Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP)

Japan Environmental Sanitation Center

Environment Research and Technology Development Fund

Research projects implemented under the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (ERTDF) will be selected upon examination from a number of proposed projects by researchers from government, industry and academic circles and community bodies. It is referred to as a "competitive research fund" because of the competitive manner in which research proposals are chosen based on the quality of the proposal. Proposal evaluations are carried out with the aid of an external evaluation committee made up of academic experts and other specialists (a separate subcommittee is established for each field of research). The ERTDF aims to contribute to the preservation of the environment in Japan and around the world to establish a sustainable society.

Please see the following site of Ministry of the Environment of Japan for details of the ERTDF. http://www.env.go.jp/policy/kenkyu/suishin/english/gaiyou/index.html

Research projects conducted by ACAP are as follows.

S-12: Evaluation of SLCP Environmental Impact and Promotion of Climate Change Countermeasures through Seeking the Optimal Pathway (FY2014-2018)

Outline (in Japanese)
S12-1(2) Development of a system for emission inventory in Asia

5-1301: Investigation for Un-measured VOCs That Might Contribute for Photochemical Oxidant Formation
(FY2013-2015)

Outline (in Japanese)
5-1301(3) Evaluation of photochemical ozone creation potential by unmeasured and unidentified VOC using a regional air quality modeling system

5-1306: Study on Potential Threat Caused by Organic Pollutants in the Japan Sea, Surrounding Sea and Atmosphere (FY2013-2015)

Outline (in Japanese)
5-1306(4) Emissions and transport of organic pollutants in Japan Sea and surrounding regions and analysis of atmospheric burden into the sea

S-7: Scientific Analysis of Regional Air Pollution and Promotion of Air Pollution Management in East Asia Considering Co-benefits (FY2009-2013)

Outline
S-7-2(1) Improvement of emission inventory by using observational data and region specific emission data S-7-3(3) Research on science-policy interaction in the atmospheric environmental management in East Asia S-7-3(6) Evaluation of co-benefits for ozone and black carbon reduction and global warming mitigation measures

Report on the opening symposium


Symposium "Challenge to tackle with transboundary air pollution -heading toward countermeasures with international cooperation in 2013-" (2013)
Symposium "Challenge to tackle with transboundary air pollution -the latest knowledge and recent trend -" (2011)

B-0905: Study on Potential Threat Caused by Organic Pollutants in the Japan Sea, Surrounding Sea and Atmosphere (FY2009-2011)

Outline (in Japanese)
B-0905(3) Emissions and transport of organic pollutants in the Japan Sea region and atmospheric burden into the sea

B-0801 (C-082): Study on the Prediction of Acidification and Nitrogen Leaching in the East Asia Ecosystems with a Catchments Scale Model (FY2008-2010)

Outline
B-0801(3) Analysis of stream water chemistry and material cycles for development of the catchment-scale model for the East Asian region

C-052: Synthetic Evaluation of the Effect of Acidic Load on Material Flows in the East Asian Catchments Areas
(FY2005-2007)

Outline
C-052(3) Estimation of material balance and ecological effects of acidic deposition on tropical seasonal forested catchment in Thailand