Report of NIMDForum2010
Forum 2010
Date: Wednesday,3 February,2010: Study visit
Thursday,4 February〜Friday,5 February: Forum 2010
Venue: Minamata Disease Archives, National Institute for Minamata Disease
Main Theme: Environmental cycling of methylmercury in aquatic systems
The NIMD forum has been implemented by National Institute for Minamata
Disease according to invite researchers who are experts of mercury investigation
every year. In this NIMD forum 2010, researchers introduce as for the latest
results of mercury investigation on methylmercury cycling in aquatic systems
till now, then these results were reported in Japanese mass communication.
Also, to obtain better understanding as for each presentation in this forum,
we utilized a simultaneously translation system as well as the last time.
As a result, more than 100 persons participated to our forum. Thank very
much for participants and lecturers in this forum. In addition, a study
visit program that was made for knowing on Minamata gained popularity from
foreign researchers.
Programme details
Study visit: Wednesday,3 February 2010 11:40-16:00
11:40-12:40
Izumi city Crane Observation Center:Visit and Lunch
13:30-14:30
Chisso Corporation:Visit
14:30-16:00
Ground related to Minamata disease
NIMD Forum2010
Thursday,4 February 2010 9:30-16:10
On Mercury Diffusion from Artisanal Gold Mining:A Case Study from Talawaan
Watershed,North Sulawesi,Indonesia/ Dr. Markus.T.Lasut (Samratulangi University,Indonesia)
Distribution of mercury and methylmercury in sediment,freshwater fish and
human blood in South Korea/Dr.Young-Hee Kim(National Institute of Environment,Korea)
Investigation of human and environmental exposure to mercury in the upper
part of Maroni River,French Guiana, from 2004 to 2009/PE.Jean-Pierre Havard
(Solidarite Guyane,France)
Spatial variations of mercury in sediment and speciation of mercury in
bottom water in Minamata Bay,Japan/Dr.Takashi Tomiyasu (Kagoshima University,Japan)
Seasonal variation of mercury concentration and seawater quality in Minamata
Bay/ Dr.Akito Matsuyama (NIMD)
Field observations on mercury behaviors and water quality dynamics in Minamata
Bay/ Dr.Akihide Tada (Nagasaki University,Japan)
Wet deposition fluxes of total and methylmercury into Minamata Bay/Mr.Kohji
Marumoto (NIMD)
Friday,5 February 2010 9:00-12:45
Sources and transport of mercury and methylmercury in rivers and streams
of the Upper Mississippi River watershed/Dr.Steven J.Balogh (Metropolitan
Council Environmental Services,USA)
On mercury dynamics in the aquatic environment of the Idrija mercury mine
region, Slovenia/Dr. David Kocman (Josef Stefan Institute,Slovenia)
On development of a numerical model for understanding mercury behaviors
in Minamata Bay/Dr.Shinichiro Yano (Kyusyu University,Japan)
On the mercury distribution at the intertidal zone of Minamata Bay/Dr.Yoshiaki
Yasuda(NIMD)
Total Discussion/Dr.Steven J.Balogh (Metropolitan Council Environmental
Services,USA)