What happens when we spray water-soluble “air pollution” particles to plants for 2 years? 水溶性 「大気汚染」 粒子を植物に2年間散布したらどうなるでしょう?

JOURNAL: Atmospheric Environment (2014) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.01.023 Effects of 2-years exposure to (sub-micron) ammonium sulfate particles on growth and gas exchange rates of Fagus crenata (ブナ), Castanopsis sieboldii (スダジイ), Larix kaempferi (唐松) and Cryptomeria japonica (スギ) seedlings •No significant effect of the particles on growth was observed after 2 years.•Net photosynthetic rates of 3 species were not significantly changed.•Net photosynthesis…

Deposition process of aerosols into forest/ 森林へのエアロゾル沈着過程を解明

Particulate matter strongly adsorbed onto leaf surfaces is not washed away by rainfall and contributes to the EC (Elemental Carbon) flux. Leaf-surface particles must be included when evaluating the dry and total fluxes of particulate matter, in particular for water-insoluble constituents such as EC. 葉面に強く「付着」した粒子状物質は降雨によって洗い流されず、EC(元素炭素)フラックスに寄与する。粒子状物質、特にECのような水不溶性成分の乾燥流束および全流束を評価する場合には、葉表面粒子を含めなければならない。

Award/論文賞 Measuring particles from mixed gases(煙突の模擬)ガスから微粒子への転換を計測

These results may be informative for predicting phenomena related to gas-to-particle conversion at the exit of stationary emission sources.火力発電所等の燃焼過程から生成すると考えられる混合排気ガスを実験室内で模擬した。This paper was awarded 2013 Takahashi Award from Japan Association Aerosol of Science and Technology. エアロゾル学会の2013年のTakahashi賞を受賞。

Aerosol & colloid route for Raman-substrate. To detect organic molecules at ppb levels. ラマン分光用基材の調製にエアロゾルやコロイド手法。有機分子をppbレベルまで検出

The substrate (chip) was made by structuring nanoparticles, and the detection accuracy of a trace (model: a pesticide) component using Raman scattering spectroscopy was improved. ナノ粒子の構造化による基板(チップ)形成を行い、ラマン散乱分光を用いた微量な(モデル:農薬)成分の検出精度を向上させた。