Japan Environmental Sanitation Center
[These include several ion chromatographs (ICs) for anion and cation analysis, respectively, atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS), pH meters, conductivity meters, and deionized water apparatus.]
[These include a few types of wet-only samplers, standard rain gauges, denuder instruments, filter pack kits, high-sensitivity automatic instruments for detecting air pollutants, and Cavity Attenuated Phase Shift Spectrometer NO2 Monitor.]
[These include a stable isotope mass spectrometer, scanning electron microscope, gas chromatography mass spectrometer, liquid chromatography mass spectrometer, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer, and OC/EC analyzer.]
Ion Chromatograph
Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer
Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometer
Scanning Electron Microscope
・Wet and dry deposition sampling can be undertaken for research and training purposes at the Niigata-Maki national acid deposition monitoring station, located approximately 15 minutes by car from ACAP.
・The Kajikawa study site is located approximately 1 hour by car from ACAP, which was established in cooperation with Niigata University and Niigata Prefecture. Studies on dynamics and cyclic processes of atmospheric pollutants in forest ecosystems and their effects on the stream water have been conducted since The Kajikawa study site is located approximately 1 hour by car from ACAP, which was established in cooperation with Niigata University and Niigata Prefecture. Studies on dynamics and cyclic processes of atmospheric pollutants in forest ecosystems and their effects on the stream water have been conducted since 2002.
Niigata-Maki Acid Deposition Monitoring Station |
Kajikawa Study Site |
・Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan has installed Lidar Aerosols Monitoring System on the roof of ACAP as part of the building of the monitoring network for KOSA in Northeast Asia and is conducting observations.
・In 2017, it was honored by National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES) to cooperate with the activities of the KOSA Lidar Network Group.
・Sun Sky Lunar Multispectral Photometer (CE-318) has been installed on the roof of ACAP as AERONET (Aerosol RObotic NETwork) Site which NASA expands all over the world to measure the aerosol optical depth (AOD), and is conducting observations.
Lidar Aerosols Monitoring System
Lidar observation *1
Monitoring Equipment
on the roof of ACAP
Sun Sky Lunar Multispectral Photometer *2
*1: A radar using laser light, which remotely observes the vertical distribution of aerosols such as KOSA passing above.
*2: A radiometer that senses direct sunlight from the sun and the moon for eight specific wavelengths and measures their radiation intensity. An equipment to monitor Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD).
・A telemeter system is installed with on-line connections to ten EANET monitoring sites in Japan
・Computer servers and software for modeling research activities on long-range air pollutants transport are available.
The ACAP building is a two-story building that includes offices, chemical and biological laboratories, a training laboratory, rooms for trainees, meeting rooms (also used for EANET international meeting), etc.
Computer Room
(Dedicated) Laboratory for Trainees
(Dedicated) Meeting Room for Trainees
Large Meeting Room