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1 Symposia and Workshops. Conferences, Workshops and Research Meetings Title Place Date Participants The 5th Seminar on Organic Chemicals Studies: Mathematical Models for Prediction of POPs and Pesticides Behavior - Development Status and Future Prospects - The nd Research Meeting on Pesticides: Multiple Residue Analysis of Pesticides - Demand Trend and Method Development - The 5th Symposium on Agro-Environmental Sciences: The Role and Issue of Natural Resources Inventories for Risk Research on Agricultural Environment NIAES September 7, NIAES September 8, NIAES October 5, Symposium on Agriculture and Food Security in Monsoon Asia University of Tokyo November, Symposium on the Research Project "Development of Technologies for Advanced Use of the Natural Cyclical Function through Forest, Farmland, and Water Bodies" Will Aichi November, 7 Workshop on "Food and Environmental Safety: Risk assessment and Reduction Technologies for Hazardous Chemicals" Midterm Presentation on Research Project "Development of Comprehensive Management System of Hazardous Chemicals in Agricultural Forestry and Fisheries Ecosystems" November 8, 7 Symposium on the Research Project "Symbiosis between Nature and the agriculture,forestry, and marine products industry" December, 9 The rd Symposium of Environmental Research Institutes in Japan December 4, 07 Seminar on Risk Assessment and Prevention of Invasive Alien Plants December 8, The rd Seminar on Soil and Water: Absorption of Hazardous Chemical Substances by Agricultural Products and the Management of the Risk Involved NIAES February, 6 Seminar on Risk Assessment and Prevention of Invasive Alien Plants Kurashiki Art Gallery March 5, The nd Meteorology Workshop : Role of Plants as an Interface for Gas Exchange between Soil and Atmosphere NIAES March 6, International Workshop on Monsoon Asia Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions The rd International Workshop of the Japan-Korea Research Cooperation - Nitrogen Load in Agro-Ecosystems and its Outflow to Water Bodies: Analyses with Monitoring and Modeling International Symposium on Agro-Environment: Effect of Agriculture on Biodiversity Policy Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries March 7, March 5, 006 March,

2 . Fifth Seminar on Organic Chemical Studies: Mathematical Models for Predicting the Behavior of POPs and Pesticides Development Status and Future Prospects The Fifth Seminar on Organic Chemical Studies was held on 7 September at the NIAES conference hall. Five domestic speakers experienced in mathematical modeling for the prediction of organochemical behavior were invited from national institutes and a university. There were a total of 40 participants. Mathematical modeling of chemical behavior in the environment is one of the most effective tools for determining exposure in environmental risk assessments. In recent years, several models have been developed domestically for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and pesticides. To build on these models we need to clarify and combine the physicochemical properties of the organochemicals and the movement of the medium, such as water or air. The objectives of this seminar were to examine the current status and future issues of mathematical modeling for the prediction of organochemical behavior in the environment and to discuss the directions of research into model development. The following topics were presented at the seminar: ) Administrative needs in mathematical modeling for the prediction of pesticide behavior (Y. Yogo, NIAES); ) Mathematical model for the prediction of pesticide behavior in arable land (K. Inao, NIAES); ) Model for predicting the behavior of pesticides flowing into rivers (T. Inoue, Toyohashi University of Technology); 4) Development of a Multi-Media-Model of the global behaviors of organochemicals (M. Nishimori, NIAES); and 5) Model for predicting the diffusion of air pollutants in the area neighboring an incident source (H. Yoshikado, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology). A group discussion was introduced to promote the exchange of opinions. Participants exchanged ideas on: ) domestic needs in mathematical modeling; ) validation and exhibition of models; and ) construction of a database on input parameters. Participants also recognized that we were behind the United States and Europe in the development of mathematical models, and they emphasized the urgency and significance of this issue.. nd Research Meeting on Pesticides: Multiple Residue Analysis of Pesticides Demand Trends and Method Development The nd Research Meeting on Pesticides was held on 8 September in the NIAES conference hall. Five domestic speakers experienced in multiple residue analysis of pesticides were invited from government and research institutes to present the first half of the seminar. Several research reports, by researchers from prefectural agricultural experimental stations, were presented in the second half. A total of 7 participants attended. The public cares strongly about pesticide residues in crops, soils, water, and the air. A Positive List System of pesticides was started in Japan on 9 May 006. This system is for agricultural chemicals such as pesticides remaining in foods, in the Food Sanitation Law. This system is designed to prohibit the sale of foods containing residual agricultural chemicals above a certain level if maximum residue limits (MRLs) have not been established. The provisional MRLs were decided for 799 chemicals in 70 foods. Needs and demands for multiple residue analyses are continuing to increase. However, several problems exist, such as how to introduce newly launched pesticides and how to develop procedures for analyzing difficult-to-analyze chemicals. The objectives of the first half of this seminar were to understand the political and technical issues and to clarify the research directions. The following topics were presented in the first session: ) The Positive List system in Japan (T. Kondo, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare); ) Surveillance of pesticide residues in drinking water (T. Aizawa, Yokohama Waterworks Bureau); ) Trends in the development of pretreatment technology of samples for pesticide analysis (E. Watanabe, NIAES); 4) Types and trends in the development of analytical instruments (mainly mass spectrometers) (M. Ishizaka, NIAES); and 5) Current status of, and future issues in, multiple residue analysis of pesticides (K. Iijima, Institute of Environmental Toxicology). In the second half of the seminar, the topics discussed were multiple residue analysis of pesticides, Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), pesticide monitoring in rivers, and pesticide drift, mainly on the basis of the annual reports from prefectural agricultural experimental stations. The topics were timely and important, and participants actively exchanged information and opinions in both sessions. 4. 5th Symposium on Agro-Environmental Science: Roles of and Issues Associated with Natural Resource Inventories for Risk Research on the Agricultural Environment The 5th Symposium on Agro-Environmental Science was held on 5 October at NIAES conference hall, and 45 people participated. The objectives of this symposium were to exchange the latest information on the roles of, and issues associated with, natural resource inventories for risk assessment and management in eco- 68

3 systems. In accordance with this main theme, the symposium examined topics associated with research results on Ecological risk assessment and management of environmental load substances and land-use change and Natural resources inventory for the risk assessment of food production and environmental conservation. Dr. Y. Sato, President of NIAES, gave the opening address. Dr. M. Uwasawa, Director of the Natural Resources Inventory Center of NIAES, gave the keynote speech. He pointed out that although the word inventory originally meant a written list of all objects, today it has come to encompass specimens, samples, documents, data, databases, and computerized retrieval systems. He said that now it is important that we use natural resources inventories for many purposes. He anticipated that symposium participants would discuss the roles of and issues associated with natural resource inventories for risk research on the agricultural environment, with the aim of evaluating and minimizing these risks. He said that he expected that the symposium would help to solve these problems. Following the keynote speech, seven speakers presented topics related to the two sub-themes mentioned above: Part I Ecological risk assessment and management of environmental load substances and land-use change : ) Risk assessment of environmental load substances in ecosystems. W. Naito (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) ) Method of risk assessment of land-use changes for wildlife. Y. Natsuhara (Osaka Prefecture University) Part II Natural resources inventory for risk assessment of food production and environmental conservation ) Risk assessment of food production changes with global warming. H. Toritani (NIAES) 4) Risk assessment of heavy metal elements in soils and plants. S. Ono (NIAES) 5) Method of assessment of environmental load substances in space and time. N. Suzuki (National Institute for Environmental Studies) 6) Information system for risk management in rural environments. S. Sadowara (Yokohama National University) 7) The present and future of soil inventories. T. Ohkura (NIAES) Dr. M. Ueji, the Executive Director of NIAES, closed the seminar and emphasized the importance of inventories for risk assessment and management in the agro-environment. 5. rd Seminar on Soil and Water: Absorption of Hazardous Chemical Substances by Agricultural Products, and Management of the Risks Involved The rd Seminar on Soil and Water, sponsored by NIAES, was held at the Tsukuba Norin Hall on February 006 and was attended by 6 people from all over the country. Today, awareness and concern about food safety are increasing in Japan and worldwide. The tightening of international safety standards for heavy metals such as cadmium is being discussed by Codex, and measures are being implemented to secure the safety of agricultural products such as rice. At the same time, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the POPs Treaty), which aims to protect people s health and the natural environment from pollution by persistent chemical substances, came into effect, and there is global demand for a full understanding of the behavior of highly persistent organic pollutants. We therefore need to accelerate the implementation of risk-management measures relating to hazardous chemical substances that are likely to persist in farmland soil, be absorbed by agricultural products, and endanger food safety. Given this background, six lectures on the latest information and research achievements in this subject area were presented at this symposium. The lectures covered () administrative measures, () perceptions of the absorption of pollutants by agricultural products, and () new methods (e.g., phytoremediation and chemical cleaning of contaminated soil) for managing the risks associated with hazardous chemical substances such as heavy metals and drin compounds. Each lecture was accompanied by an active question-and-answer session, and in the final comprehensive discussion a heated debate was conducted on future perspectives on the risk management of hazardous chemical substances. 6. nd Meteorology Workshop: Role of Plants as Interfaces for Gas Exchange between the Soil and Atmosphere The nd Meteorology Workshop was held on 6 March 006, with nine speakers and about 40 participants, in the NIAES meeting hall. Plants act as sinks, by absorption, and sources of various gases, and as routes of transport of gases from and to the soil and atmosphere. For instance, the CO and H O needed for growing plants are fixed or emitted through stomata in the leaves. CH 4, one of the greenhouse gases, is emitted from cracks in the nodes and micropores in the leaf sheaths to the 69

4 atmosphere through ventilation systems in the body of the rice plant. Not only are plants affected by atmospheric environmental change; through their gas exchange function they can, in turn, influence these changes in atmospheric composition. Therefore, in clarifying the material cycles of carbon, nitrogen, and water in agricultural ecosystems, it is extremely important that we reveal the amounts of gas exchanged, and the processes of exchange, between plants and the atmosphere on field, regional, and global scales. This workshop focused on the role of plants in mediating the exchange of CO, CH 4, nitrogenous substances, and water between the soil and atmosphere. We multilaterally discussed real values of gas exchange at canopy and field levels, the absorption and emission of gases by plants, and environmental response mechanisms. We also discussed the future directions of research into the development of techniques for the quantitative evaluation of gas exchange. Nine speakers gave presentations on the following topics: ) CO and CH 4 flux observation by micrometeorological measurement (M. Mano, NIAES); ) Measurement and modeling of photosynthesis by rice canopies in paddy fields (H. Sakai, NIAES); ) Diffusion and absorption mechanisms of CO in leaves (I. Terashima, Osaka University Graduate School); 4) Environmental responses of stomata (N. Kondo, Teikyo University of Science and Technology); 5) Water movement in the plant body: from aquaporin in the root cell membrane to the stomata in the leaves (M. Murai, Tohoku Agricultural Research Center); 6) mechanism of CH 4 transport from the rhizosphere to the atmosphere by hydrophytes (I. Nouchi, NIAES); 7) Modeling of CH 4 emission process from rice paddy ecosystems (T. Fumoto, NIAES); 8) Is the plant a source of NH or a sink? (K. Hayashi, NI- AES); and 9) N O emission from agricultural land and relationship to crops and soils (S. Nishimura, NIAES). There were many excellent and active questions and answers on each topic. The highlights of the workshop were the discussion of molecular biological analysis of CO fixation mechanisms; the behavior of aquaporin in the cell membranes in water transport; mechanisms of CH 4 transport from the rhizosphere to the atmosphere through hydrophytes; and modeling of the production, oxidation, and transport of CH 4. (I. Nouchi) 70

5 Foreign Visitors. Foreign Scholars Affiliation Research Subject Duration Korea, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology(NIAST) Bangladesh, Agricultural University Bangladesh, Agricultural University Korea, NIAST Korea, Rural Development Administration China, Guangzhou Institute of Organic Geochemistry Korea, NIAST, Division of Plant Nutrition Korea, NIAST, Division of Plant Nutrition Bangladesh, Agricultural University China, South China Institute of Botany China, South China Institute of Botany China, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agriculture Ecology Thai, Royal Forestry Department Indonesia, Bogor Agricultural University Indonesia, Lambung Mangkurat University Thai, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, University of New Hampshire Cooperative research on "Exposure and risk assessment on POPs" JSPS-UGC Joint Program "Rice paddy flux observation in Bengal Lowland" Carbon and water vapor exchange between Asian rice paddy fields and the atmosphere Cooperative research on "Exposure and risk assessment on POPs" Cooperative research on "Exposure and risk assessment on POPs" Long range transport of POPs Construction of a database for N input-output balance in relevant agricultural regions Construction of a database for N input-output balance in relevant agricultural regions JSPS-UGC Joint Program "Rice paddy flux observation in Bengal Lowland" Synthetic evaluation of the effects of acidic load on material flows in east Asian catchments areas Synthetic evaluation of the effects of acidic load on material flows in east Asian catchments areas Synthetic evaluation of the effects of acidic load on material flows in east Asian catchments areas Synthetic evaluation of the effects of acidic load on material flows in east Asian catchments areas August 6, ~ February 4, 006 August, ~ November 9, August 8, ~ August 0, August 6, ~ February 4, 006 August 6, ~ February 4, 006 October 9, ~ October, November, ~ November 9, November, ~ November 9, November 9, ~ January 7, 006 February 9, 006~ February, 006 February 9, 006~ February, 006 February 9, 006~ February, 006 February 9, 006~ February, 006 March 0, 006 March 0, 006 March 0, 006 March 0, 006 7

6 Affiliation Research Subject Duration Korea, NIAST China, Institute of Applied Ecology China, Institute of Atmospheric Physics China, Nanjing Institute of Soil Science Thai, Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment China, Nanjing Institute of Soil Science China, Nanjing Institute of Soil Science, University of Illinois Australia, Flinders University of South Australia UK, ADAS Research Korea, NIAST, Division of Environment and Ecology Korea, NIAST, Division of Plant Nutrition Korea, NIAST, Multifunctional Assessment & Research Team Korea, NIAST, Division of Soil Management Korea, NIAST, Division of Plant Nutrition Technological method of gas analysis and biomass burning experiment method International Workshop on "Nitrogen Load in Agro-Ecosystems and its Outflow to Water Bodies" Relationship between ground surface conditions and generation of dust storm Workshop on "Aeolian dust experiment on climate impact" Workshop on "Aeolian dust experiment on climate impact" Workshop on "Aeolian dust experiment on climate impact" Workshop on "Aeolian dust experiment on climate impact" Fate of pesticides applied in fields and their influence to aquatic organisms Workshop on "Impact assessment of farm chemicals run off from paddy fields and biodiversity conservation" Workshop on "Impact assessment of farm chemicals run off from paddy fields and biodiversity conservation" Workshop on "Impact assessment of farm chemicals run off from paddy fields and biodiversity conservation" March 0, 006 March 0, 006 March 0, 006 March 0, 006 March 0, 006~ March, 006 March 4, 006~ March 6, 006 March 4, 006~ March 6, 006 March 4, 006~ March 6, 006 March 4, 006~ March 6, 006 March 4, 006~ March 6, 006 March 4, 006~ March 7, 006 March 4, 006~ March 7, 006 March 4, 006~ March 7, 006 March 4, 006~ March 7, 006 March 4, 006~ March 7, 006 7

7 . Fellows Affiliation Research Subject Duration JSPS India, University Postdoctoral of Mysore Fellowship China, Institute of Soil Science China, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences China, Institute of Soil Science Egypt, Assiut University Poland, Warsaw Agriculture University Nihon University UK, Rothamsted Research Iran, Shahrekord University Molecular characterization of defense potentiation mechanism induced by botanicals Characterization of soil microbial community structure related to N O emission by molecular analysis Colloid-facilitated and dissolved transport of cadmium through cracked subsurface soils Study on soil microbial emissions of nitrous oxide by 5 N tracer technique Demographic dynamics and sustainable rural development in developing countries DNA microarray studies of allelochemicals from buckwheat A Comparative study of POPs exposure in Japan and Korea agro-environment based on the high-precision POPs analysis Molecular methods for screening QoI resistance in powdery mildews in Japan A study to improve consistency between morphological and DNA-using identification of soil nematodes April 9, 004~ April 8, 006 October 0, 004~ October 9, 006 October 5, 004~ October 4, 006 November, 004~ October, 006 April, ~ November 8, 006 August, ~ August, 007 September, ~ August, 007 September 4, ~ September, 007 November, ~ November, 007 Benin Microbial community on sclerotia of Sclerotium rolfsii November 0, ~ November 9, 007 Eco-Frontier Fellowship Lao, National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute Thai, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Socio-economic assessment of alternative land-use and cropping scenarios in the slash/burn ecosystems in Lao PDR Modeling Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Land in Asian Countries June 7, ~ October 6, August, ~ March, 006 JICA China, Institute of Agriculture Resources and Regional Planning Monitoring method for water pollution by nitrate nitrogen November 8, ~ December 6, 7

8 . Visitors Date Affiliation Subject Participants August, Korea, Rural Development Administration Inspection of Tsukuba Agricultural Research Institutes September, Korea, NIAST Inspection of NIAES 6 March, Consideration Party of China-Japan gricultural Science & Technology Exchange Project Investigation on the Safety Manegement of GMO 7 4. Training Affiliation Research Subject Duration Technical Training TA STEVIA Co., Ltd Isolation and identification of natural bioactive chemicals Chiba University Effect of free air CO Enrichment on growth and CH 4 emission of rice April, ~ December 8, April, 004~ September 0,

9 Overseas Research and Meetings. Research Trips Overseas by NIAES Staffs (frequencies for each country) Mongolia 4 China 7 Korea 7 Netherlands France Germany Poland Italy Bangladesh Thailand Malaysia Indonesia Laos Vietnam Philippines New Zealand. Research Trips Overseas by NIAES Staff Conference, Workshop and Research Meeting Venue Date Participants 8th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements April, ~ April 8, Conference on Antifungals:Discovery and Model of Action UK April, ~ April 8, 74th Annual Meeting of American Association of Physical Anthropologists April 6, ~ April 9, European Geoscience Union Austria April, ~ May, 5th International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development Spain May, ~ May 7, Soil Ecology Society 0th Biennial International Conference May, ~ May 7, FFTC International Workshop on Newly Developed Innovative Technology for Soil and Water Conservation 7th East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies Meeting Korea Philippines May 0, ~ June, May, ~ June 4, 7th International Conference on Acid Deposition Czech June, ~ June 9, 9th International Symposium on Neuropterology Italy June 9, ~ June 4, 75

10 Conference, Workshop and Research Meeting Venue Date Participants nd Asia Conference on Plant Pathology Singapore June 4, ~ June 9, 8th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology France June 6, ~ July, Gordon Research Conferences:Molybdenium & Tungsten Enzymes UK July 0, ~ July 6, 7th International Botanical Congress Austria July 6, ~ July, 8th International Symposium on the Microbiology of Aerial Plant Surfaces Micrological Society of America/Micrological Society of Japan Joint Meeting UK July, ~ July 9, July 0, ~ August 6, 9th International Congress of Ecology Canada August 6, ~ August, 5th International Congress of Crop Science Korea August 0, ~ August, 4th International Conference on Multiple Comparison Procedures China August 7, ~ August 0, 4th World Congress on Allelopathy Australia August 0, ~ August 7, 5th International Symposium on Halogenated Environmental Organic Pollutants and POPs Canada August, ~ August 8, 4th International Congress on Pseudomonas France August 5, ~ September, th Asian Symposium on Ecotechnology China August 7, ~ August 0, st International Symposium on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Processing in the Assessment and Monitoring of Land Degradation and Desertification International Symposium on Phytoremediation and Ecosystem Health Germany China September 6, ~ September, September 9, ~ September, 5th International Plant Nutrition Colloquium China September 4, ~ September 0, 7th International Carbon Dioxide Conference September 5, ~ October, rd International Symposium on Intelligent Information Technologies in Agriculture China October, ~ October 7, 5th Asia-Pacific Congress of Entomology Korea October 7, ~ October, 4th N Workshop Netherlands October, ~ October 7, 4 76

11 Conference, Workshop and Research Meeting Venue Date Participants Annual International Research Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternative and Emissions Reductions October 0, ~ November 5, Japan-Taiwan Pedologists International Workshop Taiwan November, ~ November 7, 7th Thailand National Plant Protection Conference and 0th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference Thailand, Vietnam November, ~ November, ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings November 5, ~ November, 6th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing Vietnam November 6, ~ November, SETAC North America 6th Annual Meeting International Conference on Paddy and Water Environment Taiwan November, ~ November 9, November 5, ~ November 0, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting December 4, ~ December, International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies December 5, ~ December, 006 ECI Conference:Bioenergy- Portugal March, 006 American Association of Physical Anthropologists 75th Annual Meeting International Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management of Invasive Alien Species in Asia 006 Vietnam March 7, 006~ March 4, 006 March 9, 006~ March, Long-term Overseas Research Personnel Name Delegated Institution Research Subject Duration OECD Fellowship : Cooperative Research Programme Yasuyuki Yoshimura Canada, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada's Saskatoon Research Centre The ecology and distribution of feral GM canola along transportation routes from fields to the exporting port in Canada April, ~ October, NIAES Overseas Scholarship Toshiya Okuro Germany, Rheinische Friedrich- Wilhelms University of Bonn Modeling vegetation changes in the semi-arid region of the Volta Basin March 5, ~ August 5, Takehiro Yamanaka, The Pennsylvania University Analysis for the metapopulation structure of odonate species in ponds of a Japanese rural area September 7, ~ September 5,