Outline of the Institute
■Name
Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Environmental Sciences
■Purposes
Responding to the needs of Hyogo prefectural government, the Institute conducts researches to grasp the environmental status and emission trends in Hyogo and respond to environmental emergencies such as incidents of hazardous material leakage. The Institute conducts collaborative researches with national/public environmental institutes and universities, and provides dissemination activities.
■History
1948 Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Public Health was
established.
1965 Environmental science division was established as a
branch of Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Public Health.
1968 Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Environmental Sciences
was established.
2002 The two institutes were merged into Hyogo Prefectural
Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences.
2009 Environmental sciences division was separated from
Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Public Health and
Environmental Sciences, and became Hyogo Prefectural
Institute of Environmental Sciences as a division of
Hyogo Environmental Advancement Association
■Organization
●General Affairs Division
●Water Environment Division
- approaches to both eutrophication problems in Osaka-bay and nutrient-poor problems in Harima-nada by conducting experiments on environmental conditions for coastal organisms such as clams and examining adaptive measures to control organic pollutant loads and nutrients in the Seto Inland Sea. (key words: eutrophication, material cycle, coastal environmental management)
●Environmental Safety Division
- contributes to advancement of the measures on hazardous chemicals by performing dynamic and trans boundary analysis of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) and agricultural chemicals in the environment, surveying chemical pollution in Hyogo, and examining the mechanisms of chemical pollution. (key words: chemical risk, analytical method development, organic fluorine compounds)
●Atmospheric Environment Division
- contributes to advancement of the measures against regional and local air pollution of PM2.5 by conducting PM2.5 concentration analysis, component analysis, and simulations using models such as WRF/CMAQ (Weather Research and Forecasting Model/ Community Multi-scale Air Quality Model), and also conducting field surveys on oxidants, acid deposition and yellow sands.
■International Cooperation
The Institute provides training programs to researchers of administrative officers of developing countries through JICA training courses: commissioned projects of Hyogo Environment Advancement Association from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency).
■Contact information
Postal code:654-0037
3-1-18 Yukihira, Suma-ku, Kobe, Japan
Tel. (078)735-6911 Fax. (078)735-7817
E-mail kankyokenkyu@hies-hyogo.jp
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