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Environmental Technology Research Network
in the Asia-Pacific Region

DB for Research Project
Category(1) : Air
Category(2) : Measurement


  1. Project Name
  2. Duration
  3. Research Catagory 1
  4. Research Catagory 2
  5. Research Field
  6. Researchers
  7. Affiliation 1
  8. Affiliation 2
  9. Address
  10. Country
  11. Phone
  12. Fax
  13. Project Summary
  14. Publications
  15. International Joint Study with

Monash University (MU), Australia

  1. Air Quality in South-east Asia
  2. 1990-ongoing
  3. air environment, urban and regional change
  4. measurement, monitoring, assessment
  5. environmental chemistry
  6. Martin HOOPER, Bev HOOPER
  7. Gippsland Centre for Environmental Science, School of Applied Science
  8. Monash University (MU)
  9. Switchback Road, Churchill, Victoria 3842
  10. Australia
  11. 161-3-99026411
  12. 161-3-99026738
  13. The aim of this work is to investigate urban and regional aerosol haze in south-east Asia, to identify contributing sources and estimate impacts on health, environment and climate.
  14. 1) M. A. Hooper, L.Y. Zou, B.C. Panther and B.M. Hooper, Airborne Particulate Matter in the South-East Asian Region - Nature and Processes, Proceedings of 1st International Joint Seminar on the Regional Deposition Processes in the Atmosphere, Soon-Ung Park (Editor) Seoul, Korea, pp 77-91, 1995.
    2) G P Ayers, R W Gillett, N Ginting, M A Hooper, P W Selleck and N J Tapper, Atmospheric Sulfur and Nitrogen in West Java, Journal of Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 85, 2083-88, 1995.
    3) Linda Y Zou and Martin A Hooper, Size-Resolved Airborne Particles and Their Morphology in Central Jakarta, Atmospheric Environment, (in press) 1996.
  1. Indoor Air Environment
  2. 1992-ongoing
  3. indoor air quality
  4. assessment, measurement, source inventory, risk mangement
  5. chemistry, biology, health
  6. Beverley HOOPER and Martin HOOPER
  7. Gippsland Centre for Environmental Science, School of Applied Science
  8. Monash University (MU)
  9. Switchback Rd, Churchill 3842, Victoria
  10. Australia
  11. 161-3-99026412
  12. 161-3-99026738
  13. Bev.Hooper@sci.monash.edu.au
  14. 1) B.M. Hooper and M.A. Hooper, "Indoor Air Pollution: A Short Review". Clean Air, 1986, 20(2), 47.
    2) D Godish, T Godish, B Hooper and M Hooper, "Mold Risk Factors in Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia Houses", Proceedings, Indoor Air '93, 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Helsinki, Finland, 369-373, Vol 4, 1993.
    3) B M Hooper, M H Garrett, T Godish, D Godish and M A Hooper, "A Comparative Study of Methods of Measuring Formaldehyde in Homes in the Latrobe Valley", Proceedings 12th International Conference of the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand, Perth, 1994, 1, pp575-581.
    4) Hooper, B M et al, Nitrogen Dioxide in the Home Environment and Respiratory Health of School-Age Children. Proc. 7th Int. Conf. on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Nagoya, Japan, 1996, Vol. 1, pp. 641-646
    5) Garrett M H, et al, Low Levels of Nitrogen Dioxide and Formaldehyde Influence Health in Children. Proc. 13th Int. Clean Air and Environment Conference 1996, pp. 643-648.
  1. Indoor Environment and Asthma in Children
  2. 1993-1996
  3. indoor air, asthma
  4. measurement, source inventory, risk mangement
  5. chemistry, biology, health
  6. Maria GARRETT, Martin HOOPER, Beverley HOOPER
  7. Gippsland Centre for Environmental Science, School of Applied Science
  8. Monash University (MU)
  9. Switchback Rd, Churchill 3842, Victoria
  10. Australia
  11. 161-3-99026414
  12. 161-3-99026738
  13. Maria.Garrett@sci.monash.edu.au
  14. 1) Garrett MH et al. Home Environment and Asthma - Research Methodology. Indoor Air - An Integrated Approach, L Morawska, ND Bofinger and M Maroni (Eds.), Elsevier Science Ltd, pp. 219-22
    2) Garrett MH, et al Low Levels of Formaldehyde in Residential Homes and a Correlation with Asthma and Allergy in Children. Proc. 7th Int. Conf. Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Nagoya, Japan, 1996, Vol. 1, pp. 617-62
    3) Garrett MH et al Nitrogen Dioxide in the Home Environment and Respiratory Health of School-Age Children. Proc. 7th Int. Conf. on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Nagoya, Japan, 1996, Vol. 1, pp. 641-646
    4) Garrett MH et al Airborne Moulds, House Factors and Health Effects in Children. Proc. 7th Int. Conf. on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Nagoya, Japan, 1996, Vol. 3, pp. 693-698.
    5) Garrett MH, et al Low Levels of Nitrogen Dioxide and Formaldehyde Influence Health in Children. Proc. 13th Int. Clean Air and Environment Conference 1996, pp. 643-648.
  1. Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Pasture Grasses
  2. 1992-1997
  3. air
  4. measurement, monitoring
  5. chemistry
  6. Wayne KIRSTINE, Martin HOOPER, Ian GALBALLY
  7. School of Applied Science
  8. Monash University (MU)
  9. Switchback Road, Churchill, Victoria 3842
  10. Australia
  11. 161-3-99026251
  12. 161-3-99026738
  13. The aim of this study is to measure the emission fluxes of VOCs from pasture grasses at a location in south-eastern Victoria, to study diurnal and seasonal variations, and speciate the volatiles emitted.
  14. Wayne Kirstine et al., Volatile organic compound emissions from pasture grasses, Clean Air Conference Paper, Adelaide Australia, 1996.

Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST), Korea

  1. Acid Rain Monitoring and Prediction
  2. 1995-1998
  3. Regional Air Pollution, air
  4. Acid Rain, monitoring, measurement, fate
  5. Atmospheric Chemistry, Meteorology, Chemistry
  6. SHIM, S.G., KIM Y. P.
  7. Environment Research Center
  8. Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST)
  9. P.O. Box 131, Chenongryang Seoul Korea
  10. Korea
  11. 82-2-958-5815
  12. 82-2-958-5805
  13. Acid Rain, Sulfur Dioxide, Emissions, Acidification, Aerosol
  1. Study of long-range transport of air Pollutant
  2. 1995- 1999
  3. Air Pollution, air
  4. Transport Long Distant, measurement, monitoring, fate
  5. Air Pollution, Physics
  6. MOON, K, C., LEE, J.H., JIN, H.C., KIM, J.Y.
  7. Environment Research Center
  8. Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST)
  9. P.O. Box 131, Chenongryang Seoul Korea
  10. Korea
  11. 82-2-958-5816
  12. 82-2-958-5805
  13. Northeast Asia, air pollutant long-range transport
  15. NIES, Japan Peking Univ., China

Industrial Technology Development Institute(ITDI), Philippines

  1. ASEAN-JAPAN Project on Atmospheric Corrosion Metallic Coatings
  2. 1987-1994
  3. Air
  4. Measurement, monitoring
  5. Engineering, Chemistry
  6. LUIS, Ernesto; ARNAIZ, Margarita; BERNAS, Cynthia; RODRIGUEZ, Ner; CASAS, Cynthia; IMANAGA, Aurora; PRINCIPE, Rosalinda; DE GUZMAM, LiliAN; CAUSING Cherry Lane and VERA CRUZ, Rolan
  7. Standards and Testing Division
  8. Industrial Technology Development - Institute Department of Science and Technology
  9. Science Complex, Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila
  10. Philippines
  11. 8372071 to 76 local 2212
  12. 632-837-3167
  13. The objective of the project is to evaluate the effect of environmental pollutants on the atmospheric corrosion of metals and metallic coatings in the tropics
  14. 1)Arnaiz, et al., The Effect of Environmental Pollutants on the Atmospheric Corrosion of Bare Metals in the Phil., Proc.2nd Int. Workshop on ERTN-APR, Feb. 1-2, 1995
    2)Bernas, et al., Nationwide Survey of Atmospheric Corrosivity, Proc. 6th APCCC, Dec.6-11, 1993, Thai.
    3) Torre, et.al., Atmospheric Corrosion Aggressivity of Selected Locations in the Phil., Proc. 2nd ASEAN Seminar on Corrosion, Sept. 1990
  1. Development of measurement system for optimum combustion control of boiler.
  2. 1995-1997
  3. air pollution, air
  4. measurement
  5. chemystry, physic
  6. SIM, kyu-Sung, KIM Jong-Won, SON Young-Mok
  7. Clean Fuel Lab. Energy Conversion Department
  8. KIER, MOST
  9. 71-2 Chag-dong Yusung-gu, Taejon 305-600, Korea
  10. Korea
  11. 82-42-860-3449
  12. 82-42-860-3302
  13. Semiconductor type gas sensors for sensing of exhaust gases were fabricated, and which use to development of measurement system for optimum combustion control of boiler.
  14. 1) D.S. LEE, S.D. HAN et. al., "Fabrication and Nox sensing characteristic of WO3 doped with SnO2 and Pt thick film device", J. of the Korean Sensors Society, Vol.5 No.5 1996.
    2) I. J. KIM, S.D. HAN, et. al., "Catalyst effect and sensing Characteristic of plate type SnO2 thick film sensor for CO gas", The 7th Conference on Sensor Technology, The Korean Sensors Society, Pohang, 1996.
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National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research(NIMC), Japan

  1. Development of New Generation CFC Alternatives
  2. 1995-2001
  3. CFCs, Alternatives, Fluorine compounds, global change, air
  4. Synthesis, Physical properties, Environmental effects, measurement, conuter measures
  5. Environment
  6. Masato Tanaka, Akira Sekiya, Shigeru Kurosawa, Masanori Tamura, Motonari Shibakami, Shigeo Kondo, Kazuaki Tokuhashi, Hidekazu Nagai, Fumiaki Takahashi, Masaaki Sugie,Taisuke Nakanaga, Fumiyuki Ito, Tadafumi Uchimaru, Masashi Sato, Takashi Nakane,Takeshi Sako, Noriaki Nakazawa, Katuhito Outake
  7. Fluorine Chemistry Lab.,Dept. of Organic Chemistry, NIMC, AIST, MITI
    Reaction Chemistry Lab.,Dept. of Physical Chemistry, NIMC, AIST, MITI
    Spectroscopic Chemistry Lab., Dept. of Physical Chemistry, NIMC, AIST, MITI
    Theoretical Chemistry Lab., Dept. of Physical Chemistry, NIMC, AIST, MITI
    Systems Analysis Lab., Dept. of Chemical Systems, NIMC, AIST, MITI
  8. 1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305
  9. Japan
  10. 81-298-61-4570
  11. 81-298-61-4570
  12. Basic research related to the new generation CFC alternatives is developing in the following fields; 1)examination of the new synthetic methods,
    2)measurement of thermodynamic properties, 3)evaluation of environmental properties such as measurement and calculation of rate constant with hydroxyl radical.
  13. 1) M.Tamura, M.Shibakami, S.Kurosawa, T.Arimura, and A.Sekiya, "Hydrofluorination of Unsaturated Compounds with Solid Potassium Hydrogen Fluoride in the Presence of Silicon Tetrafluoride at Room Temperature", J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1995, 1891.
    2) N. Nakazawa, T. Sako, T. Nakane, A. Sekiya, M. Sato, Y. Gotoh, A. Suga, "Densities and Viscositries of Fluorinated Alcohols and Fluorinated Ethers", Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunshu, 22, 1, 184-189 (1996)
    3) T.Sako, M.Sato, N.Nakazawa, M.Oowa, M.Yasumoto, H.Ito, S.Yamashita, "Measurement of critical properties of fluorinated ethers as alternative refrigerants", Proceedings of Melbourne 96 Meeting of International Institute of Refrigeration, Feb., 1996.

National Institute for Resources and Environment(NIRE), Japan

  1. Characterization and photochemical ractions of organic compounds in aerosols
  2. 1995-1997
  3. air, atmosphere, hazardous substances, particles
  4. characterization, reaction mechanism, measurement, fate
  5. chemistry, physical chemistry, mass spectrometry, reaction mechanism
  6. Takesige WAKABAYASHI, Yukio SHIMIZU
  7. Excited States chemistry Div., Atmospheric Environmental Protection Dept.
  8. NIRE, AIST, MITI
  9. 16-3 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305
  10. Japan
  11. 81-298-61-8260
  12. 81-298-61-8258
  13. Detection and analysis of organic compounds on aerosols and find processes of their fate in the atmospheric environment.
  14. 1) J.J.GAUMET,A.WAKISAKA,Y.SHIMIZU,and Y.TAMORI,Energetics for Carbon Clusters produced directly by Laser Vaporization of Graphite:J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans.,89,1667-1670,1993
    2) A.WAKISAKA,J.J.GAUMET,Y.SHIMIZU,Y.TAMORI,H.SATO and K.TOKUMARU,Growth of Carbon Clusters:J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans.,89,1001-1005,1993
  1. Japanese Study on the Behavior of Greenhouse Gases and Aerosols
  2. 1990-1999
  3. global change, air, water, ocean
  4. counter measures, reaction mechanism, measurement, monitoring, modeling
  5. chemistry, geophysics
  6. Takashi IBUSUKI, Koji TAKEUCHI, Shuzo KUTSUNA, Kazuhide KOIKE, Hitomi KOBARA
  7. Photoenergy Application Div., Global Warming Control Dept.
  8. NIRE, AIST, MITI
  9. 16-3 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305
  10. Japan
  11. 81-298-61-8168
  12. 81-298-61-8158
  13. This project aims at conducting research and observation on long-term trend of greenhouse materials and on the material circulation and quantitative analysis of natural balance in order to estimate and predict influence of anthropogenic and natural greenhouse gases.
  1. Analytical Method of Trace Component of Volatile Metals
  2. 1996-1998
  3. air, hazardous substances
  4. measurement, source inventory
  5. chemistry
  6. Shoji OISHI
  7. Air Quality Measurement Div. Atmospheric Environmental Protection Dept.
  8. NIRE, AIST, MITI
  9. 16-3 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305
  10. Japan
  11. 81-298-61-8282
  12. 81-298-61-8258
  13. It is well known that volatile metals such as Cd, Pb and Zn are highly condensed in small particles and have a harmful effect on human health. It is especially required that the valency of these metals is determined because of the correlation of the harmfulness. In this research, the analytical method that can be highly sensitive to these metals simultaneously, and quantitatively analyze the valency of the metals is established.
  1. Optical Characteristics of Aerosol Related to Atmospheric Radiation
  2. 1994-1996
  3. global change, air
  4. measurement, monitoring, modeling
  5. physics
  6. Masaaki SHIRAHASE, Hidenori YOSHIYAMA, Nobuyuki KOGURE, Akihiko OHI
  7. Air Quality Measurement Div. Atmospheric Environmental Protection Dept.
  8. NIRE, AIST, MITI
  9. 16-3 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305
  10. Japan
  11. 81-298-61-8285
  12. 81-298-61-8259
  13. This research aims at basically clarifying and estimating the effect of tropospheric aerosol on atmospheric radiation. The measuring method of scattered light from a single particle suspended and fixed in electromagnetic fields is established, and the optical characteristics of an atmospheric aerosol is found.
  14. Hidenori Yoshiyama et al., Measurement of Size Distribution from Angular Distribution of Scattered Light and Its Spectrum at a Given Scatterring Angle, J. Aerosol Research Japan, 9, 134-143, 1994
  1. Environmental Fate of Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants
  2. 1996-1998
  3. air, hazardous substances
  4. measurement, monitoring, fate
  5. chemistry
  6. Toshiyuki TANAKA, Shingo UEDA
  7. Air Quality Measurement Div. Atmospheric Environmental Protection Dept.
  8. NIRE, AIST, MITI
  9. 16-3 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305
  10. Japan
  11. 81-298-61-8281
  12. 81-298-61-8281
  13. In order to clarify the chemical destruction process of the hazardous air pollutants and make use of the environmental management of hazardous volatile organic compound, this research measures the ambient concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in various fields, and investigates the creation and disappearance process of VOC in the ambient air condition.
  1. Development of Automatic Measuring Methods of Properties for Particulate Matter from Stationary Sources
  2. 1993-1996
  3. air
  4. measurement, source inventory
  5. engineering
  6. Nobuyuki KOGURE, Masaaki SHIRAHASE, Shoji OISHI, Akihiko OHI, Ikuo TAMORI
  7. Air Quality Measurement Div. Atmospheric Environmental Protection Dept.
  8. NIRE, AIST, MITI
  9. 16-3 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305
  10. Japan
  11. 81-298-61-8284
  12. 81-298-61-8259
  13. It is inferred that current authorized method (JIS Z8808) for measuring source dust can not estimate substances emitted from stationary sources which might change to supended particulate matter (Ssuspendedhe ambient air. We call the substances, which are emitted from the sources as gaseous component, and immediately changed to particles in the air near the stack, as the condensed dust. This research aims to establish the simplified-automatic measuring method of concentration and chemical component on particle size of source dust including condensed dust.
  14. Nobuyuki Kogure, Study on Measurement Method for Condensed Particulate Matter Discharged from Stationary Sources, Proc. 10th World Clean Air Congress, 61, 1995
  1. Estimation of Collection Techniques and Development of Rapid Measuring Method of Source Dust
  2. 1996-1999
  3. air
  4. counter measures, measurement
  5. engineering
  6. Nobuyuki KOGURE, Masaaki SHIRAHASE, Shoji OISHI, Hidenori YOSHIYAMA, Akihiko OHI, Ikuo TAMORI
  7. Air Quality Measurement Div. Atmospheric Environmental Protection Dept.
  8. NIRE, AIST, MITI
  9. 16-3 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305
  10. Japan
  11. 81-298-61-8284
  12. 81-298-61-8259
  13. This research aims to estimate the collection techniques of source dust emitted from coal combustion, which gives a great contribution to air pollution in China, and establish the development of rapid measuring method of source dust, which is an important measures for estimating the collection techniques.
  15. Hangzhou Environmental Protection Research Institute (China)
  1. Measuring Method of Composition and Optical Characteristics of Tropospheric Aerosol
  2. 1996-1998
  3. global change
  4. measurement, monitoring
  5. engineering, physics
  6. Hidenori YOSHIYAMA, Masaaki SHIRAHASE, Nobuyuki KOGURE, Akihiko OHI, Seiji KOGA
  7. Air Quality Measurement Div. Atmospheric Environmental Protection Dept.
  8. NIRE, AIST, MITI
  9. 16-3 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305
  10. Japan
  11. 81-298-61-8283
  12. 81-298-61-8283
  13. This research aims to develop the measuring method of real-time composition (sulfuric acid ion) of tropospheric aerosol and clarify the optical characteristics of individual particles in the aerosol from scattering phenomena.

Osaka National Research Institute(ONRI), Japan

  1. Acid Rain Monitoring System
  2. 1996-2000
  3. air, water
  4. measurement, monitoring
  5. chemistry
  6. Kunishige HIGASHI, Shin-ichi WAKIDA, Masataka YAMANE, Sahori TAKEDA, Jun SHIROMA, Naohide TAIRA
  7. Environmental Chemistry Section, Department of Energy and the Environment
  8. ONRI, AIST, MITI
  9. 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka 563
  10. Japan
  11. 81-727-51-9659
  12. 81-727-51-9629
  13. The quick development in industry and economics in East Asia brings large amount of emission of air pollutants, for examples, sulfur and nitrogen dioxides, into the atmosphere, especially from coal burning power plants. Therefore, acid rain is very important environmental problem in East Asia region. In order to clarify and evaluate the effect of acid rain on the acidification of natural and urban environment, the multilateral cooperative research on development of an advanced acid rain monitoring system is carried. This cooperative research includes following contents; (1) study on development of sensors for measuring the primary components of acid rain, (2) fundamental study on development of automatic monitoring system for measuring the acid rain components, and (3) study on development of the prediction model for environmental influence of acid deposition,are carried out among universities and institutions in APEC members. ONRI is mainly engaged in the research on sensors.
  14. 1)S.Wakida et al, A Preliminary Application of Highly Sensitive Nitrate ISFETs to Acid-Rain Monitoring, Sensors and Actuators, B 24-25,222-224, 1995.
  15. Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics