Environmental Dynamic Behavior of Chemical Contaminants
| Numbering Code | U-AGR03 3C122 LJ15 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture |
| Target Year | 3rd year students | Target Student | |
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Tue.4 |
| Instructor name | IGARASHI YASUHITO (Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science Professor) | ||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | The purpose of this course is students will have a understanding on the general concept of the environmental sciences. In the lecture, the past environmental contamination episodes such as London smog, Minamata disease and arsenic poison are briefly introduced. This course also introduces the behavior of environmental toxicants, dynamic models of the toxicants in the ecosystem, the effects on human health. As a topic, the environmental effects of the TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accidents will be focused and discussed on the relationship between the nuclear energy and agriculture. | ||
| Course Goals |
Students are expected; to have knowledge on the behavior of toxicants in the environment and on their effects on human health. to obtain a ability to solve the environmental problem and environmental contamination at present and in future. to understand issues on the environmental radiation control, the effect of accidental release of radioactive nuclides such as 137-Cs, and their effect on the agriculture. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Two or three lectures will be presented on the following issues, Lecturers observe the students’ proficiency level and allocated the number of weeks. The order of each topic and subtopic is not fixed and the lecturers in charge will decide the lecture policy depending on the students’ background and understanding. 1) Risk factors in the human society (2 weeks, by S.T.) 2) Fundamental knowledge of radiation and radioactive isotopes (2weeks, by S.T.) 3) Reaction of ionizing radiation and substances (2 weeks, by S.T.) 4) Behavior of radioactive substances in the soil and plant (3 weeks, by T.T.) 5) Behavior and modeling of radioactive substances released from nuclear power plant (2 weeks, by T.T.) 6) Effect of radionuclide and environmental toxicants on the human health (3 weeks, by S.T.) 7) Feedback (1 week, by S.T.) |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluation will be based on attendance, presentations, grades attained in quizzes, and term-end examination. | ||
| Course Requirements | None | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Student should obtain general information on the environmental protection from newspapers and journals in advance. | ||
| Courses delivered by Instructors with Practical Work Experience |
分類： A course with practical content delivered by instructors with practical work experience |
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