastal Marine Sci. 32, 33-38, 2008.
  • Yasuda Y. et al., gMercury deposit distribution in farmlands downstream from an acetaldehyde producing chemical company located in Qingzhen City, Guizhou China, which uses mercury as a catalyst. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 73, 257-263, 2004.

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